Got delivery of Ertiga VDi, Silver color on Monday.
There is very little discussed on Rimweb about ertiga so posting a bit.
Size : Its reasonable 5 seaters. Certainly not comfortable 5 seater in long run. But for city it is pretty comfortable. and occasional 7 seater as well.
Suspension : Feels like car. Stiffer than new age sedan.
Fuel efficiency : in quick 200 kms estimates it seems to be giving 16-18 KMPL
Engine : Adequate for city driving. Have not been to highway yet. Not for adrenaline lovers. Noise, Vibration and Harshness is surprisingly low. It is as good as VENTO.
Air Conditioning : I find it inadequete in Ahmedabad's 45 Deg C heat. First I suspected that it is very poor but when I measured grill temperature, even at 43 Deg C it was about 9 Deg C, means AC is efficient, it is may not feeling effective may be because of large glass area and IT SEEMS MARUTI HAS NOT PROVIDED TINTED GLASS. SO AC is not effective. I will get glasses tinted (SO CALLED RTO APPROVED) and will check. Second ROW A/C cools cabin faster. However when both AC are operating at full speed cabin become noisy a bit.
Seats : Not good, do not provide good lumbar support and cushions are softer than required. Even contour of seat do not feel ergonomic.
Controls : Typical Maruti and are good.
Leg Room : There is lot of debate about leg room, Maruti have managed internal space superbly, because of smaller engine engine compartment cabin get additional space. Also they have sacrificed boot space - only about 150 litre. So average sized 7 adult can easily travel for couple of hours. Check attached image for leg room. Certainly shoulder room is a much as most sedan in its class.
Head Room : Enough