Re: My Amaze feels fun to drive, should I get myself checked? Having driven most of the Naturally aspirated engines throughout my Car journey so far (approx 25 years), and having driven Turbo petrol's and diesels extensively, I truly believe that NA's being ridiculed by the "enthusiast" community is not totally justified.
True, the turbo kick is addictive, but you get used to it after some time and the feeling doesn't last long.
On the other hand, I find NA's (specially Honda's 1.5 iVTEC and Suzuki's 1.2 K12M), to be super fun to drive. With no hassles of turbo lag (as there is no turbocharger ofcourse), the instant power and revv happy nature of these vehicles is that gives me more pleasure than a turbo petrol/diesels, atleast in city limits.
The thing I abhor most about turbo powered cars, specially the lower capacity 1.0/1.2 in the mass market, is the turbo lag. For instance, I absolutely hated the drive feel of i20 N-Line in city traffic, and the 1.5 L on the Honda Elevate/City was so much more fun, at least in crowded city traffic where you need instantaneous throttle response.
Ofcourse there are better turbo petrol's out there, the Skoda's 1.5 TSI or even Mahindra's mStallion in the XUV700, but then fuel efficiency in single digits means these are not very practical for heavy everyday usage in city.
Last edited by DCEite : 24th March 2025 at 18:57.
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