[kgt.v8]

Originally Posted by cheeku

When I was a little close to the car in front which does happen occasionally, the tail-lamp cluster of the Syros with the brake lights was nowhere visible because of it being below the bonnet line and only the roof strip indicating the braking.

It crossed my mind this was a bit dangerous if one tailgates the car, and after a few seconds there were few other vehicles that I noticed braking erratically once or twice when behind the Syros in slow traffic.

I echo with your views on placement of turn indicators low. Placing turn indicators at such low positions like in Syros, Hyryder, Grand Vitara is an ergonomically bad design as per my perspective also.
The turn indicators placed low are not visible and in Indian road conditions you can't have a lot of gap to see the turn indicator placed close to bumpers. This definitely results in abrupt braking even for me and when I have Hyryder or Grand Vitara in front of me I try to leave some distance to be able to see their turn indicators and eventually that gap gets occupied by some 2 wheeler and mostly autorickshaw and blocking view again.

Originally Posted by Lalvaz

Cons:
1) Poor Fuel efficiency, The trip info was showing averages of 6.7 to 8.5kmpl in the city even though I was in the 6th gear at times, and inspite of the tyre pressure being at 50psi. Not sure why it was so low considering its a 1liter 3 cylinder engine. The rep had no answer either.

This 1.0 Turbo petrol DCT is definitely not fuel efficient. I reset trip meter before my test drive and after about 8 kms of test drive I could see fuel efficiency of only 7.5 kmpl. The traffic was very light and most of the time I was driving at 40 kmph without braking too many times.

Originally Posted by Lalvaz

4) Exterior looks Very disappointing, its exactly like a bigger WagonR, doesn't look enticing, never felt like a looker even though it was a brand new car.

I was one of the ones who had booked it online, but I think I may pass on this.

I have not seen any Syros actually on the road in Hyderabad in past 1-2 weeks. The SA says waiting period of 2 months which I feel is not right for Syros. There may be a few takers only upto HTK+ variants after which the car loses in looks department to Sonet and big brother Seltos. If I am spending anything close to ₹14 lakh ex-showroom looks start mattering and at that price point I will prefer Sonet, Seltos or Creta over this. Syros is probably only a work horse type of car for me. If I buy one (the chance of this happening is very rare) and once I park I will not look back or gaze at the car in parking lot.

[sharmanova]

Kia Syros bookings cross 20K units

- Gets 20,163 bookings in a month
- Petrol-Diesel split is 67:33
- AT variants make up 38% of the total bookings
- Top variants in more demand (46% of total bookings)
- In terms of colour preference, Glacier White Pearl leads with 32% of bookings, followed by Aurora Black Pearl (26%) and Frost Blue (20%)

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[kgt.v8]

Originally Posted by sharmanova

Kia Syros bookings cross 20K units

- Gets 20,163 bookings in a month
- Petrol-Diesel split is 67:33
- AT variants make up 38% of the total bookings
- Top variants in more demand (46% of total bookings)

Syros bookings opened around 1st of Feb. Only 20k bookings in 24 days for a new car that was marketed as VFM with loads of space offerings seems to be on the lower side.

I am yet to see a Syros on the road except couple of test drive cars. I wonder how many bookings are turning

I also expressed interest to buy Syros before launch as the car seemed great with compromise on the exterior looks. Kia did not disclose price before and as I am following my own principle - to book a car only after knowing feature list, variants, price list and actually seeing the variant that I want to buy I did not book when pre-booking window opened. The SA told me there is waiting period of 2 months for Syros which lowered my interest even further.

When prices were revealed on 1st February, the prices of variants above HTK(O) lost on VFM quotient for me. Overall, I lost interest in Syros in less than a month and even test drive did not make the car feel special to me. I could hear engine whine inside the cabin and this noise did not appeal to me (like the sound of 1.5 Turbo petrol revving).

[sharmanova]

Originally Posted by kgt.v8

Syros bookings opened around 1st of Feb

Bookings for the Kia Syros opened on January 3, 2025 .

