LS ABS Sedan Diesel

I bought diesel LS ABS version white colour and it is a value for money car.

Exterior Looks great from front more of Chevy Cruize look, side curve looks good especially in the darker colours. I bought white colour, its bright white and it gives royal look. Fog lamps are missing in this version.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Placing the window controls near the gear box is a good option, not always the driver needs to control it. 1 more bottle holder, back of the hand brake is helpful. Interior plastic is of high-medium quality, definitely does not look cheap. 1 more light would have been better for the back seat.

Space - leg/head space is good, but the seat width less when compared to my previous car Vista

Leg space especially for the front seat is good due to nice dashboard design, even a 6 feet tall person can fit in the legs easily due to the angle of the daskboard.

I loved the bluetooth connectivity with cd player and my phone. it can store the addr book of few numbers and the mic quality is good. others can hear it clear even when am driving around 100kmph, which is not the case in many other cars i drove.

Speakers i guess are 60 watts. If you wanna listen loud music u may have to looks for other speakers/tweeters or a woofer, but its not bad.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox I am done about 3500 kms till now.

Fuel economy - city - 12.6 kmpl is the max i got with ac; on highway with 80 speed with ac - 16.6kmpl is the max mileage i got till now. This did not meet my expectation with arai mileage given as 22kmpl. I was expecting atleast 16-17 kmpl in city on road.

Gearbox is smooth, steering is a absolute fantastic, felt even better than honda city, nice road grip and brakes with the ebd & abs.

It is best driven around 80-100 kmph speed, over that it becomes noisy and pickup is slow after 100, with full load in car. Max speed I touched is 160kmph (just me driving).

Ride Quality & Handling This is a bit sluggish in 2nd gear.. unlike other diesel cars, when the vehicle is in slow movement say near signal, you need to put it in 1st gear, otherwise it wud stop in 2nd gear. Steering is the highlight.. felt really easy like a small car in traffic.

Final Words Looks and the features are value for money.

Areas of improvement Mileage, sluggish 2nd gear.

Price, Good looks, interiors better than many other cars, window controls at the centerMileage is low