Must buy in its class.

I am driving SX4 ZXI for last 6 months. After going through numerous car reviews and test drives, I selected SX4 ZXI after much deliberation. I had a choice between Honda City, Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Verna, Chevrolet Aveo and Optra, Tata Indigo and Mahindra Renault Logan. SX4 ZXI definitely makes a statement on the roads.

Its greatest plus points are: Great ground clearance, Strong body with great ground hugging qualities, Lots of features within that low budget, Powerful even in hilly terrain, Great brake systems.

The lows are: Poor quality seat covers, Cheap plastics, Poor quality music system, Gears take time to adjust.

Comparison: Logan: Its good value for money, but finishing is bad. Verna: Head touching roof for tall drivers, loss of allignment very frequent, poor looks especially the front lights. Indigo: Crammed up space, poor power and pickup. Honda City: Not worth value for money, Poor ground clearance, Power inefficient in hilly areas. Fiesta: High running costs, Cheap plastics. Poor ground clearance. Aveo: Most comparable and almost qulifying with SX4.

I changed the seat covers to a good quality one and the interiors immediately got a posh look. Speakers can be change and it can improve on the sound quality. It took time for me to adjust the brakes, Brakes need to be brought to neutral and then it automatically aligns nd the change can be done after a nanosecond and not immediately, let the gear play itself. Fuel efficiency is much talked about for this car, but when you buy on that range it really doesn't matter as all such powerful cars can't give more than 15km/lit on highways, and if you are getting less than that, its poor driving quality. On Shillong-Guwahati highway which is hilly, I drive mostly on 5th and occasionally 4th gear and I get around 15kmpl!! Overall I think this is a great car to drive especially when you want power, features and looks.

Bold muscular looks.Excellent ground clearance.Great brakes.Good height for driver.Fast Pickup.Poor quality interiors. Cheap plastics. Poor quality music system.