Been less than a week since we bought the Palio D ELX AW(Red color) and its been a wonderful experience so far.
Took the car for a weekend drive to Yercaud (a small hillstation, 240 km from Bangalore).
Have put a decent 600km on the car.
Some experiences during the drive
1) Comfort: Having owned a Santro prior to this, this felt way too comfortable. (no more bumpy rides)
Extremely good back support and very good ride quality. The bigger tyres added to the comfort
on the slightly bumpy roads.
2) Mileage: Dont know yet. Will update once I fill gas the next time.
3) Space: Very good interiors and good leg space. Managed to keep a lot of luggage in the rear.
4) Interiors: Though, I didnt like the seat material, I dont mind. Planning to fit leather seats in future.
Otherwise, the build quality is quite classy. no sharp nobs. door nobs, control have a soft feel to it.
The finish is very good. AC was good.
5) Ride: Extremly good feeling when you drive. The steering is very precise
and very smooth. The sheer weight of the car gives very good stability.
The car feels very stable at high speeds (touched a max of 100,
but stuck to 85 most of the times since its a new car). Even at turns the car would turn very smoothly at high speeds. a pleasure to drive.
The 1.9L engine felt great while driving in the hills. The car moved smoothly in the uphills
with no strain on the engine.
The car has a higher turning radius , I think. Couple of places, had to make multiple reversing
to make a U turn. One needs to get used to this and judge properly.
6) Price (*) - I would say its a good bet. with power steerting, AC, power windows, Allow wheels, bigger tyres, rear wiper, blah blah.
7) Looks: I LOVE it.. esp the Red color!!
The price has been hiked recently (by 20K or so), but luckily we got it for the older price 5.6K.