Our 2 day old chevy.
We almost didn't buy this beauty coz we thought it was a 3 door.. and we were looking for a family car.. then a few weeks back we spotted a chevy showroom near our house, and drove by to see if the Beat was on the floor.. it was, so i went in to check it out. Noticing the two back seats, i asked the sales guy- "how do you get in the back seats?".. and lo and behold he opened the back doors with the magically disguised door handles(seamlessly integrated into the window frame).. :lol:
we didn't like any of the colours they had it in, so we just ordered the "caviar black".
UPDATE: heres the review of the car now that i've had it for a while
mine is a petrol vehicle so heres my review on that(for diesel or more detailed reviews click here http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Chevrolet+beat+review):
Pros: great for city driving(i drive to work everyday) and long distance(have driven from bangalore to goa with 4ppl and 1 big dog in the car). Mileage with ac is good(16 in city with ac, 19-20 on highway with ac) when used with Automatic Climate control.. otherwise same as any other ac car.
Chevrolet engine is sturdy and have had no mechanical problems in the last 2+ years
Cons: not for hills. during a recent trip to ooty, i discovered that the pickup is dreadful on steep hills. was ok once we were in ooty.. traveling to coonoor was fine.. coming back was great as well.. just the climb up to ooty was crap.
in fact for hills i can only recommend maruti vehicles
Chevrolet's service is nothing great.. infact they are quite un-helpful. after my free services were done, i just went back to my local general mechanic.. that guy is super polite, friendly and drops me home when i drop off the car and brings the car back to my place for no extra charge.
UPDATE(overdue):
A year after I got my Beat, Chevrolet launched the Diesel variant.
The main differences between the two are as follows:
The big glaring difference that is touted the most is of course the mileage. However one must accept that the mileage difference is not just because of some magical properties of Diesel.
We almost didn't buy this beauty coz we thought it was a 3 door.. and we were looking for a family car.. then a few weeks back we spotted a chevy showroom near our house, and drove by to see if the Beat was on the floor.. it was, so i went in to check it out. Noticing the two back seats, i asked the sales guy- "how do you get in the back seats?".. and lo and behold he opened the back doors with the magically disguised door handles(seamlessly integrated into the window frame).. :lol:
we didn't like any of the colours they had it in, so we just ordered the "caviar black".
UPDATE: heres the review of the car now that i've had it for a while
mine is a petrol vehicle so heres my review on that(for diesel or more detailed reviews click here http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Chevrolet+beat+review):
Pros: great for city driving(i drive to work everyday) and long distance(have driven from bangalore to goa with 4ppl and 1 big dog in the car). Mileage with ac is good(16 in city with ac, 19-20 on highway with ac) when used with Automatic Climate control.. otherwise same as any other ac car.
Chevrolet engine is sturdy and have had no mechanical problems in the last 2+ years
Cons: not for hills. during a recent trip to ooty, i discovered that the pickup is dreadful on steep hills. was ok once we were in ooty.. traveling to coonoor was fine.. coming back was great as well.. just the climb up to ooty was crap.
in fact for hills i can only recommend maruti vehicles
Chevrolet's service is nothing great.. infact they are quite un-helpful. after my free services were done, i just went back to my local general mechanic.. that guy is super polite, friendly and drops me home when i drop off the car and brings the car back to my place for no extra charge.
UPDATE(overdue):
A year after I got my Beat, Chevrolet launched the Diesel variant.
The main differences between the two are as follows:
| Beat Petrol | Beat Diesel | |
| Cylinders, Type etc. | 4 cylinders | 3 cylinders |
| Displacement | 1,199cc /1.2litre | 936cc / 0.9litre |
| Max Power (PS@rpm) | 77.9 PS @ 6200 rpm | 57.1 PS @ 4000 rpm |
| Max Torque (NM@rpm) | 106.5 NM @ 4400 rpm | 142.5 NM @ 1750 rpm |
| Mileage (Kmpl)* | 18.6 | 25.44 |
The big glaring difference that is touted the most is of course the mileage. However one must accept that the mileage difference is not just because of some magical properties of Diesel.
