Navratna:The definitive comparision of B segment petrol hatchbacks (1.2, 1.3, 1.4)

schitre05 · 26th July 2009, 22:00

kudos to you sid!!!
Fantastic job!

Sunilrj · 26th July 2009, 22:39

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Originally Posted by mnhegde

Fantastic reviews and comparisons Sid. These reviews (with comparisons) were very much needed. Truly better than many car magazines . Great job Sid, keep it coming.

Sid Must be one tired man after that exhaustive review and exhausting typing!! great review and a totally unpredictable result

devarshi84 · 26th July 2009, 23:06

Awesome review and comprehensive too. But I feel Skoda's service and spares is given more flake just like Honda's image. Resale for a stripped 8lac car like the Jazz can never be good.

But otherwise its still a strongly unbiased review. great job.

StarVegabond · 27th July 2009, 10:29

Hi Sid,

this is a great efforts, thanks for the ready reference for several propective B segment buyers.

i liked your rating system. but i would have preferred that for summary you could have added all the scores you gave in the respective performance indicators and then summarized.

i felt that you jumped the gun to summarize the top cars in the overall conclusion.
Adding the ratings and summerizing would have been a more objective method

wildon · 27th July 2009, 11:20

^^ Yes that was what missing in his earlier DIESEL review too..

rkavthekar · 27th July 2009, 12:11

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

sid, I'm not sure how the fiat scored more on the ownership than the vista. I have a feeling that fiat owners suffer more at TASCs than us tata owners

+1, echoing Greenhorn's sentiments to an extent of Fiat getting more points on buying and ownership point compared to Vista, I guess the experience of Tata and Fiat owners is same at TASC. Otherwise, good report prima facie.

takecare and drive safely

jayakumarkp · 27th July 2009, 13:19

Gr8 report Sid!!

Loved the the Intro ,g ives a very systematically aligned view of the current long list of HOT hatch options available for customers.

neoonwheels · 27th July 2009, 13:59

Another great report !!

kiren · 27th July 2009, 14:42

Excellent report Sid as usual.

itsrenjith · 27th July 2009, 15:06

Great review once again Sid.

Just one small (tiny) correction : Saw ur post mentioning that the PS of Ritz petrol at 79. I think the 79 PS is for Diesel (or is it 75 for diesel ?), the correct figures for Petrol is 85@6000 RPM. Reason why i am pointing out is that the I20 is at 80@5200 and that also makes the Ritz a bit more responsive compared to the I20.

xPK · 27th July 2009, 15:45

Too nice to comment!
Keep up the good work buddy!

I just wonder why palio 1.6 not included.

kalpeshc · 27th July 2009, 16:05

Great report - Waiting for a similar kind of report on sedans (sub-7L). That would be an interesting read.

This is definitely sticky because of the pictorial comparison of most of the features.

anarchist · 27th July 2009, 17:39

Sidindica fantastic effort on both the petrol n the diesel, Mods I guess you should hand the Distinguished Bhpian tag to him soon

balajird · 27th July 2009, 17:58

Take a bow Sid, kudos to your effort in coming up with such a report, i wonder how you manage to note down all these points during your test drive and come up with an unbiased report. Hoping to have more and more reports and scoops from you.

nipunkul · 27th July 2009, 19:50

Awesome reviews! Leaving out the dealer experience, these are the totals:

Hyundai getz: 69/110
Hyundai I20: 78/110
Honda Jazz: 84/110
Maruti Ritz: 71/110
Maruti swift: 70/110
Skoda Fabia: 82/110
Chevrolet Aveo 5: 59/110
Tata Indica Vista: 59/110
Fiat Punto: 78/110

Didn't think we'll see the Vista at the bottom even after taking dealer exp. off. Again Skoda's fine cars are killed by spares and A.**!

26th July 2009, 22:00	#31
schitre05 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 458 Thanked: 177 Times View My Garage	kudos to you sid!!! Fantastic job!
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26th July 2009, 23:06	#33
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 213 Times View My Garage	Awesome review and comprehensive too. But I feel Skoda's service and spares is given more flake just like Honda's image. Resale for a stripped 8lac car like the Jazz can never be good. But otherwise its still a strongly unbiased review. great job. Last edited by devarshi84 : 26th July 2009 at 23:08.
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27th July 2009, 10:29	#34
StarVegabond Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,891 Thanked: 44 Times	Hi Sid, this is a great efforts, thanks for the ready reference for several propective B segment buyers. i liked your rating system. but i would have preferred that for summary you could have added all the scores you gave in the respective performance indicators and then summarized. i felt that you jumped the gun to summarize the top cars in the overall conclusion. Adding the ratings and summerizing would have been a more objective method
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27th July 2009, 11:20	#35
wildon BANNED Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,442 Thanked: 1,253 Times View My Garage	^^ Yes that was what missing in his earlier DIESEL review too..
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27th July 2009, 13:19	#37
jayakumarkp BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pune, Palakkad Posts: 207 Thanked: 103 Times	Gr8 report Sid!! Loved the the Intro ,g ives a very systematically aligned view of the current long list of HOT hatch options available for customers.
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27th July 2009, 13:59	#38
neoonwheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,070 Thanked: 1,882 Times View My Garage	Another great report !!
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27th July 2009, 14:42	#39
kiren BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 454 Thanked: 33 Times	Excellent report Sid as usual.
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27th July 2009, 15:06	#40
itsrenjith Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 16 Thanked: 10 Times	Great review once again Sid. Just one small (tiny) correction : Saw ur post mentioning that the PS of Ritz petrol at 79. I think the 79 PS is for Diesel (or is it 75 for diesel ?), the correct figures for Petrol is 85@6000 RPM. Reason why i am pointing out is that the I20 is at 80@5200 and that also makes the Ritz a bit more responsive compared to the I20.
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27th July 2009, 15:45	#41
xPK BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 266 Thanked: 16 Times	Too nice to comment! Keep up the good work buddy! I just wonder why palio 1.6 not included.
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27th July 2009, 16:05	#42
kalpeshc BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 544 Thanked: 141 Times	Great report - Waiting for a similar kind of report on sedans (sub-7L). That would be an interesting read. This is definitely sticky because of the pictorial comparison of most of the features.
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27th July 2009, 17:39	#43
anarchist BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago / Namma Bengaluru Posts: 371 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Sidindica fantastic effort on both the petrol n the diesel, Mods I guess you should hand the Distinguished Bhpian tag to him soon
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27th July 2009, 17:58	#44
balajird BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 460 Thanked: 63 Times	Take a bow Sid, kudos to your effort in coming up with such a report, i wonder how you manage to note down all these points during your test drive and come up with an unbiased report. Hoping to have more and more reports and scoops from you.
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27th July 2009, 19:50	#45
nipunkul BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 119 Thanked: 16 Times	Awesome reviews! Leaving out the dealer experience, these are the totals: Hyundai getz: 69/110 Hyundai I20: 78/110 Honda Jazz: 84/110 Maruti Ritz: 71/110 Maruti swift: 70/110 Skoda Fabia: 82/110 Chevrolet Aveo 5: 59/110 Tata Indica Vista: 59/110 Fiat Punto: 78/110 Didn't think we'll see the Vista at the bottom even after taking dealer exp. off. Again Skoda's fine cars are killed by spares and A.**!
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