Loaded with crew and luggage, our Alcazar goes on a mile-munching adventure from North to South India.For our legendary Porsche Taycan Kashmir to Kanyakumari drive we required an assistance automobile, and a huge drive like this called for one that would not only be also prudent but reliable, roomy and comfortable. Our Alcazar long-termer ticked all these boxes, and therefore, was assigned to the task. While the Taycan would begin its journey from Srinagar and end at Kanyakumari, the Alcazar had to be driven over 2,400 km from our Mumbai workplace to Srinagar and, at the end of the journey, from Kanyakumari to Mumbai. This means the Alcazar would have done over 8,000 km, thats the legendary K-to-K path two times over! Flat-folding 3rd row easily doubles the 180-litre boot capacity.What I like about the Alcazar is that it delivers actually well on the three fronts we chose it for– the area it offers, its prudent nature, and most significantly, how dependable it is. While the team taking a trip in the Alcazar included just 4 people, including myself, there was an entire lot of video camera devices that required to be accommodated together with our travel luggage. Luckily, the third row can be folded flat, which opens up a great deal of area for keeping that extra luggage. With more area opened, all the bags we needed to suit were accommodated without any fuss.Foldable tray, retractable window shade and head cushion contribute to the comfort.Whats great is theres also sufficient and more area to save knick-knacks, and the doors can hold one-litre water bottles with ease. The armrest too doubles up as storage to keep small items like damp wipes, costs and so on. The 2nd row even has tough plastic trays, which can be folded away– an extremely helpful function for the team to position their laptop computer on and work comfortably while on the move.Coming to its economical nature, with a complete tank of diesel– 50 litres– and running a heavy load of baggage with 4 passengers, it still handled to run at least 700km typically throughout this expedition. That equated to 14.26 kpl (general), which was actually impressive.The Alcazar offers an uncomplicated driving experience.Although our Alcazar has a manual transmission, I did not have any factor to complain. The clutch has the ideal amount of firmness; its not too soft and not too difficult either, which made it much easier on my left foot. The 1.5-litre diesel motor is basically effortless to drive in a lot of scenarios. The suspension did a fantastic task of handling a range of surface that was tossed at it across the country, particularly in the hills, which I was actually amazed with, offered that the Alcazar was loaded to the hilt. I also like the strong bite the brakes supply; its good that disc brakes all-round are standard across all variations of the Alcazar. I discovered the auto-hold feature very useful on numerous celebrations, as working the digitally operated handbrake of the Alcazar by hand would have been inconvenient.What I am a bigger fan of after this drive however are the seats. When I spent close to 12 hours behind the wheel and did not feel or have a backache fatigued from sitting too long, there were days on the drive. They are aerated too, which I discovered actually cool, literally. The massive breathtaking sunroof likewise adds a great deal of light inside. The button to run it is a bit fidgety and I accidentally opened the glass along with the sunshade on many events. The Bose 8-speaker set-up with a subwoofer is well-balanced and sounds good.My associates in the rear seat were also pampered with the retractable window sunshades, a wireless phone battery charger and pillows; not to forget that the captains seats can be adjusted for legroom and recline too. And keeping us all entertained was the crisp sound quality of the Bose music system. I need to likewise mention that the well-rounded presence is terrific and is helped by the 360-degree view cameras and sensing units. Particularly the camera in advance, which helps a lot while parking in tight areas. The blind view feature too is helpful, and is shown on the instrument cluster as soon as the indicators are turned on.No cordless Apple CarPlay, so phone battery is continuously charging even when not needed.Of course, there are a few things that I am not a fan of, like the Apple CarPlay connectivity. I sorely missed out on the wireless connection and had to make do with the cable television connection, which means on a long drive like this, the phone battery is continuously being charged. Another thing that I believed would have been nice to have on this top-variant Alcazar is automated wipers.Automatic wipers are a sore miss on this top Signature variant.Having run a marathon, the Alcazar has had the much-needed TLC in the kind of a check out to the Hyundai service station in Mumbai. With a new set of wipers, engine oil, brake oil, air filter, oil filter, and so on, it has actually been primed to run yet another one, perhaps west to the east this time. What do you think? See:.

Loaded with team and luggage, our Alcazar goes on a mile-munching adventure from North to South India.For our impressive Porsche Taycan Kashmir to Kanyakumari drive we required an assistance vehicle, and a monumental drive like this called for one that would not only be dependable however likewise penny-wise, comfortable and spacious. While the Taycan would start its journey from Srinagar and end at Kanyakumari, the Alcazar had to be driven over 2,400 km from our Mumbai workplace to Srinagar and, at the end of the journey, from Kanyakumari to Mumbai. That translated to 14.26 kpl (general), which was actually impressive.The Alcazar supplies an effortless driving experience.Although our Alcazar has a manual transmission, I did not have any factor to complain. I discovered the auto-hold function extremely useful on numerous events, as working the digitally run handbrake of the Alcazar by hand would have been inconvenient.What I am a bigger fan of after this drive however are the seats. Another thing that I believed would have been great to have on this top-variant Alcazar is automated wipers.Automatic wipers are an aching miss on this leading Signature variant.Having run a marathon, the Alcazar has had the much-needed TLC in the kind of a see to the Hyundai service station in Mumbai.