Celerio Zdi - The real Mileaaaaage car.

Buying experience: When decided to buy an automatic hatchback visited Maruti showroom and made an enquiry for Celerio petrol automatic and the salesman told that year end offer is going on and celerio diesel has whopping 1 lac cash discount ( so the diesel car costs less than a petrol one, which u can’t see in any other brand or model). This made me take a test drive of the diesel.
Riding experience: Expect the engine, all other features showcased in the petrol car or the current gen celerio is available in that. The sound which the engine makes is the disappointment. The turbo less engine sounds like a share auto when stand near the car. The top end varient has sound seals in the engine bay so the sound is heard very minimal inside the cabin. The ride quality is far better when compared to other Suzuki hatchbacks such as alto, k10 and wagon R due to the 14” wheels.
Details about looks, performance etc: Looks of a celerio was perfect and a perfect car for a nucleur family. The Bluetooth hands free is which preloaded is the top end varient is a heaven for a person like me who gets calls very often. Performance is the part where you have to do the major compromise. Pickup in the first gear is good but we need to push is beyond limits to make it pull in the other gears, especially when the car is fully loaded with 5 adults. The best thing about this car is the mileage. In a country like India where the price of fuel goes high day to day, this car gives a mileage of 23kmpl with aircons for city driving. In highways the maximum mileage was 27kmpl with aircons. But we have compromise on the top speed as it goes till 140kmph when pushed hard.
Servicing and maintenance: When we hear the word Maruti Suzuki, the echo comes us saying, low maintenance and service costs. That’s true actually. Service at every 10000 kms and hardly the service bill for a year will touch 10-12K.
Pros and Cons: Pros -Mileaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaage -comfort -service network -very low maintenance Cons -Engine sound -lacks turbo -top speed