[rohin4110]

Originally Posted by ranjish

Congratulations on your purchase. Car looks very nice. Great choice of upgrades and accessories too.

How much the new tyres and alloy cost? I also have booked a new XL6 and looking for a similar upgrade for tyres.

Hi Ranjish, Thanks! As for the tyres and rims, the difference to upgrade to Michelin Primacy-4 and the Momo rims was 4500 and 5500 bucks a piece. Total cost involved was 40k, but really worth it...

Congratulations on the booking and wishing you a speedy delivery!

Originally Posted by Reinhard

Hey congratulations on the FIRST XL6 owned...

Thanks a ton! Glad that you found the upgrades/mods tasteful.

Seriously I wonder when will Maruti stop to cut cost by giving smaller tires and missing out on middle row sun shades! Some of their cars like ignis, swift, dzire and alto as well have always looked "under-tyred" and with facelifts and newer generation models too, this irritating thing doesn't get fixed! That said, even though, if they would increase the section, I would still shed the OEM tyres and upgrade to silica based Michelins or Contis

As for the AC vents in the middle row, they do have a cooling coil and are not just blowers. I did confirm that with Maruti and it has been that way since the first gen Ertiga :-)

Cheers...

[abhishek46]

Originally Posted by rohin4110

… asking for too much from Maruti it is good enough to deflect some splinters that may hit the underbody, however, nothing really sturdy to safeguard in situations which would need one!

That's a surprise, as the stock Ertiga does not have even a plastic cover for the oil pan.

Could you please kindly upload a snap of underbody/engine guard, if possible?

[Nav-i-gator]

Originally Posted by rohin4110

As for the AC vents in the middle row, they do have a cooling coil and are not just blowers. I did confirm that with Maruti and it has been that way since the first gen Ertiga

Cheers...

No, the vents are open on both sides - towards the back seats as well as towards the front windshield. Proof enough that they are just a blower housing. I confirmed the same with the Nexa sales rep. who (rather reluctantly) agreed.

[dadu]

Originally Posted by ranjish

Congratulations on your purchase. Car looks very nice. Great choice of upgrades and accessories too.

How much the new tyres and alloy cost? I also have booked a new XL6 and looking for a similar upgrade for tyres.

Actually to add to this question, will any of the other Maruti OEM alloys, 16incher fit XL6, some of them do look good like from baleno etc..

[paragsachania]

Originally Posted by dadu

Actually to add to this question, will any of the other Maruti OEM alloys, 16incher fit XL6, some of them do look good like from baleno etc..

Apart from the Diameter and Width (5.5J stock Vs 6.5J), you will also have to check for the number of holes and PCD too.

Ertiga wheels come with 5 holes and 114.3 PCD.

[ash22]

Happy Motoring mate. Have been a fan of XL6 from its launch. It's a Great VFM from MSIL.
Looks like Tyre upgrade is mandatory for all Indian cars nowadays.

[dhanushmenon]

Originally Posted by rohin4110

Background to switch:

I owned a Baleno Alpha AT and it is a great car to have!

Many congratulations on your purchase rohin.
Though you have detailed about the purchase decision and further details, I still am looking forward to your detailed ownership report

Wishing you many happy and safe miles.

[ankush5848]

Congratulations on your HISTORICAL purchase mate.

Later MSIL can ask this question in its recruitment interviews..

I do understand your situation when practicality and rationality supercedes the petrolhead in you.

Just wanted to know if Maruti dealer raised any objection with respect to warranty when you replaced OEM alloys and fitted Cabin lights.

I faced this issue when I replaced my Dzire's 14" OEM rims with 15" alloys 6 years ago. The sales rep tried to convince me to not go for upgrade citing some wierd logic. But he was speechless when I told him that MSIL itself is offering 15" alloys in top variant. But same is not the case here.

120 kmph is a respectable speed to keep you agile and alive while driving.

Wish you happy and safe miles ahead.

[Carma2017]

Originally Posted by Nav-i-gator

No, the vents are open on both sides - towards the back seats as well as towards the front windshield. Proof enough that they are just a blower housing. I confirmed the same with the Nexa sales rep. who (rather reluctantly) agreed.

