TOYOTA INNOVA CRYSTA

TOYOTA INNOVA CRYSTA

ABOUT:

This is a 2.4 Z INNOVA CRYSTA. I have been driving this car for around 9 months and have driven around 15K kms.
This is an owners review.!

Lets get this personal experience of mine on various parameters.

*What I like about the car:
- The design has been greatly upgraded from the previous model , this looks more premium and give a sense of premium car rather than a mpv or namely peoples mover.
-The build quality and the durability of the car is great and it is a proven thing for toyota's bullet proof reliability .*( my old innova had no major complaints and i drove it till 2 lakh kms)
- The car would certainly have a great resale value . since my old innova being 6 years old was sold for a decent price
-The car is very spacious and is comfortable for long distance commute.
-After sales service is really good and is tension free and it is also comparatively cheap.
-The car has got everything in terms of safety and comfort.
-The interiors are very upmarket and plush.

*What I dont like about the car:
-The music system is pathetic. It does not justify the price of the car.
-The service interval is 5k kms which is very less for an highway rider .
-It is not very refined and the diesel grunt is very audible and the gear box is not too sleek .
-The car is obviously costly than the already expensive outgoing innova .
-During speeds over bad roads it unsettles quite a lot.
-The infotainment system is very basic.

*DESIGN:

*EXTERIOR: 

-The looks are very upmarket and looks more of a premium car rather like a mpv .

-The front end is very well designed and rear was little odd at the start but it grew on me and the side profile with the 17" inches look fabulous .

-I personally like the side profile of the car.

-I own the bronze color and I love the color.

-**Advice: If you are gonna buy this car especially in avant garde bronze shade, try giving it some coating or get to some other color. Because on my car its getting easily scratched . Even the nail scratches looks magnified.  

*INTERIOR: 

-The dashboard is neatly laid with wood inserts and feels very up market unlike the old car.

-The one thing that looks outdated in the updated dash is the center console which does not fall in this era and is very basic ."the touch is a little responsive but there is nothing to do with it and the audio quality is terrible)

-The front and second row seats are extremely comfortable but there should be a major improvement in the third row .

-The cabin feels very plush and airy.

-I personally like the ac controls in the second row and the ambient lightning .

*IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT: 

- As mentioned earlier the media system works fine with the touch sensitive input but there is not much of options to use in it .

- When the point is about the quality of the audio , It is just not acceptable and at few times i was not able to hear the song completely from the last row , The quality of audio is better in cheaper cars.

*ENGINE :

-The model I own is 2.4 z which is a 7 seater variant.

-It has 142 bhp of power.

-There is also three different driving modes to switch between eco, normal and power.

-It is a powerful engine and I don't feel it lacks power but an addition of 6th gear would help the car to run under 2k rpm which reduces the engine noise inside the cabin during highway trips.

*RIDE AND HANDLING:

-The car rides really well on the highways and on soft roads .

- It does unsettle a bit when you go fast on a broken road.

-The steering feel is very raw and it feels heavy at parking speeds but becomes okay when speed develops.

-There is body movement under heavy braking(ps: it is nose dive which i got to know later)

-Above the speed of 160 kmph you feel at little jittery.

*FUEL EFFICIENCY:

-The manual variant which I drive used to give me around 8 and 9 before the first service.

-Now it gives me around 

      -Highway:12.5 kmpl

      -city         :9 kmpl

** This mileage is under sedate driving and it may change in accordance to different owners .

*SERVICE :
-The service is not a big task and is very hassle free , The car costing around 30 lakhs has its service cost which is a joke.
- Yes, it is a joke it hardly cost me 4k to 6k rupees.
-The service is also very transparent and is fast and efficient.

VERDICT:

-This is a great car to travel around and is even easy to drive in the highways as well , it would be better to have a driver if you are gonna drive it more in the city.

- Overall the car is a good package and even thought it does not justify its price completely it does last well as a product and scores well in the important areas very well.

- If you need a 7 seater this is the best, no denying the fact.

-You need a car where you can be driven around in style with great comfort and image go ahead and get one .

-I would rate this car a 4 on 5 .

- It looses on 1 point because of the less no of features what the competitors provide at the same price point.

  

**All of the above content is from the owners point and is scripted by the author and the blog has no personal comment about the above content.

THANK YOU:)