Car India – August 2019

Our Cars

TheAutobot

Arrives

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Suzukiasit joinstheCarIndiagarage.It’soneofthe

longestcarsinitssegment,butthebigreasontobe

happyis becausewe’vegottheautomaticversion.

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androadrageingeneralontherise,I don’tdesireany

ofit.So,nowI sitinthecomfortofmynewlong-term

carwithoutthehassleofconstantgear-shiftsandhalf-

clutchdriving.Justtapontheacceleratorandthe

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Thelightsteeringandtheveryusefulenginestart-

stopsystemmaketheCiaza veryconvenientand

frugalcartodrive.Backedbya strongmid-range,the

K15petrolengineis aptforthedailycommutetoand

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shouldbeabletotakeit fora longerdrive.More

observationsinmynextreport.

—SarmadKadiri

Welcome

Update

Logbook

Variant:1.1

SportzSmartAuto

Driven:5,892km

Like:Ridequality,

robustbuild

Dislike:Limited

wipersettings

Logbook

Variant:ZetaAT

HYUNDAISANTRO

Hatch Unmatched

The Santro is entering its last couple of months with us and it

has been an absolute gem. After dealing with dismal road

conditions – far more deteriorated than they were since the last

report – the Santro impeccable quality and quiet cabin are

testimony to its robust build quality. It’s taken pot-holes,

crevices and craters in its stride that full-time 4x4 SUVs slow

down for to pick up their skirts. The only annoyance remains

the wipers. The rear washer/wiper aside, the front windscreen

wipers lack an intermittent setting so it’s either manual swish

or speed one, nothing in the middle. Nevertheless, it’s

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— Jim Gorde

MARUTI SUZUKI CIAZ

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