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Originally Posted by aaggoswami  The placement of the vehicle is wrong. Those who want a cab people mover will go in for Sumo/Tavera. Those who want it for personal use have option of either Sumo, higher end Tavera, Scorpio and Safari.
So Grande ended up as a confused product. How many sumo owners know the benefit if longer wheelbase or stiffer frame ? Almost none, and they also had Tavera that was also quite tough build along with good FE and reasonably good performance. |
I would differ on the positioning of Grande.
It has been positioned in the segment for up-marketish people carriers like Xylo and Innova with similar features. I guess Grande was at a loss due to nomenclature. As soon as one hears Sumo, it is directly related to its cousin. Therefore, most up-market buyers did not touch the car thinking it was just a botox job to taxi Sumo whereas all the taxi owners did not want the maintenance attached with up-market feel.
IMO, had the car been named just GRANDE, the story could have been different for it is one of the most spacious UV's currently in market for the price and features.