Car with lightest clutch.

babhishek · 17th March 2009, 11:45

the swift petrol clutch is pretty easy to operate and light on the foot - take a spin in one..

greenhorn · 17th March 2009, 11:52

why isnt anyone talking about the alto. It's so light, controls feel like butter!

vineethvazhayil · 17th March 2009, 12:17

Because he has a budget of 10 Lakhs, and for sure must be looking for a lot more than what an Alto would offer.

grvanand · 17th March 2009, 12:19

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Originally Posted by babhishek

the swift petrol clutch is pretty easy to operate and light on the foot - take a spin in one..

I agree on this too. It must pretty much fit the bill, but so is any Mitsubishi and Honda.

csnanjappa · 17th March 2009, 12:59

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Originally Posted by SLK

I own a city zx . . .

The clutch is not light [though since its hydraulic, its very smooth]. Otherwise My wagon R and 800 have much much lighter clutches.

SLK , what do mean by saying that clutch is not light but it very smooth ?

SLK · 18th March 2009, 00:06

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Originally Posted by csnanjappa

SLK , what do mean by saying that clutch is not light but it very smooth ?

Maybe I can try and explain the difference-

Honda city's clutch requires more pressure than a wagonR or zen but it's goes down with a very consistent speed and force, b'coz its hydraulic assisted. And also it engages very consistently without any vibrations or judders as compared to the others.

inferno · 18th March 2009, 06:58

As per my experience as of now I think civic and city's cluth plates are really soft to use and mind it ALTO's clutch is very hard ! After using city for some days I find alto's clutch to be very very hard. And I've even driven wagonR but as per my experience it was still harder than city.
Even octy diesel's clutch plate is harder than city. Can comment and compare only these 4 vehicles as driven much.
But like to say that , what all swifts Ive driven i've found pathetic condition of clutch plates, I generally fail to put the car in motion even after trying 3-4 times, I dont remember about the softness but overall clutch quality was really bad in those which I've driven.

ritz830 · 18th March 2009, 10:41

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Originally Posted by SLK

Maybe I can try and explain the difference-

Honda city's clutch requires more pressure than a wagonR or zen but it's goes down with a very consistent speed and force, b'coz its hydraulic assisted. And also it engages very consistently without any vibrations or judders as compared to the others.

Hey, if you think wagon R and zen has light clutch. Then you should try out the vista. Its like butter. Its so light that I even doubted if the clutch will withstand the abuse.

nagvasireddy · 18th March 2009, 11:03

I have driven Hyundais (Santro, Accent and Verna) and Ford Fiesta - each of them for more than 1 year. I found Fiesta's clutch very smooth and convinient.

bigman · 18th March 2009, 12:50

I once had to drive a cousins Nissan Micra and it had the lightest clutch ever. You could hardly feel it was there.

Accelerator · 18th March 2009, 15:54

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Originally Posted by romeomidhun

i20 is VFM?

You please check the price, and find how much over-priced i20 is.

Again... somehow I get a feeling that Romeo has had a bad experiencee with hyundai... buddy why dont you check the features and the overall package with i20 before commenting on the price..?

Even the bottom end model is high on VFM looking at what you can get in that price range...

romeomidhun · 18th March 2009, 16:48

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Originally Posted by Accelerator

buddy why dont you check the features and the overall package with i20 before commenting on the price..?

I've checked it thoroughly. That's why I made such a comment. I'm not a blind opponent of Hyundai. But check the pricing of i10, i20, and Verna - I'll label Hyundai as a greedy manufacturer in India.

For i20, they have put a 1.2 L engine, and with all those tax soaps, they priced it way high!

throttleking · 18th March 2009, 18:15

dont buy Optra Magnum, i feel it has the most heaviest clutch in this segment

sujaylahiri · 19th March 2009, 05:35

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Originally Posted by reignofchaos

I'm not sure if this is the lightest clutch out there. My Cedia's clutch is way lighter than any hyundai i've driven so far which IMHO don't have light clutches like Hondas and Mitsubishis.

Second that.

The Lancer's (Cedia in India) clutch is really light and smooth when it's nicely warmed up.

csnanjappa · 19th March 2009, 15:27

Thnx all for suggestions ,

Had TD with City ZX Gxi yday , did not find the clutch to be smooth to a make decision.
Also they told that the prices of Old City is going to increase by 20K from April , that is going to be around 8.5lac OTR in Bangalore .

Still undecided ,Thinking of waiting for Jazz Automatic until August .

But Not sure whether 1.5i-vtec jazz with semi-automatic will available fro 8.5lca OTR Bangalore.

17th March 2009, 11:45	#16
babhishek BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: KOLKATA Posts: 328 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	the swift petrol clutch is pretty easy to operate and light on the foot - take a spin in one..
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17th March 2009, 11:52	#17
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,747 Thanked: 4,408 Times View My Garage	why isnt anyone talking about the alto. It's so light, controls feel like butter!
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17th March 2009, 12:17	#18
vineethvazhayil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,513 Thanked: 456 Times View My Garage	Because he has a budget of 10 Lakhs, and for sure must be looking for a lot more than what an Alto would offer.
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18th March 2009, 06:58	#22
inferno BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 208 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	As per my experience as of now I think civic and city's cluth plates are really soft to use and mind it ALTO's clutch is very hard ! After using city for some days I find alto's clutch to be very very hard. And I've even driven wagonR but as per my experience it was still harder than city. Even octy diesel's clutch plate is harder than city. Can comment and compare only these 4 vehicles as driven much. But like to say that , what all swifts Ive driven i've found pathetic condition of clutch plates, I generally fail to put the car in motion even after trying 3-4 times, I dont remember about the softness but overall clutch quality was really bad in those which I've driven.
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18th March 2009, 11:03	#24
nagvasireddy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 107 Thanked: 3 Times	I have driven Hyundais (Santro, Accent and Verna) and Ford Fiesta - each of them for more than 1 year. I found Fiesta's clutch very smooth and convinient.
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18th March 2009, 12:50	#25
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,224 Thanked: 93 Times	I once had to drive a cousins Nissan Micra and it had the lightest clutch ever. You could hardly feel it was there.
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18th March 2009, 18:15	#28
throttleking BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 804 Thanked: 447 Times	dont buy Optra Magnum, i feel it has the most heaviest clutch in this segment
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19th March 2009, 15:27	#30
csnanjappa BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 296 Thanked: 152 Times View My Garage	Thnx all for suggestions , Had TD with City ZX Gxi yday , did not find the clutch to be smooth to a make decision. Also they told that the prices of Old City is going to increase by 20K from April , that is going to be around 8.5lac OTR in Bangalore . Still undecided ,Thinking of waiting for Jazz Automatic until August . But Not sure whether 1.5i-vtec jazz with semi-automatic will available fro 8.5lca OTR Bangalore.
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