Chevy Beat- Absolute Value for money car.

 

Well I was looking for a Car with a Max budget of 4.5L OTR in Hyderabad, Looked at Spark,WagonR,i10 (ERA) ,Beat and Ford Figo. The Maruti cars had very low quality interiors and i10 was very expensive for the features it gave. The VFM cars left were from GM and Ford stable. Pickeup the Beat for its much better FE.

Exterior The Car looks very good and has a sport look.

Interrior Very Spacious and practicle car this. The Interior of the Car is very very good.5 people can sit comfortably in the Car.The Legroom in front and rear are very good. The Plastic quality and finish is of very good quality.This has been one of  the very important reasons for me buying the car. The Low seating position coupled with no height adjustment is a little dampener though.This doesnt cause any visiblity problem (to anyone who is above 5'2").However due to low seating position,your knee level becomes higher than your hip,causing pain while traveling long distance.
The AC is pretty good if not great. The rear seat to me and my family doesnt at all feels claustrophobic.

Ride The Best thing about this car is the steering.Such a wonderfull responsive engine it is.Beautiful is the word.It helps so much in city B2B traffic and easy to maneuver.
Engine is little bit noisy,but i like it (than the silent ones).It gives that sport car feel.

The Mileage i am getting is min 15 Kmpl with normal petrol. The Car handles the potholes well without any noise. The Shock absorbers do a very good job.

Engine The Pickup is good.Sometimes u do feel the lag in 3rd gear,but once u are used to it,its not a big problem at ell.

Practicality Even though Boot space is not at par with peers,the 60:40 rear seat split more than makes for it.The Ample space and cup holders and well thought coin holders etc makes it very very practical.

Overall I would give 9/10 for the car.

 

Features,Fuel Economy,comfort and practicalityLow seating position of driver seat.