OMG Scoop Pics! HM Ambassador PICK-UP TRUCK spotted. EDIT : Launched as the Veer!

amit V8 · 7th August 2011, 00:47

^^^^ I like this a lot. Much much better than the contraption seen before. It looks a bit tail heavy because of the extended tail. Also the cab has a much better finish.

rajeev k · 7th August 2011, 06:01

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Originally Posted by DicKy

Looks like there is another version with a finished rear loading bay that is not solely aimed at commercial load carrying, dunno for sure but HM can't be that clever to say that its camouflaged cleverly.
Now kinda like it, looks like a pick up from the 50s,60s or like fellow BHPians say the Morris pick up.Now HM, what about a double cab version too?

The crap looks aged and see the toiling look. The rear suspension has already bottomed out and then how to load it. Or is it that HM has placed dead weights in the loading bay and the look of a man pulling a cart.
Looks like HM has sourced out an old Amby from Kolkata streets and applied a surgeon's scalpel.
HM you are a discerning entrant to any joke thread.

DicKy · 7th August 2011, 07:20

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Originally Posted by rajeev k

The crap looks aged and see the toiling look. The rear suspension has already bottomed out and then how to load it. Or is it that HM has placed dead weights in the loading bay and the look of a man pulling a cart.
Looks like HM has sourced out an old Amby from Kolkata streets and applied a surgeon's scalpel.
HM you are a discerning entrant to any joke thread.

Well you can see it has a full load in the loading bay, so slightly bottomed out,even a 207 bottoms out with a heavy load.
And this version is more aesthetically pleasing than the version with commercial vehicle loading bay.

Thilak29 · 8th August 2011, 18:41

HM today launched Veer, utility version of good old Ambassador.

It reminds something old

DrunkenMonk · 8th August 2011, 20:01

Ok, the name isn't original, though it "sounds" Indian. I need to be considerate though, she's great-aunt to my Cedia, after all!

I assume that the pronunciation is "veeeeer" rather than "vear"

See: HP USA | Mobile Products

gaurav_chopra04 · 8th August 2011, 20:09

HM's going nuts by the day.. God bless them. Where others are going ahead with time, HM seems to be going backwards. This was totally uncalled for. Dont know if and why anyone would buy it today..whats the pricing like???

designersf · 8th August 2011, 20:12

The original from yesteryear looks better built and cohesive than what HM have managed to do now.

And at Rs 3.3 lakhs, HM should be nuts!

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 8th August 2011, 20:15

The did hae a utility version of the amby earlier. There ought to be some law against such ad nausem recycling of nauseating designs.

manson · 8th August 2011, 20:16

I'd be really surprised if they even hope to sell a respectable number of these fat grannie out for a jog looking vehicle! Only HM can putup such a weird show. The Amby is a closed chapeter HM, get over it!

haithereitsme · 8th August 2011, 20:18

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Originally Posted by gaurav_chopra04

HM's going nuts by the day.. God bless them. Where others are going ahead with time, HM seems to be going backwards. This was totally uncalled for. Dont know if and why anyone would buy it today..whats the pricing like???

With you Gaurav. HM should rather work on a completely new car has class like the old Amby ( like how Suzuki worked on retaining lines, but built a new car for better). I would love to see the guys behind this idea and kick them hard.

Parm · 8th August 2011, 20:27

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Originally Posted by Thilak29

HM today launched Veer, utility version of good old Ambassador.

It reminds something old

HM should have invited the original VEER (Salman Khan) for the launch!

some one in HM must be smoking something really good stuff!

AVR · 8th August 2011, 20:43

I always thought the guys who designed the MM Genio pickup had set the standards of design oddity but trust an HM to beat them to it! Should have a poll for the "Battle of the Oddness" and see who comes on top!

I sometimes really wonder that how does an odd-ball car design really slip through the sights of all sane people to make it from the drawing board to an actual launch? Seriously noone@HM noticed this is just odd?

P.S. And NO! The functionality over form argument can not explain this!

