I am having Alto Lxi since last one year. This is my first car and I learnt driving on it without going to driving school. I have only driven around 4000 kms since then and my first trip on this car was from Delhi to Himachal. car was driven by a driver and the mileage I got was 21 without A.C. I had my 2nd trip to Mussoorie, this time I drove myself and mileage I got was 18 with 50% A.C on. In city it delivers around 15kmpl with A.C and 17 without A.C. There are few things which I want to mention are here below:-
MILEAGE: It delivers great mileage for sure on highways & decent mileage in city witch I have already mentioned above.
LOOKS: Looks are reasonably good, from the front it looks very nice and from back it’s not that good, it’s just ok but then you will not get i10 or santro in 2.72 lacs so it’s a good looking car in this price range.
PERFORMANCE: It has got 800CC engine which delivers around 47bhp I suppose. top speed I got was 120 and in city it’s very easy to drive alto because power steering is very responsive. Gear shifting is fine; it’s not great like GM Cars. Without A.C it doesn’t take many efforts to move, it has got good pickup even with 5 people sitting in it but as soon as you switch on the A.C, power drops drastically, it becomes difficult to overtake. for over taking you will have to change the gears frequently. but you can’t ask for more from a 800CC engine. By the way, everybody complaints about its power with A.C like me but then you wouldn’t get better powered car like santro, i10, or WagonR in this price range if you don’t want to compromise on power than you will have to shell out 50-70k more and if your budget is less than this is the best car in this segment.
AIR CONDITIONING: This is one of the best things in Alto, the A.C. its superb, it chills out the cabin within 5-7 minutes in the afternoon and takes 3-4 minutes in the evening.
AFTER SALES SERVICE **: This is the point I don’t need to tell anyone because everybody knows about the service network maruti has. I didn’t have to worry about the servicing bcoz they remind me every time when my service is due. I have done my 2nd service and didn’t get any problem with the service centre, they are honest, polite and very efficient.
VERDICT: For me it is a best economical car for middle class family of husband, wife & 2 little children. it has got good looks, decent performance, great mileage, great A.C and low price range, what else one need to have in a four wheeler of Rs. 2.72 Lacs.
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