Aveo U-VA awarded BS Motoring Car of 2007!

namit · 2nd January 2007, 12:56

I would add here is that i am not denying the fact that these awards are not biased.......

esteem_lover · 2nd January 2007, 14:03

Looks like someone awarded an olympic gold to a baby not yet delivered. should be considered for the joke of the year 2007 award.

kvish · 2nd January 2007, 16:41

I think there will be bids going on for COTY 2008 in BS Motoring office...
Whoever pays the most, will be featured in the magazine and review will be tweaked to ensure it looks most unbiased.... These guys are so clever, they say,' it is not amazing at any quality' but above average in all of them', no one can dispute this claim, irrespective of which car it is...

I am not sure if they even mentioned prices of spares...(cos if they are from the AVEO, then be prepared for a slippery wallet)

Mpower · 2nd January 2007, 20:42

IMO, the UV-A should be compared to the Indica petrol and it does come up superior. In a way it rewrites the rules with its killer price.

On a related topic which is the COTY per Autocar, OD and CAR.

Steeroid · 3rd January 2007, 00:41

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Originally Posted by Mpower

IMO, the UV-A should be compared to the Indica petrol and it does come up superior. In a way it rewrites the rules with its killer price.

Umm...last I heard the Indica Petrol was giving competition to the M800 with the 1.2 litre unit @ 2.25 lkhs, not to the bigger labels.

Mpower · 3rd January 2007, 09:21

Xeta is still 1.4 but you are right TATA has fired back even before GM could shoot.

Vid6639 · 3rd January 2007, 09:31

Mpower, only one model of Xeta is 1.4, the top end one. All the rest are now 1.2 ltr engines.

Mpower · 3rd January 2007, 10:14

Sorry I was partially wrong, price is only an introductory offer. Anyways lets not go OT.

Dippy · 3rd January 2007, 10:18

Apart from BS I saw a contest for viewers choice OD awards and the UV A was there as choice as well apart from the Civic, Estilo etc...

amit · 3rd January 2007, 12:52

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Out of 40 replies in this thread, you *seem* to be the only one to have driven the car. I want to know abt the others.

I have nothing against anyone. I am just surprised that reputed members of such a nice forum are talking like this without any evidence. That is why I am asking members who have driven the U-VA to post here..... I want to know if it is really such a bad car that so many members criticise it.

I haven't driven the Indian UV-A but I drove the Aveo hatch in Canada with the 1.6L 103bhp engine and I was totally disappointed. Ok it had a automatic transmission but still it was totally soulless. The only good thing in the car was space inside. The engine was coarse and the handling "wavy". The steering was too over assisted and that made a scary high speed dirving. I own a Fiat Palio S10 and the Palio easily smokes the Aveo 1.6 in every department except quality of interior plastics.

yeis · 4th January 2007, 13:33

Well, I was away for a while, could hardly find time to log-on in team-bhp, let alone post something. I came to know about BSM's COTY award given to UVA and was dying to read team-bhpians comments on it. Read complete thread and am laughing like anything. No doubt, this thread should be moved to jokes section.

As far as my reaction is considered, when I read 'Car of the year 2007' in UVA's advertisement in TOI, the first thing that came out of my mouth was bulls**t!!! #$%#%! Even before reading the footer I concluded that its none other than OD, but was highly surprised when I came to know its BSM. Anyways, I understand, BSM too needs fuel to run. They too need a punch!

GTO · 4th January 2007, 13:52

Yup, no one could miss that full page ad in the TOI yesterday which screams " Bigger than Big" or something. Of course COTY BS Motoring had to be the center point.

Dippy · 4th January 2007, 13:57

Yep noticed that GTO

on the topic of awards the OD awards took place yesterday... wonder what the results are

The CNBC awards are taking place this evening

yeis · 4th January 2007, 14:30

I read someone mentioning that BSM's main criterion was affordability. I am wondering why the heck they even considered Honda Civic or Cedia then? They should have ruled them out at the time of nominations only. Or do they wanted to say, 'We have set criterion to fit U-VA for award!' Is Estilo not more affordable, better FE (guess), better maintenance (being a GM, U-VA would be definitely costly here), far lesser priced?

I hate all these awards, be it autos, films, books, TV (reality shows) or any other. Every result is suspicious, every decision seems biased, every jury seems to favour some particular... Moreover sometimes they try to make everybody happy by providing some xyz award to everyone. U-VA, Civic , Verna CRDi, Camry all got an award, 4 were awarded out of 15-odd launches!

