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Interesting, my honda city 2015 also is very accurate in MID figures, I didnt know there are such high variances in cars nowaday. |
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My Tata Harrier, which has done about 22,000 kms so far, shows a variance of between 1-2 kmpl between tankful to tankful measurements and the MID. Most of my driving is on the highway (about 80%) and doing the tankful to tankful measurement normally gives me a FE of between 13.5-15.5 kmpl. |
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| ![]() MG Motor India sells 3,239 units of Hector in November 2019. This is first time the company has witnessed a decline in its month-on-month retail sale since the launch of its first model MG Hector in June 2019. Quote:
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| ![]() On the safety features list on the website, it does say that the Hector is equipped with an Anti Roll bar. Question to the owners - how's the body roll? Is it as good or as bad as any SUV in the segment or it's more noticeable? |
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Found an interesting review video, hope you may like it: | ||
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| ![]() A new video story on Stories from MG. MG's marketing team deserves recognition. You're never too old to live your dreams ![]() |
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| ![]() I finally cancelled the booking of my Hector DCT reluctantly and with a heavy heart because I really loved the car. The looks, space and features are just fantastic. But I was a bit concerned on the below behaviour of the petrol DCT that I had reported earlier. Quote:
I was ok with the low mileage, but this doubt drove me towards the ultimate cancellation. Also I tried to get the long term review of the Baojun 530 from China and used baidu in english which uses google translate and here are the findings: 1. Baojun 530 was launched in Feb18 with much fanfare and rave reviews. It was called the Baojun “God” car and a potential first Chinese global car(which it ultimately became) 2. The DCT gearbox used in the car was developed by SAIC using components and tech from BorgWarner. The DCT is named DCT360 and it is used in Baojun 560 and Baojun 730. It technically is capable of changing gears in 0.2 seconds. 3. User and critic reviews were mostly positive and the car sold huge numbers, more than 150k in 8 months. 4. In Oct 18 just 8 months into the launch SGMW introduced an update with a slightly updated engine with a new Turbocharger from Honeywell, the engine had increased torque 250 Nm compared to 230 earlier (India version is the older version with Mitsubishi turbo charger, however tuned for 250 Nm torque) . This engine was mated to a CVT (This version is being used in the Wuling Almaz and Chevrolet Captiva) 5. The new engine/gearbox was introduced as there were some issues reported in the DCT version regarding non linear and abrupt power delivery. The DCT production was apparently stopped in China since OCT 18, and only the remaining inventory was being sold. 6. The DCT versions of Baojun 560, 530 and 730 were recalled in June 2019. Issue was reported in ECU setting which impacted the clutch spring slider and it was rectified using ECU updates and change in clutch in some cases. https://news.metal.com/newscontent/1...-of-recall-in- Given the above, I dont know why MG introduced the DCT version here and not the CVT like the other markets. | |
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As rkv_hunter posted, the lag in the DCT and the extremely poor mileage figures was what tipped the scales towards the diesel. There's a lot of reassurance that a proven engine provides. | |
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| ![]() ![]() Not only MG, its going to be a real headache for all companies, to educate new-age customers and manage their perceptions and expectations.. Last edited by gutsy : 3rd December 2019 at 22:12. |
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Hence, it is of utmost importance that customers are treated with utmost politeness and respect (irrespective of whether the customer is right or wrong), because social media can make or break the branding that they have poured so much investment into. | |
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Where MG lacks is product refinement, especially in the Petrol and specifically the Auto, which eventually will lead to ebbing interest. The diesel is a gem. MG will hopefully look into the complaints and tweak the DCT for a better response. And give the Diesel an Auto please! Otherwise it'll start losing to competition. | |
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This would be interesting to see. As of now Kia and MG are in a universe of their own and there is literally no challenger. Waiting to see how these stack up against the 2020 launches. | |
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| ![]() Saw a Hector motionless on the Shimla roads today the car had a rotten egg smell meaning clutch issues. The guy was still giving it gas but the thing was hardly moving a 20 degree incline. |
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| ![]() https://www.rushlane.com/mg-hector-o...-12345056.html They should try to address customer grievances instead of blaming. |
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