Indian car thread [Archive]

RajKhalsa

September 29th, 2005, 10:02 AM

Some more cars...

Mahindra Scorpio
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/4157/15yp.jpg

http://img190.echo.cx/img190/9577/12hk.jpg

http://www.saeindia.org/MandM/Scorpio_col.jpg

Mahindra Classic
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/5721/19ot.jpg

Mahindra Bolero
http://img213.echo.cx/img213/5979/11bw1.jpg

http://img213.echo.cx/img213/6232/11mv.jpg

Hindustan Ambassador (New Model)
http://img106.echo.cx/img106/286/11er1.jpg

http://img106.echo.cx/img106/9194/10si.jpg

DC Design GO
http://img186.echo.cx/img186/3813/go17dr.jpg

http://img186.echo.cx/img186/9760/go25ru.jpg

http://img186.echo.cx/img186/8995/go39op.jpg

DC Design Infidel
http://img186.echo.cx/img186/3138/infadel19ug.jpg

http://img186.echo.cx/img186/3210/infadel21mm.jpg

DC Design Gaia
http://img186.echo.cx/img186/8114/g11pj.jpg

http://img186.echo.cx/img186/1299/g29sn.jpg

http://img186.echo.cx/img186/9367/g37tq.jpg

http://img186.echo.cx/img186/3526/g44ho.jpg

DC Design/Reva NXG Electric Car
http://www.carpages.co.uk/news/news-images/reva_nxg_15_04_05.jpg

Reva G-Wiz Automatic Electric Car
http://takeoka-m.web.infoseek.co.jp/reva.JPG

Each car can be customized with a bewildering array of colors and designs.
http://www.revaindia.com/design/Marble%20gates%20-%20UK.jpg

http://www.revaindia.com/design/fuel%20cell%20car-front%20qtr.jpg

http://www.revaindia.com/design/revaromainia1.jpg

http://www.revaindia.com/design/Iris-with%20decal.jpg

http://www.revaindia.com/design/IrisInterior.jpg

http://www.revaindia.com/design/kids+mom.jpg

http://www.revaindia.com/design/Gallery%202-UK-customer.jpg

Tata Aria
http://img255.echo.cx/img255/9282/12kn.jpg

http://img255.echo.cx/img255/776/12tb.jpg

http://img255.echo.cx/img255/5716/10gk.jpg

http://img255.echo.cx/img255/4191/14ei.jpg

http://img190.echo.cx/img190/2736/11vr.jpg

http://img190.echo.cx/img190/7285/11jg.jpg

Tata Indica
http://www.worldstyling.com/image/indica/01.jpg

http://www.worldstyling.com/image/indica/02.jpg

http://img255.echo.cx/img255/5465/10jk.jpg

Tata Indigo
http://www.worldstyling.com/backend/pimg/p27f11.jpg

http://www.worldstyling.com/backend/pimg/m43p27img1.jpg

Tata Indigo Advent
http://img255.echo.cx/img255/4606/11qo.jpg

http://img255.echo.cx/img255/486/15yv.jpg

http://img204.echo.cx/img204/7352/11yv1.jpg

Tata Safari 4x4
http://www.dolwengarage.co.uk/images/safari01.jpg

http://www.dolwengarage.co.uk/images/safari03.jpg

http://www.dolwengarage.co.uk/images/safari05.jpg

http://www.tataclub.net/immagini/safari_next/3p3.jpg

Tata TL
http://www.dolwengarage.co.uk/images/tl-double01.jpg

http://www.dolwengarage.co.uk/images/tl-double02.jpg

http://www.dolwengarage.co.uk/images/tl-single04.jpg

Tata Telco
http://img152.echo.cx/img152/8956/12xp.jpg

http://www.tataclub.net/immagini/pickup/98177.jpg

http://www.micoche.net/Tata_ext.jpg

Tata Sumo
http://img191.echo.cx/img191/7683/15kn1.jpg

Tata Indigo Marina
http://img30.echo.cx/img30/9977/14cw1.jpg

http://www.worldstyling.com/image/marine/02.jpg

Tata Indiva
http://img255.echo.cx/img255/6233/14ry.jpg

http://img255.echo.cx/img255/205/11an.jpg

Tata Xover
http://www.dancewithshadows.com/autoindia/images/tata-xover-crossover-car.jpg

http://www.dancewithshadows.com/autoindia/images/tata-xover-crossover-concept.jpg

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/motorshows/geneva2005/03-large/tata-xover-f3q.jpg

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/motorshows/geneva2005/03-large/tata-xover-fside.jpg

firmanhadi

September 30th, 2005, 05:18 AM

Tata makes some of the most awful looking cars in existence. They should seriously consider hiring people from DC Design!

Jai

September 30th, 2005, 06:51 AM

I really don't like Tata's smaller cars, though they seem to sell very well (including abroad) but their SUVs and trucks are off the hook. Look nice and a helluva lot of fun to drive.

Their new model mid-size and SU Wagons that will soon start production like the Aria, Indiva and Xover look nice. But then, any car that has Xenon lights has my vote. :D

Effer

October 1st, 2005, 03:08 AM

Wow! I really like the Mahindra SUV's and the DC's!

adidas

October 1st, 2005, 01:16 PM

Here is a link to MUMBAI'S MOTOR SHOW

http://www.cityblogger.com/photos/motorshow?page=2

Intoxication

October 1st, 2005, 10:45 PM

Some more cars...

http://www.revaindia.com/design/revaromainia1.jpg

I like the one on the left :wink2:

nitin shekhar

October 2nd, 2005, 05:01 AM

I like the one on the left :wink2:

so you like she-male!!!

Chibcha2k

October 4th, 2005, 04:48 AM

i've always like these cars...
http://img106.echo.cx/img106/286/11er1.jpg

centralized pandemonium

October 4th, 2005, 04:58 AM

I like the M&M SUVs. Their Classic is really a classic.

Mekky II

October 4th, 2005, 05:16 AM

This one would be able to interest european market, how much it costs ?

http://img255.echo.cx/img255/4606/11qo.jpg

sequoias

October 4th, 2005, 06:09 AM

This looks lot like a Jeep Wrangler here in the US. Must be a Indian Jeep rip off. It looks nice, though.

http://img150.echo.cx/img150/5721/19ot.jpg

Jai

October 4th, 2005, 06:47 AM

Actually, not a jeep rip off, but both the model types from American company Jeep (Willys ==> AMC ==> Chrysler) and the Mahindra have a common ancestor.

In WW2, Mahindra & Mahindra was selected to assemble the famous GP (General Purpose) vehicle, i.e. the forerunner model of the "Jeep" -- the only other company legally allowed to do so. (Many militaries adopted the jeep design, including a crappy Soviet knockoff, but M&M was the only other company in the world with the rights to market and sell a civilian model.)

M&M Jeeps were used extensively in the Asian theater of WW2, and after the war, and after independence, civilian variants were sold by Mahindra, and by Willys. Mahindras were a fixture on Indian roads for as long as there was the country.

http://www.catalog.auto.ru/images/5711337a.jpg

http://www.mahindra.com/mahindras/automotive/IMAGES/MM-ISZ02.jpg

http://www.mahindra.com/mahindras/automotive/IMAGES/MAXX-Front.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1442/bolero.jpg

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/3646/12tn.png

http://www.autonavigator.ru/autonews/images/20050311074144/1.jpg

Nowadays Mahindra focuses on SUVs, but I will always be partial to the Classic model line.

http://www.armautoportal.com/Autocatalog/Mahindra/MahindraClassic.jpg

Jai

October 4th, 2005, 07:22 AM

This one would be able to interest european market, how much it costs ?

http://img255.echo.cx/img255/4606/11qo.jpg
Not sure. I know the Indigo station wagon has only been recently launched in India. It wil likely find its way to Europe very soon, if not already.

The Aria, Indiva and Xover are all near-build concept cars first shown in recent autoshows around the world. They (or assembly line derivitives, I think) are going to be the new generation models of Tata. They are all being designed with the European market in mind, after the spectacular success of the Tata Indica around the world and Europe especially (also marketed under the Rover brandname there.)

From what I understand, they are going to sell 2 different versions of their models -- one suited for Indian roads, and one for European. The Indica had minimal differences between the ones sold in the 2 markets, but these new models will be specifically designed for Europe.

Chibcha2k,
The old Hindustan motors Ambassador, based off the Morris Oxford, was for many years the only car model offered in India.

http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/images/hind_02.jpg

After the blossoming of local and foreign models sold by new Indian car companies, they finally realized the old 'Amby' was getting long in the tooth.

