A proposition for a speedy visit to Konkan was placed on the table by my better half on Wednesday fifteenth May. The fundamental reason for this visit was to show Konkan to MIL, an opportunity for youngsters’ late spring get-away day to day daily schedule and purchase Hapoos mangos.

We had additionally visited the length and expansiveness of Konkan throughout the last numerous years so arranging was simple. We chose to visit Guhagar ocean side. The property chose was Mango Town Resort-A spot with straightforward, quiet and near the ocean side (3Kms). I booked the 2 BHK estate on Thursday itself. we were 3 Grown-ups and 2 children.

Course arranging: The course arranging was direct. I would rather not travel on the Mumbai-Bangalore parkway because of redirections. So the other choice was:

Pune-Tamhini Ghat-Mangaon-Karad-Chiplun-Guhagar and the equivalent is followed for the bring journey back.

Road condition: Astounding the whole way across besides Close to Bhagad MIDC region (these 3-4 Kms are generally not doing so well from such countless years)

Forward Journey: We began from PCMC at 5 am, and with consistent speed (60-70KMPH) we arrived at the MIDC Bhagad region around 7 pm. We had natively constructed food with us which we relish in a pleasant area a little off the road in Tamhini ghat region.

When we crossed Mangaon, I put the PWR mode on and till Guhagar the PWR mode remained on. I should say this mode is very habit-forming. The thruway from Mangaon to Chiplun is looking good, the traffic was scanty and the Ghats were very picturesque too. The road from Chiplun to Guhagar is again looking good, excepting the city roads close to the Chiplun exit. We arrived at the ocean side at 10.30 am. For this 266kms journey, the Hycross returned 16.1 km/l of mileage (even with 60% PWR mode). Complete driving time was 4.5 hours (I was focusing on 5.5 hours).

Hycross execution

This was our first long travel (> 500 km), I should say the vehicle performed exactly what it is generally anticipated, the perceivability was perfect, the speed increase/slowing down was unsurprising, and ADAS highlights were euphoric all through (ACC, vulnerable side observing explicitly). The vehicle returned 16 km/l mileage for the full journey which is stunning for the completely stacked vehicle (with 60-65% in PWR mode) during summer. We felt no exhaustion all through the journey. Our mix of seats: Driver, co-driver, one youngster seat in the back and one in the center, MIL in the center. My senior youngster cherishes the footrest seats, as they permit him to rest his feet and have a comfortable rest. Sun blinds were very useful for back travelers.

The boot space was enough for 3 sacks + 3 bags + 10-liter water container. On the return journey, we purchased 6 dozen Alphonso Mango directly from the homestead (@ 400 INR/Dozen for the enormous size, for reference in a normal mango box we can fit only 7-8 of them (rather than 12). The Hycross obliged all containers with ease.