Drove the Innova Hycross for 11 hours straight: 6 highlights & 2 issues

Cumulative fuel efficiency of 17.6 km/l with two tank fills.

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I took my Innova HyCross VX for an extended trip which went from Delhi to Chandigarh to Bir to Billing to Dharamshala to McLeodGanj and back to Delhi.

I did McLeodganj to Delhi non-stop for 11 hr 15 mins of driving with no break or stoppage. Here are my highlights from the trip.

Highlights:

1. Cumulative average of 17.6kmpl with two tank fills. Zero to full tank.
2. I did the last leg non-stop and when I parked the car at my house, I still had enough fuel to go to Agra and back.
3. The comfort is unparalleled. Near zero body roll even whilst pulling tight corners.
4. Very easy to fit into tight spaces despite its size. We encountered a massive traffic jam whilst going uphill from Dharamshala to McLeodganj and we did some really tight spacing which the car did with ease. We even managed to do a U-Turn at one point on a narrow road where even the Dzire ahead of us had to take 4 back and forths while the Innova managed it in 3.
5. The hill-hold function is a dream. It works like a charm and is very useful, especially since we were stuck in an uphill traffic jam for over 2hrs.
6. The gears take time to move to lower ratios hence you have to accelerate before steep climbing turns to compensate for the sudden loss of speed.

Lowlights:

1. The Apple Play JUST DOESN'T WORK. WHY WON'T TOYOTA FIX THIS? WHY TOYOTA WHY?
2. When you move from Park to Drive, the breaks make a weird sound. Not sure what it is, but it appears to be the electric parking brakes coming off.

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