@RSM: Looks are subjective. So be my guest if you think you can be all judgmental about what my opinion of the Punto is based on my assessment of its looks.
Coming to the challenge, I would love to take you up on that one. I own a Swift D and my friends Getz Crdi gives better FE. Want to know why? Better torque, better tune. Do check the figures of both cars to know what I am trying to point out to. A lower capacity, lowered powered engine will have to work that much more harder to maintain speeds working the engine overtime than a car that has more power & torque.
Its nice to praise the car you own, but at times we get all touchy and judgmental when someone comes along and criticizes certain bits of the car. There is nothing to get worked up about.
And yes, most of these cars are underpowered except for the i20 & Swift. The only saving grace for the Swift is its aggressive mapping, but that engine is horrendous past 3,200 rpm.
And yes, I am aware of the in-gear acceleration of the Punto. Which again is left lacking when compared to the other cars running the same engine, ala Swift, Ritz, Indica Vista etc. Feel free to correct me with some in-gear acceleration figures.
Swift, Indica, Polo, Ritz, Punto have nearly the same output. But yet there is a stark contrast in the way each of these cars move. I prefer calling a spade a spade, its upto you how you would like to interpret my posts.
PS: It has nothing with me driving fast/not. When I review cars I look at all aspects of it. And I am making a direct comparison after driving all of the above said cars back to back before I pass a judgment.
PS2: Last week dad got bored of the Swift D and wanted to sell it and buy another car. We checked out a few cars. What happened in the end? It was so disappointing to find out that there are no other cars one can *upgrade* from the Swift under 8L. So we decided to retain it. FYI, my dad is also a *normal driver*. Even he said, he rated the Puntos acceleration the last. And yes loves the way the Puntos ride quality and looks.
If I were in the market to buy a new car today given the requirements of the OP, it would have to be the Vista/Figo. Excellent VFM.
Coming to the challenge, I would love to take you up on that one. I own a Swift D and my friends Getz Crdi gives better FE. Want to know why? Better torque, better tune. Do check the figures of both cars to know what I am trying to point out to. A lower capacity, lowered powered engine will have to work that much more harder to maintain speeds working the engine overtime than a car that has more power & torque.
Its nice to praise the car you own, but at times we get all touchy and judgmental when someone comes along and criticizes certain bits of the car. There is nothing to get worked up about.
And yes, most of these cars are underpowered except for the i20 & Swift. The only saving grace for the Swift is its aggressive mapping, but that engine is horrendous past 3,200 rpm.
And yes, I am aware of the in-gear acceleration of the Punto. Which again is left lacking when compared to the other cars running the same engine, ala Swift, Ritz, Indica Vista etc. Feel free to correct me with some in-gear acceleration figures.
Swift, Indica, Polo, Ritz, Punto have nearly the same output. But yet there is a stark contrast in the way each of these cars move. I prefer calling a spade a spade, its upto you how you would like to interpret my posts.
PS: It has nothing with me driving fast/not. When I review cars I look at all aspects of it. And I am making a direct comparison after driving all of the above said cars back to back before I pass a judgment.
PS2: Last week dad got bored of the Swift D and wanted to sell it and buy another car. We checked out a few cars. What happened in the end? It was so disappointing to find out that there are no other cars one can *upgrade* from the Swift under 8L. So we decided to retain it. FYI, my dad is also a *normal driver*. Even he said, he rated the Puntos acceleration the last. And yes loves the way the Puntos ride quality and looks.
If I were in the market to buy a new car today given the requirements of the OP, it would have to be the Vista/Figo. Excellent VFM.
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