(Farleft)
Hyundai Creta seats
are well-contoured
(Left)
Note the extended
under-thigh support in
the Compass
(Right)
Tata Harrier has the
most roomy rear seatssuvinthisshootouttobeequippedwithselectablefour-wheeldrive.
proddingattheideathatthisisindeedinclinedtowardsadventureoffthe
beatenpath.
theride,though,doesfeela bitheavyandsluggishwhilechanging
directionwhencomparedtotheothertwo.the car has a little body-roll but it
isn’t too bad.However,theridefeelsalittleunrefined,whileeven whengoing
througha shallowditchormildbumpit bellowsa bangratherthana dull
dampedthud.however,mostpeoplebuyingthisvehiclewouldbetravelling
oftenoverroughroadsorevenundertakinga fewadventurousdrives.
thehyundaicretaistheoppositeofwhattheJeepis.thissuvhandles
supremelywellwiththedieselengineproducingitspowerina smoothand
linearmanner;almostlikea petrolcar.gettoa twistyroadandyou’llbe
smiling.it hastheleastamountofbody-rollofthethreedueinparttoits
car-likemonocoquechassis.thesuspension,too,iswell-dampedandoffers
thatdullthudwhengoingovera bumporditch.thisis,however,theleast
off-roadfriendlyofthemallaswefoundwhenwetookthethreetoa non-
tarmactrail.it isnotthatthecreta cannot handle such conditions; it wasn’t
builttodoso.WheretheKoreanshinesisineveryday use and when on
tarmac.Whethercommutinginthecity,onlong highways or on twisty ghats,
thecreta is brilliant in all those conditions.
thatbringsustothetataharrier,a mixofboth.the
heavyindiandoeshaveslightbody-roll,butstillevena
slightinputonthesteeringwheelhasthecarturninto
thedesireddirection.in here,though,i had a small
issue withtheseatsbecauseofmyleanerframe.Dueto
theleastcontouredseatsandthequickchangesof
direction,ifoundmyselfslidinga littlemorethan what
iwouldlikeintheseat.other than that, it’s a
comfortableplace to be in.features
all thesethreecarscomewithmoderninfotainment
systems,allofwhichareeasytouse.pairingyour
smartphoneis a breezeandthecontrolsarecloseathand.
theJeep,however,doeshavethecontrolsatthebackof
thesteeringwheelwhich,onceyougetusedtothem,are
quitenaturaltouse.theJeepalsobyfarhasthebest
audioset-upwithitsJBlspeakersystem.thisis
somethingthatyouwillmisswhendrivingtheothertwo.
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