Spy Pics- Tata Hispano Bus - Team-BHP

tushky · 12th March 2007, 16:07

yesterday, after Tbhp meet, when we were on the way to pune . we saw Tata Hispano bus on NH4. today i cought some pics. the bus really look nice. even much better than the volvo n kinglong. quality of the bus is also good. sorry i failed to catch the photo from side view. coz the driver came thr that time.

the bus look like this from side
Uplode.us

Godfather · 12th March 2007, 16:10

Nice.. So TATA is finally giving Volvo some competition..Not in the features side maybe but definately in pricing..

Godfather

moralfibre · 12th March 2007, 16:14

I remember seeing this bus on our way back. Tushky wanted me to stop and take a U-turn to the bus, while the U-turn was too far away I did not adhere to his request. We came back to Pune and this lad went back to the location on his bike!!! Hats off to his passion. Cheers.

theMAG · 12th March 2007, 16:16

tushky,

I wonder where the driver was when you took that fabulous pic of its facia?! Being that close to the action it'd have been awesome if you'd test driven the bus before the driver came back!

tushky · 12th March 2007, 16:52

thanks morlfibre. but i really love spyphotography

thats why...

the driver was sleeping in the bus, but when i crossed the road to take some more pics , he came n asked me to delete all the pictures. i said yes sir, n i deleted some other old pictures from my cell.

condor · 12th March 2007, 17:33

If the driver was sleeping, then company seems to not be worried about pre-launch secrecy of their models. It looks more like they want to give a not-so-sneak preview of their up-coming models.

Tushky, thank you!

manikjeet · 12th March 2007, 17:35

The bus looks good from all the angles
any idea WHEN TATA are planning to launch the bus

tushky · 12th March 2007, 18:34

the dash looks outdated. hope this one is for proto only.

tushky · 12th March 2007, 22:47

i also spotted scorpio pick up today

1100D · 13th March 2007, 12:12

little off topic but isn't the "Dorabjee Paradise" more interesting to look at?

esteem_lover · 13th March 2007, 12:20

So whats special about this bus ? looks like any private bus that runs here. Is the engine powerful like the volvo ?

salilpawar1 · 13th March 2007, 18:09

I was wondering why the bus in the spy pic was looking so ordinary compared to the one displayed at the Auto Expo... See the differences... Tata has resorted to cheaper quality materials (headlamps, mirrors, grilles, foglamps) to cut down costs. It seems that the production model will have the same lamps/grille as that of the test mule.. cause they look production ready...

Looked much better at the auto expo.......

directinjection · 13th March 2007, 18:18

I fully agree with Salil Pawar.

This bus looks hardly different from the traditional "luxury-looks-but-substandard-quality" buses from Indian bus body builders. The original Hispano displayed at the Auto Expo looked much better.

Why does Tata have to incorporate the Indica grill (or its derivatives) in every thing they make? Come on guys, be innovative.

manson · 13th March 2007, 18:27

And i saw two nos. of the some suv/muv cruising at a constant 110 km/h (that was the speed i was constantly at too) while i was driving to pune the same morning.

manson.

Technocrat · 13th March 2007, 18:58

The bus looks nice but the dashboard OMG see how many switches it has, looks electricity board's switchboard

They have manged to make it look like the Volvo, lets see whether it performs even close to a Volvo

12th March 2007, 16:07	#1 (permalink)
tushky BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 649 View My Garage	Spy Pics- Tata Hispano Bus yesterday, after Tbhp meet, when we were on the way to pune . we saw Tata Hispano bus on NH4. today i cought some pics. the bus really look nice. even much better than the volvo n kinglong. quality of the bus is also good. sorry i failed to catch the photo from side view. coz the driver came thr that time. the bus look like this from side Uplode.us __________________ Nobody Is Perfect, I Am Nobody......

12th March 2007, 16:10	#2 (permalink)
Godfather Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore / Atlanta Posts: 1,261 View My Garage	Nice.. So TATA is finally giving Volvo some competition..Not in the features side maybe but definately in pricing.. Godfather __________________ Coming Back to BLR Soon.

