Few shots again at the entrance, I had to make it clear that the Jet had entered into the ancient fortress



Ruins near the fort.

Every time i go out for a drive, i come back with a smile. I wish i could drive the Jet more. The car has clocked around 3500km till date and few of my observations as below.


Build Quality:

Top class! Thumbs up to VW on their products and the quality they offer. I literally mean it, even their entry level products feel sturdy and well built. And the is nothing but a rock solid tank on four wheels. There are few minor quirks like the window rattling at times ( very minute) that's audible on utter silence inside the cabin or few hard plastic bits here and there, but i'm totally fine with those. After all i cant expect quality and aura of super luxury cars on a car that's half their price.

Ride and Handling:

The ride and handling definitely has to be applauded. Sharp curves, bad roads, speed bumps and etc are handled quite well. I never drove the F30 BMW but compared to the E90 the Jet doesn't crash at potholes like the E90 does. Also i'm not sure on this but there seems to be a negligible body roll. I could easily play with the car at speeds above 80kmph on the twisties and boy i feel like an F1 driver doing this. The steering has a very good feel to it. It weighs according to the speed. The multilink suspension feels like the trade mark Volvo air suspensions at high speeds. Not once till date i had noticed the vertical movement at the back seat ( Well i was hardly at the back seat, but mom, dad say so). However, there is a 'thud' sound while passing on broken roads at speeds below 50kmph.


Note

I had uploaded the above picture just to demonstrate the steering weight. I do not encourage any stunts on the road nor indulge in high speed rash driving. I was not hired by any stunt driving school either. The steering weighs up quite a bit at high speeds and that's all the pic has got to say.


Fuel Economy:

I'm all smiles in this area. The 2.0 TDI seems to be a very efficient and fun to drive motor at the same time. I could finally master the learning curve ( if at all any ) to achieve the magic numbers. At a constant speeds of 70kmph to 100kmph and with cruise control i could achieve 26.4kmpl. This was at night. In the city i have been getting something around 12.5kmpl to 14kmpl. I keep getting carried away whenever i see that figure and drop down the figure. lol: The warrangal drive we could manage 17kmpl. Overall until the Jet is not slotted into 'S' we can easily manage efficiency figures of 15kmpl to 20kmpl.



Engine:

Its a fountain of torque. Albeit being an automatic, there is only a minute lag in the first gear or so and that's it there ends the story of turbo lag and every other lag possible. The engine never feels sluggish nor does it break a sweat to plant a smile on our face. In fact i find myself getting carried away quite often. The engine is never lazy. It manages to cruise at 100kmph while the needle hovers at around 1200rpm. But the minute throttle inputs are given the cars quickly picks up without any delay. I never found the need to downshift while overtaking, may be the kick-downs have been spoiling me. All said and done in the 'D' mode. The 'S' mode in one word would be 'HULK'. It completes transforms the Jet into a monster. The torque gushes in and pulls the car till 4500rpm. The 'S' mode is a addictive and the "Fun to drive" is completely justified here. To sum it up, a great engine, totally fun to drive, economical, harmonious with the DSG( i don't think i have to talk much about this engineering gift ). A beautiful combination altogether.


The parting shot were Mr. Anurag had left with a lot of grief and Morose on his face after driving the Jetta :D