LTR of my i10 Sportz

Exterior This is my LTR of 4 year old car having clocked 30000 kms. I have a 2009 model i10 sportz and its a decent looking small car, I got installed front fog lights and overall looks are nice. It came with rear spoiler which enhances the look and does not look like aftermarket fitment as is in Jazz/Swift.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good comfort for driver and front passenger; can't complain on this front. Controls are easy to use and dials are nicely illuminated. Stock music system is ok though nothing grt. Audiophiles may need to upgrade but will do for others. Aux-in is there but no USB which I sorely miss. New versions come with these features; good work by Hyundai for making things convinient. Seat hieght adjuster is not present but seating position is spot-on so thats one thing taken care of. Seats are very comfy for such a small car. Steering is light but I must say that its better than Wagon-R/Liva/Etios.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Performance is good. U can zip around in the town easily. Steering provides good ocnfidence at city speeds and u can place the car in that narrow gap with only one hand on the steering. In fact I drive most of the time with one hand only. Feedback is not too much but turn in is sharp and predictable. Ok for higway drives too if u r not trying to emulate Shri Schumacer on our deadly highways(not worth it anyway). Gearbox is too gud. Never had a problem slotting gear in my 4 years of ownership. Compared to my bro's WagonR-2010 model, my car's gearbox is times ahead in slotting positively. Gears slot nicely even at half clutch. Fuel economy is average-not too low not too high.

Ride Quality & Handling Though suspension is setup soft, Handling can still be called ok. Ride is gus at low and even medium speeds. Suspension works nocely without too much thudding around and reminding u of our ground-zero matching roads. Handling is one part where I wud surely like to see improvement. First of all the narrow tyres lose the plot easily. Then there is abundant body-roll tough it settles well after initial rolling. I wud still say that handling needs improvement.

Final Words The tingh which impresses me most is the reliabilty of this car. Germans have failed terribly on this aspect(Skoda/VW have the worst ASC). So only Japs were the torch bearers in this area. However, (touchwood) I am really impressed with this growing Korean company. My car had not so much has fused bulb in 4 years; the spare bulb provided at the time of purchase of the car is still resting peacefully in the boot! Never had any niggles. No rattels atfer 4 years and 30000 kkms. In fact, even the stock battery still is working fine after 4 years and starts the car in one key twist even after the car was parked in winter in the freezing cold for a whole month!

Areas of improvement 155/70R13 no good. Stiffer suspension will do wonders.Do something about the body-roll 😷.