A robust hatch

Exterior Smart and confident looking hatch.Updated version has dual beam headlights which along with chrome in  the air dam attracts attention.Rear portion with new tail lights are quite catchy.My version is having wider steel wheels and its covers are having a simple design but I am happy with the steels and its performance in our broken city roads as alloys would have been more delicate and prone for damage.I am sure this hatch has a road presence and also draws onlookers in office parking area.Moreover the paint quality justifies its premium feel.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Its plastics are of high grade and everything on the dashboard are simple and easy to my hand.Steering is lovely and its feel and feedback at various speeds is fantastic.The multiinformation display is quite pleasant.Of course little cumbersome with the head light and wiper blade switchs as its position were opposite to my previous Wagon R.The music system has a CD player along with the USB port but its sound quality needs little upgradation.Its driving position due to its seat height adjuster is really comfortable as I do not find any difference with that of high sitting position of Wagon R.Other seats are quite to upto mark including the rear ones besides providing ample space to stretch out the legs but it is strictly a four seater.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The power and torque of the engine can make everyone happy but sudden acceleration is not so thrilling as it may not win a race in sub 10 seconds.I am mostly driving it in the city and in rush hours the economy is around 11 to 12 km per litre with AC on and when I find some long spaces it rises to 16.5 km per litre.Gear box is ok and I had some difficulty in getting adjusted with the reverse gear as its method of pushing is different from other cars i.e press down in the neutral position then left forward.

Ride Quality & Handling Its ride quality is superb.Its suspension absorbs well all kind s of bumps and pothole on the road.It is rock steady at high sppeds,ofcourse upto 90 km/hr  I have tried in early morning hours on the city roads.Hope its highway manners will be good if I get some opportunity.One thing is sure that it will not feel shaky or nervous compared to some top selling mid size sedans if driven at high speeds.I am quite satisfied with its safety features (2 air bags+ABS+solid built) which are partially present in most of the popular mid version hatches in our country.

Final Words Initially had some negative feelings about polo but it has proved wrong.Hope the maintenace  cost would remain low and honeslty speaking my earlier Wagon R which I drove it for 9 years had resulted an expenditure amounting to 1 lakh(Service+Repair).Hence the cost of maintaining a Maruti  is also not very low.

Areas of improvement Not yet visible.

Style,build quality & high speed stabilityLittle lethargic in bumper to bumper traffic