Premier Rio [2012-2015] User Reviews

Price is very competetive and i just love the pricing.
I am a big fan of Tata Safari but worried about its pricing.
all my reserch has forced me to believe that this is gonna be a golden apple every common man can afford and enjoy.
With more colors and a better interiors this SUV will rock.

RIO is a nice car in SUV clothing. It fulfills dream of affordable SUV. Call it "Nano" version of Pajero, Prado, Safari, Scorpio etc.

But what about the service network?? Any one at Delhi?

History of PREMIER Group. FIAT is suffering in India, inspite of very good cars.Reason: blunder created by Premier group after nearly 3 Lakhs initial UNO bookings. Till 2006 FIAT lost Goodwill more than anything else, with Premier (FIAT joined Tata only in 2006). Besides FIAT Premier also spelt disaster for Peugeot, Recall 309. Wish Tatas come up with similar product.

Presently, I will prefer paying 50-70 thousand more and go for SUMO Grande than trust Premier

Cute Car with SUV ClothingHistory of PREMIER. Service Network

I bought RIO Lx (top model) last year in may. it has been a pleasure to drive this car.

Exterior: Looks are amazing. once you look at it and you can not stop looking at it again. You will definitely be noticed.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Normal Interiors, well carpeted, reasonable leg space, and enough boot space. reclining rear seats which can be folded also.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy: Good Engine Performance & fuel mileage, Its satisfactory.

Brakes: this version has ABS & EBD for smooth & safe braking.

Noise: Not so noisy in comparision with other diesel vehicles.

A/C: is effective

Ride Quality & Handling: it has all the comforts of big as well as small car. Can be best regarded as the most compact suv of the year. Over all its pretty cute vehicle in this price tag.

Final Words: Absolute value for money, you can definitely go for it and time to grab it is now. 😎

Looks, driving pleasurestereo antenna

Exterior

Walking past the Rio without looking at it is absolutely impossible, it is extremely eye-catching especially in this brick red and will definitely get one’s attention.Despite it’s square like dimensions this SUV manages to convince it’s buyer within no time,looking at the Rio from any angle will tell you that at this price,you can get something really handsome,it also conceals it self with dual tone colours which I liked(no body coloured bumpers).The huge wheel arches give the SUV a muscular look,it stands mighty on massive 205/70 R15 tyres aided by rugged Macpherson struts up front a five-link set-up at the rear.The Rio is planted with a 1.5 litre turbo-charged diesel motor churning out

65bhp and 14kgm of torque,snug proportions of the Rio will make it an ideal vehicle for the narrowest,most congested lanes of the city,piloting this SUV through traffic with power steering should be a finger-tip job,married to the 1489cc motor is a five-speed transmission.Though the thing that impressed me is the tail-mounted spare wheel which makes it quite different from anything else in the market.Doors shut with an impressive sound quality which ensures solid build quality and promising safety

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Getting into the Rio can be defined as climbing into and not bending.It’s interiors are quite decent,not flashy but quite boring to look at,texture of the plastic feels cheap and not up-to the mark.The seats are well bolstered and offer good thigh support,there are certain areas in the Rio where the finish of plastic isn’t good,as you can see a few gaps here and there,like shown in the picture. The Rio’s floor on the inside is high and makes tall people’s knees reach the window,though,knee room is reasonably good,head room could be a problem for six-footers,up-front the dashboard design is simple and there is nothing too impressive,the grey panel integrated into the centre console is oddly fitted and leaves this to be a major eye sore inside the cabin,the steering felt good to hold and looks cute as well.Speedometer,odometer,tachometer and fuel guage are very ordinary and didn’t really catch my eye,although gearshifting should be a boon since the gear lever is placed nice and high,the pedals below can be operated with ease even in case of a short person as the driver,high seating position up-front allows you to have a commanding hawk-eye view of the road,buttons on the dashboard are just fine afterall,this is Chinese quality.It’s interiors are compact,cozy and can seat upto five passengers which sums up to a small car’s cabin capacity,isn’t that amazing?

Final Words

A cute,compact and capable little SUV for premium hatchback money and a vehicle that you can actually take off-roading on a weekend with your family.All of this at an attractive price tag.

Areas of improvement  

 Plastics on the interiors.

 

 

 

Cute and compact designA little boxy to look at,poor plastic quality on the inside

 

My review on Exterior is - Impressive SUV look,

 

My review on Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) is - Good enough,

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox - Good,

 

My take on the Ride Quality & Handling is - Pretty Impressive,

 

My Final Words are - Super, Sexy, Trendy and Compact SUV or should I say beauty.

