I had briefly owned a 2014 Q5 2.0 TDI and apart from the build and dynamics, I don’t miss that car anymore which is a big thing to say.
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Completed 6 months and 5000 km of my AX7L P AT. This running is more than I had anticipated as this is not my daily driver. This is used only on leisurely drives and outstation trips. The last trip was to Kuno Jungle Resort where I drove 500+kms within 9.5 hours including a couple of breaks, and truly realised the comfort this car provides. The only minor ownership niggles have been:
- Check the engine light which appeared while we were driving to Sawai Madhopur. We panicked, immediately stopped the car, called WithYouHamesha and were guided to drive to our destination. The error cleared up spontaneously within 15 minutes and didn’t return. The car was inspected at the ASC there and no active error was found. We drove back to Delhi and I got the car inspected at Koncept Mahindra, sector 59 and a brake system sensor was found to be faulty and was replaced.
- The availability of XP95 has to be taken into account when planning long journeys but it is not a very big issue as the Indian Oil website has a helpful route planner
- The usual infotainment issues, needless to say, I won’t be renewing my Adrenox subscription once it expires.
Overall, the FE I have got is 10.5 (70/30 highway/city) which is at par with what I had expected when buying the car. The comfort, performance and refinement the car provides are unmatched in the segment IMO. A flex of the right foot can take you to illegal speeds very quickly. Overtakes take negligible planning. The suspension setup is just beautiful. The sound system is very good once you have switched off all the artificial 3D surround sound gimmicks (not at par with aftermarket systems of course like the one in my Brezza, but I digress). Grabbing the keys with the butterfly M brings a smile to my face, always. Prior to this, I had briefly owned a 2014 Q5 2.0 TDI and apart from the build and dynamics, I don’t miss that car anymore which is a big thing to say.
I got the car polished by the same guy who had ceramic coated my car and recommended and installed my entire Brezza system and damping (can provide details, satisfied) and took it to Lodhi Art District early morning today for some photos. I’ll let the photos do the rest of the talking.
Keyword: My XUV700 AX7L after 6 months & 5000km of ownership: Niggles, FE & pics