The smaller engine will always give better mileage than the larger!
Now while the mileage did tempt me to go for an exchange.. I realised that in the end.. After driving my dad's old 800cc Maruti.. a 1199cc Beat was a big improvement.. no way will I be happy with that kind of downgrade.
As a petrol Beat owner I find it hard to be unbiased.. hence to be fair to the Diesel variant, heres a comprehensive review of the vehicle by Overdrive.
Now while the mileage did tempt me to go for an exchange.. I realised that in the end.. After driving my dad's old 800cc Maruti.. a 1199cc Beat was a big improvement.. no way will I be happy with that kind of downgrade.
As a petrol Beat owner I find it hard to be unbiased.. hence to be fair to the Diesel variant, heres a comprehensive review of the vehicle by Overdrive.
13 comments:
google writes:how is space in the back seat
"how is space in the back seat"Same as other small cars. I know it seems less at first :)
Rajneesh writes:the space in back seat is quite good. u dont feel as if ure in a small car and the ride is comfortable too
Originally posted by anonymous:the space in back seat is quite good. u dont feel as if ure in a small car and the ride is comfortable tooi agree, we recently took a road trip from Bangalore to Goa(558 km), myself, my dad, mom, sister and dog(Labrador x Doberman) was quite ok.
Anonymous writes:Wheel looks comparitively smaller to the size of the car!
Originally posted by anonymous:Wheel looks comparitively smaller to the size of the car! yes especially the rear one
Anonymous writes:You've made the right decision. Well, the diesel version is out too. You shud have waited a bit. :D
also please note my views on Diesel vehicles - http://my.opera.com/chaitanyak/blog/2011/07/22/switch-to-diesel-screw-the-planet
Originally posted by anonymous:You shud have waited a bit. :Dhe he yes i should have.. but i needed a car a couple of years back.. so :)
Originally posted by DeadGhost:well can any one tell me the final review reguarding chevy beat......plzzzzzmine is a petrol vehicle so heres my review on that:pros: great for city driving(i drive to work everyday) and long distance(have driven from bangalore to goa with 4ppl and 1 big dog in the car). Mileage with ac is good(16 in city with ac, 19-20 on highway with ac) when used with Automatic Climate control.. otherwise same as any other ac car.Chevrolet engine is sturdy and have had no mechanical problems in the last 2+ yearscons: not for hills. during a recent trip to ooty, i discovered that the pickup is dreadful on steep hills. was ok once we were in ooty.. traveling to coonoor was fine.. coming back was great as well.. just the climb up to ooty was crap.in fact for hills i can only recommend maruti vehiclesChevrolet's service is nothing great.. infact they are quite un-helpful. after my free services were done, i just went back to my local general mechanic.. that guy is super polite, friendly and drops me home when i drop off the car and brings the car back to my place for no extra charge.for diesel or other reviews click here http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Chevrolet+beat+review
DeadGhost writes:well can any one tell me the final review reguarding chevy beat......plzzzzz
Siddharth writes:Im actually planning to buy Black Beat LT petrol. Its quite spacious in back seats, And front seats are good. I did'nt lik e the pick up of the vehicle. But i feel its the best car for my budget.And i liked its killy looks too.. # Chaitanya wats ur opinion on this....???
Originally posted by Siddharth:Im actually planning to buy Black Beat LT petrol. Its quite spacious in back seats, And front seats are good. I did'nt lik e the pick up of the vehicle. But i feel its the best car for my budget.And i liked its killy looks too.. # Chaitanya wats ur opinion on this....???my opinion is in the blog post :) my advice to you is to look at the competing vehicles from honda, hyundai and nissan .. just to be sure. personally i have no regrets(things like pickup etc are same in all cars in this segment) in the last 4years it has served me quite well.
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