Just came back from a long trip on the cedia sport.
Purchase Date: 2nd Aug 07
OTR: 9.6
Avg: 10/12+ (city/highway)
Servicings done: 1st free servicing. free of cost.
The purpose of this review is to share handling experience an other NON looks parts only.
In one word the experience has been "SUPERB"! All through the 6 months and 6K odd kms it never let me down. Actually it surprised me many times.
General driving experience:
I mostly drive in city and a bit on highway. start and stop traffic as well as bursts of speed in overtaking or cruising are all more than satisfactory. Initially i was thinking this is slow and was liking the verna VGT better. however, i dont feel much loss now. maybe due to my city traffic route.
I was holding on to this review till after a long drive on the highways and ghats to give a more clear picture and overall report.
Stress Handling experience:
The firm footedness of the car is simply amazing. On pune expressway i was doing 170+ straightline as well as turns (not very sharp ones). myself and my wife could not even believe we were at 170+. the car gripped the road like it was a part of it
. I never thought i would do 170+ turns. i personally think it is testing limits. but when i got the power under my foot i sure got tempted to floor it.
it was only our minds that chickened on reading the numbers on the spedometer. this car can easily go faster!! and still maintain its composure.
Decelerating was totally reassuring. from the wrong side of 170, tapping on the brakes saw the needle drop fast but without the car reducing composure or any inertia.
During the mahabeleshwar ghats climb, i was cornering at 60-70 on undulating strips and still not a murmer from the tyres nor even the slightest touch of anything less than perfection with respect to handling and sticking to the tarmac.
again, it was me that chickened out and reduced speeds to maintain between 60-70. else like i mentioned before, the car just became part of the road and inspired the utmost confidence.
i remember doing this on my Indica and that was miles and miles behind.
the confidence was just NOT THERE with the indica. I loved my indica and am aware that it is a very good stable car but the cedia is something else
The downhill part of the ghat was done avg between same speeds. i think it was insane clobbering down a ghatt with hardly any restraints on the sides at 70. but there was a cop car that was ahead of us and i was banking on him for estimating what is behind the blind turns
response was the same. absolute composure!!
Mileage Average experience:
This is weird i must say. totally illogical. there shud be an explanation i am sure but i have yet to find it
the average is almost constant. no matter what road the drive is on or what RPM the drive is done at. funny.
Also, i saw a noticeable increase in mileage on using "Speed" rather than other fuels available in mumbai. from 9 to 10.5.
Misci:- There is good feedback from the weels to the steering at all speeds.
- Seats are comfortable and can be adjusted to suit one's needs.
- ICE is fine unless you are an audiophyle and need perfection. A woofer can surely be added to boost the bass.
- AC is biting. Auto climate control would have been a boon.
- Headlights SUCK big time. you cant fight back!! Need a xenon etc to ensure clear visibility against others using such.
Not much to complain as you can see.
Please let me know if any specific area is missing and i will be glad to give my experience.
Cheers
Ranjith