Maruti Celerio VXI AMT July 2017

Pros Good mileage. You can expect between 14-18kmpl in city drive and 19-22kmpl in highways after driving 500kms.

Interior is spacious. Good for 4 people, fair for 5 people.

Exterior Looks good. Good for daily office commute and groceries. That’s it. Do not expect more.

Cons The main AMT controlling unit is the major concern. I had a terrible AMT failure on the 13th day(710km) after my purchase on July 15th 2017. Maruti replaced it free of cost.

If AMT fails, the car does not move after you stop since you cannot change the gear to N even if you are in Manual mode. In my case the it was lifted from the front. It can impact your front bumper.

The gear shift is terribly slow and sluggish. You have to be very tender in the accelerator pedal else it would be a considerable pressure on the AMT You will feel a sudden jerk. Hence acceleration in high traffic to change lanes should be avoided. Very bad.

Suddenly slowing down from a speed of 60and if it goes down below 50 for couple of seconds, the gear shifts to 4 from 5. Then again sluggishly it goes to 5. Very bad.

Verdict If you are an experienced driver, then avoid the AMT. Buy the manual version of the same model. If you are foreign return especially from USA, don’t worry learn driving the manual vehicles. If your car is driven by hired drivers avoid the AMT. They are not experienced to a delicate gear and acceleration system.

You only buy this AMT version if don’t have reflexes in bustling traffic, you are not confidant enough to drive on Indian roads or you are frugal in natureJ.

Final word A company like Maruti Suzuki with 55% market share should not try to win the competition with such kind of a sluggish AMT technology. May be 0.5% may had a AMT failure or malfunctioning still it needs to improve on that.