Taking my brand new Seltos GTX+ on its 1st long drive; 9 observations

Managed to eke out out 17.5 average fuel efficiency while coming back from Meerut to Delhi.

BHPian Sach_511 recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

Just had my very first long drive in my brand new Seltos GTX+. After a painful drive to my office to Gurgaon from Delhi during the monsoon season, where I managed to drive it in 2nd/3rd gear for the entire 20 km, I realized this car is not meant to be driven in Delhi, period.

Here are a few observations from my side. Let me know if anyone concurs:

1. The auto wiper functionality is useless. They are not up to the mark, and I kept switching between off and on instead of Auto, since they barely wipe the windshield when it’s full of water droplets.

2. The infamous left pull: While coming back from Meerut, I encountered this issue. The car pulls tremendously toward the left and has to be kept on a tight leash by LKA.

3. Headlight feedback is quite bad on this forum, but I found them quite alright on the highway as well as within city limits.

4. The rear windshield wiper is a godsend in this relentless Delhi monsoon.

5. ADAS is awesome. I can’t think of any reason why people wouldn’t want to use it.

6. I can’t manage to find the perfect seating position, and at the end of a 3-hour drive, my back is hurting like hell. The absence of lumbar support is the culprit here (any suggestion on this would be appreciated!!)

7. Managed to eke out a 17.5 average while coming back from Meerut to Delhi and 14.5 while going from Delhi (took 2.5 hrs so you can guess the traffic conditions) and I believe its awesome considering the size of the car and my Old Sx4 never given me more than 12 Km average on same roads.

8. The car pulls way too strongly to achieve the set cruise control speed. It was very frightening at first, but I gradually learned the art of reducing the set speed every time some stupid driver crosses the lane.

9. One stupid driver banged the car from behind on its second-week anniversary (I haven’t even paid the first EMI yet), and now there’s a major dent on the trunk. :-(

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