One month with a Tata Altroz diesel

The engine note, though audible beyond certain RPM at highway speeds, is sporty and personally I like it.

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One month with my Altroz diesel:

So it has been one month and to sum up how I feel: Totally Satisfied.

The car has been idle for about 4 days owing to 2 days of heavy rains and Storme doing duty for a 500 km round trip in one of the days and the Kwid taking care of another 150 km another day.

Total km driven: 3225 km.

The trip data is for the November month's usage (2 more days to conclude). The total odo is from 28th Oct to today. That is 100 hours of driving a month including the time spent on Storme and Kwid. More reason to be physically active with so much time on the driver's seat.

Overall Actual Avg FE: 19.12 kmpl.

The last tankful of 410 km was driven very enthusiastically. I mean, I had fun.

Even then, the Altroz returned 17.89 kmpl.

The steering and suspension are stupendous around curves. Lovely! Thoroughly enjoyed 140 km of curvy rural roads today. Pudukottai to Pattukottai stretch through Alangudi is blissful.

A small driving video clip here.

Even on highways, it sticks to the lane at highway speeds and there is no need for constant inputs to the steering to keep it in the lane (my Ciaz and Storme had to be given frequent small inputs to stick in the lane around curves).

The engine note, though audible beyond certain RPM at highway speeds, is sporty and personally I like it. A small sample of the engine note at 3000+ RPM can be heard at the later part of this clip.

The 1.5 diesel is very punchy and can be very fast. Personally feel that Altroz should have had Nexon's 108 bhp 250 Nm tune. It would have been an enthusiast's delight.

To be honest, this little Tata exceeds my expectation of fuel efficiency. Flat out or gentle, there is a solid 8 kmpl difference between what my Storme gives and what the Altroz returns. That is massive!

The Altroz gets crazy dirty at the rear windshield and tailgate areas. I am not exaggerating. One 50 km drive and you will find it looking like it had gone through a desert. But the good part is, this little car looks stunning nevertheless.

Those wheels look beautiful even when dirty:

30 days and 3k km of usage has left me completely accustomed with every part of the car:

After traveling in my friend's S-cross today, I got reminded of that plush ride of my Ciaz, which is the only thing I miss in the Altroz. Altroz sits between Polo and Rapid when it comes to suspension stiffness:

That 165 mm ground clearance has been adequately put to test, and the car has not scraped even once so far:

Has good presence even beside the huge Isuzu:

Signing off from November:

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