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I have already commented on my Tiago's performance , which is about 4.5/5. My 2023 Verna, which is experiencing its first summer- I would rate it at 4/5. The all black upholstery of the cabin doesnt help things either. It's good that the car itself is white coloured.

I have experienced excellent AC performance in my Scorpio-N, it also comes with rear independent AC unit to make the car a mini Ladakh clap:

But, exact opposite in our i20, auto AC not able to cope up with the summer heat in our coastal city and stopped cooling itself multiple times. Hyundai has this issue in few of their cars.

Kia Sonet D-AT
AC is brilliant. I will rate it 4.5/5. Even in scorching heat of NCR it takes little time to bring the in cabin temperature down.

Tiago Diesel - AC is strictly OK since start. Will rate it 3/5.

Hyundai, specifically the i10 and Aura I have traveled extensively, doesn't have great AC. Their ACs stop cooling if the car gets stuck in traffic and stops moving. I have not seen this with any other cars but with Hyundai cars

Tiago 3/5 : Going against the tide here, but ours is from the 1st batch from May 2016, it has a poor AC, felt hot in Pune's heat which is not much compared to northern states. Also, at blower speed > 2 it makes lot of noise. Probably they improved it significantly after the initial feedback.
XUV700 4/5 : Outstanding, it cools a hot car very swiftly - max AC mode is quite useful.
Glanza 4/5 : Very good, cools in Delhi summers.
Creta 4/5 : Had a small experience in relative's car, its quite a chiller.
Etios 5/5 : Its a chiller!
Camry 4/5 : It cools well in Vegas in Aug weather.

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Originally Posted by Highh5 (Post 5757809)

Hyundai, specifically the i10 and Aura I have traveled extensively, doesn't have great AC. Their ACs stop cooling if the car gets stuck in traffic and stops moving. I have not seen this with any other cars but with Hyundai cars

Is this the issue that you mention: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techn...ml#post5747809

Did OP mean the thread to be filled with AC reviews of current cars? Since he mentioned "prospective buyers".

Anyway, both my cars have chiller ACs. Tiago petrol's AC performance is well known here, it's really strong.

I was surprised to find my Aspires AC even stronger. On a HOT (40-42°C) day where the interiors would be like lava to touch, the AC on "Max AC" mode takes around 2-3 minutes to cool down the entire cabin. Amazing AC. Although one complaint I have with it is, it's weirdly a bit weak above 24°C ACC temperature, below 24 it's an absolute beast. I can count on my hands the number of times I have taken it below 20.

It's due to the puny compressor, also used in Baleno (2022 onwards) and Fronx, which takes almost 10 mins to cool down a heated car in exchange for better mileage. Because of this deficient AC, I had to buy an i20.

https://www.marutisuzuki.com/genuine...ly/95200m55t00

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Originally Posted by samitjain (Post 5757573)

An update to my ac for Glanza.
Replaced my 5 year Glanza with the new facelift Glanza and Ac cooling seems to have dropped in the facelift.

Not sure, is it the early cutoff of compressor due to increasing mileage or rear ac vents added, but it’s not at par compared to old Glanza. I had bought my new Glanza just last week.

Will be going to service centre to get it checked

Past cars:

Alto 800 (2006) - Good
Hyundai Elite i20 (2015) - Good

Present cars:

MG Hector (2022) - Excellent
Maruti S-presso (2024) - Excellent

Just checked online, the compressor is different in Baleno from 2022 onwards, seems a bit smaller as well as cheaper by about Rs.2000/-.

That's evident that there is cost cutting as well as to increase mileage of the car they have compromised on Air Conditioning of the car.

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Originally Posted by samitjain (Post 5757573)

I have both the old Baleno from 2016 and the new one from 2022. The AC in the new Baleno is just pathetic.
As another member just posted above my post, they have reduced the size of the compressor. What a shame.

Maruti does not care about consequences resulting from their over zealous cost cutting initiatives.

- Venue 2021: Outright bad AC system. Front blowers barely do a thing even on the lowest setting and the rear blowers are as good as non-existent. I hope the newer Venue models are any better. 2/5

- Fortuner Legender: 4 zone climate control is a huge plus point in my opinion. Cools the cabin not instantly but at a respectable pace. My only gripe is the rear blower positioning; it is too 'in your face' lol:

Only if they moved them from the top to the B-pillars, and accommodated a sunroof there instead :p 4/5

- E-Class: Excellent cooling overall. Nothing to point out even if I try to. 5/5

I have decent AC in my 2013 Diesel Swift, recently condenser got leaked and the car started throwing warm air, got it checked and replaced the condenser and AC now working fine but I am not satisfied with the performance, if the vents are not towards your face you will start sweating, I have to keep blower on 2 and 1 speed of blower is useless, if I keep it on 3 or 4, it feels like a storm in the cabin.

Excellent AC on my 1.5L Turbo Alcazar. Used it extensively during my long drives in TN, and KL recently with 4 pax on board. Never ever felt it was lagging at temperatures around 41-42C. Blower had to be kept at max only for a short post re-starting from an open air parking.

AC of my old Honda City was also good, though at high temperatures I had to keep the blower at max for sometime until the cabin gets comfortable.