Vento TSI 7500 kms

Exterior Looks good ,ELEGANT.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Space is good for a small family,Ciaz and honda city is more spacious.Not much features,but most features in other cars of the same like are simply gimmicky. Reasonably comfortable.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox I own a vento petrol TSI, bought from Alappuzha showroom on november last 2016. Till now I have driven around 7500 kms as on may 2017.Gear shift is unnoticeable. Engine is less noisy, but not as silent as a honda. I did own a honda city 2007 model which i sold to one of my friends. It has done around 80000 kms. Last month when I have driven the honda 2007 model, I was amazed by the refinement of the engine. It is that silent.

Initial pick up is good, acceleration generally is good although there is a slight unnoticeable delay. Being an automatic there is no lag in gear shift, you wont notice the gear shifting. It is stable evn at triple digit speed. Breaking is also good. But that said the new honda city cvt is also quick in accelerating. There is no noticeable lag in city cvt too (I have taken a test drive). I was inclined to buy a city cvt but the sole reason why I bought vento was because one of my friend is working as sales manager at alappuzha showroom.

Fuel economy: Varies between 9 to 18. In city traffic, you can expect 12 kmpl on an average which can go low upto 9 kmpl.But on highways I get an average of 15 kmpl. But I have managed to get upto 19 kmpl driving on constant speed.

CONS: After driving around 3000 kms, Some awkward sound (like Sucking air) was heard when shifting from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to third. The sound happened to increase after few more kms which I reported to Alappuzh ashowroom. They have checked my vehicle but unable to identify the problem. The vehicle was taken to Ernakulam maradu showroom for further inspection.They rectified the problem and it was found that the engine belt tensioner was loose. (It was tightened).  The problem occured again after around 7000 kms.I have informed the same to Ernakulam showroom.But they told me that they dont have the earlier records of repair of my vehicle.(I was shocked by the negligence). They told me to take the vehicle to ernakulam which is around 60 kms from my home. Many of my friends have told that VW after sales is too bad and once a problem starts you will get stucked.Otherwise VW is a good choice.Hope they will rectify my problem permanently. Because for every 3000 kms it would be very difficult for me take the vehicle to the showroom to tighten the belt. I suspect the reliablity of the vehicle.

Ride Quality & Handling Reasonably comfortable, Handling too superb,You will feel a greater sense of control when taking turns and breaking.

Final Words Good vehicle until intil it generates problems.

Areas of improvement After sales as every body say. The dealings from the showroom was not bad till now. Hope it continues and they take care of the costumer satisfaction. You have to be aware that the thud sound when doors are closed doenot have any thing to do with the strength of the vehicle. It is just a marketing hype. In fact in NCAP rating( I dont remember the year), Honda city scored more than Vento. You can google it. But honda city doesnt have that typical thud sound. It is the structural integrity, the materials used and other passive and active safety features which do matter and not the hyped thud sound.

Shall review after another 4000 kms.

Good torque, Racing enthusiast will like, Good suspension, Feels solid,High speed stabilitySuspect reliabilty, Mileage not that good, Back space is just OK,After sales not exeptional