Better Cars available in this budget.

Exterior - Car looks very good and feels classy on the exterior. I bought this car due it's good looks and good fuel economy. However build quality is highly compromised. Body is extremely thing and a small touch leads to a dent of a scratch.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior is fancy, but beware that the quality of interiors is not at all good. Within first year of my purchase I had to change the following under warranty, 1) Chrome fittings on AC vents which started peeling off. 2) Gear cover (it started peeling off) 3) Plastic cover near the windows on the exterior started to go white, 4) Rubber sticker on the windows (exterior) started peeling off. Steering adjustment is very limited and so is seat adjustment (vertically) as compared to Vento and other cars in same segment. Seating is not as comfortable as other cars as seat length doesn't fully support your underside of knee if you have average height (I am 5.10)

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox - Engine is responsive for a Auto diesel and gives very good fuel economy, I get average of 20 km/L on highway if I drive at 80-90 kms/hr, and 10-12 in city in traffic. 

 

Ride Quality & Handling - Handling is very poor, car wobbles at high speeds and has a very very soft suspension. This car becomes very risky if driven above 120. It's loses stability at high speeds due to soft suspension. On bad road suspension makes thud noise. I asked this to Hyundai and they admitted this is a common issue with all Hyundai Verna's and is cause due to soft suspension. This car could be a pleasure on western countries where roads are very good but definitely not for Indian roads. Moves like a boat on bad roads and potholes.

 

Final Words - Take test drive on other cars in the same league before finalizing on this. I personally found Vento way better but I had to go for Hyundai since I wanted Diesel + Auto and Vento was not launched in Diesel + Auto then. I took a test drive of Ciaz and found it good as well, so is Duster. All these are available in Diesel Auto now.

 

Areas of improvement - Suspension, Ride quality, Leg Space, Steering adjustment, build quality and paint quality.

 

 

Good looks, Fuel Economy.Interior quality, suspension, body paint quality