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1. Renault has still not solved the A pedal issue in Kwid. A friend got Kwid AMT last month and the car started to auto accelerate , no recall of cars yet ![]() 2. No recall for the injector issues in Duster. 3. Not to forget the Captur marketing saga. Renault is the most unethical brand I have ever come across in India. I own Kwid and couple of cars from Maruti. | |
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Regards, Shashi EDIT: It was indeed Duster. Quote:
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| ![]() Haven't seen the spresso upfront but going by the comments looks like it's already pretty popular. Won't comment on the looks as that's subjective but here's my two cents regarding the engine as I have used it extensively on my estilo for last 2.5 years and 25k kms which I guess is good enough to judge an engine. Pros: 1. It's got nice mid range. 2. Is pretty frugal. Highways I have seen around 18-20kmpl and cities 13-15kmpl in Bangalore. 3. Can cruise happily at 80kmph on highways all day long. Cons: 1. Absolutely sad bottom end. With 2 people crossing a medium sized speedbreaker at 2nd gear was a challenge. 2. With AC on, performance degrades substantially and everytime to accelerate(after slowing down in stop & go traffic) I had to switch off AC , drop a gear and then the car would move. But yeah switching off AC would give it a turbo-like shove ![]() 3. With more than 2 passengers fuel efficiency takes a hit. The whole point of this post is just to suggest folks to have a proper test drive in city traffic conditions for some distance and check if they can live with these shortcomings as this car is mainly aimed at city usage. It's a decent engine but not as good as the 1.2L k series by any means. P.S: But the estilo was more than 100kgs heavier than the spresso and maybe that too accounted for the dismal low end performance. So make sure you do test drive the car properly before signing that cheque. ![]() Last edited by SoumenD : 9th November 2019 at 01:45. |
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| ![]() Espresso in White and Silver color looks pretty decent on the roads and not at all quirky. Had a white one in my rear view mirror the other day, the high bonnet of it would first make you believe as if a big car is behind you. I see this car doing great numbers especially in rural and hilly areas. ![]() |
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I agree. The S-Presso with it's frugal and peppy engine is a perfect car for the average Joe living in such regions. In general, their priority is a car that can endure bad roads and provide good efficiency rather that safety. |
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| ![]() No offence to anyone, but, this is what came to my mind, when I checked out the S Presso ![]() |
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| ![]() Autocar India has released a video comparing the S-Presso with the Kwid. What I can say from that video is that the Kwid is better in terms of styling and features, while the S-Presso is ahead of the Kwid in terms of driveability and space! Source: Youtube |
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BANNED | ![]() The S Presso is very spacious and has plenty of headroom. A nice car for the city in its top spec avatar. Good ground clearance and everything. But being engineered to a price it ends up (poor thing) feeling cheap with the kind of materials they use inside etc. The tyres are also far too skinny and small. But this car serves the purpose for someone looking for an inexpensive daily runabout. And it is certainly much better than the Celerio. But not quite as nice as the New Maruti WagonR (which is indeed a very nice vehicle compared with the S Presso or the Renault Kwid which has a certain cool appeal to it. |
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