They recently started several new models with a complete restyling of the car. The aim was to cash in on the nostalga and cult popularity of the car with a series of 'retro' looking models, without comprimizing the cheap price, ruggedness and affordability.

http://www.hindmotor.com/images/nicheproduct.jpg

http://www.deshabhimani.com/specials/auto/avigo.jpg

Chibcha2k

October 5th, 2005, 06:17 AM

really nice cars :happy:

BTW Tata came to Colombia like two years ago, they sold the indicar and the 4x2 pickup....dunno why indicars didn't do so good, neither as taxis or private cars...i like their design, and they were backed by Hyundai here, so their aftersale service was quite good. It's a shame, because Tatas are really nice cars.

dinp

October 5th, 2005, 03:06 PM

TATA cars not only look dreadful, but are made of jam too. By that I mean the build quality aint what it could be. :no:

Jai

October 5th, 2005, 11:47 PM

Wow, lot of TATA haters coming out. I'm not a fan of small cars in general, but I don't see how Tata can be singled out for being especially bad looking. All new compacts look the same.

Anyway, I last went to India early this summer. Had the chance to drive a new Tata Indica, and a Ford Icon (I until recently had a 97 Ford Escort LX with lotsa engine mods, so I felt right at home with them two.) Being a bit of a car nut (and having a cousin that is a mechanic) I flogged it pretty good in an illegal test drive whipping around Malad. The build isn't terrible, a bit spartan and flimsy, a bit harder to control (but I put it down to rain and that it was my first time driving on the other side of the road) but so are other cars in that price range. Cars in India are generally cheaper and lighter, but when you take into account that traffic means people drive twice as slow, safety design can be a bit more relaxed.

Each Tata model fills a niche place in the market.. cheap, cheerful and reliable. Even with literally every auto manufactuerer in the world -- American, Euro, Japanese and Korean -- now selling locally built models of their cars, the Tata cars still have a much higher marketshare.

Foreign models are usually more upmarket and more expensive. However with the new lines coming out, its obvious Tata's aiming for those market segments, by introducing a quality build, more expensive car. With Tata's all-India reach and service, I'd expect them to do quite well as well.

Though I would hate to take anything smaller than a Sumo on a monsoony interstate through the mountains... yikes.

machatha

October 8th, 2005, 04:01 AM

bunch of crap comparison to Japanese/German cars.

TO_Joe

October 8th, 2005, 04:35 AM

Don't think they are uglier than any other car -- they are certainly better than some recent Fiat designs I've seen.

Having never seen the Tatas or the new Ambassadors, I would question about their quality and workmanship.

It's been a while since I've been to India but when I was there, it was pretty much the Ambassador and the Maruti Suzuki. The Ambassador factory in Calcutta was always on strike and they made these clunkers (I've been in many taxis where the steering column was improperly tilted and forget about any modern safety collapsing steering wheel), while the Maruti was cheap, light, nasty and couldn't stop (I was in Bombay and one almost ran over a pedestrian).

I am sure things have improved but a valid question is by how much?

Dans

October 8th, 2005, 01:09 PM

didn´t knew indians could make cars. Can the people there afford to buy then?

Naga_Solidus

October 8th, 2005, 02:10 PM

didn´t knew indians could make cars. Can the people there afford to buy then?

Yeah, the middle class can afford bottom-end ones, i.e. Maruti 800s, and with a stretch, they can afford Indicas and SUVs. Workign-class people either buy used cars or ride motorbikes. Really poor people either ride bicycles or walk.

python

October 8th, 2005, 02:43 PM

TATA cars not only look dreadful, but are made of jam too. By that I mean the build quality aint what it could be. :no:

....and which hole of the world do you germinate from? Are you a jealous chink or an idiotic specimen from foggy bottom? Tata cars are much more durable than any of the crap that rover or quang ching(or whatever the fuck the chinese name their cars) ever made. Their ride quality is excellent due to excellent suspension. Besides, they are very roomy for a subcompact. Shut up punk and go back to BNP meetings. Your idea of what India is, doesn't extend beyond the local sheffield curry joint.

python

October 8th, 2005, 02:44 PM

didn´t knew indians could make cars. Can the people there afford to buy then?

Yeah, jackass. Give me the name of your country, and I'll give you a good reality check.

cncity

October 8th, 2005, 04:01 PM

bunch of crap comparison to Japanese/German cars.

dude is there any canadian car that is sold anywher and u talking about japanese/german .
Atleast the Tata cars r sold in other asian countries and the europe as well. Their cars are sold in the name of Rover in UK,spain and i doubt Rover is a crap company to sell Tata cars. Go to Amsterdam airport, half of the cars used are Maruti cars, ( zens )...u think dutch ppl have crap taste. ?

terminator

October 9th, 2005, 10:21 AM

didn´t knew indians could make cars. Can the people there afford to buy then?

It's really hard. Look at americans. with all the "technological" edge, they make poor quality cars. Same with european cars (mostly).

By the way, Indians are suppose to buy 1.5 million cars this year. Atleast some can "afford" these things...

chrishung

October 9th, 2005, 10:33 AM

terminator

October 9th, 2005, 10:38 AM

ab041937

October 9th, 2005, 10:43 AM

didn´t knew indians could make cars. Can the people there afford to buy then?

No!!

They just build the cars to look at them, touch them, feel them & then ride on their bullock carts back home.

Naga_Solidus

October 9th, 2005, 10:53 AM

Before diving into criticism I would like to know if all the components of the car are designed and made by the indians. For example, the engine might come from Japan, or it could be that they hire a reputable car design firm to design their cars. Was it evaluated by German standard and pass the test and etc.

Ok, TATA's private vehicles are all Indian-designed as far as the chassis is concerned, but they have French engines and Indian asthetics, thougha few have Euro design, case in point the Indica (and its derivatives) is a product of Italy's IDEA institute, while the Safari was styled by a British firm. The second generation Indica and Safari, however, were facelifted by TATA's in-house team.

DC Design uses foreign-designed chassis as a starting point, and designs its own stuff and then drops them on said foreign chassis. Case in point, DC Design's GO concept car uses a Noble M12 chassis paired with a Ford UK Cossie engine. For the record, the DC Design GO is India's fastest indigenous design, capable of 165mph (more info is available at www.supercars.net).

TATA's commercial vehicles started out as Mercedes derivatives, but then they moved on to designing their own stuff. The Mercedes legacy is, however, present in all of their commercial vehicles. They recently bought out Daewoo's truck division, not to be confused with the passenger car division owned by GM. As such, TATA now has access to all of Dewoo's truck designs and has started manufacturing them in India.

Mahindra & Mahindra started out manufacturing Willys Jeeps under liscence, and then moved on to manufacturing Willys-based suvs (though generally poorly built by Western standards). Eventually, they designed a brand-new SUV from the ground up, known as the Mahindra Scorpio. M&M owns a manufacturing facility is Russia, btw, where LHD Scorpios are made for the Russian market. M&M also makes tractors and exports them to the USA (whatever happened to John Deere?) M&M also makes commercial vehicles under liscence from Mitsubishi, or at least they used to.

Maruti is, for all practical puropses, Suzuki India, in fact everyone knows that all they do is manufacture out-of-date Suzukis under liscence, which is not surprising when one takes into account the fact that Maruti is a collaboration between the Indian Govt. and Suzuki motors of Japan.

Hindustan Motors is a sad company with a lineup consisting of a poorly-upgraded 1950s Morris Oxford derivative, a few really crappy SUVs, and a couple of out-of-date Mitsubishis. In a word, they don't have the ambition to design their own stuff, they just liscence hand-me-downs from everywhere else.

Ashok-Leyland exclusivley manufactures commerical vehicles, and they started out with liscenced Japanese stuff, however they seem to have moved on to designing their own crappy buses and stuff.

Amit

February 11th, 2006, 02:16 AM

To the Western forumers.. TATA Motors was a commercial vehicle manufacturer until liberalization of the Indian automotive industry in 1990s. They started making cars only about 7 years ago and hence are a recent player in this segment. TATA Indica was their first car, developed with an investment of $ 500 million. They have introduced new models since then, and more are in the pipeline.

TATA Motors has the backing of TATA group. With $ 18 billion revenues in 2004, TATA is one of India's leading business groups; they are respected as much for the quality of their products as for the strong ethics underpinning their business. TATA group is at the forefront of globalizing Indian companies. In the last 2 years, TATA Motors acquired Daewoo commercial vehicles (South Korea), Hispano Carrocera (Spain), and have recently entered in a technological and marketing agreement with Fiat (Italy). TATA Motors had revenues of $ 4 billion in 2004.

To my fellow Indian forumers.. we can certainly avoid using foul language while engaging in a discussion.

Luckystreak

February 14th, 2006, 03:59 PM

No!!

They just build the cars to look at them, touch them, feel them & then ride on their bullock carts back home.

:lol: LMAO

That was one heck of an answer!

b3ta

February 17th, 2006, 12:14 PM

No!!

They just build the cars to look at them, touch them, feel them & then ride on their bullock carts back home.

Actually we just like that new car smell.

Urban Dave

February 17th, 2006, 12:22 PM

Those sports cars look amazing!

Iain1974

February 19th, 2006, 04:18 PM

Those sports cars look amazing!

Too true.

I'd love to see a price list to see what Indian produced cars cost locally.

Amit

February 20th, 2006, 02:34 AM

Too true.

I'd love to see a price list to see what Indian produced cars cost locally.

