Tata Sumo Victa

Hi,

I test drove the Sumo Vicat GX a couple of weeks back and wanted to share my comments with u guys. I do not own this vehicle as yet, but thought my experience from teh test drive might be of use to people.

The technical details can be found on the Tata Motors web site, so iw ould not re-iterate the same.

Nice Things

1. The exterior looks much better than the conventional old Sumo.

   
   




2. The dual body color alos gives it a nice look.

   
   




3. The interiors are OK, not very much better than the old sumo.

   
   




4. Driver Seat is comfortable with an excellent all round view. The power steering is really good.

   
   




5. Engine noice is low and the Turbo kick in fast to give that extra power. Without the Turbo the pickup / power is still bad i.e. not different from the old Sumo.

   
   




6. A/C is good, less noise and the cabin cools really fast. The roof mounted A/C is a boon to the 2 nd 3rd row guys.

   
   




7. The tyres are wider and the ride is much comfortable. I also noticed that the side ways movement/ wobble found in the old sumo is also not there (this is really good improvement).

   
   




8. Seats are comfortable.

   
   

Not so good things

1. The plastic quality is really bad. The roof mounted A/C vents can come out if not sed carefully and the plastitc used for these ducts is really bad.

   
   




2. The gear shift is very close to the Music System control, so while chanign gears U might end up always hiting the front panel of u r music system if not carefull.

   
   




3. The engine lasks power, there needs to be more power for a 1.94L engine. If U R not using the Turbo the pickup is even pathetic.

   
   




4. Price appears high for the features and comfort provided.

   
   




5. No ABS and Safety Bags option.

   
   




6. Power Windows and other knobs/control not comfy to use.

   
   

Hope the above is of some use to U guys.