Did a 2200 kms.drive over 9 days from Hyderabad to Wayanad and back on my Nexon XZA+(petrol AMT). There were 5 adults and loads of luggage. Started when the reading was approx. 2500 and ended on 4700. Average was 15.2 kmpl. Close to 85% of the roads were of the Hyd-Bglr variety and even the rest 15% were not bad. Observations as follows:
Pros:
• It was super comfortable and never faced any tiredness.
• Suspension is good. Brakes gave the necessary confidence.
• The feather touch steering was a boon. Held up well on highways.
• Creep function works. Not as clean as an AT..but decent. You get what you pay for.
• Filled normal air /not nitrogen to 30.5 before start. Surprisingly the pressure is still the same.
• It was a pleasure driving the car with no mechanical problems. Not that we need to expect it so soon!
Cons:
• For a 6ft+ guy like me, having a telescopic steering would have done wonders. I really missed it.
• The AMT Gear shifts are pathetic. It runs on 2nd gear when ideally it should shift to 3rd. Similarly for other gears. I almost always shift to Manual.
• The back seat could have been better in the sense that there is a hump in the middle and the AC vent at the back juts out a bit. This causes discomfort to the middle-passenger.
• There was and still is some rickety sound at the back while going over rough roads, which came up post I removed the luggage tray and then put it back. Unable to figure a solution.
• Ingress and egress is not very comfortable. However once inside you are comfortably cocooned.The seat is apparently contoured to hold you in place in case of sudden-brakes or any emergency…, which actually is good.
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Originally Posted by Reinhard quick DIY over last couple of days. A large (relative on Amazon.in) size compass vinyl decal applied offset on the bonnet RHS to make the car stand out a bit in a sea of whites out there. Costed only Rs. 229 on Amazon.in. Very good quality. |
The sticker looks great on the bonnet ! Seems our choice of design is similar I too had stuck the Team-Bhp stickers all across the white band on the window pane and the Compass decal on the right C pillar..but a smaller one. The left C pillar has a ‘NatGeo Wild’ decal. It’s in black and subtle. The decal that you have put on the bonnet is something I considered to have somewhere above the wheel arch or on the door. I simply love the ‘Adventure’ stickers available on Amazon but not sure if it will gel as well as it does on the Duster. Wondering which of the 2 stickers whose pics. are attached is to be stuck on the area above the rear wheel.
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Originally Posted by Rajeevraj My brother in law had purchased a Nexon Petrol AMT around 8 months back. Overall pretty happy, but facing below niggles that are irritating him quite a lot....He is no stranger to automatics and follows the typical recommendations of driving an AT. Overall these niggles have made him quite frustrated and he is actually seriously thinking of selling the car. Anyone else facing such issue with the AMT variant? |
Your brother-in-law seems to be quite a rich man…planning to sell a 8 month old car. Don’t you think it will be a case of ‘Throwing the baby along with the bathwater’? A car with a conventional AT that your brother seems to have owned and one with AMT are two different animals though. I mean don’t even try comparing the two. Touchwood I have not faced any such problems as yet. However, based on my experience of facing issues with other cars including M800, Duster, Wagon R and Crysta,i will not be surprised if I get to face some with Nexon as well. Experience has taught me that it is a better idea to try to resolve the issues than junking it altogether. Actually, the only car I did not face an issue ..till now is a Tata! The Indica Xeta.