[ron178]

Originally Posted by sharmanova

Kia Syros bookings cross 20K units

For a company that once used to sell nearly 15k Seltoses a month, getting 20k bookings in a month is not exactly something to write home about. Although to be fair, given the ridiculous price, incoherent looks and cut-throat competition, I think it goes to show Kia haven’t exactly lost Midas’ touch yet.

For reference, the Sonet did 50k in 2 months. The Syros will complete 2 months on Monday.

[VIN No]

67-33 split means that there is still a market for customers who opt for diesel for a compact car such as this one
No point in simply killing of diesels in the name of 'environment'

[Ashy1112]

Originally Posted by ron178

For a company that once used to sell nearly 15k Seltoses a month, getting 20k bookings in a month is not exactly something to write home about. Although to be fair, given the ridiculous price, incoherent looks and cut-throat competition, I think it goes to show Kia haven’t exactly lost Midas’ touch yet.

For reference, the Sonet did 50k in 2 months. The Syros will complete 2 months on Monday.

Now that people are more attentive to the safety ratings, Kia is competing with Kylaq, Nexon and 3XO in this segment which has 5 star safety rating. So when the safety ratings are out (if its 4 or 5). Kia can expect more sales.

Buyers can overlook the exterior design only with good safety ratings, it can also justify the price to some extend. So interesting times ahead for Kia and potential Syros buyers.

[ron178]

Originally Posted by Ashy1112

Buyers can overlook the exterior design only with good safety ratings, it can also justify the price to some extend.

That would be the case if it was a USP, but there are already more affordable options with valid 5-star ratings. At the Syros’ price (relative to the competition) I think anything less than 5 stars would be not just suboptimal but a deal-breaker for many. That said I would be very surprised if it earns less than five stars.

[Ashy1112]

Affordable options with valid 5 star rated cars are available, agreed. But there are has some minor drawbacks

Nexon - Poor QA/QC and unreliable service quality
Kylaq - Rear seat is comfort for 3 medium built persons
3XO - Smallest Boot space in the segment

I feel considering Syros counters these 3 issues to a large extend, company has priced it at premium. Since none of the Kia cars had got more than 3 stars, it can aim for 4 stars at best.

[kgt.v8]

I got message from Kia dealership to complete my Syros buying and get the car at introductory price before Feb end.

This looks like another marketing tactic from Kia to push people to buy Syros. On one hand the dealer said 2 months of waiting period and now this message is giving impression that units are available for delivery. As usual Kia India wants to keep increasing car prices every 3-4 months as if we are still in COVID era. I am yet to see Syros on the road. If we wait I believe the higher variants would be available on discounts from festival season this year.

[Ashy1112]

Originally Posted by kgt.v8

I got message from Kia dealership to complete my Syros buying and get the car at introductory price before Feb end.

This looks like another marketing tactic from Kia to push people to buy Syros. On one hand the dealer said 2 months of waiting period and now this message is giving impression that units are available for delivery. As usual Kia India wants to keep increasing car prices every 3-4 months as if we are still in COVID era. I am yet to see Syros on the road. If we wait I believe the higher variants would be available on discounts from festival season this year.

Introductory price ? Are planning to increase the price ??
Did you get the message from the dealer or KIA ? The sales numbers of Feb and March will really say the actual bookings of Syros I feel.

[kgt.v8]

Originally Posted by Ashy1112

Introductory price ? Are planning to increase the price ??
Did you get the message from the dealer or KIA ? The sales numbers of Feb and March will really say the actual bookings of Syros I feel.

This is the message I got from dealership

[anilntny]

We are about to replace my father's Hyundai i20 Sportz diesel manual with a Kia Syros HTK diesel manual. Awaiting delivery.

[Ashy1112]

Originally Posted by anilntny

We are about to replace my father's Hyundai i20 Sportz diesel manual with a Kia Syros HTK diesel manual. Awaiting delivery.

Congratulations on the new vehicle.

How is the demand for Syros in general with your dealer? What does the SA sale about the availability of the vehicle? Does it have long wait time??

[anilntny]

Originally Posted by Ashy1112

Congratulations on the new vehicle.

How is the demand for Syros in general with your dealer? What does the SA sale about the availability of the vehicle? Does it have long wait time??

Seems to have created a decent buzz. The waiting period depends on the variant. Ours being manual, there isn’t much delay.