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| ![]() I was stuck in a traffic jam yesterday and there was a blue Spresso next to me for quite a while. I must say, while I initially really disliked the design looking at the pictures, I thought it looked smart on the road. It's a baby Brezza from the front and seems to be reasonably spacious and tall for most average Indian passengers. This will be a top consideration for first time car buyers and also for people looking to get a nice small second car to zoom around the city. Maruti has another money-maker in their kitty for sure. |
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| ![]() Can we put a poll, asking how many people had a change of heart, after seeing S-presso on road ? I suppose it will be majorly positive response. |
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| ![]() Concur that! Have seen couple of bright Orange ones and it does look pretty cute on the road! It's kind of cartoonish and trust that works in its favour!! A decent set of broad tyres should enhance the looks a bit further! Nice choice of colors I should say! |
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I would say the poll should be for a change of heart in the S Presso itself to that sweet 1.2L engine that does duty in Swift/WagonR/Baleno. Then it will be more positive. We TBhpians love more bhp. Looks be damned ![]() Last edited by five46 : 7th November 2019 at 11:35. Reason: Sentence added | |
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| ![]() I swear that Maruti can potentially sell a gearless bicycle with the k10 for 2 lakhs if it wanted. No offense, But my opinion: Maruti's way of saying, we can sell anything. Disgust aside, I presume this car will have tremendous body roll thanks to its absurd height and those excuses they call tires. Can anyone confirm? Last edited by ampere : 8th November 2019 at 08:08. Reason: edited out hard language. |
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Trust me, I hated the design and pics too, but one extensive TD and I was pleasantly surprised that neither the car feels awkward in person, nor is it without any virtues. I mean who are its competitors? Alto K10, Kwid? Apart from looks which are anyways a personal preference, the S Presso is much superior than Alto when space management and comfort is considered, and mechanically(engine, gearbox) superior to the Kwid twins. When Kwid was launched, I was sure that it would dethrone Alto and initially it did give Alto a strong fight. When an outdated Alto can eventually sell more than Kwid, the far superior S Presso will easily outperform its competition and may be even dethrone Alto. Regarding handling, yes its not a corner carving machine, but then does its target customer looking for such attributes in his/her car? For any sane purpose, the car is very much stable. The tall height does bring some body roll, but its never unnerving. It feels much better than say a Nano or Old WagonRs. Nevertheless I'd like to know what made you hate the car so much. ![]() Regards, Shashi Last edited by ampere : 8th November 2019 at 08:08. Reason: removed elements from quoted section | |
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| ![]() Saw an orange one on the road today! It exudes a youthful vibe, kind of like the bright green Chevrolet Beat of the past. If not for the name, I wouldn't mind buying one in a discreet dark colour as a city runabout. I'll also add that it looks much better in person than in pictures. Yes, the dimensions are ungainly but otherwise the styling is inoffensive. Even the Alto twins do not sell for their looks, do they? Engine and mechanicals are the strong points and that's carried over to the S-Presso as well. It's a good compromise between an Alto and a WagonR. Last edited by self_driven : 8th November 2019 at 01:38. |
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And yes it'll feel better than the old nano and WagonR. Those are decade old-cars. You can't compare it to them. Quote:
![]() There are hundreds of ways the same mechanicals could have been packaged better. This is a pathetic attempt for a 'quirky' car design. If they made it cute instead of trying to mimic the Compass, I'd have more respect for this car. The only redeeming quality is how they designed the centre console. But they had to Maruti it with those A/c controls. ![]() Regards, Jay. | ||||
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Well, Renault did not send Kwid purely because of their heightened professional ethics. GNCAP buys cars from manufacturers and tests them. You can curse Maruti for the looks of Spresso, but there is no car in that price range with better mechanical package. Kwid is just an eye candy. Drive one which has run over 30k km and compare it with a Maruti K10B. You will understand. Maruti is already laughing it's way to the bank, having sold 10000+ copies of this ugly duckling last month. Last edited by SDP : 8th November 2019 at 10:31. Reason: Typo |
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Oh! Really? I didn't know that. Can you please give more examples of their "better corporate ethics" other than the "C(K)aptur" saga? Quote:
And then going for a Maruti / Hyundai? Do you know the safety ratings for the new Santro and WR? Also, are you saying no one is pointing about the service, spares and mileage while omitting Kwid from their list? IMO, the main reason people are buying Kwid is its charming looks. And there may be a second reason - people who hate Maruti for reasons (when compared to the rivals) even they don't know. Last edited by romeomidhun : 8th November 2019 at 10:09. | |
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| ![]() Saw the car on road. Hated it to the core. I think a Auto Head first enthusiast can live with the car because it is practical and all that. No way an Auto Heart first enthusiast can like the car from a looks perspective. But its a Maruti and nothing beats their sales channel. Its in the same league as the Wagon-R, Ignis and Ritz category (considered ugly but very practical cars). But all these cars were not wanna-be cars. S-Presso is! |
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Or selling the Dusters with the same faulty injectors, despite tons of Duster having an injector issue. They know, but will neither acknowledge nor rectify. They prefer their customer to be stranded at some remote/desolate stretch and than [maybe] change it under warranty. |
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![]() But in reality some things are mathematical certainties out there. There is no match to the K10B. Period. Like you said - Maruti can actually send a bicycle with that engine and people will buy. The reason - the engine is that good indeed! So Suzuki's mechanical mastery is pretty much beyond doubts. Its been 2 decades now and not a single car maker from any origin has managed to make a petrol engine upto even 1.2L that is better on all aspects than Suzuki's. And that's something! Maruti isn't promoting driving these kei-spec cars on highways at 120kmph. These are city cars. Its us morons - the unread customers - who take cars in the B1 segment on the highways to race with Volvo buses. Its not Maruti's responsibility then is it? Customers should take a calculated decision in buying a car. If they pull out stunts with the SPresso (or any other car!) it sadly falls in the category of "natural selection" I'd say. As a shopping/office/school run car - the SPresso, Celerio, WagonR K10, Alto - are all pretty good. And unchallenged. We can't say its Maruti's fault that other car makers are not able to make cars that are good and reliable enough for these purposes. They come up with a KWID that sounds like a lawn mower or a Nano that makes people feel they are the poorest in the world. (P.S. - I'm not a fan of the car as such. If I were shopping in ARENA, I'd still pick the Celerio.) Last edited by Reinhard : 8th November 2019 at 10:40. | |
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| ![]() I haven't driven, nor I intend to, but on road this car looks quite good. Especially in red and white color. Looks out of the box and definitely stands out. |
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I drove it for 100+ Kms over 2 days, most of which was on highways. Yes, it's not a corner-carving hot-hatch, but it's not a slouch either on the highway. You should wait for the detailed review to get a proper insight into the highway performance ...or may be take a long TD yourself. Last edited by SDP : 9th November 2019 at 07:50. | |
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