Size does matter...

The funny things in life. I bought my Sonata 06, close to the New Year and less than a couple of months earlier, I was driving the best selling car in India - Maruti 800.

The differences between the two makes me chuckle. While the Sonata is a beast weighing 1.5 tons that sticks to the road well and gives an amazing feel, the Maruti, was almost half in size and weight - always gave me the feeling that it will fly off above 80kmph. Though the higher power of the Sonata allows it to race above 220kmph without a hitch, I could only push it to around 150 - without being ticketted ;). The drive too is exellent, with surprising manuverbility.

But still I miss my Maruti - I could squeeze it between the pillars of my apartment with my eyes closed. The best thing is that I was not really woried about anything happening to it and paying the price. Even Jyothi could handle it. It was a stress free car.

With the beast, I have to be more carefull, always have to watch out. The momentum is huge and even a small contact would result in a dent. The accelerator is very sensitive and even a small touch would sent it zooming. With the Sonata, I have to watch every nook and turn. I went for the bigger car here as it offers more road safety and Sonata is 5* rated car. The mileage is good, but nothing compared to the Maruti. While the Sonata glides like a dream, you could hear the Maruti engine complaining underneath you for small loads. Still both are exellent vehicles for their purposes. It might seem like I am comparing apples and oranges, but then I just had one after the other - cant help the comparision.

Surprisingly enough, the Maruti was white and this - Black.