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Dear members,
Since last 2 moths I am facing the biggest dilemma of my life. I own a Honda Brio S MT 2013 and she is serving me well. Now I need to buy a second hatchback for my wife. The new car will also be driven by me in weekends for having some fun. Since the car will be driven by my wife in Bhubaneswar traffic, so it has to be an automatic transmission. My budget is 10 lacs maximum. We have test driven the Volkswagen Polo GT TSI and we are simply bowled by the car's performance. Starting from the aolod German build, impeccable paint quality, the TSI gearbox and the turbo whistle everything mesmerised us. I am going to book the car by mid January. But some friends and colleagues are telling to take a look at 3 more alternatives e.g. Baeno CVT, Jazz CVT and Figo DCT automatic. Now I wont buy a Maruti for my perception of their poor build quality. For the remaining two cars I have observed the following pros and cons by watching numerous review videos on YouTube and reading almost all the website reviews.
I haven't test driven the jazz or figo automatics.
Honda Jazz CVT
Pros:
Spacious interiors
Paddle shifters
Honda brand and good resale value
Super silent ivtec.
Cons:
Already have a Brio with the same engine.
1.2 litre engine wont Abe as peppy as in brio due to higher weight of jazz.
Doors don't close with a thud.
Rubber band effect of CVT.
Ford Figo 1.5 litre DCT
pros:
Solid build.
100 bhp and around 130 Nm of torque looks mouth watering on paper at least.
Cheap maintenance as compared to VW.
DCT gearbox is second best in this segment after VW DSG.
Cons:
Puny 14 inch tyres.
Driving dynamics is not as good as first gen figo.
Interiors are not as good as GT TSI.
Not much fun to drive.
Prices:
Polo GT TSI : 9.8 lacs on road
Honda Jazz CVT V Variant: 8.9 lacs on road
Ford figo DCT Titanium: 8.15 lacs on road
My mind says Polo GT TSI. My brain is confused. Please suggest.
Since last 2 moths I am facing the biggest dilemma of my life. I own a Honda Brio S MT 2013 and she is serving me well. Now I need to buy a second hatchback for my wife. The new car will also be driven by me in weekends for having some fun. Since the car will be driven by my wife in Bhubaneswar traffic, so it has to be an automatic transmission. My budget is 10 lacs maximum. We have test driven the Volkswagen Polo GT TSI and we are simply bowled by the car's performance. Starting from the aolod German build, impeccable paint quality, the TSI gearbox and the turbo whistle everything mesmerised us. I am going to book the car by mid January. But some friends and colleagues are telling to take a look at 3 more alternatives e.g. Baeno CVT, Jazz CVT and Figo DCT automatic. Now I wont buy a Maruti for my perception of their poor build quality. For the remaining two cars I have observed the following pros and cons by watching numerous review videos on YouTube and reading almost all the website reviews.
I haven't test driven the jazz or figo automatics.
Honda Jazz CVT
Pros:
Spacious interiors
Paddle shifters
Honda brand and good resale value
Super silent ivtec.
Cons:
Already have a Brio with the same engine.
1.2 litre engine wont Abe as peppy as in brio due to higher weight of jazz.
Doors don't close with a thud.
Rubber band effect of CVT.
Ford Figo 1.5 litre DCT
pros:
Solid build.
100 bhp and around 130 Nm of torque looks mouth watering on paper at least.
Cheap maintenance as compared to VW.
DCT gearbox is second best in this segment after VW DSG.
Cons:
Puny 14 inch tyres.
Driving dynamics is not as good as first gen figo.
Interiors are not as good as GT TSI.
Not much fun to drive.
Prices:
Polo GT TSI : 9.8 lacs on road
Honda Jazz CVT V Variant: 8.9 lacs on road
Ford figo DCT Titanium: 8.15 lacs on road
My mind says Polo GT TSI. My brain is confused. Please suggest.