Nexon Ownership review - Was Nexon a mistake ?

Was Nexon a mistake?
Tata Nexon ownership review

Tata Nexon was exhibited as the concept car in the 2014 New Delhi Motor Show.

In today's world everyone wants SUV. In the price range of 10-15 lakhs, compact SUVs rocks. When you will ask people around, they will say go for Maruti Suzuki Brezza. YouTubers say to go with Ford ecosport or Tata Nexon. Well, I was also in the same kind of situation. My budget was of around 13 lakhs and I was  The production-ready model was shown in 2016. It is based on the X1 platform as same as of indicas' but with modifications. Engines are made by Tata Motors and AVL, an Austrian engineering company.
It is Tata's first and only crossover SUV to date this article is written.

Many people want to buy a Tata car because of their value for many and safety characteristics but as you would have heard this proverb "The past is the past, you can't change it", the same thingalmost confused about what to buy. Ford ecosport's clutch was heavy for me. I went to the Tata showroom and took a test drive of diesel manual, without having a second choice I booked it, and the next day it was in my garage. Now you all will think why I didn't buy  Brezza? Brezza's interior quality was equivalent to my decade-old Maruti Suzuki Ritz Lxi ( sold now ). And neither me nor my dad is a great fan of Maruti Suzuki's car. It was all happiness around, I booked my on 31st of December 2018 and got delivery on the 2nd of Jan. After using it for around a year, we have clocked around 23k Kms. And now I can confidently tell the positives and negatives of this car, so without wasting any time lets go.

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Well let's talk about some sour things i.e NEGATIVES

1. NVH level- 

My Nexon is a diesel manual and it so noisy that it can be irritating sometimes. Thought after playing some music and turning on the air conditioner, it won't be an issue.

I installed following damping sheet to reduce nvh levels.

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2. A and C pillars-

 A and C pillars are so huge that it will be very difficult to park in a tight spot. It can be a difficult task to drive around cities full of traffic. I drove this car in Mumbai and Delhi. A pillar is a big blind spot and c pillar too.

3. Front seat Comfort - 

We went Mumbai-Delhi twice , it is not at all comfortable for front-seat passengers.

4. Headlights-

 Headlights are not so powerful, I have upgraded it with HID and LEDs. Don't do it as it may risk your car's warranty.

Leds in foglamps I installed-

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HIDs in projector I used -

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5. Touchscreen-

 This touchscreen is too laggy, sometimes it won't even respond to your touch. 

6. Steering Rod-

 The steering rod and the clutch pedal is too close, which makes it sometimes uneasy.

7. Dead Pedal - 

Dead pedal is of almost no use as it is very near to the clutch.

8. Gear Shifting-

Gear shifting is not smooth, you will have to put some effort to slot the gear in.

9. Visiting service center-

 In 23k km, I have visited the Service center almost 23 times. Sometimes any software issue, some time and suspension problem, sometimes they won't do service properly.

These were the main negatives, now let's eat some sweets i.e POSITIVES

1. Road presence-

 Road presence is pretty good, yes people do look at your car.

2. Music system- 

The music system is best in class (I am talking about sound output). Harman Kardon kicked in yoo!

3. Interior quality-

 Interior feels premium and that floating touch-screen makes it look gorgeous.

4. Clutch- 

Clutch is very light comparing to ecosport. It won't make you feel that you are driving a diesel car.

5. Steering- 

Steering feel's very enthusiastic around the corners, it is not better than ecosport but not less than it. It weighs perfectly on highways.

6. Mileage-

 Mileage is decent considering more of city use.

7. Rear Seat-

 Rear seat space is better than of ecosport and xuv300

8. Features-

 This car is feature-loaded, like cornering foglamps, voice commands, follow me home headlamps, voice alerts, etc.

9. Service cost-

 Service cost is economical, around 4-6k INR.

10. Saftey- 

Build quality is awesome, by God's grace nothing happened with me. But this car feels very safe inside, after all this is the first Indian car to score 5-star in Global NCAP.

These were the negatives and positives of the Tata Nexon. Negatives are not deal-breaker but positives are, so I hope you got your answer.

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5 Best Concept Cars of Indian Manufacturers

Hello ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my new article. In this article we will be talking about 5 Best concept cars of Indian manufacturers

The first question will come to your mind that what is concept cars? Well here is the explanation-

Concept car is a concept or prototype made to represent new designs, platforms, and technology. These cars never go under production directly as keeping practicality, safety, and other few things in mind.

Worlds first concept car

I hope you grabbed some info about what concept car is. Without typing more words, let us get straight to our topic.
These numbers are just for presenting only, not for ranking.

1. Tata Prima

Tata Prima is a luxury sedan concept showcased in Geneva motor show, 2009. Hey not Tata Prima truck LOL. Sadly this car never came to production despite being good looking. This car was designed by Pininfarina, a renowned Italian car designer.

2. Mahindra Funster

This concept puts away the cloth from Mahindra's performance car vision. This concept is an electric sports car with a dual electric motor and AWD powertrain system. It churns out 308HP with the top speed over 200kmph with the range of 520kms. This car is one of the best pieces of art

3.Mahindra Xuv 500 AERO Concept 

Mahindra XUV 500 AERO Concept was showcased in the 2016 auto expo. This car is styled by Mahindra in its house only after getting inputs from Pininfarina. As I said before Coupes always looks good. This one too follows the same words.  Sporty body kit, larger rims, and different headlight unit from regular xuv makes it look absolutely different. Well these exterior works isn't the highlighted things. 2.2 Liter mHawk engine with advanced combustion is. This engine produces 210bhp and can do 0-100 under 6 seconds.

4. Tata Sierra Concept

Tata Sierra was one of the biggest surprises in Auto Expo 2020. Sierra is one of the most loved Tata cars by enthusiasts. This sierra concept included with iconic alpine window and high ground clearance Same ALFAARC platform is used which can be seen in altroz. It may get petrol and diesel engine. EV variant will be powered by Tata's ZIPTRON technology.

5. Tata HBX

This micro-SUV shares same ALFAARC platform. It will rival cars like KUV100 and signs. It will sit below Nexon in the segment. It will be packed with tons of features to give big competition to its rivals. It may share the same 1.2 Revetron petrol engine which is equipped in Tiago and altroz. 

Those were the 5 amazing concepts by Indian Car manufactures. 

I hope you liked this article Another concept maybe more good but I included only 5

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