Suzuki Ciaz AT - Long Term Ownership Review

Ciaz owners can really look forward to the first oil change that happens at 10,000 km or completion of 1 year, whichever comes earlier. The oil change had a distinct change on almost all parameters of performance. I have a petrol model and therefore I feel the change was more pronounced. I do not remember feeling much difference with my earlier Diesel Swift, although then first oil used to be change used to happen after the first 1000km or 1 month. Anyway, I at once noticed that the engine seemed to be more free revving than before. The pickup was quicker. And it goes to follow that if the engine is running more freely then the fuel average is also likely to increase. I was getting about 12km/litre in city driving alone and now seem to be getting close to 14km/litre. The automatic gear shifts also seem smoother although that has more to the smoother engine and pickup because the transmission fluid does not get changed. In fact, the transmission fluid is not meant to be changed for a ...

The Suzuki Ciaz AT is equipped with a tried and tested  conventional 4 Speed torque converter to handle your automatic needs. In the following content I will explain what a torque converter is and how it behaves in an automatic transmission car. I will talk about all the good things and not so good things. But don't forget to read the bottom line at the end of the article. If you don't it might seem like I am criticising this transmission and do not approve of it. What Is A Torque Converter In order to understand how an automatic car drives, you have to understand the kind of automatic transmission it uses. There are many to choose from. There is a conventional automatic which is the torque converter, then there is a CVT (Constant Variable Transmission), AMT (Automatic Manual Transmission) and the Dual Clutch system which is know by different names for different brands. A torque converter gives the feel of a manual transmission where the engine rpm rises and the gears c...

Different Kinds Of Automatic Transmissions Right. They are mainly three kinds of automatic cars that people usually drive. They are CVT, dual clutch system (called by different names by different manufacturers), and then there is the torque converter. All three kinds of automatics drive different. They behave differently to throttle inputs. Each one has its own peculiarities. However, they do have one thing in common. The harder you press the accelerator, the faster they go. But the way they do it is different and you have are very different experience driving and accelerating in each. This post is about how to drive an automatic transmission car that is equipped with a torque converter kind of a transmission. Recently many vehicles are moving away from this technology altogether, which is a pity because automatic torque converter transmissions are really workhorses  and arguably the most reliable amongst all kinds of automatic transmissions. Honda and Nissan are using C...

Finally got the chance to get the car out on an expressway out of the city. The running in period of 600 miles is over as well so the car can be pushed a bit. As luck would have it, the expressway was more crowded than usual with a long convoy of army trucks. Anyway, managed to get ahead of them after a while. The Suzuki Ciaz is a stable car till reasonably high speeds and I'm not the one to push the car beyond reasonable speeds. The car doesn't have a problem picking up speed as well. My biggest grunt with the car was the lack of control over the gear changes. You can be travelling at 70 - 80 km/hr and need to prod the car just a little to overtake someone. In a manual transmission you will most likely not change the gears to do this. But with the Ciaz AT even the slightest prod of the accelerator, even at higher speeds results in the gears shifting down. The more you press, the lower the gear shifts. This change is often a little disconcerting and uncalled for. On the o...