Go for the VISTA AURA 1.3 lt qudrajet as compared to swift diesel

Exterior :- Well, its chunky and well sliced up as compared to the swift since the swift has buldges over the back side which looks too ugly. The front look is wide enough to keep its presence felt. Folks, i would like to confess that the car looks small from the outside but just step in and see... there is a lot of space. The car is wide enough to accomodate 3 passangers in the back comfortably. Overall from the exterior point of view the car is well sorted out.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) :- If you choose for the AURA version, it has a load of features such as the driver's seat height adjustment (believe me - if you turn on to the maximum height it gives you the feeling of driving an SUV), it has the cellphone charger in the front and a laptop charger on the rear seat (right hand side behind the seat), its got the rear head rests which are adjustible, music system including the CD, Tilt steering (which is really comfortable when you adjust it along with the height adjustment - makes driving fun...), rear defogger, fog lights in the front as well as on the rear too. So its a great package but one has to compromise over the plastic parts to some extent. Yes, the glow of light at night when the entire electrical system is on, i mean the music system etc., the lights are so placed that it gives you the look of a sedan as far as the control panels are concerned. The Speedometer, tachometer and the fuel guage are well placed so that one does not really have to search them to read. Seats have the lumbar support which gets a perfect sitting position.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox:- GUYS, I RESEARCHED FOR ABOUT A MONTH FOR THIS STUFF AND WAS NARROWING BETWEEN THE SWIFT DIESEL AND THE VISTA. TECHNICALLY BOTH THE CARS HAVE THE SAME ENGINE, BUT THE POINT OVER HERE IS THE PRICE AT WHICH THE SWIFT IS BEING OFFERED AND THE VISTA (AQUA) HAS A DIFFERENCE OF ROUGHLY 1 LAC. THE VISTA UNDOUBTEDLY SCORES OVER THE SWIFT ESPECIALLY WHEN THE REAR LEG AND HEAD SPACE IS CONSIDERED. ONE ALSO NEEDS TO NOTE THAT THE PASSANGERS AT THE BACK TOO ARE JUSTIFIED IN DEMANDING COMFORT. ENGINE RUNS SMOOTHLY.... THE TURBO KICKS IN AT AROUND 1700-1800 RPM AND THE POWER IS AWSOME... IT SHOOTS LIKE A BULLET. BELIEVE ME YOU WOULD BE PUSHED TO THE SEATS...! THE FUEL EFFICIENCY REACHED BY ME IS ABOUT 22 KMS/LITER.  ITS ONLY BEEN ABOUT 6 DAYS THAT I HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BUT I ASCERTAINED THE EFFICIENCY FIGURES AND I AM SURE THAT THE SAME SHALL RISE, BUT I TAKE CARE NOT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR AND DRIVE IT REALLY SMOOTHLY. AS FAR AS THE EFFICIENCY IS CONCERNED ANY CAR WOULD DROP IN THE FIGURES IF DRIVEN ROUGHLY.

 

Ride Quality & Handling:- THE VEHICLE IS REALLY SOLID AND EVEN ON THE ROUGH TERRAINS THE BUMPS ARE SOAKED WITHOUT ANY HASSELS BY THE CAR. SINCE THE CAR HAS BEEN FITTED WITH THE FIAT GEAR BOX WHICH IS A WELCOME, BUT THE SAME NEEDS A PRACTICE OF ABOUT A DAY TO GET USED TO THE SHIFTS. HANDLING ON CITY ROADS IS FUN SINCE THE CAR IS FITTED WITH THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING. EVEN ON THE 2ND AND THE 3RD GEAR THE POWER GETS DELIVERED SMOOTHLY, SO EVEN IN TRAFFIC ONE DOES NOT REALLY SHIFT TO THE 2ND GEAR FREQUENTLY. BELIEVE ME THE A.C. IS VERY POWERFUL, IT COULD CHILL YOUR CAR WITHIN 3 MINUTES (THIS AC SYSTEM COULD BE COMPARED TO THE CHEVROLET BEAT WHICH HAS A SIMILARLY POWERFUL AC - BUT THE POWER OF THE CAR IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING. YOU NEVER FEEL LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING A 80 B.H.P. VEHICLE - THE SANTRO OR THE WAGON R ARE MORE FASTER VEHICLES HAVING 64 B.H.P. ENGINES). THE BRAKES ARE REALLY POWERFUL AND THE CAR WOUDL STOP WITHOUT MUCH EFFORTS. REALLY SAFE! MANY TIMES EVEN IN THE DISC BRAKES CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LAG IS FOUND IF THE VEHICLE IS IMMIDIATELY BROUGHT TO A HALT, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH THE VISTA, THANK GOD!

 

Final Words:- WELL IS YOU ARE AMONGST THOSE (I UNDERSTAND THE CONFUSSION YOU GUYS HAVE SINCE I HAVE BEEN THROUGH FOR SELECTING A CAR)WHO ARE HAVING AN OPTION BETWEEN THE SWIFT DIESEL AND THE VISTA 1.3 AURA QUDRAJET, I WOULD SUGGEST TO GO FOR THE VISTA AND VISTA ONLY. THE REASON IS REALLY SIMPLE, MARUTI DOES NOT GIVE THAT SPACE, TILT STEERING, MUSIC SYSTEM, DRIVER SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT, AND MOST IMPORTANT THE REAR SPACE AS COMPARED TO THE VISTA. MOREOVER IF YOU NARROW DOWN FOR THE VISTA AQUA THE PRICE DIFFERENCE IS APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 1.05 LACS! KEEPING THE DIFFERENCE WITH THE BANK AND EARNING INTEREST @7% WOULD TAKE CARE OF YOUR DIESEL EXPENSES FOR ABOUT 80% FOR A YEAR IF YOU RUN 300KMS EVERY MONTH! EVEN IF CALCULATED AS A LOAN INTEREST, YOU SAVE ABOUT RS. 2500/- APPROX. A MONTH (SORRY GUYS A AM A GUJARATI AND SO CALCULATE EVERYTHING). I KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE QUESTIONING THE SERVICES AND SPARES AS FAR AS TATA IS CONCERNED, BUT THEY ARE EQUALLY GOOD AS MARUTI, MAYBE THEY ARE CHEAPER TOO AND AVALIABLE ROUND THE COUNTRY. SECONDLY I ADMIT THAT THE RESALE MIGHT NOT BE AS HIGH AS THE SWIFT, BUT FOLKS LETS CONSIDER THIS WAY-WHY TO THINK ABOUT THAT MOMENT WHEN THE CAR IS TO BE SOLD OFF, ITS BETTER USING A COMFORTABLE CAR WITH ALL THE FEATURES AND ENJOYING IT WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND FRIENDS TILL THE TIME YOU POSSESS!

 

Areas of improvement:- ENGINEERS AT TATA REALLY NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE BUILDING A PASSANGER CAR AND NOT A TRUCK AS FAR AS THE INTERIOR PLACTICS ARE CONCERNED. ON ALL OTHER COUNTS HATS-OFF TO THEM.

 

 

 

Space is incredible compared to the swift, has a good fuel economy, sturdy vehicleOne has to compromise over the interior plastic quality