Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Used Santro
I am considering to buy an used Santro in a week or two. I come across a plenty of zens, altos and esteems. What impressed me in Santro is its smooth engine and the quality of plastic interiors. All the marutis disappoints in interior quality. I am very much new to cars and can't comment much on them. But still I feel maruti has to catch up a lot on these factors. Even Tatas and Mahindras are doing a nice job. Coming back to Santro, I liked its tall boy design, slick gearbox, light steering which is excellent for city traffic and far better looks compared to its competitor wagonR. Possibly I can get my used Santro in a week. Will post more on Santro soon...
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Is RTR a better deal?
TVS has played a fantastic strategy by introducing a bike in 160 cc segment. This Apache RTR sports almost all the goodies we see in a typical top end bike: clip-on handle bars, fascinating front disc brakes, LCD meters, LED tail, etc. The engine's performance is hairy and it pumps out an impressive 15+ bhp. The wheel-base is well extended from the 150 apache. Now the bike looks bigger and longer. The gear shift is now single rod and feels sporty. Not to forget the front discs: No words to describe it. It's an eye-catcher. The tail lights is LED and the speedo, fuel gauge are all digital. Clip-on handle bars looks great. However, the biggest disappointment is the front light fairing. I personally wanted an improved fairing, which will clearly distinguish it as a new bike. From the front, you just can't guess whether it's an apache 150 or RTR. The road tests reveal the engine is top-class, ok to live-with gear shifts and amazing top speed. The only downside is its mileage. On city, it just manages 40 kmpl.
So, can RTR upset the current crop of 150s? I strongly believe it can, if people doesn't mind about mileage.
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