Maruti Suzuki Fronx Long Term Review

[Applause] features fron is loaded with all the modern day features and it doesn't disappoint you at all with the FRS and I think that's thanks to the smart hybrid technology side support So when you're cornering the car at that time you know it holds you in your position it can handle you know just soft offroading in fact all black cabin the maruti Suzuki FRS has been a part of our long-term Fleet for the last 1 month or I have driven it for over 1,000 km and in this video I'm going to talk about the five things I love about this franx and five things that annoy me a bit and should be improved and here comes the exciting news Park Plus petrol League or PP is live and this time it's your chance to win big last year 20 lakh people won petrol worth R 50 CR and this time we have bigger prizes including a mega bumper price so if you haven't downloaded the parus app yet go ahead and do that straight away because this time you can be the lucky [Music] [Music] [Music] winner while the fron look spy and premium on the outside on the inside the cabin offers good space comfort and practicality seat then very well poored and very well cushioned not too soft not over deform and on the longer commute or when I am spending long hours in the city traffic I am very comfortable on these seats and high support side support pick off your chair so when you're cornering the car at that time you know it holds you in your position and again as far as I am munching miles and I spending long hours it is very convenient for me and this seat obviously comes with height adjustable feature as well so finding a driving position or finding your desired driving position is not an issue at all and at the same time at the rear I have more than ample knee room and leg room the front seat is set at my position and despite that I don't have any complaint with the knee room and leg room and I am at a comfortable position SE comfortable questioning is good and while two people will be seating quite comfortably squeeze but still it is manageable and that is very impressive features AC vents Ty charging port but it misses out on a proper armrest test here again not a big issue that said practicality maybe it scores quite well because 308 L of boot space you have in this car which is adequate for you know storing luggage uh for around three people because up those suitcase and few Duff bags and even at the front the storage space is quite good like wireless charger pad you can easily store a couple of phones like and you can stack another phone as well there is enough space a good sized cup holder so cup holders and a nice small wres to keep my wallet here decent stage so again in terms of practicality it scores quite well and only if I have to nitpick bottle holder size other than that in terms of comfort space and practicality the cabin scores quite well features M maybe franx is loaded with all the modern day features and it doesn't disappoint you at all now you have a 9in touchscreen infotainment system with Wireless Apple carplay and Android auto nice Graphics feels premium as well wireless charger you have USB charging Point here 12vt charging socket type-c charging point that could have been an addition you have Auto dimming irvm rear view mirror you Auto dimming head then you have steering adjustment for reach again height adjustable seat and autoclimate control you also have ambient lighting at the front here so yes in terms of features I think you cannot complain now sunroof that has got the fancy these days but honestly I don't miss having a sunroof so in terms of features I not complaining you also have this headup display which I am not a big fan of but still few people like that and then what I have really liked is the performance of the FRS deta review which by the way is live on the PO app and on the YouTube channel so go and check it out there as well that it is quite fun behind the wheel and obviously uh even in the city I have the same opinion because in terms of performance it feels quite pippy and the engine the 1 L booster jet turbo Patrol engine belts out 99 bra horsepower and 148 new M of peak toque now the part that I love about this engine is that it is quite smooth which generally hasn't been the case with small turbo petrol engines because competitors turbo petrol engine you know whenever you downshift or whenever that turbo kicks in you feel a sudden choke there yeah that has been evened out quite well and there's no head knot as such W so it feels very comfortable and when you want performance it delivers but what I love more than that is that it still brings a very good balance between fuel economy and performance now highway fuel economy AI claims 20.01 km per liter but in the city I have easily been getting 15 15.5 km per lit which by the way is Frugal for a turbo petrol engine because in other turbo petrol engines you know for us to get over 12 km per liter in the city and you know just normally as we are driving has been a challenge with the FRS and I think that's thanks to the smart hybrid technology it has been a breeze yes even when I'm pushing it harder I think I still get around 13 14 km per lit so I'm satisfied with that fuel economy and and performance maybe good midr s the best part is that the turning radius and the dimensions of the car favor its City you know drivability so whenever I want to navigate through the traffic or I want to just make a quick move it comes very handy you know the