An another rival in MPV segment, Chevrolet Enjoy to launch on May 9........

An another rival in hotly-contested MPV segment in India.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shown first as a concept at the Auto Expo held back in January, the Enjoy is an out-and-out MPV developed in China to cater to the needs of a typical Indian family with its eight-seater layout and acres of space. In terms of overall stance, the Chevrolet Enjoy MPV will directly challenge the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga, the Nissan Evalia MPV, Mahindra Xylo and the Toyota Innova in the Indian market.

 

The Enjoy may not look as contemporary as the Ertiga but is pleasant enough. The profile is typically MPV, the short, steeply raked nose meets the large windscreen and massive body, and there are some interesting details. There’s an attractive swage line that runs off the bottom of the grille, the prominent ‘V’ in the bonnet looks smart, and the line that runs from the front wheel arch to the rear breaks up the mass of the body quite nicely. The back of the Enjoy is, however, large and very boxy and the 14-inch wheels are a bit too small.

 

Like the Ertiga it is built on a car-like monocoque chassis but unlike the Maruti it has the engines placed longitudinally and, more importantly, sends power to the rear wheels.One of the biggest benefits of having a monocoque structure in an MPV is that you don’t have a big, stout frame sitting below you. This automatically means you can have more space for the passengers. Slipping into the seats after opening the big doors is dead easy, they are almost at the perfect height, and once inside, legroom and headroom on both rows is plentiful. Both Enjoys we drove were top-of-the-line models and had captain seats for the second row, so levels of comfort are really high in both cases. The chairs have good thigh support and a wide base, and back support is also very good. We also found that the third row was surprisingly useable. The second row seats don’t flip forward, so you need to crouch and walk past the second row to access the rearmost seats. This requires some amount of contortion, but because you can also slide the second row captain seats up and down, you can actually fit adult legs in there.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ambience inside the cabin isn’t too bad either. The cabin is light and airy and visibility from all seats is good. The design of the two-tone dash is a bit boring and old fashioned on the one hand, but on the flipside it is neat and uniform, meaning it won’t put off many people. The levels of fit and finish however are less than impressive. You are surrounded by a phalanx of hard plastics and the even the stitching of the seats look distinctly aftermarket. 

 

There aren’t too many really useful cubby holes either. The door pockets are shallow and the pair of cup holders can only hold small cans and not bottles of water. Equipment levels too are a bit disappointing. There’s no Bluetooth, no climate control, the music system is a mere single-DIN unit and the driver does not even get a dead pedal.

 

The expected starting pricing for the base petrol variant is sub-Rs 6 lakh and close to the Rs 7 lakh mark for the base diesel variant.

 

stay tuned for more details.!!!!!!