Best Car

Best Car

Very practical compact SUV compared to another so-called compact SUV. I own a 2019 diesel XV Pre optional. It has all practical features which are daily required and no other gimmick features that others offer nowadays. Basically, I was searching for a driver's car, I am myself a driving enthusiast. Its high points are 1. Driving dynamics: it's so planted in highways, it glides through the potholes. In Hindi chipak kar chalta hai. 2. Comfort: leave the highway drive, it's comfortable in offroading too. 3. High ground clearance of 210 mm: trust me it is very good to have that ground clearance in hill areas. I am from Arunachal Pradesh high ground clearance is very useful here. 4. Controlled body roll: very little body roll on turns. 5. Steering feedback: I like its hydraulic steering, you don't have to rotate much while on turns. 6. Breaking: breaking is smooth and the bite is good. Never had a breaking issue at 120 mph. 7. Seat comfort: some say its seat is hard it may hurt on a long drive. But trust me science says a bit stiff seat is good for a long drive and I felt super comfortable at a 400km drive in a stretch. 8. Headlight throw: I never felt I need to upgrade. Its headlight through at night is better than other rivals. 8. Boot space: when it was launched it had one of the largest boot spaces in its segment. It's sufficient for me 9. Safety: My XV Pre optional has 4 airbags, graphene body, EBD with ESP or VDC, hill start assist, large ORVm, good grip Apollo tyres, automatic wiper and headlamp and many more. Negatives are minor and are not deal-breakers that I can live with. It fulfilled all my requirements. The only issue for its lesser sell may be due to lack of information not penetrated to masses. It's so underrated car. Test drive all vehicles in its segment and come to my review to be verified. Others think that parts availability would be an issue. For new vehicles, I had no issues faced. For the first five years, only small running repairs and servicing are required like a brake pad, engine oil, oil filter, air filter which are all available at the dealer. Secondly, I have a 5years warranty purchased that keeps me peace of mind. Any other major parts required due to accident will take little time but it's the same with other brands too. I had Maruti Celerio, it's the same with that. Trust me Maruti Celerio serving cost was a little more than Kicks taking into account that Kicks is bigger than Celerio's. And my mother has Scorpio S11. So in my opinion a true car enthusiast will acknowledge Kicks value and remember there are other things also besides "bhed chall".