Another classic examples are tall claims of economy by vehicle manufacturers. 1) Ford Fiesta ( both petrol and diesel ) 2) Honda city ( petrol no less ) Fiesta petrol is not at all fuel effecient. In city in AC atleast, the aveo beats it easily as far as economy is concerned. Even the diesel on is not the mosteffecient in the city . Even SKODA with its heavier body does better. Indigo diesel TDI is more effecient than it an so is the CRDI verna. Alto does not give as much in the city on AC as it claims , nor does the xeta. The SCORPIO , bolero , safari even with the 4D option are not at all capable of off roading. The clearance is poor and they only look tough.they are not. The amount the scorpio rolls even on a speedbreakers taken at an angle feels singualrly dangerous. Bolero with its macho WW2 jeep lines and no nonsense stance has got the fenders , wheel arches made up of fibre glass..  Scorpio middle row is only slightly better than a public transport bus rearseat. The safari and some innovas spews such black poison in the air , they ought to be taken off the road. Though both are far more accepatble as faras passenger seating comfort is concerned. Another idiotic thingis that some of these so called SUVs have the second AC vents mouinted on floor just behind the gear shifts thus making life more miserable for the already rolling mid row mid guy.. Another strange thing about WAGON R is that though it seems only as wide as a good old 800, its got enough head clearance to fix a carrier below the top. I wonder what is achieved by such a waste of cabin volume when it woudl make a much better vehicle with wider wheels base wider fooprint and 9 -12 " sheared of th head. Its aerodynamics would improve greatly.
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