@aliyusuf
you said:
"Pick: Santro"
i can bet on this v.v.poor pick infact i can manage to show you the video in future (if you demand) the other car is just few meters away and you press the full accelerator you are very safe santro needs ful acceletor all the time santro feels like you have put 800cc engine in a wagon.
"Fuel Economy: Santro"
from the word EFI you want more performance in less fuel. in santro its really a shame for this word i reached 13KMPL at max what a big deal Honda City (with EFI of course) can do better with bigger engine and bigger car.
if they cant give better economy they should have provide with better performance.
"Teething Problems/Quality Issues Santro better"
-just goto any santro showroom and close the boot and see how it sounds and how the wiper shivers.
-when you come inside it seems they ran out of budget for the automatic windows of behind doors.
-then look at the cd player with remote control it need to be power off before you turn off the car. its name is "Clasonic" its looks very chinese and more than four times the speakers being changed.
-Look at the rod of the brake pedal (in my case that metal piece seemed to be borrowed from recycler)
more over when you press hand brake you need both hands to do so. driving quality is poor,driving position is like you are driving truck and space is so crampy that even cuore feel more spacey.
and do please change the tyres not only better quality tyres but the one which comes out of body. which have more wheel base. because safety is important.