Test drove the new verna fluidic .Seems to be a giant when it comes to horsepower . One touch and car takes off like a plane on the runway .External looks are good, Silver and white bring out the shape of the car. Internal dash look is done well but quality of dash plastic needs to be checked because its unlike most other cars .Quality of cushioning used for the seats is really bad . The density of the cushions is low quality and you may get a backpain in long drives. Seating is a little low may be difficult for people who are tall . Independent suspensions in the front have been made extremely sensitive hence a lot of body roll in the front while driving and potholes can be felt directly on the drivers end . Verna fluidic is the only car in its segment which does not have stabilizer bars neither in the front or the back suspensions compared to its competitors .Honda city has it in front and back to improve ride quality, Ford and vento have it in the front making them a drivers cars.
On high speeds the driver may feel a little unnerved due to reaction to every small uneveness on the road and may feel light on the steering. Quality of clutch is equal to a maruti vehicle. To feel a little safe they have provided 6 airbags in the highend model with disc brakes on all 4 wheels but what about the lower end models which have only 2 airbags in the front . There is no talk of the internal steel structure used in the website in terms of safety the way a Ford fiesta talks about it or Honda city.
Clean Air mentioned as one of their selling points only neutralises bacteria by releasing ions for the car a/c but does not block dust and pollen . Cabin noise is very high in the new verna on par with any maruti vehicle , so be ready to use headphones while driving in the city with its noise pollution, or hear your tubeless tyres noise when on highway . The quality of beeding used around the doors is definetely not top class , thereby can allow moisture and creeking of doors after about a year. Overall the verna has only one selling point and that is speed which is addictive . But in city traffic it is a waste of horsepower , while on highway any car will be fast enough . Just make sure you have a car you can easily drive within the city with a good mileage of atleast 13 km .Verna supposedly only churns out 11 , that too the 1.4 , the 1.6 will churn only 9.