User Review of iQube by Kishore Kumar

I bought (i qube s) 2 months ago, my usual commute is urban driving, approx. 30km/day.
Bought it from bharath tvs bangalore, the buying experience was smooth, though there was a delay in delivery by 7 days owing to a shortage of chargers (hard to believe as every vehicle comes with a default charger)
So far with 2000 kms on odo no issue to talk about, but yet from a couple of days while breaking under normal circumstance it feels as if brakes and motors are in competition, feels vehicle wants to go forward but need extra braking effort to slow it down, resulting in the jarring feeling while braking, also the throttle lever is too small in diameter which requires to grip heavy to accelerate, need improved braking, though it has a disc brake upfront. Top speed is not satisfactory which restricts to 50km/hr. In normal mode, in sports mode 72 max. (owing to its hub motor configuration).
At high speeds seems stable, but need to be cautious as the vehicle is low-slung and silent, ongoing vehicles will be taken by surprise, though helped by quite a loud horn, (recommend tvs to consider providing imitation riding noise)
The user interface is good and neat, need to get used to shifting modes using buttons,
Led headlamps do a good job for the speed which the vehicle achieves.
Even with a 10% battery left outperforms normally.
Charging takes 4-5 hrs max.
Lacks a cubby holder, and mobile holder upfront, yet the USB charger underneath the seat is good,
To talk about range it shows exactly 102km/charge, but the first 10% drains out within 6kms commute, but got min 90 km/charge in the real world,
Service engineers suggested charging only after 15% is left out, which is good for battery life.
Good product from tvs, yet steeply priced at rs 1.33 lac on the road, considering the vehicle has been a hub motor rather than belt driven.

• 4

  Visual Appeal

• 4

  Reliability

• 3

  Comfort

• 4

  Service Experience

• 4

  Value for Money