Please get your facts right. It is an AC unit made by Denso and used in some Toyota vehicles as well. All this is well documented and in public domain since earlier Ertiga days. The Nexa sales Rep are wrong in this case and not for the first time.

[aveoman19]

Originally Posted by rohin4110

… and the choice was Michelin Primacy-4 (205/55/16) mounted on Momo REDS Series drone shaped alloys. I did not like the black multi-spoke wheels that came as the OEM on the car, so decided to change to something more funky and easy to maintain and clean! Thanks to Atul at B.K. tyres to have pushed me for this design, while I had my doubts, they eventually turned out to be quite cool on the car…
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The firm footed and planted look on the new broad section Michelin tyres. The bolder stance with the upsized tyres, which give the XL6 a better ride quality, keep the understeer in check at high speeds and a firm footed feel while engaging in speeds in excess of 90 kmph…
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Those wheels completely transform the way your vehicle looks. Absolutely drool worthy stuff. Will they not pose a risk of attracting fines owing to the restrictive RTO rules on modifications though?

Here's wishing you many happy and safe miles on the XL6! Looking forward to a proper ownership report

[CrAzY dRiVeR]

Originally Posted by rohin4110

At approximately 1515 hrs, when the invoice was generated, just within just over an hour of the launch, it is safe to assume that mine was the first XL6 sold in all of India, as confirmed unofficially by Maruti too.

Congrats!

XL6 is indeed a lot of car for the asking price! It sure does undercut most C segment sedans and sub-4m UVs in the petrol manual guise. And while the 4-speed automatic is good for regular driving - it is high time that Maruti really started offering a 6 speed automatic gearbox in the Indian market.

Originally Posted by Nav-i-gator

No, the vents are open on both sides - towards the back seats as well as towards the front windshield. Proof enough that they are just a blower housing. I confirmed the same with the Nexa sales rep. who (rather reluctantly) agreed.

It is a cooling unit, much like the Ertiga. Also - roof mount is the worst position to install just a blower! Would have been a major blunder if Maruti had done that!

Originally Posted by abhishek46

That's a surprise, as the stock Ertiga does not have even a plastic cover for the oil pan.

No surprises. There is no engine sump guard.

[Leoshashi]

Originally Posted by Nav-i-gator

No, the vents are open on both sides - towards the back seats as well as towards the front windshield. Proof enough that they are just a blower housing. I confirmed the same with the Nexa sales rep. who (rather reluctantly) agreed.

Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

It is a cooling unit, much like the Ertiga. Also - roof mount is the worst position to install just a blower! Would have been a major blunder if Maruti had done that!
.

The Ertiga and XL6 both have a proper cooling coil inside the roof mounted assembly. This has been the arrangement since First Gen Ertiga and its no different here.

Regards,
Shashi

PS: Pic of XL6's arrangement:

[SahilS]

Hello fellow BHPians. I have some query, appreciate your response, as here Rohin has upgraded tyres:

While upgrading from stock tyres 185/65 R15(sidewall: 185*0.65=120mm) to 205/55 R16(sidewall 112 mm), total tyre profile is getting lower by 16mm(8*2) but due to radius increase, wheel is now 2 inches bigger(50.8mm), so overall gain of 35mm.

- Will this lead to error in speedometer and related units like odometer etc. 1 wheel spin now means extra 35*pi = 109 mm per wheel spin but speedometer is tuned to original circumference. Original 3150mm (2*pi*(15*2.54*10 + 120)) per wheel spin vs now 3260, a 3% change. So while your speedometer thought it is going at 100, you will actually be at 103. odometer shows you traveled 10km, but actually you traveled 10.3 km.

- Will this result in increased ground clearance of car by 35mm as whole vehicle is now lifted up.

- Will this artificially increased ground clearance may cause extra body roll and in case of some mis-happening/toppling, can insurance company reject claim?

[anjan_73]

What about the speed alarm at 120kph?

[sparks4077]

Originally Posted by rohin4110

Now for the BIG one… At approximately 1515 hrs, when the invoice was generated, just within just over an hour of the launch, it is safe to assume that mine was the first XL6 sold in all of India, as confirmed unofficially by Maruti too.

Congrats Rohin. Wishing you many happy and joyous miles with the XL6. I have just booked the Magma Grey Zeta variant and eagerly waiting for the dispatch dates.


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