The camera quality is much better than the Mahindra XUV700. As for fuel efficiency, I got 19 km/l on the highway.
BHPian loneagl09 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
Did a 352km run from Satara to Lonavala. Free things of note:
- The highway average was around 19kmpl on mostly economy mode. However, in the crowded areas of Pune and Lonavala, it got down to single digits. Hence the slightly less mileage.
- Never had to use the sport mode, even in the ghat section.
- Wireless Android Auto disconnected once randomly and immediately reconnected.
- The ADAS is a godsend in crowded conditions. Blind spot monitor in particular helped a lot during unruly left-side overtaking.
- Automatic is necessary imo due to the left knee hitting the console. Not a problem in automatic but can't imagine pressing a clutch will be any easier.
- I've mentioned this before, but the new infotainment and instrument cluster UI is leaps and bounds ahead now.
- Bluetooth sometimes will not connect on starting the car. Happened 2 times in the journey. Similarly, if there's even a 5-minute gap between you switching on phone Bluetooth and the car, the car won't automatically connect to the phone.
- Central console sometimes creaks on high speed breakers or deep potholes. It's not a rattle and is very infrequent. No other rattles, even on extremely bad roads.
- The camera quality is exceptional (looking at you, XUV700), even at night. Weirdly I find my old i20 had an even better camera than Harrier.
- Ventilated seats are awesome, and one of those 'did not know I wanted till I used' kind of features.
Here's what BHPian MADMAX111 had to say about the matter:
How was the handling and ride comfort in ghats and plains??
BHPian loneagl09 replied:
Harrier's handling has typically rated great and my experience was no different. Mostly used the economy mode on the highway and City mode in the ghat section. The vehicle feels very planted even at higher speeds on turns. Body roll is well controlled. I can truly say I was less tired compared to a similar journey in my old i20.
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