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    Good Car with some modification needed.

    11 years ago | Dinesh Manaktala

    User Review on Maruti Suzuki Alto [2010-2013] VXi

    Detail Review:
    Rating parameters
    (out of 5)

    3.0

    Exterior

    3.0

    Comfort

    4.0

    Performance

    4.0

    Fuel Economy

    3.0

    Value for Money

    PURCHASE:
    New

    DRIVING:
    Few thousand kilometers

    Exterior Its good. Not very attractive but... Not Bad. Better then previous Alto. I think company didn't worked seriously on exterior looks. Could be modified. At least with ORVMs. They might matched with body color. A spoiler on back might add more attraction to the exteriors. No defogger of rear wiper, which I think is a must at least in top model. Alloys are a matter of chioce.

    Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Comfortable If u are not more tall then average. Its less spacious for the people who are 6 feet or more. No Music system or key less entry even in the top model. Overall a good family hatchback if driven more within city or short highway distances. Because of less luggage space u wont be comfortable to take it for log distance family drives. One can easliy understand the need of luggage for a family, specially if there are small children in the family too.

    Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The only thing I didn't like about the performance of Engine is, Its performance with A.C. in traffic when the car is carrying a complete family of 5. Otherwise its the best engine in this segment. 998CC K-Serise engine gives a good mileage of around 15 in city and 20+ on highways. Even ones I was amazed with mileage when it  was 22.87 per liter. Measured full tank to full tank on Kurukshetra-Delhi highway. Kurukshetra-Delhi-Gudgaon-Delhi-Kurukshetra. And then back to Saharanpur. Gear shifting is very smooth except some problem in reverse gear. Sometimes its difficult to put it in reverse gear.

    Ride Quality & Handling As where as the ride quality is conserned... Its good. Handling is also good. Easy to drive. A very smooth stearing and easy to drive car. Not like big cars but its a campact car, not asedan. In this segment is nicely comfortable.

    Final Words Well... What to say?? A good car for 1st time buyers and small families, who are more within the city or short highway travelling. Not comfortable for long distances (more then 300-350 kms in a day) with a complete family of 5. Actually there are toomany options now a days. But one thing I'm sure about is a good service network and very good resale.
    In 14 months, I've done around 22000 Kms and still people are ready to purchse it for 2.7 lacs+.

    Areas of improvement: Interior Plastic quality is not upto mark. And the company might add some more features in top varient like keyless entry, music system, rear power windows and defogger and wiper on rear. Alloy wheels are also a considerable point.

    Mileage, Driving Pleasure and comfort, Smooth gear shifting, Powerful A.C.Plastic quality in interior, No music system, key less entry and rear power windows even in Vxi.
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