No proper homework done to beat I10 - Test drive Review (ZXi)

A user review on Maruti Suzuki A-Star. Written by Girish.D.N on 22 November, 2008

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Fuel Economy	:	kpl

Good	:	Looks, exteriors, Max speed, Nice City pickup.
Bad	:	Spacing , Interior- leg space, lugguage space, low head space

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Does Maruthi really want to have business!! The new A -Star is good looking, but dumb on interior space. Only 4 adults can sit, but not very comfortably. Still if you think you can manage, the car is not worth the price. Its just too high, may be Euro 4 or 5(as the salesman put it). But should really admire the exteriors, specially the rear. Its got the guts to stand up n say, here i am - take a look at me. But the interior & the luggage space throws you out of the car, especially the back seat does not have enough leg space. Even when you enter the drivers seat, you will hit the steering wheel, even for a person of height 5'10". The car has been placed too aggressively in market competing with i10, without forethought. Reduce the price to 3.7-3.8(Vxi onroad), the car will be a huge succcess or else work on the spacing. The car ultimately is a dissapointment for a buyer like me, but for an onlooker its good. No one is even ready to finance, even if they, cost is 14% HDFC & 15% ICICI. Well the above are my initial comments. Next day i had a chance to test drive the car. Here are the observations after driving 18km on a highway in bangalore. I drove a ZXi Version. 1.Cramped leg space. 2. Initial pickup was smooth. 3. Gear Shifting was good, but the gear stick looks weird like in a toy car. 4. The location of the audio system is ergonomic & a person can see the display verywell from his seat level. 5. Drove at a Max speed of 160km/Hr - Awesome. 6. Car is small, but game car. Smooth Handling. 7. Good Aerodesign car. 8. Quality or Performance of ABS is good at high speed. 9. Audio quality was satisfactory. 10. Weird backlight on Odometer (personal feeling). 11. Good digital Display. 12 Very low Head space, we banged our heads when there was immediate badroad - Highly risky. 13. Small but powerfull. 14. Electronic Power Steering - Safe & no energy drop. 15. Overall a good experience. But long journeys in cramped environment - God save us. 16. Shocks not effective at high speeds. 17. Overall a good City car.(office n Home - no lugguage) 18. The rear seat experience was not bad as i earlier thought. but it could have been much better. 19. Well if people can accept this much they can surely buy this car, but let the engine prove itself for the mileage & troubles. So. Keep your hopes up & its worth a wait to confirm the engines performance.

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Dr.Manoj Danawade on 16 Jun, 2010 at 10:07 PM

:) lolz

Amit on 16 Jun, 2010 at 09:46 PM

Hey kamalhassan, How many cars do you have ...?? Seems like you already own a SX4, Ritz and an A-star.

Kamalhassan on 16 Jun, 2010 at 09:15 PM

I am a proud owner of A Star, maruti has loaded so many features in my Zxi variant. It has got air bags, ABS, EBD, front seat pretensioners and also powerful braking. The interiors are wisely designed for more room. The outer looks of the car are eye catchy. Maruti's excellent service backup and cheaper spare parts, makes A Star, a very competitive car and particularly its for the masses, as it gives 19 kmpl mileage :)

Anuj Sharma on 28 Dec, 2009 at 03:25 PM

Hi friends,i have A Star from last 6 month,i have no complaine except for gear gets tuskc sometime.I drove this car of average speed of 110 KM and max at 155KM in bangalore-salem higway..it performed well and good control.we were 5 guys and had no problem at all.good car with great style..I10 is like old uncles car with normal car look.if you want tassun/style go for A Star.

Johank on 21 Nov, 2009 at 11:46 PM

@sreejis123 A-star is the most fuel efficient car in its class..15kmpl is easily possible..take no second choice go for a-star

Sreejis123 on 29 Oct, 2009 at 03:57 PM

I am really confused now with reading all the reviews. I had a plan to buy Astar, but after reading somany reviews posted by different persons in different websites I am thinking to revise my decision. Different people have different opinion about this car. I really concerned on the Mileage that may get for this vehicle on the city and highways. If somebody could help me to understand better about the fuel efficiency of this car, it will be really great.

Manoj Pachsi on 28 Oct, 2009 at 05:15 PM

Plz don't compare a-star with i10..., i10 having such nice design & road performance....we know very well that how many nos. of car running on road..Z-star or i10.......Maruti's advertiser/ Lover's...Sorry

Dr Abhijeet Yadav Yadav on 23 Sep, 2009 at 11:23 PM

i feel personaly that a star is a good as a secondary car for some routine day to day jobs and for the kind of traffic we have... remember that secondary here doesnt mean unimportant... its been an year since i have the sx4 zxi...i dont have ne problem with the vehicle except the fact that you need to be very careful of the traffic that swirls left and right when you driving straight....people have a habit of brushing big cars...

Vaibhava on 14 Sep, 2009 at 06:00 PM

One of the best Review that describes the advantage of A Star. Thanks Girish for your review

Subhash Negi on 09 Sep, 2009 at 02:24 PM

I used astar last 6 month in hilly roads in trible areas of kinnaurr hp in long drive comfortable. i like this car.its abs is very good

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