मारुति सुज़ुकी सिलेरियो [2014-2017] यूज़र रिव्यूज़

Car no. MH-48-S-XXXX, with chassis no: MA3ETDEXXXXXXXXXX and Engine no: K10BXXXXXXXX. Martui Celerio, AMT.

Sub: Grievance regarding performance of said car.

Sir,

Above mention car was delivered to me through sai service in Aug 2014. Ever since these car is in operation on number of occasion defective things were noticed and due to that we experience difficulties in getting day today service.

This car is just 2 and half year old and has completed just 15000 kilometre in a above period and also vehicle has been serviced regularly at authorised Service Station (Sai Service Pvt. Ltd) as prescribed schedule in owner’s manual. This car is used only as a family car and being run on good condition roads in city area. From last one month car starts jerking while shifting gears and making some unusual noise from engine compartment. At this stage now the car is with your authorised dealer (Sai Service Pvt. Ltd.  Virar west) for a couple of weeks and it seems that the dealer has Until Now not been able to detect the fault and put the vehicle on the road smoothly. They already replace many parts from transmission but engine noise problem remains as it is. The dealer now suggest that engine will be required to be open to see if the fault can be overcome.

At the moment the my vehicle is under extended warranty even though on opening the engine and transmission certain parts not covered under the warranty, will be charged me as dealer said. This will become a financial liability to me even when my vehicle is used very less and with extensive care. Further beyond warranty period if this is going to be the same scenario it ultimately resulting in a big financial liability in the time to come for me.

By all these means it seems that vehicle is brought out having manufacturing defects. When Maruti Suzuki claims to be a number one brand in customer satisfaction, deserve to be call back the said defective vehicle for safer transactions.

I earnestly request you that the needful is done at earliest to enable to get rid of these difficulties. 

Exterior

Celerio looks good specially from the front. The front grille has given this car a lot of character, probably the best part of celerio exterior. Looks tall and comfortable. Overall it is not a car which will be a head turner but will easily gel in. Post fitting of accessories like mud flaps and bumper guards Celerio really looks an upmarket product.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

One can be easily surprised with the kind of space Celerio has inside. Getting in and out of the car is very comfortable. Maruti has thrown in some convinient storage spaces inside for your tits and bits as well. The plastic could have been a little better in quality but you won't complain considering the price. The features are something you would expect from a car in this segment. The only thing which is missing probably is the music system in VXI model. They even don't have fitted wires for installing the speakers.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Basically, Celerio is made for someone who is stuck in bumper to bumper traffic in a city. Don't expect a lot of power in the engine. It's all comfort. It may however, surprise you once in a while when you challenge it by pressing against the throttle. But the real USP of Celerio is its comfortable ride and the Auto gearbox which is very responsive and quite predictable. One just needs to get used to the car and the car needs to get used to the driver. As far as the fuel economy is concerned, the new car is giving around 14 kmpl, but i have been told by the dealer that it would increase after the first service.

Ride Quality & Handling

Very nice. I was able to whiz pass some of the vehicles in the traffic with ease. the pick-up is good. The only drawback which I can think of is managing to reverse the car which I feel will take a little time for Celerio owners to get used to, since the car starts moving the moment you remove your foot from the break. 

Final Words

Overall a great car which will definitely spoil you. You may not want to drive a manual geared car after you have driven Celerio. I bought this car for my wife, but haven't handed over to her yet :)

Areas of improvement  

ZXi should have Auto gearshift as well. Maruti could have atleast given stearing controls in LXi which would work after the owners install a stereo

I have been driving my alto for all these days and got my Celerio VXI AMT after 5 month waiting time. its really worh waiting and i never regret.

Exterior

Exterior is good. front view is fresh and looks gr8. side profile is ok. rear is not that good

 Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Space is good in front and rear seats leg room, comfort and easy ingress and engress, space for utilities, dashboard easily reachable.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 it gives me 17kmpl average now before 1st service. AMT is smooth and anyone can drive it. Thanks to Maruti for the AMt. Easy to drive in chennai trafiic.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Suspension is gr8 and handling is smooth and control of car is very stable even at high speeds

Final Words

 If you are looking for a family city hatch back just go for it.  its really true value for money car.

Areas of improvement  

 rear view is little difficult while reversing and thick C pillars hide visibility during turning

Exterior The exteriors are good. The front has a feel of a luxirous car. The side pattern is also good. The back could have been better. 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Its spacious enough. Im six feet tall and fit in comfortably. The spacing is excellent. The seats are nice but you feel the pain when you are riding long rides.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The engine is very smooth. You feel the jerk when u shift from 1st to 2nd gear but ofcourse this is felt only by the driver. When overtaking in highways I would suggest you use the manual gear since the auto gear sometimes has issues with downshift. When u are overtaking and are moving up from 4to to 5th gear, the car automatically downshifts to 4th there by reducing the speed while overtaking. This also sends a jerk and is quite annoying. I noticed this when the AC was on. When u are not with the AC you rarely feel any shifts. Also while driving automatic make sure you remove your leg off the accelerator for the gear shifts to happen at the optimum speed. This would make the ride smooth. The fuel economy is really good. I am currently done with 1300 kms in the last 30 days and it has returned an average mileage of 17.

