The beast was doing just fine, and I believe in holding a car for longer term. I also wanted something which could accommodate my friends on occasional trips.įor these reasons, I was looking for something bigger, more sturdy and more safe on highways.Plus, my family has grown over these years, in terms of age as well as number.My highway runs have been roughly to the north of 80% of total mileage.Reasons which made me look for a new car: In this segment I like the Polo more than the i20. Exterior design: Personally, I am more fond of designs with straight lines and clean surfaces.Very risky for someone new behind the wheel. Steering at high speeds: The steering doesn’t weigh up at high speeds.She is not comfortable at these, and won’t keep you comfortable either. Suspension: You cannot just throw uneven or bad roads at her randomly.Frequent gear shifting: The not so good aspect of the 6 speed gear box I guess.No ABS: One of the biggest sore points. But until you reach that mark it feels like eternity. Turbo lag: It's a beast when the turbo spools up at ~2000 rpm.Things which did not quite grow up on me over these years: Very practical and excellent quality interiors: No rattles even today, easy accessibility of all the controls, storage for all necessary items, driver side one-touch down as well as one touch up (this one is very rare but extremely important IMO, don’t know why we don’t find this very common), cooled glove box, under-the-seat rear AC vents, etc.Can munch miles at lengths: Have driven her for 700+kms in a single day.Feather light steering to drive within the city limits.A century and a half on the speedometer is effortless. Things which I enjoyed thoroughly with her: It’s straight line acceleration brings a wide grin on my face every time the turbo spools up. The 1.4 litre CRDI engine is one that puts many bigger sedans to shame. But the fact is, even today after 11 years it is the same beast. Having graduated from a classic M800 STD, the i20 CRDI initially felt like a jet. So overall I have an experience of driving for more than 20 years and 165K kms.Įxperience with the little beast Hyundai i20 Crdi Sportz: Prior to this, my family had a STD M800, which we owned for 10 years/70K kms, driven equally by me and my mom. I have been driving a 2010 i20 Sportz CRDI for almost 11 years and have already clocked a happy 130K kms in it. BHPian PassionateDrive recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
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