Surprisingly, the NA petrol version of the Alcazar seems to be in more demand than the diesel version.
BHPian Ays7 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
After booking Creta in the 1st week of February and being promised delivery in 12-16 weeks, the dealer still wasn’t able to get it in the May allotment. I had booked 1.4 Turbo Phantom Black Petrol SX (O) DCT. The dealer seemed unsure as to when he could get me a car and said that Turbo Petrol automatics were in really short supply and he wasn’t sure how much more time it would take.
I told him that I wouldn’t want to take delivery of the car after June, especially as Facelift for Creta was just around the corner and it has the missing 360-degree camera and blind view monitor along with other features. He understood my issues but wasn’t sure when the new Creta Facelift would be launched as well.
Finally, just out of sheer chance and since I was in the showroom, I checked out the 6-seater Alcazar and it felt nicer than Creta, even though it is just an extended Creta. My wife loved the captain seats and they felt plush. Given that the car was primarily meant for just the 3 of us (me, wife and our 13-month-old kid), using it as a 4-seater with a big boot and only using the rear row very rarely, this fit the bill as well. We have two sedans in the garage, one Ciaz CNG and one Vento 1.2 TSI DSG. My dad is a paralytic and we need a sedan in the garage for his travel needs and his wheelchair, so most of our complete family trips with parents involve the use of two cars as it is.
Therefore while I will miss the peppiness of a Turbo engine, after taking a test drive of a petrol Alcazar 6-seater, I found that the 2.0 Ltr NA Petrol wasn’t a slouch either and I could live with it. So we went ahead and booked a 6 Seater Petrol AT Signature (O) Alcazar in Starry Night colour.
Now the strange part, for some reason the dealers all across Mumbai have diesel versions in stock but are quoting long waiting for Petrol versions. I was offered a Dual Tone Titan Grey Petrol for immediate delivery, but my wife was firm with the colour so the dealer has now promised that he will make sure we get one in next month’s allotment, so fingers crossed. I was surprised because usually, Diesel is in high demand, but clearly, for Alcazar, it seems to be the other way round.
Anyways, the wife wasn’t willing to compromise on colour after shelling out 24 big ones so it is another waiting game now.
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