We went to finalise the car but my dad said that this is not what he wanted from a Rs 24 lakh vehicle. Sad, because it was a perfect car on paper.
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I was confirmed on the Hyryder as a replacement for my Corolla and EcoSport since both cars were 10+ years old and it was a good time to go the hybrid way.
Went to finalize the Hyryder with my dad but came back dropping the plan completely.
The recent price hike means it has crossed 24 lakhs on road. This means it is almost the same as the Honda City e:HEV. And having done the official review of both, the City was far more superior product than the Hyryder. Better NVH and a proper 4-cylinder engine, better rear seat comfort, and more premium interiors and it has ADAS additional as well as an e-parking brake with auto hold. All this elevates the City above the Hyryder.
However, the deal breaker was not just the price.
My dad simply found it uncomfortable to get in and out. The seat height was perfect and once seated the seats were comfortable with good legroom. But the entry for the feet was too narrow at the back. He could get in but even that needed him to twist his knee a bit more. While getting out his shoe kept getting stuck in the narrow gap between the pillar and the rear bench. To compound matters, the foot well depth from the edge of the running board was a lot more than all my other cars. This means when getting out, you need to lift your legs up a lot more and then twist your foot out.
He just said this was not what he wanted from a 24L car and if it was close to his Corolla level of comfort he would have been ok. The seat comfort was better than the Corolla but ingress and egress were not especially egress.
Sad cause it was a perfect car on paper.
Here’s what BHPian drsachin had to say about the matter:
Sedans are definitely more practical options than C-SUVs for backseat comfort unless, of course, you buy relatively big SUVs such as Safari, Hector, and XUV700.
Although I am getting delivery of Hyryder this week, whenever I went to the showroom, I always asked this one question, “Why did Toyota discontinue the Corolla, why did they not launch Corolla in hybrid avatar?”.
Regarding Honda, it’s definitely a better product than the Hyryder, but a couple of things did hold me back. First, sedans in C-Segment are a dying species. That’s probably the reason Honda choose to bring City Hybrid through the CKD route. Not many are buying the Honda City Hybrid, the poor sales may force Honda to pull the plug on Honda Hybrid anytime. Third, the fate of Honda in India doesn’t look good. No exciting launches for a long time. They have falling sales not just in India but across the world. Even though Toyota has dwindling sales across the world due to the Electric vehicles phenomenon, still they are far better placed than Honda, and their association with Maruti in India is really rewarding.
There is no point in buying Honda Hybrid if it becomes a niche product. Hybrids do require lots of testing during each service, and Honda’s service is just not inspiring.
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