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| ![]() The petrol engines are good no doubt but tata should remember most people are after their diesels,hopefully they are working on them as well[The wait for the dicor indica has been too long] |
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| ![]() Yet another Indica variant from this single-platform manufacturer... Team-BHPians might deliberate the merits of this latest offering threadbare, but I feel the average Joe is just going to be trapped by Tata with more mumbo-jumbo on prices and features .. Despite being 'feature-rich', refinement levels are low in these cars - this after a decade of R&D. Mediocrity sells in this country, and how! |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() | ![]() You got to admire/respect Tata for thinking out-of-the-box. Whether their ideas bear economic fruition or not will become immaterial to their original spirit |
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| ![]() I am sort of confident the "Mini" Indica will get along well with the masses at those prices. Value for money always sells in India. Though not a scorcher, it will take 5 people in better comfort than an 800 or alto and this will matter to a lot of people. But what the mileage of the new car in the "Average kya hai" world is one of the important criteria that TATA needs to look into. TATA is a bit slow on the learning curve, i guess ![]() Heard the DICOR LWB would be priced about 1 1/2 lacs more than the current TDI. |
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Senior - BHPian | ![]() Are they doing anything to reduce weight. Anyway Tata should do something about not using the term TDI, it conjures up images of the LE Mans conquerer and when we see them on our roads huffing and puffing feel like pushing them out of the road! |
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Let's not blame the poor indica for that. Accepted that the indica isn't the fastest car in the world. Blame those drivers who want to extract every extra inch from every drop of fuel and most of them drive indicas simply because it is the only car which is fuel efficient, cheap and runs on diesel at the same time. | |
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| ![]() To me this move is very strategic - Maruti and Tata are exchanging chess moves. This seems like Tata's response to Maruti's proposal to reduce 800 prices & compete with the new 1-lakh car. If you can reduce prices, I can too - and screw your breadwinner in the process.... |
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BHPian | ![]() So in theory a smaller engine should be more fuel effecient ! The xeta in itself is not a great fuel effecient vehicle , so with all that approx 1050 kgs to lug around does that mean the 1200cc vehicle will be even less fuel effecient? What are xeta volumes per month? |
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yeah as long as they dont get screw in the bargain . In august MUL sold around 19K alto to 12K indica's ( should be 70%diesel). So the battle is obviously not only in terms of being able to transport 5 always . As far as i can see it most Alto /Indica buyers are first time. Most would be travelling more than 20K in the year .And most would want peace of mind and a reliable car till they are able to grasp the finer points in maintaining a car.' The difference is in the sales show-room itself .Average time before you are approached in a MUL showroom : 2 mins .Average time before you are approached in a Tata showroom: 10 mins. In fact I have been to 3 Tata showrooms and seen the Indica ,sat in it and then walked out without being approached by anyone at all. Its only after 10 minutes thats the sales staff realise that you are not part of the furniture. I dont think apart from a initial temporary surge anybody will notice the 1200cc indica and its not going to make a huge impact .More or less its going to take away the xeta customers . | |
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As for technology, the Fiat 1.2 is not really an "innovation". Its an old design after all. So it wont make much of a difference. Moreover they want money for themselves, why do something for Fiat. Patnership is okay, but Tata would look out for their own interests. Using a smaller version of their engine would also mean that their workshop staff are already trained and they dont have to go to Fiat for expertise. | |
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BHPian | ![]() This is not a rich country. Many people just about get by, not to mention their debts and worries regarding their monthly grocery bills. So, when many of them think of safe transportation, it is not about ABS and air bags, but rather about something safer than five people on a two wheeler. So, if the Tata's are thinking of a 1 lac car or a small engined Indica, they are not only improving their top lines but also fulfilling their own social responsibility towards the country. It is all very well to complain about too many slow vehicles on the road, but then this is a democracy and the slow moving car has as much right to occupy the road as any speed demon. The problem is of too many hungry mouths chasing too little income, and our fetish for having many children (and male children) only helps is making life more difficult. It is a complicated problem and the solution is not a simple one. So, complaining about 1.1litre 1 ton cars slowing you down is not going to get you anywhere. Maybe you could contribute to this by stopping asking for or taking dowry(?) But its is still a long way to go. Maybe, this post came a little late, but I noticed many people complaining about sluggish engines and slow cars, so... Last edited by prabuddhadg : 13th November 2006 at 13:42. |
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