I am planning to replace my Vento due to the 15-year expiry of registration, and I am keen on the Syros top model. However, I am getting confused as the car’s sales numbers are not encouraging. Can you please suggest? We are a family of two adults and two kids, with mostly city driving and occasional inter-city tours.

Autocar India

•2w

It's a shame that the Kia Syros isn't selling to its potential. The quirky styling and relatively high price have kept buyers away. However, if you are open to buying one, you should go ahead and get one. It's easily the most spacious compact SUV, quality levels are very impressive, and it's packed with tech and comfort features.

Performance is decent for both the petrol and diesel engines. If anything, ride quality is on the firm side, so you will feel more of the surface imperfections than you'd like.

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Vansh

•2w

Nice suggestion

clement jeyan

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sir i buy syros diesel manual htx this 9th car for me i really surprise 1 built quality from reinforced platform very sturdy 2 highway stability 3 mileage average 20.6 for 16000 km in 90 days 4 quality of the material used topnotch 5 back seat like maharaja awesome 6 very very comfortable for plus family with 4 members cons 1 kias marketing (not positining diesel as jimny & thar) 2 bouncy on rough roads 3 people not buying

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