Test Drive Did a test drive of the manual CRDi version.
- The interiors look much better.
- The only part i did not like was the beige and the fake wood
- At idle, there is some noise that does come through of the engine, but did not notice it when the rev was up
- Low end torque is good and i was very happy with both bumper to bumper traffic as well as some of the empty streches.
- Power kicks in post 2K and you do feel the G force when you stomp on the pedal
- Music system was OK, but they seem to have a USB port so one can just use a USB stick and not carry an iPOD (no CD changer though). 6 speakers + subwoofer
- HVAC was good with individual control - shows outside temperature as well..
- Decent storage space and lighting
- Has a trip meter, but did not check it..
- Visibility is good and has rear parking sensors
- Reverse gear is similar to the Opel - wonder if one would ever use the 6'th gear unless you are on one of the toll roads
- Apparently has autosensing mirrors to dim when there is a high beam behind you - could not check as it was day time
- Ample rear leg space and apparently there are rear vents below the front seats for cooling
- suspension is good (though tuned for city driving - so on the soft side) and the clearance is good as well (the usual speed breakers that my Baleno used to scrape were OK with this
- The FE according to the sales guy was 10-12 in the city and 16 on the highway, but the specs elsewhere (australia) are higher
- Huge boot space
- Tubeless tyres and did not drive faster than 100kmph or did any fast corners to judge the stability
- 4 year/80k warranty
- 2 airbags standard (with Passenger seat turn off capability) and 4 additional airbags as an option
- ABS/EBD but no traction control or electronic stability..
Great car overall except the beige/fake wood and is priced at
- 16.9L OTR (P/M)
- 18.11 OTR (D/M)
- 19.32 OTR (D/A)
The manual diesel may be the one to go for as the resale value and the FE combined makes it a good value proposition.
Last edited by rangaraj : 6th February 2009 at 13:32.
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