Honda Amaze First Month User Review

This is my experience of the first 1000kms of the new 1.2 VX I purchased in Bangalore. The dealership of Whitefield Honda are right up there with their service. 

I read a lot about how to break in the car on various blogs and website and took appropriate steps. To beging with I have so far used Shell Premium for my three tank fills for the 1000Kms. Needless to say that the calculator on the mileage front has not been so exciting. However, experts and the dealership say that I should be getting the optimum mileage only after the services 1st/1000Km, 3rd/5K Km and 6th/10K Kms. I did check the mileage on short trip and at an average with the AC on almost all the time, the returned mileage reading was 12-13kmpl. 

After running the car in the gruelling traffic of bangalore, i decide to take the drive on the highway to mysore and back. Needless to say, the car performed as per expectations. The drive was excellent and the overall mileage returned for the trip was 15Kmpl. The car although did return a 17.8kmpl in early morning dash to office (indiranagar to whitefield via OMR). So am still enthused for good readings to come.

I have realised the following in my drives, that the ECO light really helps optimize the efficiency. The more you drive with the light on, the better efficiency you get. The drive of the Amaze has been superior with a stable road handling and good steering feedback. The short turning radius is a boon in peak city traffic. The AC performs well when you are cruising, however there is a difference in the rear  cabin and the blower really needs to be turned to full for even cooling. The music system too is well packaged within the cabin and really did not feel the need for another new set. The bluetooth integration is sorely missed. 

The car feels a bit underpowerd in the 3rd and 4th gear during uphill climbs. One really has to press the pedal to get some power going. At 40kmph, I would have expected the power delivery on 3rd and 4th gear to be smooth. Don't know if this is specific to this car or with all users. Another feature which is sorely missed, is the rear windshield wiper. With the monsoon kicking in, the visibility is really affected. May be a rain repellant coat would help. The car smoothly takes in most of the potholes our Indian roads offer and rear passengers are in total comfort. The noise is practically zero under idling conditions and very minimal when running in on highways. Honda has really masted the NVH in the petrol version. 

My first service is around the corner and hope to post some more experience till the next one happens.

Happy Revving!!

 

 

Good road handling in city as well as highway. Good usability of features, Packaged sound systemAC does not cool the rear easily, Body bumpers feel too feeble