Excellent car, better than other car is its segment

 

Exterior Looks good inside and out. I particularly like the "classy" look which seperates it from jazzy looks of verna or honda city.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Inside too, the design is simple yet very premium looking. Recently I went with a friend to test drive Hyundai Fluidic Verna (diesel), found it very plain not at all premium.  There is plenty of leg space behind.  Interior quality fittings are top notch. The plastics definately feels better and contriute to preminum feel. Its been almost one year now and I still look forward to getting behind the wheel every day.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The engine is powerful but more importantly very responsive. Although the max power (105 bhp) is not the higest, it comes at low RPM. Last year I felt its pickup and feel was better than Honda City which has max power of 118 bhp ( however that power comes at high RPM, which means you will have to rev up the engine ).

Btw, just to make it clear I have Vento TDI (diesel). And it may be due to VW diesel engine characteristics. I had test driven Vento petrol as well and I did NOT like it. In petrol version, I think Honda city will have an edge. 

Further, when I tested Verna Fluidic (diesel) with my friend, I realized how amazing VW engine is! The new verna just doesn't feel match for Vento even with 126 hp of power.  While the engine is good, the first difference you notice is pickup is not quick, or atlest like vento. Further, at little higher rpm, the power is not uniform and feels unregulated.  If one test drive the both car side by side, you will see what I mean.

With vento, you have very uniform power and acceleration. The gearox is another area. It feels easy and great to shift gears. We had to struggle in Verna little bit between one fo the gear shift.

Of my 14000 Km driving so far, the car is giving me 20-23 km/l on highway and aroudn 12 in the city (with stop and go driving).

Ride Quality & Handling Ride and Handling is excellent. I use it evryday and handles city potholes and uneven roads very well.

ut in long distances journeys I had so far ( 5 times, which more than 600+ km jounreys), you can really appreciate this car even more. You will not feel tired after 10-11 hours of driving..!

Final Words I always wanted a car that you can feel passionate about, feels unique and different than others and one that you can keep it for years. after almost a year I feel I have found that car in Vento.

Areas of improvement Interior features could be better. I liked to Hyundai fluidic interiror features like blue-tooth, rear-camera..etc.   But on the other hand I dont regret it.  Given a choice between better engine, better interior and quality, I could let go "feature rich" functionality.

Excellent looks, powerful engine, very good ride and handling, feel premiuminterior features could have been better, price