This is my third review in mouth shut. I wanted to exchange my 3 years old Alto and wanted buy a vehicle which should fulfil some of my primary requirement as ease to drive, good sitting position, enough power to drive in both city and highway as I often go for weekend trip, economy and value for money. And guess what, after buying the Zen Estilo; I am a happy customer now as it fulfils my entire requirement.
Initially I was really confused between Wagon R and Zen Estilo. Finally I went for Estilo vxi because of the following reason: - Looks, sitting position, Front view while driving, large boot space and the extra 13K discount I was getting over wagon R. Also Wagon R vxi comes with an integrated music system (Nippon) which I didn’t like so much, so in Estilo I had the option to fix a music system of my own choice and I went for Sony! I bought this vehicle on 30th May, 2012.
Now let’s talk about the driving experience:
After buying I took the vehicle to Coorg, up and down some 500KM and another 100KM in Bangalore city and I must say the experience was just awesome!!
The things I liked the most about Zen Estilo:
Decent pick up, on highway you can easily overtake other vehicle at high speed with AC on.
Excellent front view and sitting position for both driver and pillion.
Great control, I was quite confident even at high speed (100 to 110 KM)
Very smooth engine and gear shift.
It touches 0-60 KM in no time, you won’t even realize!
Spacious inside (for 4 people) and same time takes less space for parking. Even less than my earlier Alto!
Large boot space, a boon to weekend traveller!
Believe me even though you will find very few Estilo on road, the new Estilo is a real eye catcher. It looks great in most of the new colour. I purchased the silver one, and it simply looks great J
I got 16.94 KM/Lt under 90% highway and 10% city drive with AC on. I have not done the first service yet, so the mileage will definitely improve.
Things I didn’t like about Estilo:
Nothing really as of now, however I would say the suspension could have been slightly better.
Final Verdict: You can definitely go for Zen Estilo. A value for money and backed by excellent Maruti after sales service.