[hrag]

The Omni pick up van was launched in the late 80s in India and I remember seeing newspaper ads for the same. I think it never took off.

[tushky]

Originally Posted by salilpawar1

• The "ON TEST" sticker is very similar to those used by Tata, isn't it, Tushky?

yeah Tata also use same Sticker.but Tata will never copy suzuki's design. and why they need such a ugly vehicle?? they already own little cute ACE.

[salilpawar1]

This is the Versa pick-up OR the next-gen Carry

[dadu]

Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

saw this type of pick up many times in the faridabad local car market many years back...but when I enquire that from where did one buy it they told me that when maruti was setting up in gurgaon they had imported this type of vehicle for internal material handing....and these type of vehicles can carry not more than 600 kgs at one go..

Yeah! I saw it too, long time back running around in delhi, but ACE is diesel and the running costs are quite low.

[tushky]

Originally Posted by dadu

Yeah! I saw it too, long time back running around in delhi, but ACE is diesel and the running costs are quite low.

yes Ace is diesel. and this vehicle is also diesel.

[sarath]

Originally Posted by salilpawar1

By the way, this is Premier Automobiles' competitor to Tata Ace.. -- Premier Roadstar

Is this vehicle based on the Sigma launched sometimes back?.

[wizardofid]

Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

like above pickup van...mahindra has also launched a similar vehicle with diesel engine...don't remember the name....

I heard (or maybe it is just another gut feel) that M&M were developing a competitor to the Ace, which has created a new market (unconfirmed - but I heard this is over 60000 vehicles per year). I'd be surprised if M&M have already launched it.

Sometime ago, they launched this (below) - a pick up version of the over lengthened MaXX, at about 3.5Lakhs

[salilpawar1]

Originally Posted by sarath

Is this vehicle based on the Sigma launched sometimes back?.

Yes, it is based on the Premier Sigma

[anirudhnamjoshi]

Dear All,

The vehicle shown is Premier ROADSTAR,

the specs are as follows

4 Cyl, 1527 CC
59HP @ 5000RPM

Its a 1.4 tonner chotta truck...

with high ground clearance and high speed its best option for inter/intra city transportation.

[aaggoswami]

Originally Posted by Alfa_Kilo

It won't work, because:

1. All versions of the Carry are petrol engined (or LPG/CNG), while the Ace is powered by an oil burner.

2. The Ace's chassis, suspension and axles are much tougher than the Carry, which makes it better suited for the typical overloading prevelent here.

1) For city usage, IMO, CNG is not a bad option. Its quite economical and now widely available too ( of course relatively ).

2) Maruti Omni is one of the most overloaded vehicle in our country. Since its launch, this car is utilized for carrying upto 10 passengers. Sometimes its even more. And not to forget that Omni Cargo is available in India and that too is overloaded to the max.
Its quite common to see overloaded Maruti Omni. So this car can take a beating as far as overloading goes.

[loving_alaap]

well, in India, where ever Maruti goes, it will create its own market, and it become a tough challenger for any company.

[dushmish]

Originally Posted by v1p3r

You're missing something very important. The first, international picture, says 4WD!!!

And why on earth would Suzuki sell a vehicle called Ravi in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan?!

My take is, it is Raavi spelt as Ravi. Raavi is one of the 5 rivers that make up Punjab.

[fx45]

IMO Maruti will never lauch pick up version of Versa or Omni here in INdia.