Go for Ritz...Gr8 VFM

 

Exterior The styling on the front is excellent with the Audi style grill and the sharp headlights make it look very aggressive and bold. The wheel arches on the rear lend a balanced look to the rear. The new boomerrang shaped tail lights make the car stand out in the crowd. The sides look brilliant with the tall stance of the car.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Best interiors in the hatchback segment by Maruti in a very long time. Convenient storage spaces with the coin holder on the dash been very useful. The under seat tray is hardly useful, cup/bottle holders on the door could have been placed better. Nice fit & finish in the center console with a good silver lining to it. Very comfortable seats & the tall body design makes it getting in and out an ease for all. Rear glass is a bit small but you get used to it with time. Fuel indicator is digital and very useful. Great placement of the RPM meter which aids while driving especially on the ghats.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Amazing engine. The best of the petrol engines among i10,polo,i20,ford figo,beat. I test drove all of these cars and the engine response with ritz is the best. very light and peppy. Have done a highway trip to goa & back,total of 1200km on highway and got millage of 16.7km/l with full AC and speeds varying with top speed of 165km/hr

Gear box is very smooth and you just need your fingers to change gears. Very comfortable placed also.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is among the best in the competition. Though ride quality in polo is better but ritz rules over all other departments. There is slight body roll when over the ghats, but thats so minimal that you get used to handling that over time. Amazing handling and passenger comfort in ritz. NVH levels excellent with almost no engine noise in cabin. Slight noise of the tyres at high speeds but that is acceptable.

 

Final Words This is a must buy car for a small family & a complete VFM. Go ahead with this car without any doubts at all. I have completed 2000km on my Ritz Vxi within 20 days of delivery. Just love driving this car. Had exchanged my 4 year old Swift for this Ritz and I do not regret taking that decision.

 

Areas of improvement MISL can provide tyres that are put up with the zxi model in all models. This does make a big difference in the ride quality & handling. Or at least provide the customer with the option of selecting wider tyres at extra cost. Should provide remote locking also in Vxi models. one area MISL lacks is in packing the car with features as compared to its competition.

 

Gear box, Engine, Styling, Interiors, RPM meter, Gr8 VFMtyres of 185/70 in vxi wuld hv been a boon, very slight body roll