Hello everyone, thank you for dropping in on my review of the Suzuki Celerio. As always, if you have any questions about the car, or indeed about the channel, please comment and I will get back to you as quickly as I can. Thanks for watching!
I just have a bit of housekeeping to attend to with this video, I've mentioned that the Celerio's boot is the biggest in class, but in fact the Picanto offers 1 litre more (255 litres) therefore that is the biggest in class. Regardless of this, the Celerio still offers a very competitive boot size in its class.
This is a reasonable and compelling review. You have a clear narration and your videos have the simplicity of showing the essentials. A very professional job. Recently I replaced my 2010 VW polo with a 2017 Celerio and understanding that they are vehicles that correspond to two different categories I dont feel disappointed. The Celerio is a simple and functional vehicle, but very fun to drive. It bothers me how other authors insist on making fun of Celerio making forced comparisons and criticizing him for the lack of leather seats or turbo charger.
Hi Aaron, what a refreshing review of a not so fancy car. Very honest and down to earth. I have owned an unpretentious Celerio SZ2 for 2.5 years now and I cannot really complain. Very peppy, easy to park and economical. I have been averaging 60 - 63.4 mpg and have covered almost 20k miles so far, driving to work, going shopping etc, on the motorways and in Europe with no faults at all. Servicing is very affordable, although the Celerio falls into group 7 insurance - all Suzukis are classified well behind the Citigo or i10 basic spec. I have seen car prices go up and up and at the moment £8k for the base trim seems quite excessive considering what you do not get as standard. Other manufacturers have really upped their game these days regarding the safety features etc. What I am pleased about is that Suzuki have expanded its dealership network enormously since last year, so the brand does want to get a larger piece of the UK car market, but what I definitely admire about any Suzuki car is their reliability - a key factor over some other cars that would require fixing it again tomorrow.
Nice balanced review. For me, the way the lightness shines through the ride quality is a joy to behold. I've owned a number of BMWs and Audis and I genuinely prefer driving the Celerio. Heavy cars feel dull and artificial by comparison. Build and engineering quality of the Celerio are excellent. It is assembled with precision, and all controls feel smooth and well judged. The gearshift has the best action and feel of any car I have driven, and the drivetrain gives you the sense it could take serious miles and never miss a beat. While many "Premium" cars major on superficial materials, they do not feel as well engineered as the Celerio. It has quality where it counts.
I drive a 2017 swift and can feel the benefits of the lightness too. I particularly like the curved, upright widescreen that gives outstanding visibility compared to all other cars with slanting windscreens .
I think this is a cracking little car - owners reviews seem as delighted with their cars as motoring journalists are unimpressed - not least because it has proven very reliable and the quality is good where you can't see it - in the engineering. Nice review, Aaron.
The thing is, is that you need to have the right expectations of this car. Yes, it's cheap and plasticy, but it's a car that in standard form, costs less than £8,000. Like anything in life, you get what you pay for. If this car was £5,000 more, then of course you could complain about its shortcomings. Thanks for watching Nodge X!
I would have this over any other City car, to be honest. It will do over 60 mpg, is proving very reliable and that boxy shape makes it roomier than nearly all its rivals.
Indeed Nodge X, It is good in its engineering. I have one, everything just works, I get 27km/l average, and it tops out at the autobahn at 179km/h gps measured. And at that speed, it is still stable, and doing 14km/l(maximum). At a 1150km trip, of which 400km mostly unrestricted autobahn, the rest max 130km/h, I managed to get 21km/l. The car just does more than you expect, and that is a very good thing.
This is a decent realistic review that covers the basics with a pleasing lack of quirky or forced humour this video tells any prospective buyer all they need to know and all in all I enjoyed it.
Great review! We don't expect a leather covered dashboard on budget cars and a 300 hp V8 engine. Thanks for not comparing it with a Rolls-Royce. Only stupid people make fun of intelligent, little cars.
Always setting the bar high with whatever car you test! Video production is spot on, you’re learning my friend 👊🏼 ... Looking forward to our future collabs soon !
Great video, i had one of these cars myself, it was fantastic. A little noisy when driving on the motorway for a long time, but overall a great car you get a sub from me,
Hello Hil Verduz, thanks for watching. I'm not sure what you mean by your comment as I fully accept this car is cheap, a point I made in this video. In fact, the title of this video even points to the Celerio being the best value city car, so I'm a bit confused by what you have said.
That's probably down to the fact it's naturally aspirated - in all my time reviewing cars I've always found NA engines get closer to the official figures than turbocharged models. Thanks for watching.
An annoying feature of the Celerio is the front headrests, they are tilted forwards and non adjustable. This makes my head lean forward and is uncomfortable and I would have thought not ideal in a crash.
Car Obsession Well, the C2 would obviously be cheaper than the Suzuki as it’s only available used, and the Celerio only scored 3 stars in the Euro NCAP crash tests, whereas the C2 managed 4 stars in adult occupant protection. (Admittedly those scores were recorded when the C2 was new 15 years ago in 2003, but times have changed since then)
No, I'm talking about insurance crash stats I.E., how many crashes per year involved that car, etc. For example the insurance on my Ibiza FR went up by £300 one year, and they said this was based on my model of car being involved in more accidents that year.
I watched this video a few days ago for the first time. Could you clarify what the reviewer says abouth the clutch pedal (?) (from 07:55 till 08:07). I could not understand that part. Thank you.
Hello Pieter, thanks for watching. I'm not really sure how else to explain it to be honest. The pedal has a springyness to it so it feels like it's a bit too eager to return to its highest point.
Electric mirrors are a waste of time and money. Once you set them in the right position you dont touch them again, so why do you need them ? Laziness and “got to have all the toys and gadgets” generation I guess.
@@CarObsession Boot is much bigger, parts are much cheaper, I prefer the styling, more car for the money in every sense, faster 0.9tce engine and the touchscreen with Bluetooth and sat nav. That should do it! The top spec Sandero with alloys is under £11,000. It's got the old Clio chassis and current engine, so it's a pretty good drive for such a bargain car. Dacia are going places. If I chose a Suzuki, it'd be the Ignis, just because I think it's funky.
@@evilmario6061 That's fair enough, but the boot would be bigger as it sits in the class above; the Celerio is a city car - the Swift would more comparable to the Sandero. However, the rest of your points are valid, thanks for watching, and for commenting 👍🏽.
@@CarObsession Consumer choices are based on prices for this end of the market. The Sandero is the same price or cheaper than the Celerio, so it's definitely comparable even though it's quite a lot bigger. I don't think anyone would disregard the Sandero for being too big if they're looking for a small hatchback. Although the Sandero has a bigger boot than the Swift, it's a class below in terms of pricing.
