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    Nice looking but very unsafe car

    9 years ago | Vasudeva Acharya

    User Review on Renault Scala [2012-2017] RxL Diesel

    Detail Review:
    Rating parameters
    (out of 5)

    4.0

    Exterior

    3.0

    Comfort

    3.0

    Performance

    3.0

    Fuel Economy

    1.0

    Value for Money

    PURCHASE:
    New

    DRIVING:
    Did a short drive once

    Exterior

     Has good external looks and scrores well in terms of good looks.

     

    Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

    Very spacious inside, but lacks features for the money spent on the car. Mid variant comes only with CD player.

     

    Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

     Has good power and gives good fuel economy.

     

    Ride Quality & Handling

    Smooth car. But safety features are totally bad. I had a bad car accident when I tried to avoid an animal on the highway by steering slightly to the left and trying to apply brakes. Car skidded to the right, rear end came to front direction, car moved to the side of the road and over turned in the small ditch at the side of the road. It was a narrow escape for me and my friends. Everybody were saved just because even the back seat riders were wearing seat belts. The road was flat, no pot holes, no oil, no rain - with all these perfect conditions also my car skidded.

    When compared to hatchback cars, you can feel the drag at the back when you want to turn in hilly roads and i guess the weight distribution of the car is not correct, which caused the skid in my case. I had driven other cars where i was able to steer clear of these kinds of obstacles and ride safely, even on snowy surfaces at US.

    Another point, Airbags did not deploy even after rollever. Company says it will deploy only on frontal impacts. However, in my case the car had impacts to sides of front of the car, the gaurd ripped off - still no airbag deployed!!!

    If you are thinking of going for this car thinking it looks good and has safety features like ABS with EBD, and at highway speeds you can avoid something, it will be a wrong assumption. 

    Final Words

    For safety reasons do not go for this car. or if you want to drive at a very low speed of under 60 on highways, you may go for this car.

    Areas of improvement  

     Car safety cannot be trusted.

     

    Good looking, good space and comfortableSafety can't be trusted, ABS & Power steering doesn't work properly. Weight distribution bad
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