Re: Your Next Car? I am a satisfied Honda customer for over 3 years. Currently drive a City ivtec which has kind of spoilt me. I get phenomenal economy (15.5-17 kmpl), great performance and love its reliability, no problems till date. I have had a problem with its ground clearance which i have tried to address by upsizing the tires. I would like to change cars in 2014 end or early 2015. As for my next car, I believe it is still not available in India as I would want the following within 12-13 lakhs on road-
1. Ample seating for 5
2. High ground clearance
3. Class leading performance
4. Reliability and peaceful ownership experience
5. Drive anywhere ability (prefer 4 WHD)
6. Torquey diesel mill
7. Good interior quality
All the above indicate am angling towards crossovers. No offence to existing owners, but the current crop of crossovers have something or the other that i do not like- Ecosport (found it cramped, engines underwhelming), Duster (interior quality is not good), XUV500 (niggles, ownership experience) and Yeti. I love the Yeti, it kind of ticks all my boxes but is pricey for what it offers and I do suffer from the Skoda ownership phobia. If its 4WD were available for 12-13 lakhs on road i might have gone for it right now.
Maruti and Hyundai's planned crossovers seems to be under 4 mts, so might be cramped and Maruti will again plonk the unimpressive 90 bhp MJD. Nissan's version of the Duster looks great but is expected to have the same interiors which would be a no no for me. That leaves only Honda's Urban SUV to wait for.
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