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BANNED Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chennai
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But when it comes to parking in tight spots, all this width and length will create issues. Imo, the best dimension for the combined use in current traffic and parking situations in city and highway and for good visual balance will be 4m length and 1.7m width. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Drivers seat
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VFM is a very vague term, first a prospective consumer has to shortlist their needs to be able to make out the vfm factor. Something appearing VFM to you could well be almost useless to another & vice versa. I can't also comment on the niche market of the vehicle, I believe when a product is in the market, consumers would choose it according to their needs. Indeed again i never blamed maruti, I just made a few points which according to me are the downsides of the vehicle so that people do not follow the herd mentality & check out the vehicle properly. | |
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BANNED Join Date: May 2011 Location: Ludhiana
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| ![]() I want to share some facts about the type of discussion going on here & on the favourite subject i.e. owing an SUV. Why to aspire the aspects of the sedan or a premium hatcback from a Compact SUV. SUV Bodystyle have lot of constraints like Tall-body height, top-heavy feel, high speed stability, Body Roll & If wheelbase is compact then do add bumpy ride, more unstable high speed manners due to relatively bigger wheels add more bumpiness due to their high height & bigger diameter. These factors become more pronounced when we talk about compact SUVs because they do have even more compact wheelbase & some have much narrow track width too, so as to maintain the length-width proportions. So, automatically these aspects comes into the scene when anyone talks about an SUV. So, thinking of an SUV, think sedate driving, relatively low FE for the space you're getting comparatively in a hatchback or a sedan & then decide your purchase rather than straight way to adopt an SUV just its tall or looks or feels rugged. IMHO, MUV/MPVs have better ride quality than SUVs because of Soft sprung suspension & other comfort oriented bits. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: HP07 AMSL 2K
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This car Vitara Breeza wants to Climb and not just climb, it wants to run and Climb. En-route climbing an incline it inspires a lot confidence and is ready to go faster. I have driven pertrol cars over 200K Kms and i always thought Diesel cars are not very good Climbers but i have been proven wrong for sure. I have also taken this car to steeper inclines which most cars are not very comfortable to negotiate but this car does pretty good. Presently i am following the guidelines of Tbhp Website and struggling to keep the car below 2K RPM and speed less than 50 Kmph and so not putting strain on the motor. I will do more difficult tests in future but my driving experience in hills tell me, this car is definitely going to come out with flying colors.I am sure to see a lot of cars climbing the hills. | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore
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I just dropped my plan of taking delivery of Brezza and cancelling it, meanwhile i booked an used XUV500 W8 Purple- Mid 2014- 20K KMS, one of my office colleague is leaving onsite, i found his ad on quikr and later found we both work for same company. Suv is good with minor scratches else everything looks fine. i got this for slightly higher price than brezza zdi+ hope its the sensible decision considering my need for highway drive(i have Celerio AMT for city) -MUKE | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Why Maruti is not providing SHVS hybrid option when the same engine is available for use in Ciaz which is also exempted from Delhi's odd-even rule? Meanwhile I test drove Brezza today. Overall impressions is positive. The car does look, feel & drive like an SUV. Engine noise is pretty controlled,vibrations dampened. Little bit of shudder on the clutch. Visibility & drivability is good. Wouldnt say it could match the ride comfort of my Honda City, but still it was decent. AC was powerful. They are quoting 12 weeks minimum for the LDi(O) variant but the problem is that neither they are confirming if I would get an even registration number, nor they are quoting me the same resale value for my WagonR if I handover my car at the time of delievery. If I handover it now, I will be car less for couple of months. Though, City is there, it is often occupied at home. Last edited by bluevolt : 3rd April 2016 at 19:08. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you!
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Adding SHVS to VB for extra .5-1% benefit if any does not make sense. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Madras
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Side note: there was a mod note not to refer the car as VB. It has to referred as Vitara Brezza or just Brezza | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: DL/UP16/PB10
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| ![]() Got my Brezza Delivered just half hour ago. I had booked it on first day of opening of official bookings 9th March IIRC. Got tank full of fuel as maruti generously provides only 5 litres of diesel and since it was riding like a boat and skidding on roads, got air pressures checked as well. And since this is Maruti: Recommended tire pressure :33 psi, tire pressure in new car :50-54 psi ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Just pasted the Team-Bhp sticker on it. Stereo is quiet good and just needs tweeters. Will post better day light photos tomorrow. Last edited by car_crazy1400 : 3rd April 2016 at 20:12. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Putting off the Brezza purchase decision as of now. Not really excited to wait for 3-4 months just for a car. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Ponda,Goa
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![]() Is the run in period really effective? How to avoid doing high rpms while overtaking and similar situations? Quote:
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![]() High pressures everywhere. Why are they over filling it. I was planning a stereo upgrade but lets see how it sounds then decide. I believe a rear view cam will come real handy. If I buy it online will anyone install it for me? It also depends on where I will end up connecting it. New touchscree, IVRM or a on dash screen. Don't. U will get it much sooner. I think its Maruti's strategy to prevent SCross cannibalism. Those who want early tend to go for SCross. | |||
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mumbai
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| ![]() [quote=mountaineer;3944939] I have also taken this car to steeper inclines which most cars are not very comfortable to negotiate but this car does pretty good. Yes I do believe. Suzuki compact suvs are very competent for use in Himalaya region. Because of it's light weight and small wheelbase it is more practical and more suitable than the heavy duty suvs with longer wheelbase. The position of alternator in Brezza can comfortably give it fording depth of over 500 mm. I have used Maruti Gypsy ( 1000 cc) for over a decade and mostly in hilly Arunachal Pradesh. I do not think that any other Indian SUV could have served my purpose. Like Maruti Swift , the Brezza will also be a grand success in the field of compact crossover for many years. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Bengaluru
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| ![]() Congrats car_crazy1400 ! Eagerly waiting for the daytime pics. Night time pics in low light just don't do justice to the beauty of the white brezza. Not to put pressure on you, but I'm going to finalize whether to change the color of my booking on the basis of your pics ![]() Happy driving ! |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Noida/Ranchi
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| ![]() My question to all those people who have either taken delivery, or have driven the Brezza extensively- How is the dashboard plastic quality?? I did have a brief look at it at a service centre, and found it to be horrendously cheap and shiny. To me, the plastic quality of the Swift appeared far better!!! Is the quality really cheap, or is it just visually cheap because of the weird pattern?? Best Regards, Anant Gupta |
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BANNED Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chennai
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I am also tempted to move to brezza because of its high ground clearance, commanding seats, easy ingress and egress, 300+ ltrs boot space and low loading lip. The last point itself will help me in not aggravating my back pain. ![]() Last edited by romeomidhun : 4th April 2016 at 08:23. | |
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