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Originally Posted by misquitas The notion of 'spacious' is largely subjective. Having driven in our Alto since the past three years, our i10 feels 'spacious'. Other would ridicule the 'cramped' cabin of the i10, or the Swift for that matter.
So, what is spacious (or beautiful) to you may not be shared by others.
I see the Ertiga as mainly being used as a 5-seater vehicle with the third row seats folded most of the times, to free up a huge boot space. In this sense, yes, I will still consider the Ertiga to be 'spacious' in its segment.
I have seen a number of Innovas with roof luggage racks without any major problem. So I feel that the Ertiga could also have this feature, should the need arises.
I'm rather surprised that you have arrived at the conclusion that this is a 'tin can'. Have you seen the Ertiga in flesh, or have you indulged in armchair speculation? I'm quite interested in your justifaction of the 'tin can' theory. |
Yes, it does vary from person to person and how one feels, but if you see width of alto and i10, you will see that i10 is wider, so it will give you spacious feeling. Same for ertiga and innova.
My friend who clicked the scoop pictures of Ertiga and gave it to me was of opinion that it is indeed a tin can, especially if you compare it to innova. His words, i clearly remember was looking at Ertiga first time was, it doesn't appear as good a built as other 7 seaters ( he was referring to Xylo at that time). He also visited Expo to look in person. Even after this if you feel i am indulging in armchair speculation, so be it. I would rely on his word any day as he is as enthusiastic about cars as we are.
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Originally Posted by joslicx On our last trip to Coorg (from Bangalore), we took an 7-seater Innova and thee were 2 families, each with a very small kid. Me, wife and my kid occupied the last bench and, though it was spacious, it wasnt comfortable like the middle row at all! We were been thrown around each time there was a speed breaker or any undulations on the roads (which was good only till Mysore and in Madiketi it was really horrible). So the back seat comfort is not really that great in an Innova as well. And talking about boot, we had two suitcases and a bag but the two suitcases didnt fit in the Innova's boot either! so the driver had to load them on the roof luggage tray only! and there was rains in coorg at that time!!!
the blockbuster success of Swift and especially Dzire tells it all. Space is not the important criteria for us here in India. And nowdays you see Dzires as taxis as well, and also in govt!!! Its the package that matters and the
price and Maruti knows how to pack one, especially the price and at the end of the day it ends there for most of us! |
I am not sure why are you comparing second and third rows of a car. It is bound to be uncomfortable. how about comparing third rows of different car. That will be a better answer. Any car you take, middle seat will always be comfortable compared to last row. There are exceptions like GL, Q7, QX56 etc. If you are to compare third row comfort with Aria, Xylo and then felt which one was comfortable i would have been convinced, not otherwise. How about doing the same trip in Ertiga when it is released? I am sure it will be even more cramped, uncomfortable than innova.
I agree though, price is very important and if pricing of swift and dzire is anything to go by, it will be priced reasonably well and i did mention it before, it will sell as lot if priced perfectly.
Anyways, no more comparisons with Innova, its a given fact that both don't belong to same segment so no point going back and forth.
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Originally Posted by vb-san
Having options is not a bad thing right? And the ‘tin can’ factor. I feel this car will be as safe as the other models from the same brand, or its Japanese/Korean competition.
Anyway, just to repeat, comparing an Ertiga with a Innova/Xylo is like comparing a BMW 3-series with a 5-series and stating that the latter is bigger! |
Yes, i agree, more the options, better choice for us consumers. More power to us.
I do hope with all seriousness that this one is as safe as other models.
Its just a small comparison about 'spaciousness' that led us to compare Ertiga with Innova. Everything else, it is given that in no way we can compare both - engine, size, practicality in which case your analogy make sense.
I am just wondering how well will this do in taxi segment and threaten current taxi king - innova.