Awards are view-only/read-only things, View-Smile-Forget! No processing should be done, no action to be taken, you will stay happy.

nikhil3456 · 5th January 2007, 18:21

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Originally Posted by yeis

I read someone mentioning that BSM's main criterion was affordability. I am wondering why the heck they even considered Honda Civic or Cedia then? They should have ruled them out at the time of nominations only. Or do they wanted to say, 'We have set criterion to fit U-VA for award!' Is Estilo not more affordable, better FE (guess), better maintenance (being a GM, U-VA would be definitely costly here), far lesser priced?

Well, Estilo is certainly more affordable, but then BSM says that it lost out on a notchy gearbox and dismal handling! Also the styling didnt appeal to the jury..

They have clearly mentioned in their report that the U-VA has performed consistently in all the parameters measured - without emerging too strong in any one, hence it was given the award (for consistency)

2nd January 2007, 12:56	#61
namit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 402 Thanked: 55 Times	I would add here is that i am not denying the fact that these awards are not biased.......
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2nd January 2007, 14:03	#62
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Looks like someone awarded an olympic gold to a baby not yet delivered. should be considered for the joke of the year 2007 award.
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2nd January 2007, 16:41	#63
kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 627 Thanked: 195 Times	I think there will be bids going on for COTY 2008 in BS Motoring office... Whoever pays the most, will be featured in the magazine and review will be tweaked to ensure it looks most unbiased.... These guys are so clever, they say,' it is not amazing at any quality' but above average in all of them', no one can dispute this claim, irrespective of which car it is... I am not sure if they even mentioned prices of spares...(cos if they are from the AVEO, then be prepared for a slippery wallet)
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2nd January 2007, 20:42	#64
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,729 Times View My Garage	IMO, the UV-A should be compared to the Indica petrol and it does come up superior. In a way it rewrites the rules with its killer price. On a related topic which is the COTY per Autocar, OD and CAR. Last edited by Mpower : 2nd January 2007 at 20:46.
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3rd January 2007, 09:21	#66
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,729 Times View My Garage	Xeta is still 1.4 but you are right TATA has fired back even before GM could shoot.
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3rd January 2007, 09:31	#67
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,727 Thanked: 43,457 Times View My Garage	Mpower, only one model of Xeta is 1.4, the top end one. All the rest are now 1.2 ltr engines.
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3rd January 2007, 10:14	#68
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,729 Times View My Garage	Sorry I was partially wrong, price is only an introductory offer. Anyways lets not go OT. Last edited by Mpower : 3rd January 2007 at 10:16.
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3rd January 2007, 10:18	#69
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,557 Thanked: 2,459 Times	Apart from BS I saw a contest for viewers choice OD awards and the UV A was there as choice as well apart from the Civic, Estilo etc...
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4th January 2007, 13:33	#71
yeis BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 238 Thanked: 4 Times	Well, I was away for a while, could hardly find time to log-on in team-bhp, let alone post something. I came to know about BSM's COTY award given to UVA and was dying to read team-bhpians comments on it. Read complete thread and am laughing like anything. No doubt, this thread should be moved to jokes section. As far as my reaction is considered, when I read 'Car of the year 2007' in UVA's advertisement in TOI, the first thing that came out of my mouth was bulls**t!!! #$%#%! Even before reading the footer I concluded that its none other than OD, but was highly surprised when I came to know its BSM. Anyways, I understand, BSM too needs fuel to run. They too need a punch!
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4th January 2007, 13:52	#72
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,493 Thanked: 300,292 Times View My Garage	Yup, no one could miss that full page ad in the TOI yesterday which screams " Bigger than Big" or something. Of course COTY BS Motoring had to be the center point.
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4th January 2007, 13:57	#73
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,557 Thanked: 2,459 Times	Yep noticed that GTO on the topic of awards the OD awards took place yesterday... wonder what the results are The CNBC awards are taking place this evening
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4th January 2007, 14:30	#74
yeis BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 238 Thanked: 4 Times	I read someone mentioning that BSM's main criterion was affordability. I am wondering why the heck they even considered Honda Civic or Cedia then? They should have ruled them out at the time of nominations only. Or do they wanted to say, 'We have set criterion to fit U-VA for award!' Is Estilo not more affordable, better FE (guess), better maintenance (being a GM, U-VA would be definitely costly here), far lesser priced? I hate all these awards, be it autos, films, books, TV (reality shows) or any other. Every result is suspicious, every decision seems biased, every jury seems to favour some particular... Moreover sometimes they try to make everybody happy by providing some xyz award to everyone. U-VA, Civic , Verna CRDi, Camry all got an award, 4 were awarded out of 15-odd launches! Awards are view-only/read-only things, View-Smile-Forget! No processing should be done, no action to be taken, you will stay happy.
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