Ride Quality & Handling Handling is excellent. The car is very smooth and is a pleasure to drive from bumper to bumper. When you drive in the traffic you really enjoy since releasing the brake moves the car forward.

Final Words Excellent car that you can pick up for the price. I have enjoyed driving it ever since I bought it.

Areas of improvement Can provide music system, remote lock and turn indicators for the current price.

Exterior Although not very good looking, it has a decent exterior

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) spacious enough

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox It shows around 15kmpl average in city traffic and over 20 when u drive on highways.

Ride Quality & Handling Very smooth and easy. I had learnt driving 12 years back and got a lisence, however never put it to use in practical life. This car made that possible for me. I had earlier planned to appoint a driver to get confidence on road, however after driving in internal roads for a week, didnt quite feel the need and started taking the car on road independently. now i am very comfortable driving it.

Final Words Absence of clutch and no necessity to use left leg feels like a wonder which i am still getting used to! hope this car continues to satisfy me in long run too!

Areas of improvement They should have launched Automatic version in the high end Zxi variant. we had to spend a lot on accessories in this. having steering controls for music would have been helpful. also back wipers should have been installed by default as the visibility becomes horrible on a heavy rainy night. More attention should have been given to such safety measures in all teh variants, especially back wipers, airbags etc.

After 2nd service of 5000 km, milage is still 13.5 kpl with AC on and empty boot.

Car bumbers/body are not very strong.

Shockers are very poor, specially front ones.

I got it in May 2015. My main reason to buy this over i10/Brio was the claimed milage of 24 kmpl which seeme to be Maruti's dream as I am not getting any closer milate to what they claimed.

Pathatic vehicle from Maruti which wasn't expected from India's best car seller.

Automatic gear shift is very slow and you can feel as if you are sitting in an manual transmission car. 

Car will drive at 40 kmph speed in 2nd gear unless you remove yout foot from gas paddle to give it time to change gear. To me that is not automatic but still manual as I have to keep an eye on speed and gear to keep it running in right gear.

Maruti should not lie to is customer base as otherwise it will vanish in highly compititive market.

Exterior

Pretty well designed. Front looks very good and gives a feel of a sedan. Back is slightly smaller due to the design but still looks good. Serves the purpose for a city car

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Pretty Decent. I added Seat Covers even though the company fitted covers were pretty ok.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Butter smooth so far. Fuel economoy not determined yet as i have done only just over 100kms until now. Auto Gear Shift is a boon in the bumper-bumper city traffic

Ride Quality & Handling

 Drive quality is good and power steering is pretty well in command

Final Words

 A perfect choice for a city car in this price tag. A very good option for lady drivers and old aged drivers who can forget the hassle of clutch and gear in the hefty traffic inside city. I bought this car for my wife's use but i have been using it since it was bought couple of days back. I will come back with another detailed review after couple of months of useage

Areas of improvement  

 Zxi option should be provided in AMT and i am sure that many customers will opt for it(i would have gone for it given it was available)

Exterior The car looks awesome with the crome finish that i have bought from the showroom. fog lamp is a must but why dnt maruti provide it default.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The interior is cool. but lack of thigh support and the driver height adjustability should be default, rear ac vent could also be provided.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Except reverse gear, its smooth. one should remember dat if the car is in D mode the car moves as soon as you move your leg from brake. So I had a minor accident on the first day. 1 day is eneough to get familiar.

I have driven 260 still now the mileage it shows 30kmpl if its on 4th or 5th gear. but on an avg i think its abv 14.5kmpl.

Ride Quality & Handling Mind blowing.

Final Words The car is 5/ 5 but  some time it feels that the interior could be much more better compared to the hyundai cars.

Areas of improvement Interiors could be much more better. Maruti should start rolling out automatic zxi version.

Just bought a Celerio VXI and after diving the car for about 60 km, I am more than happy.

Looks: Good looking car.

Interior: Impressed with the boot space and the fact that the 60-40 seats at the back can be folded down for extra space. Enough leg room. With high seating posture back seating is also not cramped for three. What is unfortunate is that there is no audio system... not even a basic radio ! This means you have to spend extra money to get it installed. The higher model ZXI comes with audio and steering monted controls but does have the auto gears !

Performance: Steering is as sommoth as it could be. Absolutely effortless turns. All you need is one finger to turn. The gear stick is also smooth as knife-on-butter. In Auto mode, the pickup is good enough to have a smooth relaxed drive but I found it more interesting to drive in the Manual mode. In the Manual mode, with no clutch, all it requires is a small tap on the gear stick. From first gear to top gear, you keep tapping as per your need and the car zooms. (excellent pckup) Best part is that as your car slows, you dont have to manually down-shift. The gear changes down automatically... unless you want extra power to climb. This makes the drive so easy. Tap-Tap from gear 1 to gear 5 and the car does it backwards as you slow. Beautiful.

Excellent car.

Vxi should have been provided with the audio system or the Zci shoudl have had teh auto gear!