MS Vitara Brezza
It has been eight months with Maruti’s best-seller and up until now, there’s very little that works against the facelifted Brezza. Sure, we can nit-pick about its ageing looks, or even about the petrol motor being not as punchy as the diesel and so on. But, on the other hand, we need to remember that this is a proven product, in a well-rounded package and at a price point that is favorable to most people looking out for a trusted brand. The car has decent levels of equipment, a spacious and practical cabin, favourable driving dynamics, a decent ride quality and the icing on the cake - Maruti Suzuki’s extensive service network. However, a few pointers that we would love Maruti to change would be the quality of the plastics used overall. Sure, the cabin is fine with the hard plastics and tight fitting panels, but it’s still not quite in the league with the Koreans. The cabin is a bit too common and it’s starting to feel dated. This is probably because a lot of the controls and switchgear, including the steering wheel, are the same as in most of the older-gen Maruti Suzukis. The digi-analogue layout looks particularly ordinary now, and although you can change the color of the dial outlines, the MID leaves room for improvement. The Brezza does have a few winning items up its sleeves such as auto headlamps and wipers and an electrochromic rear-view mirror, but other than that, the tools list is average compared to what others are offering in the market. We would’ve loved a sunroof and rear AC vents, both of which are present in most of the cars in this segment. The new gunmetal grey and orange dual-tone paint combination is particularly fetching too, giving it a broader appeal. The new 16-inch alloy wheels look up market and give a positive effect to the profile.
THE CAR HAS DECENT LEVELS OF EQUIPMENT, A SPACIOUS
AND PRACTICAL CABIN, A DECENT RIDE QUALITY AND THE ICING ON THE CAKE - MARUTI’S SERVICE NETWORK