Good Review! I ´m just in the process of getting this car and I booked the one with manual transmission…however I was not sure how it works. My first option was the AT however I could not find it in the color I wanted. So now I can be more at peace with my choice. Thank you!
Have had the pleasure of owning 5 Gypsy's over the years, then waiting and Ageing till the Jimny was finally launched in India, then waited another six [6] months after booking being one of the 1st, we were anxiously waiting for the prices. The 7 June price revel left us in SHOCK, to say the least. For a four [4] seat vehicle, but in reality suited for two to have some fun (even the Gypsy had 5 or 8 seats), it is Highly Overpriced by about 2.5 to 3 Lacs. The prices were VERY DISAPPOINTING and Maruti will CRASH its booking numbers for sure. Yes Maruti will sell 10-15k to the Hard-core Gypsy/Jimny fans, then watch how the sales tumble, primarily as people realise the Mileage etc. Comparing the Jimny with the Thar is like Oranges to Apples, so we won't go there. Where Maruti had the opportunity to flood the market in India, seem to have shot themselves in the foot with the pricing. Instead they chose to price it so high that the basic ON ROAD cost for the Zeta MT is going to be about 15.10 to 15.40 Lacs, with the Alpha AT at about 17.50 to 17.80 Lacs, this with an K15-B Engine, NOT the K15-C + many other shortcomings. I hope am proven wrong; but personally feel the Mileage is likely to be 7-9KPL in the City & Hills & 10-13KPL on the Highway at Best. Having said all the above, I still love the Look & Style of the vehicle and like many others have been anxiously waiting for the launch, however I still can't get my head around the "On Road" cost, How & Why the EXORBITANT PRICING Maruti?
Good Review! I ´m just in the process of getting this car and I booked the one with manual transmission…however I was not sure how it works. My first option was the AT however I could not find it in the color I wanted. So now I can be more at peace with my choice. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this review.
The greatest car ever made
Have had the pleasure of owning 5 Gypsy's over the years, then waiting and Ageing till the Jimny was finally launched in India, then waited another six [6] months after booking being one of the 1st, we were anxiously waiting for the prices.
The 7 June price revel left us in SHOCK, to say the least. For a four [4] seat vehicle, but in reality suited for two to have some fun (even the Gypsy had 5 or 8 seats), it is Highly Overpriced by about 2.5 to 3 Lacs. The prices were VERY DISAPPOINTING and Maruti will CRASH its booking numbers for sure.
Yes Maruti will sell 10-15k to the Hard-core Gypsy/Jimny fans, then watch how the sales tumble, primarily as people realise the Mileage etc. Comparing the Jimny with the Thar is like Oranges to Apples, so we won't go there. Where Maruti had the opportunity to flood the market in India, seem to have shot themselves in the foot with the pricing.
Instead they chose to price it so high that the basic ON ROAD cost for the Zeta MT is going to be about 15.10 to 15.40 Lacs, with the Alpha AT at about 17.50 to 17.80 Lacs, this with an K15-B Engine, NOT the K15-C + many other shortcomings.
I hope am proven wrong; but personally feel the Mileage is likely to be 7-9KPL in the City & Hills & 10-13KPL on the Highway at Best. Having said all the above, I still love the Look & Style of the vehicle and like many others have been anxiously waiting for the launch, however I still can't get my head around the "On Road" cost, How & Why the EXORBITANT PRICING Maruti?
Stop cribbing and get a life. And start to talk sense. What a baseless comparison with gypsy. You should drive a gyosy only with such idiotic mindset
Very good English
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one shouldnt be measuring 0-100kmph on a curving road.