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| ![]() Thanks for that mini review of KWID. Very well written and covered most of the points beautifully. On a Sore Note, I am still surprised not to see the Official new car review of quite a few recent launches. Mods, is there going to be an official new car review of KWID at all? Have we stopped doing the reviews or should i be looking in a completely new section of t-bhp? |
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In addition (as in the case of Aspire) GTO had mentioned in the Aspire thread that the time provided during the media drive by Ford was not sufficient to come up with a review that meets Team-Bhp standards. So they had to wait for Ford to provide the cars again for a longer duration. Final reason. There have been so many launches in close succession. I assume that makes the whole process more challenging. So there will definitely be an Official Review for all the new cars. We just need to be patient. ![]() Edit: We already have the reviews for Jazz, Creta, Aspire. I think only the Kwid, TUV300 and Figo DCT are pending. That is a pretty good turn round considering the above points Last edited by Rajeevraj : 8th October 2015 at 10:10. | |
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| ![]() Folks, I took a couple of videos when doing the TD of the Renault Kwid. I've uploaded them to YouTube for your viewing pleasure. My colleague was driving and I was riding shotgun in the passenger seat. Please excuse my skills when it comes to taking professional looking videos. The intention was to capture the NVH of the car when driving within the city limits. We drove the Kwid over good roads and bad roads. The videos are just that. Videos were captured using my iPhone, so please don't expect cinematic quality & Dolby DTS surround sound ![]() |
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| ![]() Also I believe the last 6-7 months have seen more car launches than any other previous time in our history. Renault Lodgy Ford Aspire Ford Figo Honda Jazz Hyundai Creta Hyundai Elantra Facelift Hyundai i20 Active Mahindra Thar Facelift Mahindra XUV 500 Facelift Maruti Suzuki S-Cross Maruti Suzuki Celerio Diesel Maruti Suzuki Ciaz SHVS Ford Ecosport Facelift Audi A6 Matrix Tata Safari Storme Volkswagen Vento Facelift Volkswagen Jetta Facelift Mahindra TUV Renault Kwid Thats 19 !! And more are lined up. While these are indeed exciting times for car buyers, I think the official reviewers must be swamped between day jobs, family, media drives, review compilation etc. I am sure the usual high quality, in-depth reviews will be out soon for the remaining ones. Just gotta wait for the good stuff. Last edited by mustang_shelby : 8th October 2015 at 10:40. |
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I knew it! ![]() ![]() I'm now interested to see short term and long term ownership reports of the Kwid! | |
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If the after sales support, wide sales network, and Maruti brand image are not considered, is there any reason for a first time car buyer with budget 4L still go for Alto 800 over Kwid? Which car do you think will Kwid affect mostly? Eon or Alto 800? Nano has a cult following, and others who are sitting in the fence rather would go for Alto, Eon or Kwid only. | |
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| ![]() That is the price list of Kwid in Jamshedpur, was there for business and had some free time . Dealer has already received 250+ bookings and waiting period is now close to three months with deliveries starting from 13th of Oct. Already a lot has been said and our very own official review will reveal all soon ,hopefully. ![]() First impressions ,it looks mighty impressive ,saw the silver color,wheels didnt seem too puny to me atleast, build quality is decent, opened and closed the doors multiple times and they felt better than my swift. ![]() Excellent driving position and gear shift too seemed quite nice,although a little notchy, should improve with usage.Also it has decent space at the rear for short trips and occasional highway trips and Boy Oh Boy,isnt the boot massive! Cost cutting is quite evident and QC not of very high standards , attaching a picture below of the rear right inner door which had wrinkles on it,those from automobile background will know . Will i buy it,yes for my wifey when its launched with AMT! |
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Eon was way better than Alto in terms of styling, interior, comfort etc, but still people went on booking Altos in huge numbers. Eon rarely made it to 10K numbers even in the initial days of launch, and then later settling down to 6K numbers or less. Reason? The initial hype was not that much, and people rather found Santro a good VFM! Those who went for Hyundai showroom with a stretchable budget went straight for i10, after taking a look at Eon. i10 indeed was much more neutral looking and pleasing to conservatives, compared to funky Eon. But in case of Renault, they now have only one car to focus and market it in low price range. The hype is also good, and today every car buyer at least seem to be aware of Kwid! 25K bookings mainly from Tier II and Tier III cities is really an interesting progress! It is in Tier II and Tier III cities where Maruti's Alto numbers coming from! Alto is a time tested machine and their support & resale value are their trump cards, but still, before you know market can go out of hands! Maruti should take some reasonable steps instead of releasing some Panic Editions or Colourful Stickers editions. While you are waiting for 2017 Alto, come up with some key changes in the existing car, such as these: a) How about releasing the Vxi with R13 alloy wheels, ABS & Passenger airbag? (Driver airbag already available) b) Add basic things like 12V power outlet, LHS mirror, Split seats as standard c) Provide rear power windows, rear wiper, Fog lamps d) To satisfy the crowd that are attracted by the touchscreen, provide the same with GPS in Alto as well! e) Launch an AMT version in Alto 800! f) Launch the car in some more interesting colours. | |
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If you consider WagonR, it is sold in such large numbers for its practicality. No other manufacturer has tasted this much success with boxy station wagon looks in India. When you speak about Swift, it is indeed futuristic design (though it slightly reminds the Mini Cooper), and masses loved it. Till date there are many who buy Swift / Dzire twins for their looks! I have known a person who got love at first sight on Swift when it was launched, but could not buy at that time, and after several years, went for Swift a few months ago! And all the other cars - Ertiga, S-Cross wear similar clothes as Swift to keep the sales going! You can call Maruti's exterior looks as plain and conservative, but definitely not ugly. | |
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