Hyundai Alcazar ownership: Likes & dislikes after upgrading from a Polo

The fuel efficiency is on the lower side and have also faced a few niggles over the 1-month of ownership

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Took delivery of our Petrol AT Signature 6 seater last month. Absolutely loving it so far.

Our main criteria for a new car was size. My wife and I + two dogs in my Polo GT Tsi were getting quite cramped and almost impossible to do long trips with luggage and two furry babies.

What I like:

1. Feature packed: Although tech and electronics are not something I look for when buying a car, preferring old-school basic cars, Hyundai has packed the Alcazar to the gills with features. Coming from a tiny Polo, the 360 camera is excellent when parking in tight spots
2. Engine: Super refined. The torque converter box is a bit sluggish, but this can be dealt with by using manual mode and staying in the right rev band. Doesn't feel underpowered at all.
3. Space!: We took delivery of the car two days before we shifted house within the same city, and we were able to fit all our breakables in the rear with all seats down.

What I don't like:

1. The mileage is quite poor. Getting around 9-10 km/l in the city. During my office commute from DL to GGN, if I leave at a good time I get around 16 km/l (indicated)
2. The middle row could have had more space. I, 5'11" can't sit behind me in my seating position. But this is subjective as I hog space.

Issues faced:

• The wireless charger in the front wasn't working. It turned out the base had not been fitted properly and had fallen off under the centre console. Was fixed within minutes at the ASC.
• After a wash, the ESC light kept flashing on and on and the engine kept cutting. This solved itself after a few kilometres so perhaps waters hit one of the sensors.
• The middle-row AC went does not seem to be working. Has anyone else faced this? The "rear" button for the AC activates the third-row vents. Can't seem to get the middle row to blow any air.

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