Datsun GO Price in India, Videos & review | Smart Drive 17 JULY 2016
The Datsun GO is not without controversy, but beyond that, which is like driving one of the cheapest cars on sale in South Africa.
Is there a place in the South African automotive market for a brand new car without basic security features like ABS or airbags.
The car in question is of course the Datsun GO and apparently there is such a gap in the market, because 406 new GOs found new homes in May of this year to put this in perspective, a direct competitor like Tata has managed to change Indica 23 s in the same period.
Now you are probably aware of the fact that the GO scored zero in the crash world test NCAP Is Global NCAP safety testing company behind the public denunciation of the Datsun GO, have an agenda against Datsun and parent company Nissan Maybe what is of interest is that the company tested the same budget model Suzuki, VW and Ford, who have all performed as poor with all get zero out of five stars.
All models in question are the price cuts budget, clapping models for third world markets such as India, which are apparently less concerned about safety than other parts of the world As such, Global NCAP made their mission to test these entry level cars, for good reason too because why very cheap cars are not subject to the first safety standards in the world.
Maybe Datsun came for more flak than others due to the fact that not even offer gift an airbag or ABS optional paid extra in the range of a model course, Polo, Figo and Swift models sold only locally have ABS and at least one air bag and spent the same World NCAP test should also be noted that the cheapest car in South Africa, the Chery QQ3 R88 900 00, also snubs ABS and safety airbag features has yet managed to avoid similar controversy.
It doesn t look so bad Or is it a beautiful far but far from good position.
Compared to the Chery QQ3, Chevrolet Spark Lite, Geely LC or Tata, who are all worthy competition, sexy looks positive Datsun not quite, or at least the most modern of the group.
It is clear that most of the development budget was spent outside the GO because on face value, it looks very promising, look closer, however, and there are some cost-cutting measures, such as major gaps in the body, and horrible overspray under the hood.
This being the Lux model you get the color door handles in body The rear spoiler and go faster stripes mounted on my test unit are additions aftermarket, though if you talk to your friendly dealer Dastun I'm sure that they'll be ready to make a deal for you, so to speak.
Unfortunately, things did improve t inside either, if all they get worse The interior is not particularly bad, on the contrary, has a rather fragile feel to it is the Datsun GO up to the harsh realities of south African life well, time to say.
Browsing the official website Datsun South Africa in search of standard features on the GO and you will notice a multitude of functions, most of you are planning to be connected in series on a car GO has an onboard computer that displays average fuel consumption and instantaneous and a digital tachometer, I'm not quite sure what the front seats spinal media or smart wiper with wipe down function actually means you get the air conditioning as standard but follow me but the spotlight of the house seemed to be out of the car I was driving.
Lux model adds another, er, luxury features such as one bottle holder 5 liters in the front doors, power windows at the front, a mobile docking station, an amplifier, a universal mobile support, the USB port auxiliary central locking and manual.
There were some other omissions the test unit I was driving the docking station laptop was gone, and the ability to connect your smartphone preinstalled audio system to the GO and the USB charging function instead replaced by a Sony re-equipped front-loading CD player radio, however, that the installers after sales failed to realize is that without an antenna equipped with the same retro, the radio function is anything but superfluous.
1 2-liter 3-cylinder is ray of light in another dark packing It only produces 50kW and 104Nm of torque and all this may seem laughable in this great entry level class cheap econoboxes it is actually not so bad.
It idles more vibrating thrum 3 cylinders over the car three other small firecrackers, but is eager to be beaten to the redline that you should do fairly often if you're wanting to get north of 100 km h is a bit noisy thing devoid of any acoustic sound but saying he 7L averaged just respectable 100 km more than a week of varied driving conditions.
The front seat bench is shifted, so too the dashboard mounted handbrake that is in the same style as the old handbrake bakkie The shift lever is mounted nice and high and drops the hand comfortably.
GO is a comfortable suburban absorbent roads traditionally rutted and potholed very well developed there an area with something that looks like the speed though, and you wonder if you will leave the corner facing the same way you entered .
For R102 500 Datsun GO ships standard with three years 100,000 km warranty and the option of a service plan warranty and the prestige of owning a new car compared to the unknown entering something pre -property may be the deciding factor for those that market segment.
Have I missed not having ABS and an airbag during my time with the Datsun GO Not really, but I counter that question with another question Do you miss not having a medical or household insurance, now, as you read this.
Of course, the answer to this question is found only on the reverse of the situation, if you have been burgled or if when you get very sick, so these safety nets are becoming necessities.
In this regard, I drove the Datsun GO for a week and I'm still here to tell the story.
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