Very good family car

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The car is big, has an ugly grey interior but rides like a dream.The 1.2 engine is nice but not very friendly to racing away. The 1st gear is worthless above 5kmph & 2nd gear is worthless standing
still. So in the stop-start traffic, the gears need a lot of work
unless you want to listen to the engine wail in 1st gear while
crawling.
However, it does have enough grunt to take the highways in
80-100kmph, beyond which the tyre noise is irritating. At 80-90 kmph,
the engine doesn't make any sound.
The ride continues to be the best part of the car. The a/c is good but
drains a lot of power, esp in lower gears. The blower is silent for the
1st two speeds & noisy after that. But I guess thats pretty
standard and the 2nd speed is good enough.

All
my friends/family/relatives who have sat in the car have loved the
space inside. Its as big as any of the sedans out there from the inside
& even with the driver seat pushed back completely, the rear
leg-room is just about adequate.

The mileage in the initial
period was a poor 8-8.5 kmpl with 50% a/c usage. Quite below my
expectations. But it was also used only in mumbai's peak traffic or for
short 2-km runs. So I'll give the new engine the benefit of the doubt.

Once
they did the 1000km checkup & removed some sort of "speed-limit"
i've taken it on the highway & done a few hundred kilometers. I've
got around 12.5 kmpl with 70% ac usage with half in the city & half
on the pune expressway. So I guess its not such a heavy drinker when
given the freedom to rev.

Verdict
I'll give the u-va 8/10 for my requirements. Its
spacious, comfortable & reasonably economical. I'm not a rally
driver & like to drive smoothly without an adrenaline rush. The car
keeps me calm.