Total number of cars made in India in 2004: 1.1 million (World ranking: 10)

Price list of cars made in India by Indian and multinational companies:

Compact car:

Tata, Maruti-Suzuki, Hyundai, Fiat

Rs 300,000-400,000 ($ 8,000-9,000)

Mid-size car:

Tata, Maruti-Suzuki, Hyundai, Fiat, Ford, GM, Honda, Toyota

Rs 500,000-900,000 ($ 11,500-20,500)

SUV:

Tata, Mahindra

Rs 600,000-800,000 ($ 13,500-18,000)

In 2008, Tata is planning to roll out a lower end Compact car that will cost just Rs 100,000 ($ 2,300).

b3ta

February 20th, 2006, 06:27 AM

New Rickshaws ? :lol:

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/6171/rickshaw31fc.jpg

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/6079/rickshaw15bt.jpg

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/1165/rickshaw26pz.jpg

Bikaner

February 23rd, 2006, 08:21 AM

Lol! Nice. I wouldn't mind sitting in one of those next time I go to India!

Martuh

February 24th, 2006, 01:50 AM

http://www.alfredrichter.de/Photoalbum/India-Album/India-Photos/Family_Car.jpg

Naga_Solidus

February 24th, 2006, 04:26 AM

^^

Lol, gotta love them rural hicks :D

dinp

February 24th, 2006, 04:28 AM

2 Horsepower, more than most it seems ;)

Noostairz

February 24th, 2006, 05:38 AM

good for india. i've lived there, i enjoyed the people and as a stable, progressive democracy and a member of the commonwealth i wish them nothing but good luck :okay:

Jai

February 26th, 2006, 06:39 AM

Amit

February 26th, 2006, 07:44 AM

good for india. i've lived there, i enjoyed the people and as a stable, progressive democracy and a member of the commonwealth i wish them nothing but good luck :okay:

THANKS! We are very greatful for the goodwill of people around the world who are appreciative of India's drive towards rapid economic progress.

Amit

February 26th, 2006, 07:59 AM

To Martuh from Amsterdam..

The picture you posted here was highly uncalled for in this forum on Indian car thread. You can continue to be arrogant and live in ignorance with a frozen image of India. But when under the sweeping wave of globalization, your job is outsourced to India and you loose in competition, we are not going to shed a single tear about it. You can then seek a job with the legal prostitutes and drug sellers in Amsterdam.

If you sling mud on others, you will get back buckloads of it on your face too.

spyguy

February 26th, 2006, 08:06 AM

Too bad the seats will have to change in the rickshaws. Those proposed ones won't last for very long and who wants to sit next to the driver in the front? The main thing they should focus on is safety (and that starts with sober drivers :D)

Naga_Solidus

February 26th, 2006, 08:11 AM

Those new model autorickshas look great. They are composed of fiberglass, run on hybrid-electric or CNG engines, use xenon lights, are supposedly much more safe, much more reliable, give a much better ride, are much more customizable, and, of course, a helluva lot more environmentally friendly... all without compromising on their price! The aim being that the current ricksha owner can upgrade to this entirely next generation vehicle affordably, ushering in a new era of safer, cleaner, sportier rickshas, and everyone benefits.

There are several companies and institutions in a race to design these new generation autoricks... TVS Motors, Bajaj, Tata, Indian Institute of Science. Next year is when these models are to be introduced, so we'll see who wins then ;)

It's good to note though that a futuristic version of this most iconic of Indian vehicles will still be there for long into the forseeable future. :)

How fast do they go? and when will they come out with auto-rickshaws with doors? And IMO, normal 4-wheeled taxis should be encouraged in second-tier cities (Hyderabad, Bangalore, etc.) in addition to the 4 metros (Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai) for reasons of passenger comfort. And I hope the next-gen rickshaws will have larger wheels (to keep them from tipping over).

And BTW, here are some surprising pics: It's the 2004 DC Design GO, by DC Design of Mumbai (DC stands for Dillip Chabria), and the Tata Indica Silhouette Concept Car.

http://www.supercars.net/PicFetch?pic=2004_dc_go-1.jpg

http://www.supercars.net/PicFetch?pic=2004_dc_go-3.jpg

Engine: Ford Alloy V6 w/Twin-Garrett, T25 Turbochargers
HP: 310HP@6,000 RPM
TORQUE: 320lb-ft@3500 RPM
0-60mph: 4.1sec
0-100mph: 10.4sec
1/4 mile(1320m): 12.8sec
Max. Speed: 165mph (265.5km/h)

It's based on the Noble M12.

More info is available here (http://www.supercars.net/cars/2943.html).

Here's the Tata India Silhouette Concept, shown at this year's Auto Expo in Delhi, India:

http://www.indiainfoline.com/nl/admn/newsletter/pics/130106Tata%20Indica%20Silhouette.jpg

It has 330HP, a top speed of 270km/h, and a 0-100km/h time of 4.5 seconds. Read all about it here (http://www.indiainfoline.com/news/news.asp?dat=74039).

magestom

February 26th, 2006, 10:01 PM

Published Date: September 2004
Published By: Infiniti Research Limited (http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R677-3.html)
Page Count: 161
Order Code: R677-3

The past few years have been a revelation for the Indian auto components industry, which has reinvented itself from being a domestic demand fulfiller to the global supplier of choice for world leading auto OEMs. India’s growing importance in the auto-component designing, manufacturing and outsourcing is being repeatedly emphasized in a number of ways:

- Exports of Indian auto components are at US$ 1.1 bn and growing rapidly at 24% CAGR
- Indian Auto components industry likely to record a five-fold growth to touch US$ 33-40 bn by 2015 - McKinsey
- India is Number one destination in terms of quality of supply - Frost & Sullivan study 384 companies with ISO 9000 certifications
- GM, Delphi, Daimler Chrysler, Toyota, Delphi and MICO/Bosch set up R&D bases in India
- Technical collaborations with world leaders such as Koya Seiko, Bosch, Mitsubishi
- Cost of auto designing in India less than one-twelfth of that in Europe and US
- Cost of manufacturing in India less than one-tenth of that in US.

magestom

February 26th, 2006, 10:14 PM

NEWSWEEK COVER: 'The New India' (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=322290)
Sunday February 26, 11:17 am ET
Fareed Zakaria: 'Indian Companies Are Growing at an Extraordinary Pace' Because of Outsourcing and Globalization; 'Those Who Want to Stop it ... Should Remember That The United States' Prosperity Has Comes From its Very Willingness to Open Itself Up to The World'
Newsweek Profiles Successful Indian-Americans Who Are Moving Into New Fields

This is part of it

"Indian companies are growing at an extraordinary pace, posting yearly gains of 15, 20, and 25 percent," writes Zakaria. "Five years ago, the automobile-parts industry's total revenues were $4 billion. This year they will exceed $10 billion. In 2008, General Motors alone will import $1 billion of auto components from India. That's outsourcing-as it is any time an American company buys goods or services from abroad. It's also called trade or globalization or capitalism. Those who want to stop it-and it's not clear how you could do that-should remember that the United States' prosperity has come from its very willingness to open itself up to the world," writes Zakaria. "Over the last 60 years, manufacturing employment in the United States has plummeted as those industries went abroad-and yet average American incomes have risen to be the highest in the world. Over the last 20 years, as globalization has quickened, American companies have outsourced first goods then services-and American incomes have risen faster than those of any other major industrial country. Globalization highlights some problems for America, but the solutions are all at home. As they have in the past, Americans must- and can-make goods and services that people will pay for freely, not because the government forces them to by shutting out the competition. That is the only stable path to economic security."
.

Naga_Solidus

March 23rd, 2006, 09:07 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/14/stories/2006031407701600.htm

http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/14/images/2006031407701601.jpg

I coundln't get a better pic of it so bear with the B&W pic. However, you can get a better look (in color) at the following url:

http://www.mahindrascorpio.com/scorpio2006/Scorpio1024/Model_Gallery.aspx

miamicanes

March 24th, 2006, 07:41 AM

If they sold them in the US, I think the Tata "Aria" would become wildly popular among high school students -- it looks nice, and would probably be cheap enough for typical middle-class parents to rationalize as a birthday present for their 16-18 year old (or buy as a graduation present). If they cost less than $15k, dealers would need a whip and chair to keep the parents (orgasmic with delight and desperate to take one home with a ribbon tied around it) under control :D

http://img255.echo.cx/img255/4191/14ei.jpg

magestom

March 25th, 2006, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by Suncity
Mahindra Scorpio - Nashik plant - photo copyright BigK
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7051/mahindrascorpionashikbigk4tn.jpg

Hindustan Motors, Thiruvallur (Chennai)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8509/hindustanmotorschennai0nk.jpg

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7117/hindustanmotrs2chennai2fq.jpg

Paddington

March 30th, 2006, 10:43 PM

The only real Indian car is probably the Tata. The others are built in collaboration with foreign partners or use foreign designs.

Paddington

March 30th, 2006, 10:46 PM

bunch of crap comparison to Japanese/German cars.

