Folks
I was on the look out for a test drive from quite sometime and then suddenly i got a call yesterday from my bro saying there's a Getz D for a TD. So i call up my friend to join me and he picks me up in no time in his Getz. I guess the excitement of driving Getz D got him too..
Here goes my first ever report/review extremely shorty though.
I reached the HMP showroom at around 1pm and had a look at the car. The front looked nice but i kinda liked the old headlamp design which made it look fatter from front. The interior was a combo of beige and brown with some wooden finish for the center console. Everyone knows how a GETZ looks so i will not describe any further as these were the only two changes i noticed.
Interiors:
The interior beige and brownish/black finish was looking very good and was giving a classy feel but the center console wooden finish was looking pathetic. It wasn't uncomfortable or bad but they looked pretty boring. The front seats were pretty comfortable and offered good overall support, not too soft or too hard. The other change i notice is the steering wheel nice and small, same as verna. Rest everything is same as it was in Getz GLS petrol. Same speedo with RPM meter. Everything was rattle free unlike Swift.
Ride and handling:
The ride was simply amazing, great suspension couldnt test too much of the handling though took a few curves at 80 and the car was pretty composed. Braking was also good no problems at all there. The ride quality was simply stunning for a car running with 175/65-14. Infact it was better than the Getz petrol we went in which has high profile 155/80-13 tyres..I couldn't check out the handling on the curves as i was given to drive on the mathura road which is pretty straight. Braking was pretty good and no wer near bad but can't say what will happen if its pete'd..
ENGINE :
There's only one word for its "INSANE" for such a small car. I was driving it mostly at above 2000 rpm it was just pulling away relentlessly. I didn't notice much of turbo lag even when i didn't downshift but being a petrol head i could feel some at below 2000 rpm..
When the engine is switched on the noise is same as Verna motor rrrrrrrrrrrrrr but u can't hear that inside the cabin..
Rest everything is same as Verna... The torque of Swift D is very strong around 2000 rpm but the torque of Getz will literally blow off anything. In second and third gear shifts at 2000+ rpm there was huge torque steer and the rear passengers were feeling the torque thrust..I got a small stretch of empty road and it hit 120+kmph effortlessly..Ok i know most of us here know about Verna engine so i'll end the blaah blah about it.
Couldn't check the A/C as its too cold out here but i'm told its the same as the older Getz.
The dealer said he tested the mileage of the test drive car and he got about 14 (he used the full tank method). The test drive route has mild trafiic on it and the car has done close to 1800kms.
The best thing i liked about this car was that it only had a CRDi badge on the boot. Imagine a Getz D in a boring sedate color like white or real earth with petes and without the CRDi badge smoking most of the cars on road.. Hehe my wicked thinking..
All in all here's the list of PROS and CONS.
PROS:
1. Fantastic engine
2. Awesome ride comfort.
3. Nice looking interiors except for that centre console with wooden finish.
4. Spacious from iside
5. Rattle free interiors
CONS:
1. No ABS.
2. Price
Please feel free to ask questions about the car and i will try my best to answer them...
Cheers