Alto vs. Picanto vs. Getz

[donbuggy]

Mga Sirs...I would just like to ask. Kasi diba po ang Suzuki Alto is a front wheel drive so pagnasa incline like going up hill, medyo hirap ng konti. I was able to manage the problem by stepping on the Accelerator pedal ( naka 1st gear ) tapos bilisan lang ng konti.... kaya naman. Ang sabi po ng Tito ko yung differential kasi ang kulang..tama po ba? Kasi nga naman kung ang Alto is a rear wheel drive hindi sana hirap sa pag-akyat. HP kasi lang din ng Alto is 47. Does having low HP contribute to this problem? Puwede rin bang pa-increase the HP ng Alto? Hope you enlighten me regarding this. Thank you!

"Bondurant's Basics: Front Vs. Rear

...as soon as the road begins to go uphill, the rear-wheel-drive car will have an advantage. Think of the weight transfer. For example, as the car goes up, weight shifts back and onto the rear tires, giving them more traction.

Unfortunately, the front-wheel-driver will lose traction as the weight shifts toward the rear. This is magnified as you attempt to accelerate, as even more weight shifts off the front tires...

Bob Bondurant, racer and entrepreneur, owns and runs the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving in Phoenix, Ariz."

from:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enth...3.html?DID=RSS

[niky]

Pure B.S... I actually expected better of Bob...

Whichever end of the car has more weight has more traction.

When a car is going uphill, the weight of the car is not only pushing on the rear wheels, it is also pushing into the front wheels as well.

Go to a parking garage and see for yourself... cars that lose traction most easily on the steep inclines are pick-up trucks. Why, with 2 tons of weight pushing on the tires, do they have problems going up a slope?

Simple, it's because nearly 3/4th of that weight is pushing down on the front tires, which makes traction iffy going uphill (I should know, I've almost been creamed once or twice by a truck sliding on the parking ramp). I have never seen a front wheel drive car have as much of a problem with SM's parking ramp (when it's wet) as I've seen trucks and some big rear-wheel drive sedans.

With a front-wheel drive car, the weight of the engine pushes the front tires into the slope... giving you great traction.

Most rear wheel drive cars have problems with slopes and slippery surfaces. One notable exception is the Porsche 911, which has the weight of the engine almost square over the rear tires. One little known fact is that 911s have great traction in slippery conditions... it's just steering that's a problem...

[cma]

Fyi guys! Heads up!

The KIA Picanto won the BEST SUB-COMPACT CAR OF THE YEAR award at the recently concluded COTY (Car of the Year) Awards '07, based on evaluations and tests made by the majority of Philippine Motoring Journalists. Nice!

Other KIA winners were: KIA Carnival - "Executive Van" & MPV of the year, KIA Carens - Compact Van/MPV of the year, KIA Rio - Executive Sub-Compact car of the year!

It was in the newspapers sometime last week of November.

[cma]

"Automotive manufacturers rankings *based on worldwide sales*"

Ranking, based on sales, are:

1. General Motors
2. Toyota
3. Ford
4. Volkswagen
5. DaimlerChrysler
6. Hyundai-KIA

The Hyundai-KIA group has set its goal in being in the Top 5 by the year 2010.

[krazeyrock]

Fyi guys! Heads up!

The KIA Picanto won the BEST SUB-COMPACT CAR OF THE YEAR award at the recently concluded COTY (Car of the Year) Awards '07, based on evaluations and tests made by the majority of Philippine Motoring Journalists. Nice!

Other KIA winners were: KIA Carnival - "Executive Van" & MPV of the year, KIA Carens - Compact Van/MPV of the year, KIA Rio - Executive Sub-Compact car of the year!

It was in the newspapers sometime last week of November.

thats true......


so any news on the spoiler for the alto? I went to suzuki and they say they can order it but the cost would be around 8 to 10k.... Saan kaya sa banawe may nagbebentang spoiler na pang alto?

[swordsman]

Getz CRDI for me. But the 200K difference from the Alto will make me think twice.

[monmendoza]

The windshield cracked from a flying stone. Not the fault of the Car Manufacturer though. I wanted to replace it myself without having to go to the insurance but the cost is 8K replacement + 8K labor( mahal nang labor sa casa) .Medyo matagal nang di nagagamit ang alto namin. Still waiting for the insurance approval.

But after 6 months, Okay na okay pa rin iyong alto. Still getting 15-16 kms/liter average city driving. I also availed of the free 5000kms checkup. So far, very cheap to maintain ang alto.

[krazeyrock]

here is my new baby..... i just took her home yesterday...

so far matipid nga sa gas, 15 to17 km/liter.....

and here is the picture of the original spoiler of the alto... this is from the parts and accessories booklet from suzuki caloocan, i just took the picture.