People car

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Keep in mind that this car is not exactly meant for long journeys. Seats can be improved to provided back confort. Ideally you can sit for around 3 hours beyond which your back begins its itch.

Lack of basic essentials like cupholders and seat pockets for magazines which is a given is missing even in the top end LX version. It hardly adds to their cost, why crimp on quality?

Basic audio system, 2 way speakers on the highend LX car seems miserly, but, really, I expected as much.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is quite refined, not much like the Vista (with the FIAT engine), but does the job, with enough power to spare. Top speed on highway is 145 kmph though it tends to loose control. I guess the Turbocharger does an excellent job, but the gearing ratios do not seem to consider the turbocharger.

Clutch appears to do the job, but I already had a clutch replaced under warranty due to hard clutch within 1 year @ 18000 kms mileage. I would still need to check further now that it has been replaced to give proper feedback on the clutch.

The standout feature of the Indica eV2 undoubtedly is its mileage. I get 18 in stop and go traffic Bangalore which is quite an impressive figure. No, I'm not joking, it gives that much in city conditions. Highway, with AC on, I got 20.4 which appears average. Combine this with the low cost of ownership and it is an awesome package.

Just wish I could speak for the service. There have been simple complaints right from the start, like air coming from blower vents, even when the blower is shut down. This has never been taken care of and my repeated complaints have only got them to state that 'no worries, sir, will be taken care of in the next service.' The same happened with the hazard lights. They inadverdently switch on randomly in city daytime conditions when there is no use for it, and I have to repeatedly toggle the hazard lights to 'take care of it'.

Also, wish there was more packing provided to cover the sound of the diesel engine. The packing provided is quite shallow and the sound of the constant diesel hum is enough to give you migranes and pop your ears. 

Ride Quality & Handling Average finish on the car, but surprisingly, I recently sat in Fabia and found me praising my Indica eV2 more! Fit and finish on the car is lousy. The gaps between the doors are too big and dust creeps into the gaps quite easily.

The car is quite easy to handle, from a driver's perspective. Comfort is minimal, but spacious for a car in this category.

Final Words Lowest cost of ownership combined with the higher mileage in stop and go traffic makes it an ideal city car.

Areas of improvement 

 a. What was the guy who designed the car thinking about when putting the stickers on the car?!? 3000 bucks for the stickers is way too high even for a high end car. Try something else, please.

b. Service!

c. Indica eV2 Lx model is provided with alloy wheels. The catch however, is that the spare wheel is normal rim wheel. So when I recently switched the tyres, I first thought the dealer cheated me, and when I verified with them, they informed me that the package consisted of 4 alloy wheels + 1 rim wheel. When I ran it with the spare wheel, it was immediately visible and spoils the looks of the car.

d. Where are the tubeless tyres? I received tubed tyres. The dealer confirms that this is how it is provided on eV2. (Or remove it from the brochure).

Mileage, does the job without any fuss, performs exceptionally well inspite of bad serviceRotten service record. Had to repeat the complaints throughout the year, but still persist