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Originally Posted by Vigkey I was drove the car for a fair distance and the driving impressions were not very positive. - The steering felt very nice to hold but was way too light to my liking. Just like my BIL's Santro and FIL's Bolero. I terribly missed the kind of feel my Dzire's steering would give.
- The steering offered 0 feedback even at speeds exceeding 80 kmph - That was the maximum I could do within the city.
- There were no speed breakers in the route we followed. But there were a couple as we entered their stockyard to check out the Creta. And Yes, I managed to scrap the bottom in one of them without much difficulty.
- The suspension was a little too soft to my liking. Not sure of the handling as I did not try high speed lane changes or take a sharp corner.
- While coming back, the SA took charge of the wheel and was very careful not to bottom out and a careful negotiation meant he was successful.
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Hi, I own a 6 month old elite. I was initially inclined towards the honda amaze for it's 100ps engine. I test drove the honda and I was like... Honda is never a honda again. I thought of taking the polo afterwards but the interiors were heavily cramped. I purely hated the hyundais till that point as my cousin is having an old i20 with lots of steering rattling, and she is a boat. Handles like a boat, and steering is like... OMG!
There comes this friend who took a petrol elite and wanna show off the new car. I really felt a wow factor in that car. Exteriors and interiors were both top notch. Felt like the olden honda civics inside. Very comfy seats and adequate space too. And suspension handled the potholes just marvelously. No wheel noise or engine noise when the doors are shut. In between just for the sake of curiosity, I took the wheel and I was like... Is it really an i20? Compared with the older i20, the ride is much mature now. The EPS is an EPS
But tightens a lot more than the old i20 at highspeeds. Also the undulations are not felt inside though I managed to bottom out at a pokey road in the city, yes I am from kerala. Being a petrol 1.2l, it lacked power and I decided to test drive a diesel. I booked for a test drive, and the hyundai guys flew to my home at 6:35 in the evening. Yes, I will be the only one in this forum mostly who test drove a car in the night. After a rigorous test run, I fixed, this car is mine.
Now 6 months have passed, and here comes the rumors about the jazz. Being a die hard honda city fan (OLD city, Don't like the new one), I fall in love with the car at the very first look. I decided for a test drive (I had a deep regret feeling in my heart for taking the elite in JAN) and called for one. They dint turn up for giving me a test drive even after 3 days and I had to go to their place to take one. I went there on my car only and got a super muted and careless executive at my disposal. He just gave me the key and sat at the back seat. I started the engine, and pure horror again. I felt like, my i20 is a Pomeranian and this one is a German shepherd, just for the sound and nothing else. I drove it for about 15mins on the highway, and I did not feel any difference in ride handling from the i20. The only thing was lack of power felt due to the linear torque development. There is no turbo rush here but the engine is equally punchy as the i20. Here also, they have used an EPS, and an EPS is an EPS. Highway stability is also similar to the i20 only, but suspension is a tad tight I guess. Because, at the highway here, in between there is a wavy undulation on the road, and the i20 takes a time to settle-down after that.. Jazz dint had that issue, but i20 is much more comfortable at normal roads. I did not like the rear section of the car. It looks good in pictures but not in real. And micra's led lights are much better than the rear lamps of the jazz. i20's rear lamps are just delicious. Interiors are not up to the mark of the i20, but dash is good. I liked the touch screen player addition, but it is just like a Chinese music player. The reverse camera feels so cheap and like a Chinese webcam. There is a lot of space at the back and one can stretch out legs with ease. The i20 is not cramped either. It has good amount of space too. But the boot is so big on the jazz. Just like a sedan. The fit and finish is not on par with the i20. Overall jazz is a good car, and they have concentrated on practicality and not premiumness.
So after riding the jazz, did I felt guilty on taking the elite? NO, Not at all. If I was more than 45 years old, and I was a fuel efficiency hungry maniac, who likes to shift home all the time, I would have. There is nothing else to be loved in the jazz when compared with the i20.
So, here is my conclusion:
If you need a young, hot, premium eye candy car, and does not mind the fuel efficiency, just the elite, nothing else
If you are an ultra practical person, who can compromise on the premiumness, NVH levels, some style elements and some comfort and fit and finish elements, just take the jazz.
Conclusion scaling:
Ride Handling: TIE
Cornering: TIE
Suspension: JAZZ
Fit, Finish & Quality of materials: ELITE
Premium feel: ELITE
Gizmos: ELITE
Practicality: JAZZ
Style elements: ELITE
Price: ELITE
Elite is a winner mostly. If elite had some more fuel efficiency, it would have been the king. 99% of the car buyers will be happy with the space elite offers them. Jazz offers some more, but who cares. No one will carry most of the household with them all the time. And the magic seats
available in only top variants? Honda, you need to rethink a lot before relaunching the jazz again!
Last but not least, a tagline:
Now a days, a HYUNDAI is a HONDA, but a HONDA is not a HONDA anymore...