It’s been two weeks that I’ve been taking home the Datsun Go, and it’s turned out to be somewhat prevalent with the companions, family and neighbors.
Its diverse styling assists it with emerging from other passage level offerings, and my lodging society’s Alto and Eon proprietors specifically can’t resist the urge to remark on its openness. Aside from being a friendly exchange, the Go is making my office drive a fairly charming knowledge. Where each vehicle out and about is bumping for each square creep of space, the Go’s 67bhp motor in a light 788kg casing makes it simple to close developing activity crevices.
The engine’s rev-upbeat nature arms it with snappy throttle reactions — it really quickens as quick as some greater petrol hatchbacks! I especially like the light grip and controlling alongside the great perceivability, which makes it a simple auto to drive. In any case, paddling through the gearbox obliges exertion and it’s taking me a while to get used to the unusual force sort handbrake.
Now and again, it is hard to persuade individuals that the Datsun Go is for sure a section level hatchback. A weekend ago, I was stopping the Go when a Verna proprietor maneuvered into the vacant stopping space next to mine. As we both escaped from our individual autos, the’tail me-home-headlamps’ capacity of my financial plan hatchback and his medium size car became possibly the most important factor. It took a little visit for me to persuade him that this element wasn’t a post-retail fitment on our longtermer. Also, yes, his jaw dropped at the sticker. Be that as it may, my involvement with the Go hasn’t been a totally smooth-cruising one. First off, the left-side force window can’t be controlled from the driver’s side, which is extremely disturbing. At toll corners where the specialist is on the left, I am compelled to first uproot the safety belt, extend uncomfortably towards the left entryway and lower the window before I can delicate the passage. A couple of other expense cutting measures like absence of adequate protection, low quality Strada tires that need grasp and back safety belts which don’t withdraw are bringing about trouble. Actually, the safety belts’ insufficiency serves to highlight that Datsun hasn’t paid much significance to traveler wellbeing, a component that has become visible with the late crash tests. Generally speaking, the Go’s punchy engine keeps me grinning and the light weight guarantees that it’s entirely economical as well when driven with a light foot. The extensive and vaporous lodge keeps the inhabitants upbeat and the 265-liter boot swallows a considerable lot of gear. In any case, absence of fundamental pack and wellbeing elements implies the Go is as of now being limited to serving as a city runabout. Also, it’s an errand that this little Datsun is performing rather well.
Datsun Go T
Odometer: 2, 850km
Value: Rs 4.6 lakh(on-street, Mumbai)
Test economy: 15.3kpl(by and large)
Support costs: None
Shortcomings: No