Re: Volkswagen Ameo : Official Review Quote:
Originally Posted by VeluM The Ameo has the same excuse. In fact the new Swift was designed during the period that the sub-4-metre sedans became a thing in India. The Ameo has a better excuse then. I think the Dzire has very similar problems to the Ameo and doesn't have the benefit of high-quality interiors, build or features. |
Well I meant more on the lines of Suzuki not needing to compete with any other manufacturer as already they were selling Swifts by the tens of thousands, thus they had already known for sure that a Swift with a boot is going to sell even more. The Ameo on the other hand is a model created to boost the low sales.. to pick up where the Polo left off by improving the practicality. The problem however is that the improvements aren't that much thus not giving the buyers a clear reason to choose the Ameo over other sub 4m sedans.
There would be 2 reasons for me to check the Ameo out - one would be that I like VW and want to see what's new about it.. after which I'd choose the Polo because design wise there is no comparison, Polo is a clear winner of the two and the rest of the missing features like armrest I can retrofit. The 2nd reason I'd check the Ameo out would be the genuine requirement of a sub-4m sedan's space for city use as, in that case I'd be open to other brands and clearly the Xcent and Amaze are superior in terms of passenger space, luggage space, engine grunt (petrol) and proportions which is what I was looking for in the first place - real estate within small size. Yes Ameo might have the European construction but in that case why not Polo itself? VW themselves are arm-twisting the buyers into choosing Ameo over Polo by offering diesel-DSG and few other goodies exclusively.. that shows that they know Polo would be the more preferred car. Quote:
Originally Posted by vinit.merchant How would you compare the drivability of the Ford Aspire and the VW Ameo Petrol on the highway? But now, after reading Ameo's review, I am certain that the Aspire is definitely refined, but how do these compare out on the open road? I am not a fast driver, and I would not go beyond, lets say, 120 but after using Palio GTX for 8 years now, I have never thought twice before overtaking on highways. |
You will have to get used to the new fuel-efficient petrol engines of today, it is not comparable by any stretch of imagination to the older engines. Seeing that you have the Palio (1.6?) you may even have to cry a couple of times after driving either the Polo 1.2 or Aspire 1.2 before getting used to them. Sure the Aspire engine isn't bad at all.. I've driven it, but as the review says its really not a responsive one - just keep a light pressure on the pedal to build up the revs and wait 2 seconds and you'll get a satisfactory response but no more. I've also driven the Polo 1.2 3 cyl, and let me be clear that its driveable alright, its a city car and will keep up with traffic as long as you work the gears and squeeze the pedal with planning, it is very noisy though and at higher speeds its anything but effortless (I'm talking 70-80 kmph) and in that respect the Ford engine is indeed more refined. Others may disagree and maybe for their own reasons, however I'm used to a 1.4 litre engine with great drivability hence my opinion.
For your needs and seeing that a Palio 1.6 is your current car, the only car you should be looking for (if petrol) is a GT TSi which is brilliant as far as engine response goes as well as the gearing for highways. Any other engine will feel like a compromise, but if you must choose between the above 2 options Ford 1.2 > VW 1.2 since the Ford Aspire is also about 20 kgs lighter at 995-1015 kgs.
Last edited by dark.knight : 16th July 2016 at 00:52.
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