12th March 2007, 16:14	#3 (permalink)
moralfibre Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 3,460 View My Garage	I remember seeing this bus on our way back. Tushky wanted me to stop and take a U-turn to the bus, while the U-turn was too far away I did not adhere to his request. We came back to Pune and this lad went back to the location on his bike!!! Hats off to his passion. Cheers. __________________ /F/I/A/T/

12th March 2007, 16:16	#4 (permalink)
theMAG Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 4,865 View My Garage	tushky, I wonder where the driver was when you took that fabulous pic of its facia?! Being that close to the action it'd have been awesome if you'd test driven the bus before the driver came back! __________________ Become who you are.

12th March 2007, 16:52	#5 (permalink)
tushky BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 649 View My Garage	thanks morlfibre. but i really love spyphotography thats why... the driver was sleeping in the bus, but when i crossed the road to take some more pics , he came n asked me to delete all the pictures. i said yes sir, n i deleted some other old pictures from my cell. __________________ Nobody Is Perfect, I Am Nobody......

12th March 2007, 17:33	#6 (permalink)
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: BLR : the Speed Breaker City Posts: 3,405 View My Garage	If the driver was sleeping, then company seems to not be worried about pre-launch secrecy of their models. It looks more like they want to give a not-so-sneak preview of their up-coming models. Tushky, thank you! __________________ Life is Analog. Digital is an approximation.

12th March 2007, 17:35	#7 (permalink)
manikjeet Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chandigarh Posts: 1,180 View My Garage	The bus looks good from all the angles any idea WHEN TATA are planning to launch the bus __________________ *MANIK NANDA*

12th March 2007, 18:34	#8 (permalink)
tushky BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 649 View My Garage	the dash looks outdated. hope this one is for proto only. __________________ Nobody Is Perfect, I Am Nobody......

12th March 2007, 22:47	#9 (permalink)
tushky BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 649 View My Garage	i also spotted scorpio pick up today __________________ Nobody Is Perfect, I Am Nobody......

13th March 2007, 12:12	#10 (permalink)
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 2,715 View My Garage	little off topic but isn't the "Dorabjee Paradise" more interesting to look at? __________________ ________________________ Every Ferrari is always a Fiat

13th March 2007, 12:20	#11 (permalink)
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 6,484 View My Garage	So whats special about this bus ? looks like any private bus that runs here. Is the engine powerful like the volvo ?

13th March 2007, 18:09	#12 (permalink)
salilpawar1 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (MH-01) Posts: 679 View My Garage	Deterioration in quality!!! I was wondering why the bus in the spy pic was looking so ordinary compared to the one displayed at the Auto Expo... See the differences... Tata has resorted to cheaper quality materials (headlamps, mirrors, grilles, foglamps) to cut down costs. It seems that the production model will have the same lamps/grille as that of the test mule.. cause they look production ready... Looked much better at the auto expo....... __________________ *Petrol Indicas are rare and those with an EFF EFF EEE are rarer!*

13th March 2007, 18:18	#13 (permalink)
directinjection BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Delhi/Faridabad Posts: 886	I fully agree with Salil Pawar. This bus looks hardly different from the traditional "luxury-looks-but-substandard-quality" buses from Indian bus body builders. The original Hispano displayed at the Auto Expo looked much better. Why does Tata have to incorporate the Indica grill (or its derivatives) in every thing they make? Come on guys, be innovative.

13th March 2007, 18:27	#14 (permalink)
manson Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: mUmbAi Posts: 2,161 View My Garage	And i saw two nos. of the some suv/muv cruising at a constant 110 km/h (that was the speed i was constantly at too) while i was driving to pune the same morning. manson. __________________ Robin

13th March 2007, 18:58	#15 (permalink)
Technocrat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 8,880 View My Garage	The bus looks nice but the dashboard OMG see how many switches it has, looks electricity board's switchboard They have manged to make it look like the Volvo, lets see whether it performs even close to a Volvo __________________ The Holy Trinity: Traction, Torque and Tarmac

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