Despite being roomy enough for passengers and luggage, the Amaze is compact enough to fit just about anywhere.
For the quick blast back to South Mumbai (it was quite late at night, so there was none of that awful traffic), my travel-weary passengers were pleasantly surprised by how much room they had to stretch out, and I was pretty impressed that the ride remained sorted despite the car being fully loaded. What wasn’t so impressive was the noise in the cabin. As much as I wanted to hear exciting stories about their travels, my guests’ voices had to compete with a lot of tyre roar and a loud buzz from the engine. Thankfully, I had 20.4kgm of torque at my behest from just 1750rpm, so I could keep the revs low without the car running out of steam. Things wouldn’t have been as easy with the 1.2-litre petrol engine and its weak mid range.
AUDIO SYSTEM: If you're going to remove the CD player, at least give us Bluetooth.
That little excursion aside, the thing I’ve grown to love about the Amaze is that I can squeeze it into parking spots that most saloon drivers would simply drive past. Yes, the high-mounted rear speakers mean seeing out the back is a little hampered, but the light steering at least means manoeuvring it is a cinch.