Test drive : Optra Magnum tcdi diesel

reignofchaos · 25th June 2007, 13:49

@vid6639: OD is obviously bluffing... the car has pretty bad turbo lag.

Vid6639 · 25th June 2007, 13:52

Yeah I know but it was real funny reading 2 reviews which were completely opposite.

The turbolag is pronounced but not as much as the verna's.

hsejars · 25th June 2007, 13:58

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Originally Posted by dockap

U r going to fry your clutch in any high speed diesel engine u should not do the half clutch and accelerator like petrol engined cars or older diesel engines

Sorry for going off the topic but how do you do this then? I am planning to move to Verna CRDi from my Wagon R and this is the only way I know on slopes (lots of it in Bangalore BTW

)!

dockap · 25th June 2007, 14:01

Uuuuuuughhhh guys just refilled my magnum after driving 500 kms and initial FE figures are not good-(refilled 2 times after few days of city driving and again after a highway trip)
City FE-9
Highway FE-11
waiting for Rodeos FE figures

babhishek · 25th June 2007, 15:10

Whats your driving style and whats the percentage of a/c use during the trips?

djay99 · 25th June 2007, 15:37

Optra magnum sounds very powerful on paper. We need to wait for some days to listen to actual views from a customer.

Can anybody tell release date of Chevy Aveo with 1.3Multijet diesel? or atleast Palio with multijet?

dockap · 25th June 2007, 15:47

AC is on 100% of the time and roads very bad in mangalore mostly 2nd gear, rarely 3rd in city and the highway trip was ghat section (mangalore-moodbidri-belthangady) mostly 3rd and rarely 4th gear

BUSA · 25th June 2007, 16:08

Guys please stop comparing petrol car with diesel, petrol cars are totally different then diesels you cant put diesel cars in higher gears soon.

For e.g in My Optra Petrol i can shift into 5th at 35kmph without any vibrations, in my Swift DDIS i only do it at around 80kmph or above.

Vid6639 · 25th June 2007, 16:11

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Originally Posted by BUSA

Guys please stop comparing petrol car with diesel, petrol cars are totally different then diesels you cant put diesel cars in higher gears soon.

For e.g in My Optra Petrol i can shift into 5th at 35kmph without any vibrations, in my Swift DDIS i only do it at around 80kmph or above.

where petrol diesel comparison? I dint see it.

dockap · 25th June 2007, 16:20

Been driving the magnum for 2 weeks now and i cant notice any turbo lag
(i think lag is in the mind not in the car)

tsk1979 · 25th June 2007, 16:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by BUSA

Guys please stop comparing petrol car with diesel, petrol cars are totally different then diesels you cant put diesel cars in higher gears soon.

For e.g in My Optra Petrol i can shift into 5th at 35kmph without any vibrations, in my Swift DDIS i only do it at around 80kmph or above.

?? I can shift into 5th at 50kmph in an indica non turbo and yet not have vibrations or judder. Diesel is all about low end torque. You can drive in a higher gear at lower rpms in case of diesel cars. Thats the reason in most reviews you will see that 40-100 in 5th gear figures are much better for diesels than petrols.

Rodeo · 25th June 2007, 17:02

I am surprised that people are finding Magnum's gear shift smooth. It pinches me every time i shift to 1st gear. Its not smooth by any means.

I can shift to 5th gear in my Palio D and Lancer D at 50km/hr.

The car has power but not useful, in the sense high torque is useless when i am "struggling" to drive in traffic and "struggling" to get car moving on slop from standstill.

*** By struggling i mean its not as per my expectation.

Rodeo · 25th June 2007, 17:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by dockap

waiting for Rodeos FE figures

I will try and get it refueled in a day or 2... I have to go out of the way for the fuel pump i filled diesel first. Want to stick with same pump for initial period.

Rodeo · 25th June 2007, 17:06

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Originally Posted by cooldude1988765

Only 570 kms so far ?

My office is just 1km away. And on weekends i have been sitting at car accessory shop to get my screens and speakers upgraded. Also got registration done.

Jaggu · 25th June 2007, 17:11

OT: i never used to try 35 kph in 5th gear in petrol cars nor i do it in Swift coz its just putting unwanted strain.

50 kph and 5th gear works fine in both with a controlled modulation of gas. i feel the vibration has more to do with TALL gearing than the torque figure in case of swift D and below the turbo band actually helps alot to putter around (cant accelerate quickly though), mostly the same with Magnum also.

25th June 2007, 13:49	#136
reignofchaos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,542 Thanked: 2,450 Times View My Garage	@vid6639: OD is obviously bluffing... the car has pretty bad turbo lag.
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25th June 2007, 13:52	#137
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,484 Times View My Garage	Yeah I know but it was real funny reading 2 reviews which were completely opposite. The turbolag is pronounced but not as much as the verna's.
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25th June 2007, 14:01	#139
dockap BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mangalore Posts: 868 Thanked: 478 Times View My Garage	Uuuuuuughhhh guys just refilled my magnum after driving 500 kms and initial FE figures are not good-(refilled 2 times after few days of city driving and again after a highway trip) City FE-9 Highway FE-11 waiting for Rodeos FE figures
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25th June 2007, 15:10	#140
babhishek BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: KOLKATA Posts: 328 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	Whats your driving style and whats the percentage of a/c use during the trips?
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25th June 2007, 15:37	#141
djay99 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 544 Times View My Garage	Optra magnum sounds very powerful on paper. We need to wait for some days to listen to actual views from a customer. Can anybody tell release date of Chevy Aveo with 1.3Multijet diesel? or atleast Palio with multijet?
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25th June 2007, 15:47	#142
dockap BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mangalore Posts: 868 Thanked: 478 Times View My Garage	AC is on 100% of the time and roads very bad in mangalore mostly 2nd gear, rarely 3rd in city and the highway trip was ghat section (mangalore-moodbidri-belthangady) mostly 3rd and rarely 4th gear
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25th June 2007, 16:08	#143
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Guys please stop comparing petrol car with diesel, petrol cars are totally different then diesels you cant put diesel cars in higher gears soon. For e.g in My Optra Petrol i can shift into 5th at 35kmph without any vibrations, in my Swift DDIS i only do it at around 80kmph or above.
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25th June 2007, 16:20	#145
dockap BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mangalore Posts: 868 Thanked: 478 Times View My Garage	Been driving the magnum for 2 weeks now and i cant notice any turbo lag (i think lag is in the mind not in the car)
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25th June 2007, 17:02	#147
Rodeo BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 356 Thanked: 28 Times	I am surprised that people are finding Magnum's gear shift smooth. It pinches me every time i shift to 1st gear. Its not smooth by any means. I can shift to 5th gear in my Palio D and Lancer D at 50km/hr. The car has power but not useful, in the sense high torque is useless when i am "struggling" to drive in traffic and "struggling" to get car moving on slop from standstill. *** By struggling i mean its not as per my expectation.
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25th June 2007, 17:11	#150
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,907 Times	OT: i never used to try 35 kph in 5th gear in petrol cars nor i do it in Swift coz its just putting unwanted strain. 50 kph and 5th gear works fine in both with a controlled modulation of gas. i feel the vibration has more to do with TALL gearing than the torque figure in case of swift D and below the turbo band actually helps alot to putter around (cant accelerate quickly though), mostly the same with Magnum also.
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