Like all of you I hv been waiting new 4 A-Star for few months and finally got a chance to look upon (Vxi), at first flash car gives a cute look overall. As I open front door got dashboard pretty good with company fitted stereo system, plastic quality is ok but does not qualify i10. As legroom and driver seat concern it look comfortable for me (As I am 5’, 6’’ tall ) next I got a ride ..found good in terms of pick-up , acceleration, handling and no vibration at all. So slowly falling in luv with & prepared a mind to give booking amount (50K in Delhi) even for 20-30 days waiting period , but fantasies destroyed to all u turn.. As I opened back-door .. Shocked .man. So minimal boot space inside.. Even you can’t put a normal size suitcase inside.
Frustration continued with rear seat height and legroom.. If you are above (6ft 10’’) you will suffer a head clash with roof on typical Indian bumpy roads. Really got fed up with A-Star, turned back to Hyundai Showroom (Samara Hyundai Delhi).already had a test drive of i10 and I must say that I was very pleased with its handling, built quality and interior. Booked an i10 1.2 Kappa Magna (4.24 on road Delhi), going to get my new car in very next month..
So 4 bachelors ( boot space is quit enough for BEER cans .) Who are looking 4 a college fun & city drive with friends A-star is a good option.
So if you can compromise with space then u can go for A* .
& the best thing that Hyundai people should learn from maruti is : they are providing SRS Airbags , ABS and many other features on the additional cost of 37K only; if we compare Zxi with vxi ..
Hope it will start a new trend on indian roads.
As for as mileage is concerned maruti claiming 19.59 kmpl and showroom guys are telling 15-16 kmpl. So we can expect it around 14-15 kmpl in city drive. But for me i10 is expensive then A-Star... But along with better built quality, space, interior and definitely bigger engine its better to buy a i10 , I’d prefer to spend 15--20K more for an i10 rather than buying a A-star
(Rock On Maruti Suzuki -but tell me one thing. Where frahan Akhatar (Astar ambassador ) will put up his guitar)
Price : Vxi at 4.05 lacs on road
Zxi 4.49 lac on road (New Delhi)
Dharmendra Singh pokhariya
New Delhi.