Tata Safari Storme [2012-2015] vs Chevrolet Captiva [2012-2016]

11 Ratings

13 Ratings

Biggest SUV ever driven on Indian roads. Most comfortable seating which is no way comparable others

<p><strong>Exterior</strong> Tata Safari Storme - Giagantic look, tallest among remaining SUV's, Range rover styling makes Storme the best looking SUV in India.</p> <p><strong>Interior (Features, Space &amp; Comfort)</strong> Best Seating in front and back (5 seats), Most spacious in seating then compared to Fortuner. High standard plastics and fittings compared to any of the other SUV's which includes XUV and Duster.</p> <p><strong>Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox</strong> Have filled the tank and till now have roamed 500 km still i have not refueled, Fuel economy is also very good looking at the weight and size mileage is really good compared to Dicor. Engine is good, Gear box is bit hard.</p> <p><strong>Ride Quality &amp; Handling</strong> Best in the class and there is no doubt about it. You can not compare Storme comfort with any of other SUV's till (30 lakhs). Best in ride quality especially off roads. Handling is really good compared to predecessor.</p> <p><strong>Final Words</strong> Firstly, Storme is not falling under Tata Safari category. We should remove Safari and name it as Tata Storme. Reason is because Storme has got new Chasis which is 78 kgs lighter weight and 50 times stronger than Safari Dicor. Suspension is totally changed. Front and rear disk breaks with ABS and EBD. Spare wheel has been removed and two silencors. Front look and lightings are replica of Range rover. Rear as well range rover look.</p> <p><strong>Areas of improvement </strong>Tata team are very very poor in marketing such a best product in 10 - 15 lakhs slot on road price.</p> <p>Tata Storme is one of the best quality product of Tata's ever and just take the example of Royal enfeild marketing atleast and try to create more awareness to the mid age segment (20 - 35).</p> <p>Storme - Last row has to be changed, thats very very vital while people are selecting SUV's. Try to do a survey, atleast. I believe there is no complaint in the vehicle but if you change the seating then it will definately be no problem Storme for sure.</p> <p>Murali. B</p>Height, Comfort, Seating, Road View, Suspension, Braking (ABS and EBD for front and back)Speakers of the audio are not upto the standards and last row needs to be improved a lot.

Nice sporty vehicle, have to wait and see for long term performance

<p>I test drove, Ford&nbsp; Endevour, Mitsubishi Pajero and Cheverlot Captiva ( Honda CRV dealer could not provide a test drive even after requesting few times). The height of the driver&nbsp;seats and leg room was the deciding factor against Ford endevour ( I am not looking for fuel economy if somebody looking fuel economy then they should not go for any of the SUVs). The factor went against Pajero was the outdated model and the old body shape. Pajero is bigger than Captiva still feels and body feels very light/flimsy on the road.</p> <p>Captiva the design is very good, nice interiors, very good leg room for the front seats and the middle seats. The rear seats are not comfortable at all and better not to use and use it as a luggage space only. The driving comfort is very good, nice view from the drivers seat except for rear side. You have to use the side mirrors to view the vehicles coming from behind rather than the centre mirror. The airconditoner works really good, seats are not bad but as not plush as the ones you find outside India but good compared to the other models. If you are cruising on highway it is good, in town the first and second gear the power is really good, but when you are on third gear inside the city, the engine clutters and there is no much power.</p> <p>Pros</p> <p>Bold look and good interiors</p> <p>Cons</p> <p>Rear seats and rear view from the rear view mirror.</p> <p>Don't ask about fuel economy if you are planning to buy a SUV, enjoy your driving ( Hope you are driving the vehicle not your driver)</p> <p>Below comments are after using 3 weeks,</p> <p>I drove around 1000 Kms in first&nbsp;3 weeks, the mileage in what I get in Mumbai city is around 10 Kms per Litre.</p> <p>The aircondition is very good,&nbsp;for the front seats and middle row, still&nbsp; dont know how it will be&nbsp; in the last row because there is no seperate vent for the middle and last row.</p> <p>Below are the comments after using almost 5 months and driving more than 7000 kms</p> <p>We had some real good drive from Mumbai to Kerala via Goa and while coming&nbsp; back took the route of satymanaglam forest - Bangalore and then Kolhapur and then Mumbai. The drive was excellent and we never faced any kind of problem with vehicle ( Captiva). The roads were excellent and there were few bad patches. Total distance we covered in this&nbsp;trip was around 5500 kms, The average mileage on long distance was around 12 Kms. Only problem we faced was with the Music system, the CD player stopped working by the end of the journey, but got fixed when i came back to Mumbai thanks to Ashtavinayak Auto ( Dealer for Chevy). The drive was really comfortable, as per my family travelling in the middle seat also was comfortable, the rear seats were not used and used it as luggage space only.&nbsp; The vehilce is having real good road grip, touched the maximum speed of 180 kms while we were on Bangalore -&nbsp;Kolhapur strech.</p> <p>We used the vehilce is real village roads in kerala where there is no tarmac and the performance was good.</p> <p>I bought this car through Ashtavinayak Automobiles and they are providing excellent after sales service.</p> <p>Any new car buyers and going for loan be carefull about the direct sales agents of banks, they will quote you more interest and also price of the car more than the dealers, Go directly to the dealers for buying the car and also go directly to the bank to get loan rather than going through the Direct sales agent.&nbsp;For saving almost 2 lacs - thanks to HDFC and&nbsp; Ashtavinayak. Soon shall reveal the name of the direct sales agent who tried to cheat me.</p>Elegant Style, Very good pick up, Good view from the driver's seat, very good interiorsLast row seats are very congested, unable to view properly through rear view mirror