Thilak29 · 8th August 2011, 20:46

Old Ambassador cars can be bought and modified to this kind of stuff for 1/3rd of Veer's cost..
I agree with Parm on the smoking part

anandpadhye · 8th August 2011, 20:49

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Originally Posted by gaurav_chopra04

HM's going nuts by the day.. God bless them.

You said it

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What's next on HM's list?
A "Desert-Veer" based on Amby that compete's Thar?

Oh, I should have said "based on Amby platform" - it would help me sound like an expert and help HM look very "technical"

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mi2n · 8th August 2011, 21:26

Whats with that grill! This is a cruel slap on the legacy of the Hindustan Ambassador. What is the usp of this contraption?
Are these steel bumpers still legal?

7th August 2011, 00:47	#76
amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	Re: OMG Scoop Pics! HM Ambassador PICK-UP TRUCK spotted ^^^^ I like this a lot. Much much better than the contraption seen before. It looks a bit tail heavy because of the extended tail. Also the cab has a much better finish.
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Thilak29 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: KA21 Posts: 926 Thanked: 3,495 Times View My Garage	HM launches Veer - Utility version of Ambassador HM today launched Veer, utility version of good old Ambassador. It reminds something old
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8th August 2011, 20:01	#80
DrunkenMonk BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 80 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	Re: HM launches Veer - Utility version of Ambassador Ok, the name isn't original, though it "sounds" Indian. I need to be considerate though, she's great-aunt to my Cedia, after all! I assume that the pronunciation is "veeeeer" rather than "vear" See: HP USA \| Mobile Products
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8th August 2011, 20:09	#81
gaurav_chopra04 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,264 Thanked: 572 Times View My Garage	Re: HM launches Veer - Utility version of Ambassador HM's going nuts by the day.. God bless them. Where others are going ahead with time, HM seems to be going backwards. This was totally uncalled for. Dont know if and why anyone would buy it today..whats the pricing like???
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8th August 2011, 20:12	#82
designersf BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 603 Thanked: 80 Times	Re: HM launches Veer - Utility version of Ambassador The original from yesteryear looks better built and cohesive than what HM have managed to do now. And at Rs 3.3 lakhs, HM should be nuts!
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8th August 2011, 20:15	#83
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	Re: HM launches Veer - Utility version of Ambassador The did hae a utility version of the amby earlier. There ought to be some law against such ad nausem recycling of nauseating designs.
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8th August 2011, 20:16	#84
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	Re: HM launches Veer - Utility version of Ambassador I'd be really surprised if they even hope to sell a respectable number of these fat grannie out for a jog looking vehicle! Only HM can putup such a weird show. The Amby is a closed chapeter HM, get over it!
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8th August 2011, 20:43	#87
AVR BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 978 Thanked: 847 Times View My Garage	Re: HM launches Veer - Utility version of Ambassador I always thought the guys who designed the MM Genio pickup had set the standards of design oddity but trust an HM to beat them to it! Should have a poll for the "Battle of the Oddness" and see who comes on top! I sometimes really wonder that how does an odd-ball car design really slip through the sights of all sane people to make it from the drawing board to an actual launch? Seriously noone@HM noticed this is just odd? P.S. And NO! The functionality over form argument can not explain this!
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8th August 2011, 20:46	#88
Thilak29 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: KA21 Posts: 926 Thanked: 3,495 Times View My Garage	Re: OMG Scoop Pics! HM Ambassador PICK-UP TRUCK spotted. EDIT : Launched as the Veer! Old Ambassador cars can be bought and modified to this kind of stuff for 1/3rd of Veer's cost.. I agree with Parm on the smoking part
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mi2n BHPian Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Kolkata Posts: 565 Thanked: 2,254 Times View My Garage	Re: OMG Scoop Pics! HM Ambassador PICK-UP TRUCK spotted. EDIT : Launched as the Veer! Whats with that grill! This is a cruel slap on the legacy of the Hindustan Ambassador. What is the usp of this contraption? Are these steel bumpers still legal? Last edited by mi2n : 8th August 2011 at 21:29.
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