German quality isn't what it used to be. I don't think Consumer Reports has recommended a Mercedes in ages, because the reliability is so poor. And do people forget how cheaply built Japanese cars, only a decade or two ago? Times change. Right now Indian cars are being built for a 3rd world market in mind, but soon it will become an export base as well.

Naga_Solidus

March 31st, 2006, 03:28 AM

The only real Indian car is probably the Tata. The others are built in collaboration with foreign partners or use foreign designs.

M&M also designs its own stuff (though they still produce Willy's Jeep derivatives as well).

ab041937

April 4th, 2006, 03:03 PM

The only real Indian car is probably the Tata. The others are built in collaboration with foreign partners or use foreign designs.

Also Mahindra Motors. Their designs and engineering is absolutely indeginous. All the cars that you've seen in this thread are purely Indian cars.

xDieselJockx

April 4th, 2006, 03:42 PM

didn´t knew indians could make cars. Can the people there afford to buy then?

Yeah, me neither. I'm totally surprised. I like the designs on their sports cars and mini SUVs.

dinp

April 4th, 2006, 08:00 PM

Here's the Tata India Silhouette Concept, shown at this year's Auto Expo in Delhi, India:

http://www.indiainfoline.com/nl/admn/newsletter/pics/130106Tata%20Indica%20Silhouette.jpg

It has 330HP, a top speed of 270km/h, and a 0-100km/h time of 4.5 seconds. Read all about it here (http://www.indiainfoline.com/news/news.asp?dat=74039).

Its absolutely vile, please say its a joke

cayenne

April 7th, 2006, 10:43 PM

Mahindra Commando....

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/4421/p10101082sb.jpg [url]

cayenne

April 7th, 2006, 10:47 PM

Here are some pics of a modified TATA Indica hatchback.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/autopsyche/autopsycheIndica1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/autopsyche/autopsycheIndica2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/autopsyche/autopsycheIndica3.jpg

cayenne

April 7th, 2006, 11:03 PM

TATA SAFARI at 8th New Delhi Auto Expo.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid199/p76a467209057b28a403e8bf7563cc466/f091f5df.jpg.orig.jpg

TATA INDIGO MARINA ESTATE

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid199/p0e88ac7e19576ed50054f42e7804e03b/f091f5cc.jpg.orig.jpg

TATA TELCOLINE TRUCK

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid199/pc5e53472d71a3953448e65a619c5182b/f091f5c7.jpg.orig.jpg

Naga_Solidus

April 8th, 2006, 05:45 AM

tonytowers

April 8th, 2006, 01:11 PM

Looks like the front of that Tata is modified from a Vahxhall/Opel Corsa

cayenne

April 8th, 2006, 10:26 PM

tonytowers....

Please checkout 'tatamotors.com'. The TATA Indica is no relation to any Vauxhall.India is the 3rd largest car market in Asia after China and Japan.Daimler- Chrysler India limited builds a range of Mercedes cars for indian market sales only, including the new S-Class in a state of the art factory in the city of Pune, Maharashtra state.

This link will direct you to the list of auto producers in India.....

http://www.globalautoindex.com/makelist.plt?cntr=32&letter=All

cayenne

April 8th, 2006, 10:32 PM

THE SAN STORM.....MADE BY SAN MOTORS LTD. WWW.SANMOTORS.COM

http://www.bsmotoring.com/2002/02jan12_1.jpg

cayenne

April 8th, 2006, 10:41 PM

Here's a better pic of the San Storm..........

http://www.bsmotoring.com/2002/02may03_38.jpg

cayenne

April 9th, 2006, 01:54 PM

Pics of the Ford(India) Fiesta.This model is exclusive to India and was developed by local Ford engineers.

http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B63_5.jpg

http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B63_6.jpg

cayenne

April 9th, 2006, 01:57 PM

the revamped Mahindra Scorpio SUV....

http://www.pakwheels.com/images/forums/2006/4/9/s3_OQZ_PakWheels(com).jpg

http://www.pakwheels.com/images/forums/2006/4/9/s4_SZZ_PakWheels(com).jpg

http://www.pakwheels.com/images/forums/2006/4/9/s5_LN8_PakWheels(com).jpg

http://www.pakwheels.com/images/forums/2006/4/9/s6_2FQ_PakWheels(com).jpg

cayenne

April 9th, 2006, 02:28 PM

TATA SINGLE CAB TRUCK......

http://www.tata-gazauto.hu/BMVtatakep%20008.jpg

TATA INDIGO MARINA ESTATE.......

http://www.tata-gazauto.hu/Tatakint%20004.jpg

TOM123

April 9th, 2006, 02:28 PM

It's really hard. Look at americans. with all the "technological" edge, they make poor quality cars. Same with european cars (mostly)..

LOL :lol: :rofl:

This has got to be the most funny thread of all.

We have a group of pissed off people(probably indians) telling us that an indian company has developed some fabulous cars (overnight) that beat the european/american ones in every aspect. They have an excellent suspension and are very cheap too..

These cars are being exported to the european markets by good brands and are doing a good business but unfortunately they cant be seen anywhere(probably they r invisible too....C'mon that is a real high-tech design)...

Later( to add credibility ) they claim the chasis design to have been made/taken from a british firm and the engines from the french...But these cars are still supposed to be called "100% INDIAN" ,"MADE IN INDIA BY TATA"

Whats more ,now they have developed a sports car that will put all your ferraris and porches to shame....

LOLZ.... thats interesting

So whats next in the pipeline? TATA developing jet engines that would put ROLLS ROYCE and GE out of business?

Sorry, i cant stop laughing...
:rofl: :rofl:

cayenne

April 9th, 2006, 02:35 PM

TOM123.....i understand your frustration.You must be white, single , unemployed or soon-to-be, if european, worried that American money is soon gonna dry up your lazy social welfare nations and you CANNOT fathom that the Chinese and Indians are soon going to be masters of the Universe and all you lazy social-welfare europeans and beer swilling americans are going to be cheap labor for us very soon.What comes around goes around very fast nowadays.

No one's saying indian made cars are better than any other cars.This thread is supposed to showcase indian/indian designed cars.That's all.

cayenne

April 9th, 2006, 10:43 PM

India's 'Land Rover', the Bajaj Trax/Judo and variants....manufactured by BAJAJ (Force) Motors......

Trax assembly line...
http://www.gurudutt.com/images/ind/traxb.jpg

Judo SUV
http://www.kahns.de/KFZ/Tempo/Trax_Prospekte/judo4x4_s1.jpg

Trax Gurkha
http://www.globalautoindex.com/images/cars/3156/2784/norm_1_Gurkha_4x4_2003_India.jpg

Indian Army issue Trax
http://www.globalautoindex.com/images/cars/3156/2784/norm_10_Trax_290_GTD_Military_2003_India.jpg

http://www.forcemotors.com/

cayenne

April 9th, 2006, 10:48 PM

Pics of the GM(India) built Chevrolet Optra...

http://img424.imageshack.us/img424/7493/070420060012br.jpg

http://img424.imageshack.us/img424/6926/070420069uz.jpg

Jai

April 10th, 2006, 12:31 AM

So 'Tom' registers here, and the first thing he posts is a barely literate flame bait ranting against Indians...

...gee where have I seen this behavior before? Oh yeah, the other 100 accounts registered by our resident troll, usually banned by the 4th post. :|

TOM123

April 10th, 2006, 02:18 AM

Rapid

April 10th, 2006, 02:57 AM

:lol:

I am neither against India nor her people...neither am i against the forum...

Most of the later mails are more realistic and modest enough to tell what is indian and what has been developed in collaboration with foreign firms.

But if you read some of the initial mails( with computer generated renderings and Unbelievable statistics), I bet you will all have a good laugh yourselves
:lol:

I bet you think putting the laughing icons in your posts and telling everyone you think this is funny in order to would piss the Indians off, making them think you are far ahead of the them. Well, I'm afraid to say that India is booming, and the engineers that are developing there are now top class, over-jumping the Americans in terms of quality and design and matching up with the Europeans (with the money being pumped into India, there is no doubt that education will be widespread, as India has the most universities in the world). Imagine 300 million people attending higher education. Many great people will emerge.

If you firmly want to be represented by your ideas, you wouldn't create a new account for expressing each one of them. Look at the truth: you dont like your ideas! Otherwise, you would be proud of them enough to tell everyone who you really are!

cayenne

April 10th, 2006, 10:13 AM

TOM123......Fancy you, TOM123!.If i should assume you are British, since London is listed as your first domicile, then you shouldn't be passing comment on any other nation's efforts in the automobile industry, as your own does not even have a home-grown auto company to speak of!!.The Americans own Vauxhall and Ford, the Germans Rolls/Bentley and the French sell more cars in your lilliputian island than any other country in Europe!!.All you have are a bunch of automobile bucket shops and you have the gall to belittle another nation's efforts!!.Listen, American money is soon gonna dry up and what are you British gonna do?.Apply to the Saudis for jobs before it is too late!!.You will thank me later for this advice.

