Road trip to the hills with my aged parents in our VW Virtus 1.5

They didn't experience any body pain or discomfort. I was driving the car in the hills with the AC on and didn't feel any lag.

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Hello Team BHPians,

I have driven about 2.1k KMS in the last 10 days on both highways and hill stations, and now my odometer reads 5k. The car performed very well, and I never felt any fatigue even after a 1300 km round trip in a single day. My parents, who are over 70 years of age, told me that they were also happy and relaxed during the trip, and didn't experience any body pain or discomfort.

The ventilated seats were really helpful in this hot climate. Also, if there is no sound alert for 120kmph, nobody could tell that the car is cruising at such a speed. The car is very stable, and I never had to downshift during overtakes.

The AC is effective if the fan speed is set to 2 bars, and I always keep it at 18 or 19 degrees during the day. The sun blinds for the rear seat passengers are also very helpful. I am still in doubt whether I should go for a sun film for the front windshield or settle for sun blinds for the front windows.

I also drove in the hill station with the AC on, and I didn't feel any lag. The brakes are extremely sharp, which inspires much confidence in many situations.

I wish VW had installed R17 tyres for GT(1.5) instead of R16. It would have been a great deal.

I have been inquiring with VW about hood insulation, but I am not getting a proper response from them over email. They did call me back to inform me that they don't have an insulation hood for Virtus and Taigun.

Apart from this, I don't have many complaints. There are no rattles inside the car, and the NVH is nil, except for the roar of the 1.5 engine when the RPM hits around 2.5 or above. The car never felt underpowered, even when it was fully loaded with five people and full of luggage.

I am planning to leave the car for its 6-month service/check-up next week. I will keep you posted with more details in this thread.

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