The engine has a great midrange and it pulls effortlessly till 120 – 130 KMPH.
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My Virtus 1.0 TSI AT, Topline completes 6 months.
It’s been a little over 6 months and got that I have using the car here are observations so far.
The Good things:
- The AT transmission is smooth and one wouldn’t feel the shifts unless he/she is looking for it in the lower gears (1-2).
- From gears 3-6 you won’t feel the shifts at all.
- I like the ride quality and the seat cushioning. It’s not soft, not too farm either, and tends to hold one well on the move.
- Ceat SecuraDrive tyres provide a good grip and are silent.
- The engine has a great midrange and it pulls effortlessly to 120 – 130 KMPH. It doesn’t feel strained at all and actually becomes quiet at higher speeds.
- 179 MM GC is an added advantage.
- The AC feels adequate to me and cools the cabin well enough. I drove it during peak summer in Hyderabad and never felt uncomfortable.
- The projector LEDs are great in low beam; high beam is adequate; could have been better.
The not so Good things:
- I do not like the engine noise and unlike Hyundai’s 3-cylinder engines, this one gets noisy at lower RPMs, around 1700. It’s not a sporty note either.
- I feel the downshifts happen a little early. For example, if you are driving around 35 KMPH in D3 and take your foot off the A pedal to slow down a bit, it immediately downshifts.
- I use the paddle shifters quite a lot to counter these unnecessary downshifts. This way I can match the rev with the gear, like I used to do in manuals.
- Faced issue with auto up/down function in the driver side window. It still happens intermittently and is not completely gone even after getting it fixed at the SC.
- The creep from a standstill is a bit aggressive, but, I am more used to it now and don’t feel any problem even in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
- The infamous brake noise at lower speed. Though it’s not consistent, it happens at times.
- There is no button to release the Boot from inside. One can’t even open it from outside even if I unlock the doors. I need to open and close the driver-side door to let someone open it using the electro-magnetic release button. This is a pain at security stops in malls and hotels. Does anyone have a solution to this?
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