Well my friends let me give you the verdict before........IKON
Why IKON.......well for starters, I own it....so that makes it a sensible buy. But I know that’s just not enough for you guys to go for it. So let’s review the factors which are important while buying (and of course once you buy it, in owning) a car and then see how these two cars fit in into those.
LOOK - Looks are the most important deciding factor and if someone says that looks don’t matter then they are lying. IKON is the sexier looking of the two...no doubt about that. The new Esteem is not a bad looking car but shows its age even after the cosmetic touches.
FEEL - Well, feel means a lot of things.....but for me it’s just the quality of the overall package. IKON again wins hands down in this category. Why u ask.....well! I bought a 4 year old IKON 1.6ZXI and it still feels like brand new. I used to drive my fiend’s Esteem before and in a few years everything from the plastics to the seats faded off. The IKON feels great, whether it is the way the doors open and close, or the cosy and well built seats or the meaty steering or the dashboard and controls. You’ll love it too. Lot of people don’t mind shabby interiors, but my friends this is what matters since you’ll be spending most of your time inside then outside. The new Esteem has much better interiors than its previous versions, but still lacks the solid build quality and feel which an IKON provides.
SENSE - IKON makes sense. Why? Drive it. I used to own a RX100 and then moved onto a Splendor since it made financial sense. My first car was a OMNI since it made financial sense. No more financial sense. I needed something which gave me an adrenalin rush the way my RX100 used to give it to me. Hence the IKON. The engine is a drivers dream come true. The power is there when you want it. Drivability is great.
Finally the only way that you can decide on any car is by just driving it since no review can give you what you really are looking for. So stop reading and go out and Drive it.
Cheers!!!