Naga_Solidus

April 10th, 2006, 10:44 AM

India's 'Land Rover', the Bajaj Trax/Judo and variants....manufactured by BAJAJ (Force) Motors......

Trax assembly line...
http://www.gurudutt.com/images/ind/traxb.jpg

It is worth noting that the Temo Trax is derived from the Mercedes W461 G-Wagen, and in fact now that the W463 is dead and has been replaced with the new GL-Class (which I can't stand, as the old G-Wagen had character, while the new one looks plain) lives on, the W461 has managed to live on in India, with rather minimal changes. It has been partially facelifted with new lights and variants, however.

cayenne

April 10th, 2006, 11:27 AM

Some modded and luxury indian market cars.......The indian automotive scene is as varied as any other market.

TATA MARINA
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/9282/tataindigo2006sw23115fullhires.jpg

MODDED INDIAN BUILT HONDA ACCORD BY AUTOPSYCHE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/autopsyche/accordfrontbnw.jpg

INDIAN BUILT TOYOTA INNOVA MINIVAN BY NTF LTD.
http://www.ntf-design.com/gifs/img12.jpg

MODDED MARUTI-SUZUKI SWIFT
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/2493/22307691full8sw.jpg

HUMMER H2 SOLD IN INDIA BY GM(INDIA)....RIGHT HAND DRIVE
http://img22.exs.cx/img22/5923/h211ay.jpg

IMPORTS TOO!.EXCEPT FOR THE BIMMER, THE OTHER TWO CARS ARE MADE IN INDIA!!
http://img82.exs.cx/img82/541/745li4mz.jpg

FROM THE ROLLS ROYCE CENTENNIAL IN MUMBAI(BOMBAY).....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/v12bhp1/Rolls%20Rally/RR24.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/v12bhp1/Rolls%20Rally/RR5.jpg

PICS FROM A PORSCHE OWNERS CLUB MEET.....
http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/7982/blackcars0iw.jpg

EXCEPT FOR THE CLS, THE 'E' AND 'C' CLASS ARE ASSEMBLED LOCALLY IN INDIA BY DAIMLER-CHRYSLER INDIA LIMITED IN PUNE, MAHARASHTRA STATE AND QUALIFY AS 'LOCAL' CARS FOR TAX AND EXCISE EXEMPTIONS....
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7512/autohangar2mn.jpg

cayenne

April 11th, 2006, 11:19 AM

TATA 'CliffRider' crossover concept car at the 76th Geneva Auto Show MArch 2-12 2006....

http://www.salon-auto.ch/multimedia/images/img_traitees/2006/03/dsc_0044___illustration.jpg

http://www.salon-auto.ch/multimedia/images/img_traitees/2006/03/dsc_0041___illustration.jpg

http://www.salon-auto.ch/multimedia/images/img_traitees/2006/03/dsc_0042___illustration.jpg

cayenne

April 16th, 2006, 09:45 PM

The new Mahindra Motor Scorpio 'LifeStyle'.......

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1694/14fl1.jpg

cayenne

April 23rd, 2006, 09:35 PM

Some more indian market cars......the Ford(India) Endeavor SUV...this one is a modded version.........

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/autopsyche/autopsycheEndeavour2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/autopsyche/autopsycheEndeavour3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/autopsyche/autopsycheEndeavour4.jpg

harsh1802

April 24th, 2006, 01:15 AM

Some modded and luxury indian market cars.......The indian automotive scene is as varied as any other market.

MODDED INDIAN BUILT HONDA ACCORD BY AUTOPSYCHE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/autopsyche/accordfrontbnw.jpg

This one looks like a beauty!

cayenne

April 25th, 2006, 11:32 AM

Interesting....a Gallardo next to a 60's taxicab.....on indian roads....!!

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/631/image18317bq.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6345/image18415um.jpg

All credit to photographer.From the 'India' forum on this website.....

cayenne

April 25th, 2006, 11:43 AM

The Mahindra Motor 'Scorpio' pick up truck.This is a South African market version....

http://vne-resource.iol.co.za/30/picdb/a/f/80124

http://www.motoring.co.za/site/30/picdb/gallery/c/7/80077

http://www.motoring.co.za/site/30/picdb/gallery/9/b/80081

http://vne-resource.iol.co.za/30/picdb/2/d/80125

LENGTH DOES COUNT: Mahindra's new five-metres-plus single cab bakkie at the Kloofzicht(South Africa) launch - the maker says it has the biggest load box in the one-tonner class.

cayenne

April 25th, 2006, 11:51 AM

TATA Motors (South Africa) launch of diesel engine versions of their products...

http://vne-resource.iol.co.za/30/picdb/d/9/76798

http://vne-resource.iol.co.za/30/picdb/8/5/76799

cayenne

April 25th, 2006, 11:53 AM

TATA Motors is an indian company.The above pics are of their South African division product.

Naga_Solidus

April 25th, 2006, 12:14 PM

cayenne

May 3rd, 2006, 11:05 AM

The 3rd most popular hatchback sold in India....the Hyundai Santro....incidentally, India is the sole production site for this vehicle which is marketed as the Atos in Europe....

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=1037

dinp

May 3rd, 2006, 03:17 PM

Is there ANY car made in the Far East that DOESN'T have a 60 pence standard cheapo-grey interior? :dunno:

willo

May 4th, 2006, 12:27 AM

cayenne

May 4th, 2006, 12:42 PM

A collage of popular indian market economy/midsize import cars......

GM(India)'s new car ,the 'Aveo'
http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B128_lead.jpg

Nissan's new product for the indian market, the 'Tiida'.
http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B80_lead.jpg

Ford (India) best seller , the 'Ikon'
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=576

Another ford(India) best seller, the 'Fiesta'
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=1091

Maruti-Suzuki 'Swift'....a popular hatchback car....
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=1131

Skoda(VW India) 's 'Octavia'.....popular mid-size car
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3074/s24000015tf.jpg

Hyundai Motor India's 'Accent'
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5439/dscf00209mz.jpg

Fiat (India) 'Palio'...made only in India and Brazil...
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/1176/dsc000683ir.jpg

Mitsubishi 'Lancer'....
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3816/pic50dx.jpg

Hyndai 'Getz' hatchback.....
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/4030/imga02978av.jpg

cayenne

May 5th, 2006, 10:51 AM

Continuing with the indian market foreign brands in India.....

the indian built Mercedes 'E' class sedan.....Made in India by Daimler-Chrysler India ltd.(DCIL)
http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B117_1.jpg

http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B117_4.jpg

The ever popular mid-size Honda City.Made in India by Honda Siel(India)
http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B61_3.jpg

The Skoda (VW India) Laura.Assembled in India by VW
http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B64_3.jpg

GM(India)'s midsize 'Optra' sedan....Made in india
http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B47_1.jpg

http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B47_2.jpg

To the home grown autos.....

TATA Motors SUV, the Safari......
http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B79_lead.jpg

http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B79_5.jpg

http://www.overdrive.in/images/storybig/B79_1.jpg

Mahindra Motor SUV, the 'Scorpio'.......
http://vne-resource.iol.co.za/30/picdb/2/f/80058

m@rco

May 5th, 2006, 03:11 PM

Does someone have some information about the Mahindra-Renault Logan ?

Dacia's version:
http://clabedan.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/logan.jpg

Renault's version:
http://24auto.ru/images/news/2004-12-23-renault_logan_2004.jpg

Mahindra's version:
...

cayenne

May 6th, 2006, 10:30 AM

cayenne

May 6th, 2006, 10:51 AM

More indian market autos......

A trio of three generations of indian made hatchback cars in a row....
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=702

An indian classic....1985 Hindustan motors 'Contessa'.....
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=451

VW (India) hit a home run with the 'Octavia'........
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=1075

Another popular car from the Maruti-Suzuki stable, the 'Wagon R'.....
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2130/mywagonrfront1qo.jpg

India's best-selling budget hatchback , the Maruti-Suzuki 'Alto'...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/kedarg/MyCar/IMG_7586.jpg

FIAT, is one of India's oldest import brands, been here since 1932....tis car is the 'Petra'....
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3664/petrarearview6wz.jpg

Popular mid-size sedan from Maruti-Suzuki, India's largest auto company, the 'Baleno'
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/8085/img07241sv.jpg

m@rco

May 7th, 2006, 08:01 PM

The Mahindra Motor version of the 'Logan' is yet to be released.The attraction is the price, about $11000.00 USD in indian currency.India is Asia's 3rd largest car market and competition is fierce as in any big market.

