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Renault Pulse or Ford Figo?

Saturday, February 11 2012, 05:16

by Nishant Garg

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Renault Pulse or Ford Figo? Which one is better in terms of:

1. Looks and Feature Lists
2. Engine, Ride and Handling
3. Fuel Efficiency
4. Maintenance

I am a first time buyer.

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Roshun Povaiah

Looks – that’s subjective. Figo is slightly old-school, while the Pulse has a more rounded, “cute” styling. In terms of engine power, the 1.4 Figo diesel and 1.5 Renault K9K diesel are both good. The Renault/Nissan engine however, feels better at high speed and is more fuel efficient. We've not driven the Pulse yet, but we've tested the Micra diesel (which is more or less the same as the Pulse). Ride and handling and better in the Figo. In terms of maintenance too, you'll probably find the Figo better because of better reach of Ford service centers.

3 months, 1 week ago
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Shreyans Jain

My friends own both the Figo and the Micra. Both are good cars and they are satisfied with them. Just that Renault dealers are rarer than siberian tigers, atleast for now. Technical point: Front seats of Figo are set quite low and the height adjustment sucks big time. I got tired much quicker on a long journey in this car as compared to, say, my Wagonr. But as you are a first time buyer, I suggest you go for the Swift. It falls in a similar price range, has excellent petrol and diesel options and its a car you just cant go wrong with. Maruti ASS is unmatched too.

3 months, 1 week ago
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Nishant Garg

Hi Roshun and Shreyans..thanks for your valuable inputs. I would like to go for a swift too, however, the waiting period’s forcing me to opt out. I have also shortlisted Swift Dzire, but the same story goes for it too. Can you please suggest me out of the following which should i go for: 1. Ford Figo Titanium 2. Renault Pulse RXz 3. Swift ZDi 4. Swift Dzire Zdi. Is it worth waiting 4-6 months for Swift or Dzire? Any other suggestions which I amy have missed?

3 months, 1 week ago
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Shreyans Jain

One very competent but underrated car is the Vista. It is available readily, has the same engine as the swift with much more space, same features at a lesser price and crucially, this car is not prone to rattles like the marutis. If you can live with the Indica name, do give this car a serious look. There is a link on this site with a feature on how the vista is btr value than the swift.

3 months ago
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Shreyans Jain

Speaking of the Swift, there is a drastic difference in the brakes of the L and V models of the new Swift and Dzire vs the Z variant, due to a bigger booster cylinder used on Zxi/Zdi. The brakes on the lower models seriously lack bite. Top end variants are perfectly fine though. I will still suggest the you consider either of the marutis over micra/pulse and figo, despite the waiting period.

3 months ago
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