Could've been a better car

Exterior Looks mean yet slick. Doesn't look like a standard 'aam admi ki savari' which is what I like best about it.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Considering it's a Maruti, the interiors are surprisingly chic...I bought the Zxi & the dials are great, the backlighting looks very snazzy, the steering controls give it that special feel too. The controls are easy to operate. The seating for the driver & the front passanger is absolutely comfortable, however, it eats into the rear seat space & comfort a bit. The chrome type finishing on the doors is a good touch. Compared to a lot of other cars in it's segment, the cabin certainly feels a lot more silent.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Maruti just doesn't know how make a good gear box that can handle the power on their cars smoothly in between shifts. It's a big disappointment. As always, there is abosolutely zero pick-up & complete loss of power in the 2nd & 4th gears. The care needs a lot of revs to get it going. Gives it kind of a sporty feel, but when you are in traffic & just want to go somewhere without really showing off, it's a very disappointing thing to drive. The power only comes at the end & then it tends to get out of hands at times. The end power is good, but the way the engine feeds power to the car is completely un-impressive. Despite all this & a lot of reving, the fuel economy is still pretty good, but it could've been much better if the car could just know how to move.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is good. The suspension does a very good job of giving you a smooth ride even on challenging road conditions. Handling is ok but it gives up when the car picks up speed eventually. To consider, this is only a 1.2 L engine & the car isn't that light that it can't handle the power, but that's how it is at high speeds. It doesn't glide that smoothly. Altough it doesn't wobble, it tends to get out of your hands if you aren't used to it.

Final Words Despite it's cons, I still love this car. With it's pricing, it's got the features, the looks & even with a very poor pick-up, it still has it's power to show off & put a lot of sedans to shame. It's sporty so not the perfect family car at all, but if you like to rev it up & do frequent long distance travels, this is a good buy.

Areas of improvement Gear box, pick-up.

Looks, end power, smart interirors, good suspensionExtremely poor pick-up & a completely crumy gear box