compact Dimensions really help and on the inside it still feels spacious and then I want to particularly speak about ride quality and handling and specifically about ride quality because the susp supension setup is spot on for indan road conditions it soaks a bump spot for Speed breakers like anything and even lower speed ride quality or higher speed ride quality so at lower speed you know you don't feel those thuds sharply and even at higher speeds it soaks all the undulation so you know I really don't need to slow down too much whenever I'm going over rough surfaces and I think that the bigger wheel size the 16 Wheels really come handy there and really help there to improve its ride quality because profile and it soaks up all those bumps easily or handling B then as far as you maintaining reasonable speeds it is not going to bother you as well whenever you are around a corner like the one I'm approaching or you know around a roundabout or something it's very easily manuverable and Body Rolls are not going to bother you as far as you're maintaining decent double digit speed so like I right now am around 70 75 km/ hour and just see easily manageable the steering feedback too is quite adequate as far as you're doing double digit speeds you know in the city it's fluidic it's light at lower speeds and has ample weight whenever I'm doing like a around 80 km/ hour but yes the moment you get to the triple digit mark it gets stiffer and that is slightly on the artificial side so impr but again that is not something which will bother you just that it could have been a bit more flued even at higher [Music] speed and last but not the least ground clearance 190 mm of ground clearance so it can easily tackle all the bad roads all the rough surfaces and even when you face a slight you know Offroad section so to say now this is a front-wheel drive car I'm not debating that but yes because it is lighter on it feet it has got bigger Wheels as well it can handle you know just soft off-roading so yes in that terms as well it is quite capable 190 mm of ground clearance really [Music] helps and let's begin with things that annoy me and and should be improved you hear that turn indicator buzzer now this is so loud and so annoying that honestly because in the city when I'm frequently changing lenses when I'm turning the cars frequently this really irks me off now the design of the dashboard is nice but there are a few flaws that you will find when you will be driving the car over a long longer duration for instance the overall height of the dashboard because that would have helped me to get good visibility out from the wind screen now I can increase the height of the seat and get a proper view but the problem is that wind screen so the upper section will be blocking my view to an extent the very simple way to do that was to just reduce or to just lower the height slightly of the dashboard and that could have solved the problem honestly H and I really don't like this feature because I have all the information on the dial here and really uh and only this blocks my vision so for me this is Best Kept off that the central console is slight inclined towards the passenger towards the co-driver now I really don't know why is that because when I am driving I would have liked it to be slightly incline towards me so that it would have been easy for me to you know operate though it helps in a way that screen P glares now the next thing that I find very weird is as you can see seat that's because there's no load sensor in the seat and the buzzer keeps on going as soon as soon as you start driving because it just can't sense anything now obviously if anyone is on the seat you should always buckle up because again this is your primary safety feature but then why do you want to keep this buckled up this is something where you know maruti should not have gone for cost cutting now I like the design and layout of the cabin but what just doesn't work for me is the dual tone color theme the maroon and black bit in fact all black cabin black but this maroon surface looks a bit flimsy and actually a bit old school and dated I think all black treatment should have gone really well and option aftermarket then I would have liked to update this [Music] theme and finally the thing that should be improved is the gearbox yes the 5-speed manual transmission now maruti should really be working on a six-speed manual transmission because given the sporty character of the engine you know the gearbox doesn't suffice that much a six-speed manual transmission would have delivered really better you know helping me to get the most out of that ref band and even when I'm at the topmost gear on the fifth gear you know and when I'm you know on an open section of road or whenever I am on the highway I really feel the need of a sixth gear there because at times I feel the engine running out of its bread and a sixth gear would really have helped me Cruise [Music] better so that was my experience with the maruti Suzuki FRS in the last one month FR own then do share your experience in the comments below and if you're planning to buy one do let us know what else do you want to know because the car will remain for me for a few days and we are going to do a proper fuel run and Highway run of the FRS as well which will come in our next long-term report and yes don't forget to download a Park Plus app and win exciting prizes in the upcoming PPL season I'm shashia and I'll see you in the next [Music] video