Is Tata Altroz DCA a good car for city driving: 10 points after 4000 km

The overall average fuel efficiency hovers around 11-12 km/l with the air conditioning always on.

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So, we crossed the mileage figure of 4000 km. Admittedly a puny amount of kilometres compared to what some of the cars here on team-bhp do, but for us it is one of the highest mileage in a span of 10 months - our previous cars had seen much less mileage in their first year of ownership. Some standard things to report.

1. The car is performing its daily duties efficiently. To and fro commute must be around ~40 km round trip from home to office.
2. The overall average fuel efficiency is hovering between 11 and 12 km/l; which is understandable as the air conditioner is being used full time and also the trips to the office are in peak traffic conditions.
3. The DCA gearbox has made us converts - our future cars would be automatics only. It's probably the feature of the car, that we have come to love a lot.
4. We have been diligently shifting the car to 'N' when we stop at signals. Given the fact that this is a DCA gearbox and so far, the reports for any dual-clutch gearbox on the forum are to tread with caution; we are also being quite careful.
5. The other thing that we follow with the gearbox is - after starting the car, move the gearbox from 'P' to 'N', release the handbrake and then shift to 'D' or 'R', as the case may be. I honestly don't remember why we started doing this, but now this has been the norm for both of us.
6. The jerky behaviour on shifting to reverse that we had noticed some posts back, is now non-existent. We have tried multiple ways of replicating it, but so far we haven't been able to simulate the jerky behaviour again. So, if your car has the behaviour, it is best to get it checked by the service centre.
7. The Harman system is excellent. Neither of us is an audio person, so we are satisfied with the "default" audio quality from the system.
8. The replaced tire valve hasn't given us any problems so far. It has held on well. The TPMS system has not shown any warning after it was reset. I can now say that the Good Year ATM 2 tires are much better than the oem MRF ones that we had experienced so far.
9. The interiors are put together well and we haven't seen any loose bits or rattling till now. The only problematic thing that we observed so far is the driver height adjustment is off. If we set it at the highest position, then we notice that in a couple of days the seat "sinks" back to the lowermost position. We had raised this query in the last free checkup but the service centre folks brushed it off as saying they were not able to replicate it. We will get it checked once again in August, not a deal breaker for us.
10. The air conditioner is excellent, and we have to tone it down to speed 1 or 2 after 15-20 minutes. The automatic climate control system works well and cools the cabin down in no time even if used during the afternoon sun. So much so, that we have to divert the air vents from the hands on the steering else, they start getting cold!

10 months later, I can now say that this is a very good urban commuter and is extremely comfortable to drive in the cityscape. The car looks fab, has a small footprint, a decent engine till 100 kmph and none of the head bobs of an AMT gearbox. Some pictures will follow soon!

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