Nitpicking a few niggles on my new Seltos GTX+ after 1200 km in 1 month

Even in Eco mode, I managed to get only 13.2 km/l fuel efficiency on the highway.

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I have completed 1200 kms on my Seltos GTX+ which was delivered less than a month ago. Have gone on some long drives, hill stations, etc, and absolutely loved driving the car on all sorts of roads. Especially on highways, I never felt the speed has crossed 120, till it started to beep continuously. On a stretch of empty road, it was surprising how stable and in control it felt even at such high speeds.

In my old Honda City, it used to feel as if the vehicle was reaching its limits. When I was driving a manual transmission car, I was under the impression that Automatics don't shift properly during overtake manoeuvres and may feel underpowered in such situations. But I was totally wrong! This beast gives as much power as you need in any situation even in Eco mode. Overtakes were always super smooth.

Some niggles I found if I want to nitpick:

1. The "Consider taking a break" pops up in unexpected scenarios and is annoying. It popped up once during my 15-minute drive to work and sometimes it popped up just after I had taken a break as well.
2. The parcel tray in the boot makes more noise at bumpy rides. It does not fit sturdily and keeps making a rattling noise quite often.
3. Bad bumpy roads make it uncomfortable for the rear seat passengers when compared to Honda City, because of the suspension tuning and 18" wheels.
4. Sometimes the downshifts when climbing up the road are very evident with sudden higher rpms. The passengers were asking what happened when it downshifted suddenly. But it may be because I am still getting used to the pedal manipulation since I have moved to Automatic from Manual.
5. Even in Eco mode, I managed to get only 13.2kmpl in highways. I was cruising mostly around 90-100kmph occasionally touching 120kmph 3-4 times over the span of 3-4 hours. Maybe I still need to learn a driving pattern to cruise which would give me a better mileage.
6. The "since refuelling" mileage calculator was not accurate. When I calculated manually using the full-tank to the full-tank method, it was actually lesser mileage than what was being indicated in the console.
7. Even the estimated distance indicator is not reliable. It was showing an estimated 750 km after I refuelled to a full tank, but what I actually got was around 550-600 km.
8. Also, in my Honda City, after the estimated distance remaining with the current fuel level became zero, I could still drive for around 35-50 km usually, which indicated around 5L of petrol left. But in Seltos, I refuelled after the estimated distance became zero exactly, and I had to fill 49.2L of petrol then! Since the fuel tank is of only 50L capacity, it is very risky if we wait till the remaining distance becomes around 0km and you are not able to find a petrol bunk.

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