But in that case, the price is driven by the ("poor") quality not only by the "ferocity" of the market. ;)
Moreover the Logan is for sale in developing countries where the population has a lower purchasing power than in developed countries, that's why the basic version is sold 5.000 euros in Romania and when you add equipments that correspond to the minimun requiered by the local market you can reach 6.000 euros in Russia, 7.000 euros in Iran, 8.000 euros in Turkey... $11000.00 USD (8500 euros ?) in India (is the air conditioning included ? ;)).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia_Logan

cayenne

May 7th, 2006, 10:14 PM

M@rco

I'm not sure how the 'logan' is going to be marketed by Mahindra Motor. For the price, they will probably offer power everything and change the design a bit to incorporate the trademark Mahindra grill.They might just offer an entry level 'bare bones' model for the equivalent 5-6 thousand euros in indian currency.Who knows?.But this will be Mahindra's first foray into the passenger car segment after building off-roaders for the past 60 years!.

cayenne

May 7th, 2006, 10:39 PM

Ford(India)'s once popular best seller...the Ford 'Ikon'..now sold mostly to rental/taxi fleets and boy racers.....this one a modded version....

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/8168/dsc000883rh.jpg

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/6518/dsc000858lv.jpg

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5370/dsc000841rs.jpg

Honda Siel (India's) best model in India,the 'old' 'City'......favorite of 'modders'...i think it is one of the best sedan designs ever......here are some modded versions.....

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2971/untitled6hl.jpg

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/386/untitled15os.jpg

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/8518/dsc000988np.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/2961/dsc001231dd.jpg

cayenne

May 8th, 2006, 09:40 PM

The only electric car made in India, the 'Reva'.....on the streets of London...

http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/316/dsc010998zt.jpg

http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/2450/dsc011007xm.jpg

http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/9665/dsc014492gb.jpg

cayenne

May 16th, 2006, 11:22 AM

Some more 'auto' images from India....

A 'FIAT' auto dealership in the city of Cochin.....
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9636/arunsid10cochin101yf.jpg

Maruti 'Zen'... apopular economy hatchback....
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7311/pict00070cb.jpg

The old cj jeep made by Mahindra Motor....only for enthusiasts and off-roaders
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6664/image0007my.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/820/image0019tf.jpg

An old Mahindra cj at an off-roading event in Bangalore, India.....
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8904/rally11gq.jpg

cayenne

May 17th, 2006, 10:48 PM

Ford (India) Fiesta based INXS concept car at the 2006 New Delhi Auto Expo.....

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/6831/picture0171zu.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8393/picture0193mi.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/7664/picture0182ia.jpg

cayenne

May 19th, 2006, 09:53 AM

More pics from the 2006 New Delhi Auto Expo........a panorama, both dopmestic and foreign autos....

Maruti Wagon R
http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/9205/picture0672uu.jpg

Skoda Octavia(VW India)....Barracuda
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6232/picture0519yo.jpg

Maruti Swift Sport....
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8438/picture0915om.jpg

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/2575/picture0898kf.jpg

Skoda(VW India) Yeti....concept
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/6792/picture0727fe.jpg

Delphi show car...
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/8143/picture0202gn.jpg

Mitsubishi(India) Cedia sedan....
http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/1814/picture489pc.jpg

Audi A8...
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/5809/picture384uc.jpg

Audi(VW India) con't.....
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/3305/picture0793iu.jpg

TATA Motors Indica Silhouette concept.....
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/1725/picture0271cl.jpg

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/4843/picture0288nv.jpg

Mahindra Motor Commando.......
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6854/picture0011aa.jpg

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8827/picture0020pe.jpg

Ford (India).. Mustang intro to the indian market.....
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/9614/image001070zz.jpg

to be continued...........

cayenne

May 20th, 2006, 11:44 AM

New delhi Auto Expo continued.....a panorama

The Ford Mustang...con't
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/3307/mustang2medium8he.jpg

The Honda pavilion....F1 car!!
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/2578/barhondamedium0cf.jpg

Mahindra Motor Scorpio Hybrid
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/9899/dscf00546rb.jpg

http://www.pakwheels.com/images/forums/2006/1/16/9_DIV_PakWheels(com).jpg

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/5591/dscf00517wv.jpg

The 'new' Honda Civic
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/5786/dscf00687ir.jpg

Ford (India) Endeavor
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/4048/autoexpo2063gk.jpg

Smart car
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/9982/autoexpo1930eh.jpg

Magna...concept car
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3433/picture0062mv.jpg

TATA Motor Indigo XL.....
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6797/autoexpo1344mq.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9091/autoexpo1332at.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6224/autoexpo1362yw.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4313/autoexpo1373ea.jpg

to be continued.....

Naga_Solidus

May 20th, 2006, 12:27 PM

Mahindra Motor Scorpio Hybrid
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/9899/dscf00546rb.jpg

http://www.pakwheels.com/images/forums/2006/1/16/9_DIV_PakWheels(com).jpg

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/5591/dscf00517wv.jpg

Any idea when this will be released? This sort of stuff should be highly encouraged in India. Also, will they make an HEV version of the facelifted Scorpio?

TATA Motor Indigo XL.....

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4313/autoexpo1373ea.jpg

Will this Indigo XL also have wood trim as an option? It should, considering the projected Rs. 600,000-800,000 ($13,224.60-17,632.80) pricetag

cayenne

May 23rd, 2006, 10:30 AM

The 2006 New delhi Auto Show con't........

Coupe by DC Designs, based on Honda(India) Accord...
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9422/PICT4064.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8892/PICT4066.jpg

[TATA Motor Indica hatchback variants........'DLZ' and 'XETA'...
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3088/autoexpo1294il.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9381/autoexpo2145qt.jpg

TATA Motor 'X OVER' concept.....production ready fall 2006....
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1572/autoexpo1437va.jpg

Alfa Romeo.....sports coupe.....
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5343/autoexpo1465gb.jpg

Maruti-Suzuki Escudo SUV....
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3045/autoexpo1784nj.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8145/autoexpo1799gf.jpg

Mitsubishi EVO.....
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/6889/PICT4011.jpg

The exotic too....Lamborghini Gallardo.....
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/3454/PICT4017.jpg

Honda Hybrid's.....the 'Insight'
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/7271/020000205fz.jpg

and the Honda 'FCX'....
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/7806/020000189uo.jpg

The VW Phaeton..Why??...looks like an Oldsmobile to me.....
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/1404/dsc025772mn.jpg

dinp

May 23rd, 2006, 02:55 PM

I'm amazed at the amount of guises that hideous Tata Indica takes, is there no imagination? :dunno:

MumbaiMustBTaller

May 24th, 2006, 10:33 PM

didn´t knew indians could make cars. Can the people there afford to buy then?

We just build the cars to stare at them. Then we ride on a bullock cart to a call centre.

MumbaiMustBTaller

May 24th, 2006, 10:39 PM

cayenne

May 25th, 2006, 11:18 AM

The "Minute" a design concept by DC Designs, an indian specialty coach builder based on the Maruti Swift......

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/6161/imgm1fr010jb.jpg

cayenne

May 25th, 2006, 11:31 AM

A popular product in the mid-size range from Honda(India), the CITY.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/apurvapatel/20060516Vtec003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/apurvapatel/20060516Vtec004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/apurvapatel/20060516Vtec008.jpg

itsmevishal2k4

November 17th, 2006, 03:34 AM

Its absolutely vile, please say its a joke

so how far up ur ass is ur head

r u kidding me that car is abs sexy

btw does anyone know if the Chevy malibu (USA) is the same as the Aveo in India

dinp

November 17th, 2006, 09:01 PM

so how far up ur ass is ur head

r u kidding me that car is abs sexy

btw does anyone know if the Chevy malibu (USA) is the same as the Aveo in India

Far enough to know a vomit-inducing car when I see one. I cannot believe how many guises that Tata Indica takes and how successful its been. They imported that plastic-tastic car to the UK badged as a Rover and within 18 months, Rover had folded (not necessarily a bad thing). Apart from being pretty spacious and relatively quick around urban areas its crap. For the same money you can have a Citroen C1, which has bags more character and isn't made of jam.

Look to Europe for the best cars and you can include American branded cars in that, because brands such as Ford and GM have European plants which manufacture cars that arent sold in the US

itsmevishal2k4

November 18th, 2006, 06:12 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM6d1DLd6dg

somehow its seems different from the indica

idk

itsmevishal2k4

November 21st, 2006, 01:34 AM

OMG

fresh off the tabloids (at least for me)

http://in.news.yahoo.com/061120/137/69jpz.html

for those of u too lazy to click on the link its basically Mahindra will export upgraded versions of Scorpios to the US and sell them from Global Vehicals im not sure but those in the us is that geo the one with the really small old cars that are usually green for some resason

any way i have way too much time on my hand and since im jus going to start driving soon (6month wait period after getitng permit im 16) i think im gonna get my paretns to sell the Pilot and buy the scorpio

Amit

November 21st, 2006, 06:00 AM

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/17/business/worldbusiness/17auto.html

India’s leading sport utility maker plans to sell its S.U.V.’s and pickup trucks in the United States through an American distributor, bringing Indian-made vehicles to the United States for the first time.

“Half of the global sales in S.U.V.’s and pickups is in the United States and we want to capture at least a fraction of that to start with,” said Pawan Goenka, president of the automotive division of Mahindra & Mahindra, the Indian manufacturer. The United States is the “ultimate market,” he said in a telephone interview from Mumbai.

