Hello everyone.
I had purchased Xeta-GLG (Salsa Red color) in the month of October-2006.
I wanted to put some of my thoughts earlier but waited for a while so that I can be sure about the things while writing a review.
Now I have driven the car more then enough, to share few of my thoughts.
I will be dividing the review/my thoughts into different sub parts:
Looks: I simply fell in love when I saw my Xeta Glg ( Salsa red color ). Looks are simply superb. Car is so curvy, beautiful and of course looks healthy & sporty . Interiors of the car are again good if not very beautiful.They are decent enough to be likeable.
Engine: Xeta comes with 1400 cc engine.Which is very powerful. Believe me its really powerful. <Not sure about the new Xeta with 1200cc engine>.Also engine is so silent, that one may try to restart the running engine specially at signals. :)) Also the car is so torqueee that you really need not require, changing gears too often, while driving in the city. It’s such a comfort while driving it, though A pillars are real problem. I will recommend fitting ‘Judgment rod’ on front bumpers for better judgment. Driving on highways is such a fun. Xeta is very stable on high speeds and feels safe too.
Space: My-My there is lots of space inside Xeta, especially when you compare it with small to medium hatchbacks, it has tons of space, lots of leg room & head room. If you fold the back seat the luggage space becomes huge. For a small family this feature is really useful and of course space too.
Suspension: The suspension of Xeta is good if not the best in its class. Just drive the car over the roads in Mumbai <with lots & lots of potholes> one will realize (specially the one sitting on back seat) how good the suspensions are. Its smooth sailing over potholes.
Fuel Consumption: This is the only one point which can be debated on. Xeta in city gives around 10-12 kmpl and on highway 13-16kmpl<with ac on most of the times 70%>. But this can be understood if you want a powerful car. Its definitely not on higher side but also not on the very lower side too. When you compare the cost of the car with other similar models it will help you to decide on this.
Note: I will update on this after first servicing.
Reliability: I do agree that still XETA needs to prove its reliability in the market but trust the TATA brand. Xeta has improved leaps and bounds compared to earlier Indica petrol version. Really it’s a great effort by an INDIAN company and great brand Tata. Xeta may not have lots of advanced safety feature but the features that are provided are good enough. Also the metal quality used is sturdy.
Price: This is again one of the strong points of Xeta. Its definitely cheaper then any other car, in its category, providing all the features that it does. Specially if you are looking for a great companion on Indian roads at an affordable cost do look at this option before finalizing any other car.
Dealer: I had a wonderful experience while purchasing Xeta from my dealer which is Fortune Cars, Thane. All the staff members were friendly and prompt. Hope my future interactions with them are going to be friendly too.
All the other features of the car are also very Good.
Xeta along with CNG becomes a more economical car.
Pls feel free to rate this review and ask any questions if you would like to.
Cheers,
Viru