good vehicle, but needs to prove itself

Pros : Pricing, Space, Fuel Efficiency
Cons : Less Powerful Engine, Long Term Reliability

Look and Style: Looks are Ok, though it's always a subjective matter   Comfort: Quite good considering it's smaller than Innova but with almost same wheelbase   Pickup: Ok as of now. But main concern remains ow it will fare will full load of 7 people.   Mileage: Having same 1.3 MJD engine should deliver very good FE figures   Best Features: Space management, though 3rd row seat should have been 50:50 split   Needs to improve: Can't comment as of now but needs to prove itself overtime   Overall Experience It's definitely a VFM car, atleast from the introductory prices as of now. However, the premium for diesel over petrol seems to have gone overboard with MS. They are charging 1.4 lacs premium vis-a-vis petrol/diesel variant, which is a bit too much. Also, since it has a smaller capacity diesel engine (1.3 MJD) so to get power, engine will always need to work extra hard and redline frequently. This might impact overall engine life in long term use. People keep comparing it to Innova which is quite absurd. Innova has proven itself over years and can take on abuse without any complaints. If Ertiga can prove it's reliability and ability to take on abuse (as it being a MUV) then it will be another Swift like success for MS.