Interior
The interior of the new i10 is still easily identifiable, with the overall theme still being in line with the one on the older car. The center console, the position of the gear shifter, the texture on the plastics – it’s all the same, but small changes have done a great job of making it all look fresh. The center console, with the music system, for eg, is essentially the same design, but the change of the exterior colour, a change in the backlight and improving the functionality by introducing USB / AUX-in and Bluetooth connectivity has taken the value proposition a few notches up. The new treatment makes the interior look more lively and upmarket than the earlier version.
The seat fabrics are new and so is the new light-brown and beige two-tone colour scheme for the dash. The Ac vent bezels now get a chrome treatment, which really adds a lot to the premium feel of the cabin. The instrument cluster is largely unchanged, but has ditched the analogue fuel gauge for a digital one, with a readout for odo and trip meters as well. It doesn’t include a trip computer though.
A very interesting inclusion is an LCD screen in the instrument cluster that continuously suggests the right gear to be in for optimum fuel efficiency. If you are riding a couple of thousand revs higher than what helps your pocket best, the screen will display the correct gear you should be in. So if you’re driving in 3rd gear when you very well could in the 5th, you’d know.
We got the top end Asta variant for a test drive, and should we say, it was loaded to the gills for a small car. ABS, twin airbags, steering mounted stereo controls, reverse parking sensors, a height adjustable driver’s seat, keyless entry and heated outside mirrors – what more could we have asked for. The quality of materials too is highly commendable. With its soft touch, premium quality materials, the i10 actually feels like a quality product in its segment and outdoes its immediate competition.
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iam using i10 new gen from last 4-1/2 months with single hand maintainance, looks are very good, performance also satisfactory.. but its is giving very bad mileage of only 10kmps per lt on highways..
this is the drawback in i10 new gen 🙁
iam using i10 new gen from last 4-1/2 months with single hand maintainance, looks are very good, performance also satisfactory.. but its is giving very bad mileage of only 10kmps per lt on highways..
this is the drawback in i10 new gen 🙁
iam using i10 new gen from last 4-1/2 months with single hand maintainance, looks are very good, performance also satisfactory.. but its is giving very bad mileage of only 10kmps per lt on highways..
this is the drawback in i10 new gen 🙁