MG Astor 1.5 CVT: Delivery & initial impressions

Have driven only 150 kms till now, but it has been a pleasant experience. Its the first auto transmission car that I am driving, getting used to CVT and pedal input slowly.

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MG Astor comes home

Finally, we got our first car home, MG Astor - 1.5NA CVT Sharp - Starry Black.

Like most of the aspiring owners we had booked the car unofficially on 11th Oct and officially on 21st Oct.

Requirements and why we chose this car is summarized here.

MG showroom initial experience was good, the RM was actively responding to our queries. Even got the test vehicle home for me to check the parking space. After the booking, the dealers were left in the dark by MG. With no updates from anyone, frustration started to build up. For any update request - dealer acts ignorant, pulsehub (central call center) redirects us to dealer. Every time we got the same template response - "MG is doing allocation directly, once allocation is done, we will inform you". There was also an app to track the booking but that had just 1 info, Q1 2022.

Fast forward to Feb, we got the call from RM that our car is in Feb's dispatch plan. And on 22nd Feb, we got the allocation confirmation. Suddenly there was too much to do. Ordered some basic accessories from Amazon, spoke to Tata AIG for insurance, rode to Electronic City stockyard for PDI, and were really excited for our first car.

There were 30+ Astor's at the stockyard

Received the car on 3rd March. Have driven only 150 kms till now, but it has been a pleasant experience. Its the first auto transmission car that I am driving, getting used to CVT and pedal input slowly. Drove around Bangalore on a Saturday morning, in an attempt to capture the black beauty. Some pictures from that drive.

Accessories :

Official MG:

1. Window sun shade

2. Door sill plate

3. Door edge guard

4. Mud flaps

5. Air Valve caps

6. Key sleeve leather

7. Screen guard

8. Car cover

9. Anti slip mat.

Other functional ones:

1. TUSA tire inflator

2. 70 mai A500S/ProPlus + dual channel dash cam

3. Softspun 900 GSM microfiber cloth

4. Mini trash bin

5. Boot organizer

6. 7d mats from Autotech

Likes :

1. Cabin is really quiet (bonnet insulation helps) if you are driving sedately.

2. Decent power and great suspension setup, the jerks due to road conditions, don't trouble the occupants much.

3. 360 degree cam is really useful in tight parking spots.

4. Driver seat has enough support.

5. Looks dashing !

Dislikes :

1. The AI Bot, it keeps getting activated for no reason and then says it didn't get me.

2. MapMyIndia voice prompts about left curve, right curve, speed breaker ahead, were not accurate. And were ON by default.

Hopefully they iron out the software niggles soon.

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