Dr Ashish Chakraborty

 

Exterior I am a fan for Jeep style of vehicle and i love the Scorpio, which is outside my budget.   I have never been a fan of the old Wagon R but one look on the New Blue eyed boy was all that i needed to make it mine. Probably all the reviews have mentioned that Wagon R is a plain jane, but believe me with the new extended nose section it actually feels like a MINI SCORPIO!. That is the reason i love the way it looks. The upper railing gives it a sporty look. The Chrome on the back looks great and is a good way of saying that this is THE NEW Wagon R.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The first thing that you notice is the HIGH sitting Position and the commanding front view given from the drivers seat.

Once you sit in the drivers seat you go GA GA over the EORVM, the small knob on the door panel is all you need to guide you in the crowded city trafic. A little touch and the mirror on the passenger side gives you the picure of the back wheel of the right side ( A boon for negotiating crowded city trafic). The interior space is Great!. You can stretch those tired legs and if needed a full size suitcase can fit easily in the space infront of the back seat.  This actually helps a lot if you have a small baby( like me) and are travelling on highway, simply place the suitcase or bag  in front of the rear seat and put the baby to sleep as i do and be ensured that the baby will not fall down!!!. Basically it is a great family car with loads of space.

The dual tone interiors are good. The AC is good , speaker is ok, Plastic qualty is ok not as good as innova but definately much better than TATA SUMO GRANDE. The AC vents could have been better. The lack of chubby holes hurts if you have small things to keep. The Pockets in the door are too thin for comfort and the lack of proper place to hold the second water bottle hurts. However the cup holders given on front side are a great help.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The engine is smooth, much quite and takes you where ever you want. Yery helpful in city driving , the gear changing is so smooth that the lever glides from one gear to other gear( not what you got in the old wagon R).

The engine performance takes a dip when the AC is on and you need to shift a gear down when negotiating a hilly climb. But boss what else do you expect from a 1 Liter engine.  If you donot want these to happen go buy a Scorpio, Xylo or Innova.  

Fuel economy: In the crowded city trafic where i have to constantly drive in 2nd and 3rd gear, it is giving me a consistent milage of around 14 and on highways it is giving me around 18+.

I have driven the car for about 6000 KM and it never gave me any trouble.

Ride Quality & Handling An excellent city car, i am literally amazed how well it manuvers in crowed places and the little amout of road needed to take it through. Mind it this is a boon in conjested city roads.

On highways the car is planted to the road with a nice grip.  On highways i consistently drive at speed of around 80- 90 but I have personally driven it in speeds of 110 with out even feeling the speed. Definately it has a decent amount of body roll and persons with motion sickness should drive the car slowly while negotiating turns. 

The under thigh support is bit lacking but the siting position is miles ahead of Indica.

Final Words Excellent family car, Excellent city car and a decent highway car. Is is indeed a MINI SCORPIO.

Areas of improvement The pockets in the front door should have been wide so as to allow your hand to slide in comfertably. A space for the second water bottle should have been given. The bonet does not fit in properly, it leaves a gap of about 1 cm.

LOOKS!, Outside view from drivers seat, interior space, Milage, ManeuverabilityLess power with AC , lack of chubby holes in front .