Mahindra & Mahindra plans to sell its vehicles through Global Vehicles U.S.A., a distributor based in Alpharetta, Ga. Global would import the first group of the Indian vehicles in about a year and distribute them through a dealer network. The distributor said it had signed on 130 dealers so far and would add another 70 in the coming months.

“No Indian company has dared so far” to enter the United States market, Mr. Goenka said. He added that the deal was a sign of a newfound confidence among Indian auto companies in their quality standards and cost-competitiveness.

The deal comes at a time when global automakers are, conversely, beating a path to India to manufacture and sell a variety of models in an effort to tap the growing number of young, affluent Indians in a country of 1.1 billion.

Just last week, Mahindra & Mahindra announced a joint venture with Renault to build a plant in India with a capacity of 500,000 cars a year, starting in 2009.

In the United States, Mahindra plans to initially introduce a sport utility vehicle and a pickup. A diesel-electric hybrid version of the S.U.V. would follow. The hybrid, the first of its kind to be built in India, has just been developed.

Mahindra makes the top-selling S.U.V. in India and is in the process of upgrading it to meet the stringent safety and emission regulations in the United States, the company said.

It was not clear whether the S.U.V.’s and pickups that Mahindra planned to export to the United States would run on diesel fuel or gasoline. All major manufacturers of diesel passenger vehicles except Mercedes-Benz have withdrawn from the United States market because of difficulties in meeting stricter standards for the 2007 model year.

“As the market changes, we realize that even to stay on top of the Indian market, we need to be global players,” Mr. Goenka said.

Mahindra, the world’s fourth-largest maker of tractors, already sells tractors for farming use in the United States and has three local assembly plants there.

It is one of the smaller Indian automakers. It sold 150,000 vehicles in the year that ended in March.

Mahindra and other leading Indian automakers like Maruti Udyog, owned by Suzuki Motor of Japan, and Tata Motors have been exporting to South Asian and African markets and, recently, to Europe as well.

Indian automakers exported 171,286 passenger cars in the fiscal year that ended in March, up 6 percent from the previous year, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.

The Indian auto industry, however, is rapidly becoming an important hub for producing and exporting auto components. According to the Automotive Component Manufacturers’ Association, a trade group, exports from India could reach $25 billion by 2015 from the current $1.8 billion.

Mahindra has joint ventures to sell its vehicles in South Africa and Europe, and a local distributor in Malaysia. It has manufacturing facilities in Uruguay, and will soon set up plants in Egypt and Russia.

Amit

November 21st, 2006, 06:22 AM

I cannot believe how many guises that Tata Indica takes and how successful its been. They imported that plastic-tastic car to the UK badged as a Rover and within 18 months, Rover had folded (not necessarily a bad thing). Apart from being pretty spacious and relatively quick around urban areas its crap. For the same money you can have a Citroen C1, which has bags more character and isn't made of jam.

MG Rover imported Tata Indica from India for $7,000. After minor changes, they renamed it City Rover and put a selling price of $13,000.. that is crazy!! No wonder the market response was lukewarm. They later reduced the price to $11,000 but that was not enough.

The fault for Tata Indica/City Rover not selling well in UK lies with bad pricing by MG Rover. Tata Motors did their part by exporting a compact car for $7,000, a great price advantage which was squandered by MG Rover.

After MG Rover folded up and was bought by China's Nanjing Automobile, Tata Motors pulled out of the deal.

Amit

November 22nd, 2006, 02:22 AM

The hybrid version of Mahindra Scorpio SUV will have a good chance of doing well in the US market. It will be launched in India in 2 years, and maybe sometime after that in US. It will have excellent mileage.. 16 km/litre or 37 miles/gallon.. that is incredible!

I was pleasantly surprized in first place to know that Mahindra is coming up with a hybrid vehicle. Only Toyota and Ford have launched a hybrid version in US, and they are proving to be really popular. So an Indian company coming up with one in 2 years is really amazing, it shows that they are keeping up to date with critical technologies that can change the face of automobile industry.

On the same subject, Tata Motors has invested $80 million in developing a hydrogen powered fuel cell bus. A prototype will be ready in 1-2 years, although it may still not be commercially viable.

VikramRao

December 14th, 2007, 08:32 AM

This looks lot like a Jeep Wrangler here in the US. Must be a Indian Jeep rip off. It looks nice, though.

http://img150.echo.cx/img150/5721/19ot.jpg

Its actually not a rip off, its more of a celebration of the original design, Mahindra has been building Willy's jeeps since 1954 under an Agreement. Jeep to us is as Indian as it is American to you, we grew up with it. Now Mahindra builds SUVS, but that was a very limited edition and it rocked.

VikramRao

December 14th, 2007, 08:34 AM

didn´t knew indians could make cars. Can the people there afford to buy then?
Dude get an education, then a life.

VikramRao

December 14th, 2007, 08:49 AM

LOL :lol: :rofl:

This has got to be the most funny thread of all.

We have a group of pissed off people(probably indians) telling us that an indian company has developed some fabulous cars (overnight) that beat the european/american ones in every aspect. They have an excellent suspension and are very cheap too..

These cars are being exported to the european markets by good brands and are doing a good business but unfortunately they cant be seen anywhere(probably they r invisible too....C'mon that is a real high-tech design)...

Later( to add credibility ) they claim the chasis design to have been made/taken from a british firm and the engines from the french...But these cars are still supposed to be called "100% INDIAN" ,"MADE IN INDIA BY TATA"

Whats more ,now they have developed a sports car that will put all your ferraris and porches to shame....

LOLZ.... thats interesting

So whats next in the pipeline? TATA developing jet engines that would put ROLLS ROYCE and GE out of business?

Sorry, i cant stop laughing...
:rofl: :rofl:

No where does it say that the Indian sports cars will put the Supercars to shame, theyre cheap and fun to drive, the point is we have our own companies, not like your Holdens and Fords owned by the Americans. I live in America, some Australian cars do make it here to the US like some Holden renamed the Pontiac GTO, prolly 10 people bought one, now they have the ford 500 which is downright nasty. didnt create any kind of stir. By the way jack ass the 70's called, they want all their archaic push rods back. (Then its bye bye Holden coz thats the technology they still use) Mahindra is the 4th largest Tractor manufacturer in the US and soon we will start selling pick ups as well. All u aussies can afford is to buy used toyota pick ups which japan throws your way, you might be laughing (at yourself) but in the end we will have the last laugh. Look at the forbes billionaire list while youre at it and tell me how many aussies are on there.

P.S :- Tata is giving GE a run for its money, just not in Jet Engines.....not yet at least.

DanteXavier

December 17th, 2007, 05:19 AM

Way to reawaken a year old thread, dude. Did you check the date on this before you posted?

VikramRao

December 21st, 2007, 01:24 AM

Way to reawaken a year old thread, dude. Did you check the date on this before you posted?

lol no I didnt !!

DanteXavier

December 21st, 2007, 05:25 AM

lol no I didnt !!

Lol, well you should've!:bash:

Eh, it's not that big of a deal. I had not originally seen this thread anyway. it was a decent read.

shivy

December 21st, 2007, 06:04 AM

VikramRao

December 23rd, 2007, 09:33 AM

wtf vikram why can't you just ignore everything and stop being such an asshole. I was born and raised in India and I am optimistic to the future, but you are being ignorant and shutting down other countries. India still has its problems it is not even close to perfect, yet. SSC is a community where we can discuss development and not bash others. So please stop

as I said to someone else, get an education and then a life. I live in the US, I live and breathe automobiles here. some idiot in australia castigating India for not building good cars ? Please thats the pot calling the kettle black. Yes I agree on what you say about SSC but facts not fiction please. Maybe he should look at his own countries automotive demise instead of pointing fingers at India, when was the last time you ever craved buying a Holden ? India sure has its problems but Tata and Mahindra certainly overcomes them, so stop playing the devils advocate and start being proud of where you supposedly come from.

VikramRao

December 24th, 2007, 07:11 PM

Lol, well you should've!:bash:

Eh, it's not that big of a deal. I had not originally seen this thread anyway. it was a decent read.

It is, I wonder what a Tata a would look like in 15 years, will they have a generic look or find their own design groove like Citreon and Renault. Im hoping for the latter.

weltfuhrer

December 25th, 2007, 12:12 AM

no offence to vikramrao or other indians but indian cars aren't well known around the world. and so i find a thread as long as this on this topic quite hilarious.

VikramRao

December 26th, 2007, 06:53 AM

no offence to vikramrao or other indians but indian cars aren't well known around the world. and so i find a thread as long as this on this topic quite hilarious.

None taken, but I dont know why you find this thread HILARIOUS. 20 years ago if someone had told you that South Korea would give established players a run for their money by building cheap, reliable fun to drive autos we wouldn't believe them. JD power did place Hyundai above VW and Mercedes in their rating, now thats something I find hilarious. Its the same with Indian and Chinese automobiles, they will be around, that trickle is going to be a flood. Tata in a few weeks is going to showcase a car that costs about $2500. Might not be much, but it is enough for the big boys to sit up and take notice. Nissan, VW and GM have all promised a launch of a small car with similar prices in the next year or so.

