I test-drove the Nexa Ciaz (torque converter, top model, petrol) in both the city and on the highway, and evaluated it against my requirements. Based on this, my conclusion is that this car sets a new low in performance, worse than my 2013 Ritz: when I floor it at 20 kph, the acceleration is insufficient, whereas I can make my Ritz rocket forward at 20 kph. The Ciaz generates more noise than acceleration. In addition to being noisy, the 1.5-liter naturally aspirated engine is not refined, to the extent that I wondered if it’s a 3-cylinder, but it’s 4-. It reminded me of driving a diesel, where there was also a lot of noise but little acceleration, and in that the acceleration is binary: it either accelerates slowly, or not at all.
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Maruti Ciaz: Good Riddance
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I test-drove the Nexa Ciaz (torque converter, top model, petrol) in both the city and on the highway, and evaluated it against my requirements. Based on this, my conclusion is that this car sets a new low in performance, worse than my 2013 Ritz: when I floor it at 20 kph, the acceleration is insufficient, whereas I can make my Ritz rocket forward at 20 kph. The Ciaz generates more noise than acceleration. In addition to being noisy, the 1.5-liter naturally aspirated engine is not refined, to the extent that I wondered if it’s a 3-cylinder, but it’s 4-. It reminded me of driving a diesel, where there was also a lot of noise but little acceleration, and in that the acceleration is binary: it either accelerates slowly, or not at all.