City Pros and Cons as per Team-BHP
Likes:
Feeling of a premium sedan - comfort, looks, luxury - the rear bench is heavenly
Appreciable ride quality - smooths out the pothole riddled roads
Truly key-less entry and exit - configurable via the settings
Sporty engine note and exhilaration on revving beyond 5K RPM - rev happy engine
Paddle shifters - for that quick downshift while going over a ghat or attempting an overtake - in both the "S" mode as well as the "D" mode
The "S" mode unleashes the beast to deliver the sportiness expected from this gem of a 1.5L Naturally Aspirated i-VTEC engine
ORVM allows a peek of the road from between the A-pillar and the mirror mounting point - reduces the blind-spot created by A-pillar
3 point seat belt for all occupants - even for rear center passenger
6 Airbags
Physical climate control knobs with a click on each turn - no need to fumble while driving
Hit the power button on infotainment system and it will be muted - handy to quickly silence the cabin while reversing or attending an incoming call
8 speaker setup (on ZX) is fulfilling - needs to be tuned to your liking from the settings - works best with connected phone not so much with radio
All four windows as well as the sun-roof have pinch-guard
All four windows as well as the sun-roof have one-touch operation (on ZX)
All four windows as well as the sun-roof can be opened using the key remotely
No under-body scraping yet (in ~4 weeks of ownership)
Approx. 5L of reserve even when fuel tank level shows 0
Honda Connect App works as advertised, also maintains an automatic log of each trip with Distance, Avg. Speed and Trip Duration
Dis-Likes:
Presence of hard plastics on the interiors
Stock tyres are under-sized - had to upgrade it as soon as the car moved out of showroom
IRVM is a size smaller for my liking
Boring mid-range rev
No electric/assisted seat adjustments
No memory for seat adjustments
No passenger side seat adjustments
No cooled/ventilated seats
If the car is parked outside on a sunny afternoon the air conditioning can feel inadequate to the rear passengers
The sound insulation can be better - road noises do seep in, better than hatchbacks not so much when compared to premium sedans
No 360 degree camera feed!
The camera feeds (both lane change camera as well as reverse camera) is quite dated (feels like last decade) - Honda seriously needs to consider higher-resolution cameras with better low light performance
The infotainment system looks dated - competition provides larger, more vibrant, higher-resolution displays for their infotainment system
With the sun-roof open on a sunny afternoon, the visibility of infotainment screen seems poor
Slotting the transmission to "R" does not automatically mute/reduce volume of infotainment system - our Polo had this nifty feature
TPMS is more of a mathematical formula to determine deflation of a tyre and not really a pressure monitoring system
The front over-hang scraped twice in a period of ~4 weeks
The front center arm rest doesn't slide - can be an inconvenience
The Trip 1 doesn't reset to 0 automatically after a certain period of no use i.e. I need to remember to reset the Trip 1 before every journey - our Polo used to reset Trip A after two hours of being parked and it helped to check the trip stats. Honda Connect App maintains a trip log automatically for each journey and I now rely on the app more than the MID.
SKODA SLAVIA Pros and Cons (Team-BHPian)
Positives:
Ride and handling balance
Looks, it will age well
Tyre size of 205/55 offers good sidewall
Engine & gearbox combination- there's something for everyone
Comfortable-airy cabin & great ergonomics
Throw from headlights is strong (Achilles heel of Rapid)
Brakes are surefooted
1.0 is an all rounder and there's nothing like 1.5TSi
Features like seat ventilation, Rake-reach steering, XDS, MCB, TC, ESP, E brake boost etc.
Negatives:
I need full underbody cover
Lights in the glove box is missing
No auto up-down on all 4 windows like Rapid.
Ambition variant vis a vis Kushaq lacks features
Temperature & blower controls are fine but rest needed me to take my eyes off the road to fiddle with climatronic control
Not offering monte Carlo edition is a crime
Steering is precise but lacks feedback, would have liked more feedback atleast in the 1.5 TSi variant. I guess light EPS is the norm these days (I miss you fiesta)
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