Tall City Family car

I have just crossed 1000 Kms in this car. Till date it did not let me down any where. 

Exterior

 The 2011 model is different from the older versions. The looks and headlight designs are catchy.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

The roof material looks very bad to me.

Space is very good inside the car and for the back seat passengers if 4 are travelling.

For 5 grown up indian adults. it is little small. 

The head room and legspace are good for a 6 foot driver.

The stepni tyre occupies the boot space, But what i see is, it adds to the safety of the LPG kit tube inlet. 

Foldable seats is a plus, when we need more or bigger boot space.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Engine performance is very good in petrol. while in LPG mode the performance when the car is fully loaded is real bad in steep ups. Inside the city with 2 or 3 passengers there is no observable fall in performance.

There seemed to be a problem in the shifting of 3rd gear from 2nd gear in LPG, But it was my fault. I was told by the service engineer to press the cluth completely before changing from 2nd to thrid. After making it a habit, it is all smooth.

Fuel economy is good as far as i have seen in LPG. not checked in petrol. Getting around 13-14 kmpl.(try learning cluth free driving to improve your mileage)

Ride Quality & Handling

 I should say the supension of the vehicle is very poor for bangalore road conditions. 

The steering response is very quick in petrol mode. in LPG mode you can find the fall in power of the steeing as well.

have gone a 500kms long journey, no tiring there. Touched speed of 130. In petrol the vehicle is normal, In LPG could feel some vibration. At normal speeds of 90 and 100 vechicle is very smooth.

Final Words

 A good car for a small tall family. Maruthi service is very good. I say this because i kept the key inside and door got locked with engines running. Maruthi on-road service was able to reach me in 1/2 hour.

Areas of improvement  

 - Power in LPG mode.

- Interior Roof quality.

 

Manuverability, fuel options, maruthi service, Space, Mileagepoor suspension, poor performance in LPG, Gear shift problem inLPG mode