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Originally Posted by sushantr5 Two days: A day before yesterday I was behind wheels in Vista and Yesterday I was driving a Swift. I will try explain what I observed in these two days.
Starting with when I opened a door and got into the car and closed a door. Swift gives very good and very rich door close thud sound which feels good to ears. Gives certificate of build quality. In case of vista it is good but not upto close to swift.
Now I am on drivers seat. Vista has good interiors feels good for some days. But swift black theme is really good. This taste might change person to person. I found Swift black good because I love black color.
Now Sitting comfort. Oh Man Vista owns here. Swift is quite comfortable too but Vista is marginally good. Vista has better ergonomics like access to gear, access to handbrake. And lumbar support is really good. Gear knob is good in Vista.
Now I started the engine. I found no difference in Engine sound inside cabin. Now car starts moving. Swift is more responsive than Vista in first three gears but in fourth and fifth gear Vista feels good. Vista third gear is really good, handles very long range. In case of swift I had to keep switching between second and third. Now I am close to 120KMPH. On Curves Swift is king, accurate turns, never feels that car will understeer or oversteer. Vista needs littlebit attention in that. But can do with current setup with some driving practice. Now speed is increasing to 140KMPH and road is straight. Swift lost its confidence at this speed. Ride was too bumpy on a cement road. Co Passengers were feeling very uncomfortable because off car body was following road profiles perfectely I mean ups and downs; so theoretically I should not dare to go ahead of this. But I stopped speeding ahead 145kmph. Now turn of Vista. litterally gliding on road. Body was perfectely stable. Passenger were looking confident. Only wheels were following road profile. Body was gliding in air. I could touch 157+KMPH in Vista. Then I stopped speeding ahead of this came back to average speed of 120 to 140KMPH. Vista is king of high speed.
Now I shifted back to rear seats handing over car to friend. Vista, enormouse space. Feel like king or feel like god in rear seats. No match for this space and comfort in Hatchbacks. Swift really sucks over here. Swift rear seats are made for making kids comfortable not for adults. And swift has very bumpy ride. Especially on cement roads rear passenger feels very uncomfortable because of fast ups and downs. Vista swallowa all such things in its path.
FOr other cases I feel Swift looks good and obeys drivers order perfectely. Vista is good and tries to keep all passengers happy. Now Swift owner will say swift is better and Vista owner will say Vista is better.
Oh I forgot to tell you that, I personally owns Vista Aura Quadrajet and found it is better option over swift. I like Swift in looks and brand name and Vista in case of overall comfort, total VFM and completer car for happy family. |
This is for the part is highlighted in bold. Just wanted to clarify one thing here. Did you notice on what tires were you on swift. I am asking this cause stock tires on swift are joke. It is only after you install a good set of tires you feel the major difference. I drove an LDi on stock tires from Noida to Haridwar and accept that on stock tires the care handling is a disaster on high speeds. But i have just bought a VDi and upsized the tires to 195/60 R15 and that issue is long gone. A tire upgrade makes a lot of difference.
Also the on the trip an adult lady with a small "1.5" yr old kid were sleeping in the backseat of the car and not once did they wake up due to bumps or anything. Maybe the driving skills of me and my partner were good but i am sure that the car too had a major part in this. Also the roads on which we travelled were horrible but we never felt that car ratteled tehat much. This is coming from a person who has owned a Palio 1.2 from Nov 2002 till date and yes Palio outer build quality is great but i feel Swift is right up there.
I would like to point out that buying a good car is one thing but maintaing it is another. You just will burn your pockets owning a Plaio for a long time but same case is not with Swift. Also compareing A.S.S. of TATA with Maruti is nothing to write about. All three cars Palio, Swift and Vista are great cars with same engines. But when it comes to inexpensive spares, *** and finiding the right place to your car fixed in case something goes wrong Swift is a clear winner. |