Re: Our first crossover | 2021 Maruti S-Cross 1.5L Zeta MT Review Great update Chiro
I am a new member here and I also switched from Swift - 2007 petrol to S-cross 1.5 - 2021 petrol. Before finalizing on S-cross, I was in a similar dilemma while looking for my next car. Swift was a no non-sense car and never gave any kind of trouble, just regular maintenance did the trick to keep it up and running for last 14.5 years. I had to sell it unfortunately just because of 15 year petrol cars rule in Delhi-NCR. I so wish I could have kept it for few more years by getting its fitness certificate like other states :( .Then I started looking for my next car and Maruti Suzuki was my last choice since I wanted to experience a different brand. I started to explore other brands and my requirements were clear - Petrol vehicle and preferably naturally aspirated engine as I am a sedate driver, SUV/Crossover with some good space inside. While I was in the market, by that time Kia Seltos' Global NCAP rating was out (which I almost finalized) which made me look elsewhere. Hyundai Creta also based on same platform wasn't confidence inspiring either from safety perspective. One fine day, my wife suggested S-cross,l though I was not very keen to explore Maruti Suzuki again, but still I thought to give it a try. I called Nexa the next day and sales executives came to my place for test drive. I test drove it at different sections of a road and found it pretty well. S-cross is also based on Suzuki's global platform which has scored pretty well in crash test ratings. S-cross is not a feature loaded car but has some decent practical features. As somebody said earlier in this forum, it was more like - 'The car chose me'. I booked the Zeta variant, most value for money variant and after ten days, I took the delivery.
Needless to say, it is very good cruiser, good handling and suspension setup. Comfortable over long journeys and feels solid.
Few things I believe would make it even better - 6th gear - which is missing. This would have made highway runs even more smoother, but having 5 gears is a boon in city. Rear AC vents missing and I have observed Android Auto hangs sometimes and I am unable to find any fix for that yet. Tried changing phones, cables, resting Android Auto app by clearing cache and also resetting the head-unit as well. Showed it to SA as well, they did flash a software, but it hasn't resolved this issue yet. Car Play works seamless though.
After one year, I am happy with the purchase and enjoy every trip with it. |