Thrilled to bits! excellent first drive experience

I purchased Papaya Orange Nano 2012 LX BS4 during the last week of April in Bangalore and left for Coorg at 4:45am Saturday with four Indian adults (310kgs) plus about 20 kg of luggage. Drove at 50-70km on the highway and reached Coorg without a hitch. We wanted to taste out the car as far as the heating issue is concerned and hence used the a/c sparingly. it behaved well even in the undulating regions of Coorg though there was no real climbing. Next morning we left at about 10:30. The driveway was a little steep and the car stalled. Passengers had to get off before we could move on. A few kilometers down road to Dubare Elephant camp, the MIL indicator came on. We stopped and called the 24/7 helpline and they advised us to keep driving if there was no driving problem. They asked us to call them if there was any problem and they would come to help, even in the middle of the forest, far away from Mysore (where the technical person was located). It was nice to be reassured thus except that I do not know if the service would have been free or reasonably priced or expensive. However, when we finished the call and started the engine again, the MIL indicator had gone off. So, we drove off and after several halts here and there to shoot the scenery etc. we reached Kushalnagar and halted for lunch. From there it was smooth driving all the way, with a/c on, in the slower lane. While the drive was smooth, overtaking slower vehicles, like loaded trucks, at times was a bit of a problem as it took a long time to accomplish the job. We reached Ramnagar at about 6pm where the weekend returning traffic became heavy and it became almost bumper to bumper till the Kengeri Nice road entry. There was a big queue at the toll gate entry and we decided to avoid it. It started drizzling and then raining. The headlights and wiper were adequate to handle the situation. While there was no water-logging anywhere, the steel belted tubeless radials handed the wet surface quite well. We reached home at about 10:30, not much tired, without any body ache or any other discomfort. So, the trip was a great success. However, I am not planning the next trip to include climbing. Thanks to Mr Ratan Tata's vision and determination, I now have something interesting to do during the weekends.  Kundan Kumar, Koramangala, Bangalore

Fuel economy, looks, inner space, seating comfort, a/c, low noise/vibrationhard steering, no speakers, fixed boot, bad climber