I was waiting for Getz CRDI to be launched. I have booked my car couple of weeks back and going by dealer’s word in Bangalore, I am expecting delivery in Nov Mid time frame.
Here is my first impression after a brief test ride today.
Engine and gear box
for one thing I wanted to buy this car is its Engine, after the drive I am even a bigger fan of this.
Hyundai has given a cracker of an engine. 110 houses under hood can do a wonder under .This is wolf in a sheep’s clothing.
It using the same gear box of Verna, with the same shift pattern but I guess rations has been changed little but to make ride more sporty . gear shift is good, stick play little longer then my liking .
One are where I was disappointed with Hyundai was the feature List
There is no ABS in this car, not even as an optional feature.
No climate control
No Immobilizer
No Air Bags No rear wiper
Even Mirror and Door handles are not body color.
Getz CRDI definitely a very fun to drive car but there is close to 80K price difference between Getz and Swift it lose out in price / performance parameter.
It is a great car to drive, must go for it if you are not very price sensitive