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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Quote: Beat is built upon modified platform of Chevrolet Spark. But the new Beat has larger dimensions than it's predecessor - Spark. The Beat which is larger than A-Star has more interior space than Ritz. I was searching for a data about the leg rooms but to no avail ![]() But one thing to be noted, the left leg always hits the dash, just where the A/c temp dial is placed. Irritating indeed ![]() | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() @ Amrisharm, Chill man! I am sorry if you have felt offended by my posts. I don't mean to put down anybody's view point. And I wrote my personal experience. Quote:
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But my notions changed after I test drove it along with my family. I agree that the BEAT or any other car can have/has its own share of problems and that is far from being perfect. I hope the subject ends there. Do keep us posted on which car you decide, followed by a review after you buy it. Last edited by KA18 : 21st September 2010 at 19:35. | ||
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sajit@ earlier you have complained about lack of power/torque in 1st gear. Is there any difference after ecu remapping or still you have same observation. | |
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http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ml#post1372488 Its got GM Spark data and obviously for Beat it will be anything higher than this. I am yet to try New Wagon R but Vista/Swift/Punto are more roomier than any of these. According to this data, I20 is more cramped than I10 or even Spark in terms of legroom. Nope. That was with the 2nd version of ECU software. No body here in the forum was seems to be believing my words. After the ECU remapping, all gears are in a balance where you can adjust your driving style. | |
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| ![]() A request to you and all other Beat owners. With 4 adults on board try to ascend the car on a ramp or incline in 1st Gear from dead stop and check whether the engine knocks badly. Please let me know your observations. |
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Engine knock also happens when you have slowed down and need to start accelerating again. This is really irritating. As a precautionary measure please back off the throttle immediately when you hear a knock. I wonder what the knock sensor in the car is doing if it continues to knock for no rhyme or reason. It seems GM tried to improve the Gear lag and all but has got the config of the car totally messed up in the beat. | |
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| ![]() Alphaprime1509, have you informed the dealer about the knocking problem? If yes, what was the dealer's reply? BTW do all other Beat owners ( who have got their ECU remapped ) are facing this problem? Last edited by auto-one : 23rd September 2010 at 11:01. |
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If you are a regular driver of maruti or hyundai you can feel that there is less power when shifted from 1st gear to 2nd gear. But if you are new to driving, you cannot find this as an issue. So ECU remap can be done which was optional for the user. If you dont like the present setting of the ECU, you can remap it to the newer version where in you get good power in all gears. Basically it gives good torque at lower RPM's which was not the case before. But the advantage of the previous setting was that in highways you can reach speeds of 140kmph with ease. But city driving would have been a bit difficult with that original setting. (I suppose they released the older setting for getting good performance of the vehicle, basically the setting used in korea) But now after remap, you get good power even in lower RPM's. That's all about remapping. Now you cannot find this in present BEAT's. Vehicle's which were released until August was having the older settings. Presently the vehicles come out of the line with remapped ECU setting. So even if you get a new vehicle now, you cannot find this issue. I hope this clears your doubt. | |
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Well said informmaha ![]() Add to that there was no change in the FE with regards to the older and the present versions. But GM needs to be more precise in designing the gear ratios for the cars in India as we dont have much super highways to cruise @ 100+ and I dont think that this car is for such high speeds. Mostly are city commuters and short trips needs the gears to be bit more taller for better torque. Is there any Spark owners to give a testimony here? | |
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That was exactly what i was looking for. I did not know about the re-mapping of the ECU by the company itself after august. I was thinking you guys had been doing some tinkering on your own. thanx | |
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In fact I had clarified this earlier with one of my friend working for GM Design Centre before going for the ECU re-map. IMHO using a higher octane premium fuel will give better results. | |
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| ![]() Dear Beat Owners in my opinion in the remmaped ECU GM has advanced the ignition timing which is the main cause of knocking. Two types of ECU remapping are available with the GM. One is named Regular Setting and other is named Second Gear Improvement Setting. I switched to Second Gear Improvement Setting and instantly observed improvement in low end as well as overall reponse of the car, but on uphills and on ramp I noticed knocking. I thought it could be due to the low octane/adulterated petrol, but the knocking existed even when I filled BS IV petrol from a trusted petrol pump in Ahmedabad. So I decided to revert to the original ECU Regular Setting. I got it done on Monday and the knocking has totally disappeared now. I am quite happy with the ECU Regular Setting and have decided to keep the same for future too. |
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