 

I think Areas of improvement for this SUV are - Engine Noise, AC Noise.

 

I see less cons and more pros of this vehicle. Over all this is a pretty cute vehicle in this price tag. I am sure they could have worked more on the engine noise part, but thats ok, I am sure things would get much better soon. 

I would say, I love this cute and compact SUV on the whole.

 

Good luck and you can definitely go for it. This would definitely be the good value for money. The day I have driven this for first time, I had made my mind that I am gonna pick this compact beauty very soon. And now comes the time. The compact beauty will be with me in next few days.

 

Impressive Exterior, good Interior, Impressive turn radius, good bootspace, good hight n funky lookAverage plastic and bit noisy engine, but shouldn't be a problem for such a good price tag.

Exterior Good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very bad.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Very very bad.

Ride Quality & Handling Very very bad.

Final Words I am the unlucky man after purchase the rio, because every month three to four times i have to give the rio lx for service / replace tha parts, after purchase the car next day car engine failed & they replaced the full vehicla, after that again engine fail & replace the engine, power window problem, central lock problem, fuel guage problem, gear lever problem, coolent oil box problem, all plastic parts comming out. am the unlucky man after purchase the rio, because every month three to four times i have to give the rio lx for service / replace tha parts, after purchase the car next day car engine failed & they replaced the full vehicla, after that again engine fail & replace the engine, power window problem, central lock problem, fuel guage problem, gear lever problem, coolent oil box problem, all plastic parts comming out.

Areas of improvement NA.

Very bad fuel economyBad interiors, one time vehicla rplace & one time engine replace & lots of spares replace & service

Exterior

 very good

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

  Clear & more space

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

  Very good

Ride Quality & Handling

 Very good

Final Words

Buy the current version without much thought

The RiO is now comes with Fiat’s award-winning MultiJet engine under its hood. This BS IV compliant, common-rail turbo-diesel engine generates a whopping 72bhp at 4000rpm. And gives you an unbeatable combination of performance and economy. No wonder, it’s used, under different nomenclatures, in nearly a dozen cars in this country! .It's CRDI engine  is an intelligent way of controlling a diesel engine with use of modern computer systems. CRDI helps to improve the power, performance and reduce harmful emissions from a diesel engine. Conventional Diesel Engines (non-CRDI engines) are sluggish, noisy and poor in performance compared to a CRDI engine. CRDI system uses common rail which is like one single rail or fuel channel which contains diesel compresses at high
pressure.

 The RiO gives you more! Fantastic looks with a tail mounted spare wheel. A diesel engine that won't empty your wallet. The fun of a rear wheel drive. Easy driveability. Fully loaded. At an excellent price..... An extraordinary combination!

Areas of improvement  

 service net work

 

Strong & tall with excellent fuel economyimproper attitude of sellers

 

Exterior Good.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Seems quite good.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Haven't driven it.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Haven't driven it.

 

Final Words I liked it very much.

 

Areas of improvement They are not advertising it properly. Auto Car magazine doesn't even have Premier name written in its bracket when I tried to check Reviews, unlike Photos here in Carwale.com are perfect(44).  Its reasonably priced but slightly costly for a top-end model. They should thoroughly look after Sales  Service issues seriously n it would be like "Premier is back & is here to stay". Also they should appoint Dealer in almost every District which will make people think of buying as it will be very practically convenient for the customer if the Service Centre is in town only. I don't see any reason why it shouldn't be a hit in India as many like SUVs but the kind of Traffic system & the congested Roads & Localities India has, one would prefer a mini SUV to an SUV which retains the qualities of an SUV. All the Best Premier.

 

Looks. Seems good overall.There is nothing worth not liking except certain opinions about the handling after 90 Km/hr speed.

Premier as an auto brand doesn’t require any introduction and Neither does the rio...love the power in the new diesel engine.I was in mumbai and took the rio for a test drive at the chembur dealer. The Alloy Wheels with ABS made me feel safer in the RiO and the drive is well balanced too! The car has an very easy gear and gave me the perfect feeling of being in a Suv.  The rio and even tried it on a uneven road the suspension soaks up most of the jolts as it irons out the shocks on rough and uneven surfaces.Although small the car did produce the kind of power i imagined with the new diesel engine. Also i liked the fact that the back seats were adjustable which gave it an upper edge when compared to newer vehicles in the market today. I like the RiO mini SUV !

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