Indica Vista TDI-The Real Value for Money Car

Hello Everybody,

This is the first review that I am writing for my Indica Vista Aqua TDI bought 3 weeks ago from A-One Motors, Delhi. It took me 1 month of research, 6 test drives of different cars, search for different offers/schemes etc to narrow down on Vista TDI considering the features, price and the uniqueness that it offers.

Initially, I was a little indecisive about buying the correct variant as the dealer was insisting on Quadrajet and TDI was not easily available, I could not even find precise reviews for TDI on various portals. But then after lots of discussions, thoughts and inspections I decided to go for it.

I have driven M800 for close to 7 years, so transition from Petrol to a Diesel Car was obviously felt but the car really exceeded my expectations. The pick-up is great, interiors are good even though its plastic but the 2 color combination makes it really exciting, space inside made me feel as if I am sitting in a big sedan with huge leg space both in front and rear, power windows are cool too. The Central tachometer, speedometer is a big plus as the driver can quite easily have idea about the size car whenever parking or reversing the car. The gear console is also good and the vinyl gear cover along with the dimmer feature in the cabin light gives you a sedan feel. The glove box in dashobard is also very spacious as compared to other normal cars and it can accomodate lots of other things. The hydraulic adjustible Steering is also a great bonus as you can adjust as per your driving requirements and would fit any person of any height, weight etc.

The only point that I feel which TATA can work  upon is reducing the engine noise even though its felt very less inside the car but  the car is heavy being 1405 cc engine as compared to a petrol car and you would feel the heaviness of the car while shifting gears from 2nd to 3rd. Another thing could be enlarging the boot space as the space is little less as compared to the previous versions of Indica.

As far as the mileage is concerned, I have driven the car for around 550km till now and though I havent really tracked it but my guess is around 14-15 km/litre without AC in city conditions. I hope that it would increase after a few services.

All in all, I would say that its VFM ( Value for Money Car) and you can buy it if you have a budget of around 4-4.5 L and are looking for an all feature, fuel efficient car. I would come back for another review maybe after 1-2 months.


Vikas


Space, Styling, Central Speedometer, Mileage, Glove Box SpaceEngine Noise, Interior Plastic Quality, Boot Space