Good car at an unbelievable price

Exterior                                                                                                                                                               

Very good from the front and side profile. Ugly at the rear.

 

 Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)                                                                                                     

Rear comfort is good being a compact sedan for the reclined seat back, but thigh support in both front & rear seats is not as good as my i20. Space in the rear is just good for three average people. Rear leg room is good, much better than dezire. front space is also good. Best features includes rear A/C, driver seat height adjustment, electric folding ORVMs, electric adjustable ORVMs, rear parking sensor, rear view camera, bluetooth connectivity, steering mounted audio and phone controls, 1gb internal memory for songs and phonebook contacts,407 ltrs boot and lots and lots more. Dzire and Amaze lag far behind in this aspect.

 

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Nice silent kappa2 engine. In the city very good to drive in the traffic. Good pick updue to decent low end torque means less gear shifting. But  on the highways it has a soft, gradual pick up. In my earlier  i 20 diesel, it was like a jet.

Mileage:   I Checked nearly 10 times: 12-13kmpl in city with 100% A.C  , 16-17kmpl on highway with 100% A.C  and 20.5kmpl with no A.C on highway.   Gear lever is placed up near the front console but its shifting quality is just average.

 

Ride Quality & Handling   

 

Ride quality is decent and the car grips well on highway at speed. Body roll is very less while steering in the curves. My i 20 was very bad in this regard . The car is very stable and suspension is better than hyundai's reputation. Steering is smooth and better than earlier hyundai cars but amaze is far more ahead in this regard. Steering in amaze is amazing. Braking is very instant and sharp and it takes a few days for the driver to adjust.

Final Words     

 

A very good car at this price point. Good engine, good fuel ecinomy, space and features with hyundai's good after sales service its really tempting if you can bear with that ugly rear.

Areas of improvement  

 Rear look

 

Engine, economy, features, space, bootRear look, front seat thigh support