Optra getting a facelift! EDIT now with spy pics!!

IMP · 29th January 2007, 19:17

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Originally Posted by sajo

Hey guys, today I spotted an Optra with a disguised front end(I mean, have been spotting it for many days, but got a good look at it today). The front end has been changed to include SRV style headlamps and a different bumper. The interiors are revised too. The sqauare A/C vents are now gone and are replaced by round ones, exactly like in an SRV. The test mule had 15" wheels.
BTW, the diesel Optra is real fast off the line....

Saw it today, the gear lever seems to be different here (3rd pic) maybe it has a new gearbox, hopefully !

sajo · 29th January 2007, 19:44

Great pics IMP. I managed a super bad pic as well. Many things about this car are changed.

As usual, my apologies for bad quality of the pic.

hkanitkar · 29th January 2007, 22:59

@IMP, Sajo - nice pics !!
i have never spotted this one before.. gotta keep a look out now on

I wish they do put in SRVfront on the optra -- will look good IMHO.

theMAG · 29th January 2007, 23:15

Dear Team-BHP custodians,

Can I propose we arm our very own intrepid spy photographer Sajo with a long-range telescopic panoramic wideangled Carl-Zeiss Tessar lensed self-adjusting ultra-high resolution video and stills digital camera to enable the dear gent in his spy-shooting endeavors with yet more sharper pics ?

Thank you in advance to Rudra and Samurai for their eventual donation of some of their photographic equipment in this regard.

With humbles,
Mr. theMAG

rahul_intlad · 30th January 2007, 01:01

Well done IMP and sajo.Can you post a pic showing the rear view if possible.

Ps: Heard new sumo doing the rounds in pune should keep you interested

Mpower · 30th January 2007, 09:03

Well done guys, although we all know how the front end and the interior looks like (SRV). I am really eager to know what the did to the rear.

The existing rear is a class act and will be hard to improve upon.

OT: There is a new Sumo on prowl in Pune so keep an eye out for it.

IMP · 30th January 2007, 10:33

Thanks Mpower and rahul_intlad. The rear end of the car was exactly the same as the present optra, hence didn't bother the get rear pics, the badging on the rear was masked in tape though.

OT: will definately keep an eye for the new sumo!

IMP · 30th January 2007, 10:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mpower

although we all know how the front end and the interior looks like (SRV).

The headlamps are from the SRV, but the bumper and the grille seem to be new. The chrome lining on the grille is visible, like on the fiesta or the corolla.

sajo · 30th January 2007, 13:02

As IMP said, the rear end stays exactly the same as in the current Optra LT. (ie, good). IMHO, though, there was nothing wrong in the styling of the current Optra.

theMag : All I can say is : LOL!.

hiphopdoc · 30th January 2007, 15:05

really good review and great effort on the pictures.

-GS- · 27th February 2007, 18:05

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3...rafltq5.th.jpg

Source:Autocar India, March 2007

tushky · 27th February 2007, 19:59

oops!!1 wrong pic in wrong topic.
yet another pic

nbr · 27th February 2007, 20:49

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Originally Posted by -GS-

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3...rafltq5.th.jpg

Source:Autocar India, March 2007

I think its going to have mixture of srv & chevrolet epica on the new optra. the new grill is now become a family grill

rohithdr · 28th February 2007, 13:20

Todays BLR ET edition has a ad of Chevy and the car shown in the ad resembels the above pic. Maybe that is the facelifted optra which is going to be launched.

iraghava · 28th February 2007, 14:38

If that's the facelift then it's a direct rip-off of the 5-series especially the lights, front bumper & sides.

29th January 2007, 19:44	#17
sajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,625 Thanked: 1,153 Times	Great pics IMP. I managed a super bad pic as well. Many things about this car are changed. As usual, my apologies for bad quality of the pic.
	() Thanks

29th January 2007, 22:59	#18
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	@IMP, Sajo - nice pics !! i have never spotted this one before.. gotta keep a look out now on I wish they do put in SRVfront on the optra -- will look good IMHO.
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29th January 2007, 23:15	#19
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Dear Team-BHP custodians, Can I propose we arm our very own intrepid spy photographer Sajo with a long-range telescopic panoramic wideangled Carl-Zeiss Tessar lensed self-adjusting ultra-high resolution video and stills digital camera to enable the dear gent in his spy-shooting endeavors with yet more sharper pics ? Thank you in advance to Rudra and Samurai for their eventual donation of some of their photographic equipment in this regard. With humbles, Mr. theMAG
	() Thanks

30th January 2007, 01:01	#20
rahul_intlad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,579 Thanked: 4 Times	Well done IMP and sajo.Can you post a pic showing the rear view if possible. Ps: Heard new sumo doing the rounds in pune should keep you interested
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30th January 2007, 09:03	#21
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,729 Times View My Garage	Well done guys, although we all know how the front end and the interior looks like (SRV). I am really eager to know what the did to the rear. The existing rear is a class act and will be hard to improve upon. OT: There is a new Sumo on prowl in Pune so keep an eye out for it.
	() Thanks

30th January 2007, 10:33	#22
IMP BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 123 Thanked: 30 Times	Thanks Mpower and rahul_intlad. The rear end of the car was exactly the same as the present optra, hence didn't bother the get rear pics, the badging on the rear was masked in tape though. OT: will definately keep an eye for the new sumo!
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30th January 2007, 13:02	#24
sajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,625 Thanked: 1,153 Times	As IMP said, the rear end stays exactly the same as in the current Optra LT. (ie, good). IMHO, though, there was nothing wrong in the styling of the current Optra. theMag : All I can say is : LOL!.
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30th January 2007, 15:05	#25
hiphopdoc Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 19 Thanked: 0 Times	really good review and great effort on the pictures.
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27th February 2007, 18:05	#26
-GS- BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 390 Thanked: 18 Times	http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3...rafltq5.th.jpg Source:Autocar India, March 2007
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27th February 2007, 19:59	#27
tushky Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 1,231 Thanked: 2,700 Times View My Garage	oops!!1 wrong pic in wrong topic. yet another pic
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28th February 2007, 13:20	#29
rohithdr BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 104 Thanked: 0 Times	Todays BLR ET edition has a ad of Chevy and the car shown in the ad resembels the above pic. Maybe that is the facelifted optra which is going to be launched.
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28th February 2007, 14:38	#30
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	If that's the facelift then it's a direct rip-off of the 5-series especially the lights, front bumper & sides.
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