DanteXavier

December 26th, 2007, 11:23 AM

New tata TL Sprint pickup:

http://www.italiaspeed.com/2006/cars/fiat/12/tata_tl_sprint/tata_tl_sprint.jpg

I like the look of it.

kronik

December 26th, 2007, 07:01 PM

The body seems decent, but I don't like the grill at all. I saw some close up pictures, and its not that refined as any of the trucks sold in North America, but India never has had the truck/pickup/SUV culture, and its only just beginning to take root.

Commendable effort by the Tata's, with the hope they'll better it each time.

rkramesh

December 27th, 2007, 04:51 AM

^^

And u can see the new Tata Sumo based on this Pickup on the Team-Bhp pages...

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian-car-scene/33406-scoop-new-tata-sumo-pics.html

Certainly a huge jump for the Sumo - Dunno if it has a diff Grill from the one sported by the Sprint

I feel the same way about the Grille on the Sprint - Too sharp and tacky - like an aftermarket add on almost. It could have had something stronger looking to go with the rest of the Body design...

Jai

December 27th, 2007, 05:20 AM

VikramRao

December 27th, 2007, 06:16 AM

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3011/tata2bsumo2bphoenixme9.jpg

Thanks for the pic, im still in two minds about the new Sumo. Im hoping the look grows on me, like the previous gen sumo the Victa did kind of catch my fancy. The new one certainly is a huge leap ahead of the old one. Im wondering if there is any upgrade in technology used like abs, airbags, 4 wheel discs, power steering or common rail diesel and if there are any engines with a turbo. The Indica Turbo has a sweet variable geometric turbo, wonder what the new Sumo will sport.

Mahratta

December 28th, 2007, 03:41 AM

The new Sumo is definietely a good thing, cosmetically speaking it is a better fit to Indian roads, the other one looked like a friggin police vehicle

Vikram, I thought that the old Sumo had airbags. Are you referring to the newer curtain airbags or just airbags in general? Also, ABS would be a plus on Indian roads for sure, as conventional brakes only beat ABS on gravel and snow, but on Indian roads ABS would be a big plus

I think there is a TD isnt there

Mahratta

December 28th, 2007, 03:45 AM

I bet you think putting the laughing icons in your posts and telling everyone you think this is funny in order to would piss the Indians off, making them think you are far ahead of the them. Well, I'm afraid to say that India is booming, and the engineers that are developing there are now top class, over-jumping the Americans in terms of quality and design and matching up with the Europeans (with the money being pumped into India, there is no doubt that education will be widespread, as India has the most universities in the world). Imagine 300 million people attending higher education. Many great people will emerge.

If you firmly want to be represented by your ideas, you wouldn't create a new account for expressing each one of them. Look at the truth: you dont like your ideas! Otherwise, you would be proud of them enough to tell everyone who you really are!

Very good! The first rational response I have read! :applause:

indianpride

December 28th, 2007, 05:25 AM

wtf vikram why can't you just ignore everything and stop being such an asshole. I was born and raised in India and I am optimistic to the future, but you are being ignorant and shutting down other countries. India still has its problems it is not even close to perfect, yet. SSC is a community where we can discuss development and not bash others. So please stop

How about you stop being an ass? Vikram is just refuting some nonsense posted by an illiterate and moronic imbecile.

To the people who claim that India is not making quality cars: Just give it sometime, India is now the worlds fastest growing auto market and things are really taking off. In a few years TATA, Mahindra, etc will be known around the world. With each car, these companies are improving their quality and technology.

icracked

December 28th, 2007, 06:22 AM

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/6161/imgm1fr010jb.jpg I hope this concept turn into a reality and be available here in the United States. It looks very nice and I would buy one.

December 28th, 2007, 06:41 PM

How about you stop being an ass? Vikram is just refuting some nonsense posted by an illiterate and moronic imbecile.

To the people who claim that India is not making quality cars: Just give it sometime, India is now the worlds fastest growing auto market and things are really taking off. In a few years TATA, Mahindra, etc will be known around the world. With each car, these companies are improving their quality and technology.

Great! So you are defending yourself:nuts:

VikramRao

December 29th, 2007, 07:56 AM

[QUOTE=MaitreyaSequeira;17354032]The new Sumo is definietely a good thing, cosmetically speaking it is a better fit to Indian roads, the other one looked like a friggin police vehicle

Vikram, I thought that the old Sumo had airbags. Are you referring to the newer curtain airbags or just airbags in general? Also, ABS would be a plus on Indian roads for sure, as conventional brakes only beat ABS on gravel and snow, but on Indian roads ABS would be a big plus

I think there is a TD isnt there[/QUOT

I do not remember the Sumo having any kind of safety equipment other then seatbelts and brakes and 10 tons of steel in between to protect you in case of an accident. The Victa was a turbo diesel. The new iteration certainly looks a generation ahead and looks the part, but then again i will wait for my final verdict once I see some more pics and read about it in a roadtest.

cbeboy

January 30th, 2008, 09:35 PM

Volvo to use new Indian facility as Asian export hub (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Volvo_to_use_new_Indian_facility_as_Asian_export_hub/articleshow/2744132.cms)

Swedish vehicle giant Volvo plans to turn a new Indian manufacturing facility into a low-cost export hub to tap rising Asian demand for public bus transport, the company said on Wednesday.

The bus unit of Volvo plans to build 450 buses this year at the facility that will open on Thursday in this southern Indian city and increase production to 1,000 units by 2010, said Chief Executive Hakaan Karlsson.

The company is mainly targeting the expanding Indian market where accelerating economic growth and rising middle-class incomes have stoked demand for luxury transport, but also plans to export part of the production to other Asian countries.

"Asian cities with growing populations and traffic density increasingly need cost-effective and modern public transport," Karlsson said.

"With Asia's commercial vehicle market growing exponentially, we see the joint venture playing a role in fuelling the company's future growth across the region," he said.

Volvo Bus, a division of Swedish vehicle maker AB Volvo, is joining manufacturers such as South Korea's Hyundai Motor and Japan's Suzuki in turning India into a low-cost export hub, using cheaper labour and local components.

Volvo Bus, which sold 200 coaches in India last year, set up the Bangalore manufacturing plant in a joint venture with local partner Jaico Automobiles.

The Swedish company has a 70 percent stake in the venture, which already has orders from local customers for half the targeted production this year, said Akash Passey, managing director of the joint venture.

VikramRao

October 29th, 2008, 06:58 PM

No one has any new posts for the Tata Nano, or the New Safari being tested in Sweden ?

VikramRao

October 29th, 2008, 07:01 PM

patentneer

November 10th, 2009, 06:12 AM

Why does the Indigo XL have trays ? How many people do you know who actually eat in a Limo ? Just leather seats and a less offensive instrument panel would have sufficed to have made this a sensible limo. This makes it look like cattle class on a continental flight.

... Not true .... lots of ppl. ... EAT ... & re: India ... & Asia ... it goes :

1. Eating - For the HAVES ... eating is a socio-cultural activity ... :banana:

2. :banana: Entertainment - Bollywood/Cricket ... (NOT back seat sex & Romance) ...

... and if you can do it in back seat comfort ... whynot ? :cheers:

The 'Back Seat' types ... unlike the US Limo media image ... Cigar chomping, Champagne guzzling is unlikely ... more uses for tray ... Newspaper, Laptop (... very Propah! ), ...

What's really amiss is a fridge ... you'd think with Tata's in-house Voltas fridge & aircon Co., it would come with a tailor-made fridge & air-con ...:bash:

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sharonk868

December 31st, 2009, 10:15 AM

Hi, I need some pictures of Indian Cars. I'm a major car freak.

Hi !
I've just visited this forum. Happy to get acquainted with you. Thanks.

RiSHi

January 18th, 2010, 03:29 PM

TATA's new MPV
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6820/tataariacrossover356394.jpg

http://img.worldcarfans.com/2010/1/medium/1790137.jpg

from TATA Motors website (http://www.tatamotors.com/our_world/press_releases.php?ID=507&action=Pull)

The Tata Aria, to be launched in the second quarter of 2010, blends the functionality and comfort of a mid-range MPV with the all terrain assurance and premiumness of an SUV. Its unique design and construction makes it robust, elegant and comfortable. The interiors, with three rows of theatre style seating, present a luxurious world of premium features comprising 3D surround sound, dimming roof lamps, in-dash built in GPS, a state-of-the-art infotainment system, multifunctional steering wheel, dual air conditioning with automatic climate control and cruise control. Top-of-the-line safety features include 6 airbags and ESP, offered by an Indian OEM for the first time. Besides, the chassis frame comprising advanced hydro formed members, a stiffened body cage, and dual zone collapsible steering make the Aria one of the safest vehicles.

Its 2.2 Litre Direct Injection Common Rail (DICOR) diesel engine, delivering 140 PS power and 320 Nm torque, is mated, in the 4x4 option, with an all-wheel drive with torque on demand, which senses and distributes torque to the wheels in accordance with the terrain.