Well stitched, when considered as a package

Exterior First look-an aggressive package from the house of MS. Proportionate styling. The 3-quarter view is where the package looks the best. Bold chrome grill, sporty Air dam & day-time running LEDs add to the appeal. The flatis-floating roof resemebles to the Range Rover Evoque. The dual-tone color (Available in selective variants) make it more attractive. The tail-lights are impressive too. Look similar to the S-cross.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Dash board is very simple, where everything is in your reach with all the tings & tongs. Beauty in Simplicity. All the buttons, knobs perform as they are designed to. The top-end variant comes with a touch-screen that is responsive & works as a reverse camera display, Bluetooth connectivity, GPS navigation system etc. The aircon buttons are soft & nice to operate. A push button stop start, rain sensing wipers, HID lamps & auto-fold mirrors. Comes with driver airbags as standard from the base variant LDi & VDi an optional passenger airbag for the base variant. Plenty of headroom at the back.

However, the under-thigh support disappoints & does not have a rear A/C aircon vent, though MS say you don't need one. The 328 boot is probably the smallest but is wide enough to accommodate big suit-cases. However, sliding the rear seat provides a flatish floor for amulti-purpose usage.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Brezza comes with a 1.3L diesel engine only as of now. This produces 200NM of torque & 90BHP of power. Fuel economy claimed by ARAI is 24.3KMPL. We know mileage is where its hard to beat MS. Tubo kicks in at as early as 1700-1800RPM & goes all the way accross 4500RPM with real output & does not run out of power when accelerated hard. Has the broadest tyres ever on a MS in India.

Ride Quality & Handling A very European design & the driving too feels, taken from some of the European models. Firm drive, minimal in-cabin noise when on high speeds. Minimal wind noise in the cabin. Suspension seems to absorb almost everything. Though still a few click-clacks might come in through large pot-holes or bumps. High speed stability is impressive.

Final Words Steering is precise, but lacks the crunch, Planted on high speeds & steep turns, but still lacks the punch or the accuracy. Hard to point a finger at but then it comes together only when considered as a package. Nothing exceptional but still hard to resist.

Areas of improvement Steering could have been more communicative, plastics could have been better, rear seat under thigh support & an aircon vent at the back.

Good fuel economy, communicative steering, proportionate stylingLow plastics, rear seat upsets on under thigh support, Turbo lag