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| ![]() Small fact: The Chevrolet Forester was (and is) the only car with a boxer engine in India, south of 1 crore. (Not sure about the Porsches) ![]() |
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| ![]() Tata Group had a 'Harrier' in its portfolio, long before Tata Motors launched the Harrier earlier this year. Meet the humble Tata Stryder Harrier. Its a MTB sold by Tata International. Btw, it was also news for me to learn that Tata also sells bicycles. More here--> https://www.tatainternational.com/stryder/index.html |
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| ![]() India Army used Nissan P60 called Jonga (Jabalpur Ordnance aNd Guncarriage Assembly) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonga |
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BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Madras
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Maruti Suzuki: 1. Ignis 2. Ritz 3. Swift 4. Dzire 5. Baleno 6. Brezza 7. Ertiga 8. Ciaz 9. S Cross 10. SX4 TATA: 1. Bolt 2. Zest 3. Indica Vista 4. Manza Chevrolet: 1. Beat (the 1.0 3-cylinder diesel was a derivative of the Fiat 1.3, rather 1.2 ![]() 2. Sail 3. Sail Uva 4. Enjoy Fiat: 1. Palio 2. Punto 3. Linea 4. Avventura 5. Urban Cross Premier: 1. Rio A grand total of 24 cars were powered by the MJD ![]() This must be a record of sorts I guess. Last edited by Karthik Chandra : 5th April 2019 at 15:48. | |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Here's some very interesting trivia. 2 of the 3 students who were testing the VWs that blew the lid off the emissions scam - Arvind Thiruvengadam and Hemanth Kappanna - are Indian ![]() ![]() Last edited by GTO : 12th April 2019 at 14:39. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() I was in Kolkata during the monsoon of 1978. Lots of new Ambassador Mark 3's were seen everywhere as it was the best selling car in Kolkata then. A Deluxe model was just introduced with a higher price tag. It had no badging, but the speedo plus four gauges ( Temp + Fuel + Oil + Amp) with the full black dashboard was a distinguishing feature. This was in contrast to the body coloured dashboard with the speedo and two gauges (Fuel + Amp) for the Standard model. The Deluxe models had also just been started by PAL. PAL had commenced badging these with the Deluxe BE and later Deluxe BU badges. This was as a result of the Government of India losing a case against its own dreaded price control regime in the Supreme Court sometime in 1977 against automakers. The Mark 3 prices zoomed from Rs 22,000 to around Rs 32,000, while the Premier car prices spiralled to Rs 30,000. The deluxe variants soon followed. Back to Kolkata and the monsoon over there. The unprecented deluge of 1978 was such that the Metro was entirely flooded for quite a few days which many Calcuttans had never seen in the recent history. Statesman was the leading English newspaper apart from Amrita Bazar Patrika. The Telegraph was yet to enter the scene. The Statesman soon after the deluge carried an amusing anecdote. A customer had purchased a brand new Ambassador. Rain water was trickling into the car through some beading and the car was taken to the dealer. The showroom person remarked "do not see the body, see the engine." The newspaper published this as soon as the news percolated ! |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Karan shares some shocking trivia on Nissan India ![]() ![]() |
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Volvo definetely hasn't given up and today has a few best in the segment models, giving tough competition to the German Trio. ![]() Last edited by Flash777 : 12th June 2019 at 12:09. | |
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| ![]() I came to learn from a post by a member way back in 2011 that the Ford Figo has a 150cc compressor, which is huge when compared to the segment it belongs to. I believe the competition has way smaller compressors. (link to the mentioned post - https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-...010-a-358.html (Review: 1st-gen Ford Figo (2010))) What's more, the Getz had a 155cc compressor apparently while the i20 has a paltry 90cc compressor (Source - https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techn...ml#post2629974 (Technical and diagnostic Guide: Hyundai's HVAC systems)) |
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BHPian | ![]() Came across this on LinkedIn about the story behind the name Tata Sumo: Quote:
Edit: Just realized that this is also posted here (Decoding The Manufacturer's Model Names For Indian Motor Vehicles). Mods: please delete this post. Last edited by sanjaykk : 8th July 2019 at 20:44. Reason: Duplicate info; Request for deleting this post. | |
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Renault Samsung Motors - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Samsung_Motors Renault holds some 80% stake in RSM. |
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