My XUV700 AX7L diesel AT AWD: Trips, mileage, good & bad of ownership

Took delivery of the SUV in October and since then it has clocked close to 8,400 km.

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Hi everyone,

After a long wait, we finally got our XUV700 AX7L Diesel Automatic All-Wheel Drive (AWD) Midnight Black. Booking was done on 8th Oct 21 and we got it on 18th July 22. We always wanted a fully-loaded vehicle, and secondly, an SUV should have AWD or 4WD. We are a family of 4 (3 adults and a kid) plus a Labrador. With the kids growing, our old Baleno was unable to accommodate us all on our trips.

Some accessories & other basic things I added to my car

1. 4th and 5th year extended warranty just before the price hike was done.
2. Rear Bumper, Illuminated Scuff plate, Side step, Pedal Covers, Screen Protector.
3. PPF from Kriti Car Care Bengaluru.
4. AWD logo, Car Ceiling Dome Roof Light for 3rd row, Puncture Kit & Car Tire Inflator (from Amazon).
5. 12V cable extender (from Maruti Suzuki Store).
6. Upgraded the 5th tire to an actual size Yokohama.

Delivery Experience

• The experience was positive throughout the process. I got constant updates from the sales team at Sireesh Auto Yelahanka.
• I got to do my PDI and on that day ODO was 33km.
• I received my car 4 days after it was received with all paperwork completed by the team.
• No rear sequential lights.
• No 2nd key was received.

Trips till date

• Our 1st Long Trip - (Bengaluru to Hyderabad) - 1400 km round trip
• Our 2nd Long Trip - (Bengaluru to Rourkela to Hazaribagh) - 4400 km round trip

While I would write about this trip in a separate post, a few things I would like to highlight about the car (some might be repeats from earlier posts) in this forum:

Goods

• Barring the infotainment screen glitches, the mechanics of the car are simply superb.
• Feature-wise, this car seems to have everything.
• AdrenoX App - VI connectivity is a problem otherwise, the remote start option is my favourite used feature.
• WithYouHamesha App - As I had been using the AdrenoX app, I found out about the fuel log a bit late. It has a handy feature that shows the cost per km.
• I had driven max 150-180 km at a stretch in my Baleno but now I have done 350-400 km at stretch including bad weather and road.
• The steering is so light that I don’t like to drive my Baleno now.

Bads

• The service angle of the car and the expertise of the service centre were below expectations. A lot of scope for improvement is there.
• Without roof rails, travelling with 7 people’s luggage is difficult.
• The white interior is difficult to maintain.
• The gap between the folded 3rd row and 2nd row.
• Applecare Play has frequent disconnection issues.
• The suspension thud sound is there but it is a tad erratic.
• The scuff plate and 5th tire could have been taken back by the service centre. There should be some mechanism to sell it as refurbished.
• The car gets heated easily with glass all around and some heat protection should have been given

Car Specific Problem

• There is a sound coming from somewhere between the 3rd row and the 2nd row as if two panels are rubbing against each other. This happens when I cross a hump. However, since I do not want the service guys to open things and check them, I have not highlighted them yet. Maybe I will get it checked in my 10k service.
• Need to figure out the 5th tyre TPMS, which I got fitted but the configuration was not done by MASC

Current Mileage

• Tank full to tank full method (T2T) I get about 10 km/l with 70% Bengaluru City Traffic + 30% Highway.
• On my 2 long trips, I got about 15km/l avg with family and luggage. I am a little heavy-footed driver.
• I keep all safety and ADAS features ON.

Total kilometres drove - 8391 km

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