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Newbie Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Trivandrum
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| ![]() What we really need is for our japanese brands to bring in their shiny, delicious, mind blowing to drive cars to our shores instead of the errand running vehicles. How can they keep those kind of cars to themselves within Japan and other high end markets! Just imagine Toyota having the Yaris hatch, GT 86, The Rav 4 and all in their Indian lineup. Honda has a really good looking version of our civic on steroids and we get the one with a CVT. ![]() The Indian market is begging for the Jimny. One who could do all the urban running, fitting into all the narrow parking spots and also take you over the mountains. If priced in the 10-15 lakh segement it would've become an icon. Instead we get the skodas and VW's which offers better driving dynamics than the Japanese, and also more expensive to maintain than a super model and keeps failing on you. These japs have all the dealership networks, fantastic A.S.S and everything to support such gorgeous cars on our country. So please rain em Jimnys, hot Civics and GT 86s ![]() |
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BHPian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: N Mum/Bangalore
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| ![]() I have heard a lot of.my friends from abroad speaking highly.pf Ford Focus. I can still remember Ford Fusion when it was introduced, I thought it was ahead of its time and Indian market was still not prepared for it. The same design was carried forward in first gen Figo. I still remember the first time I saw a Figo and it looked like a shrunken Fusion with slightly better looking headlights. A good combination of space and compact dimensions.I think Ford Focus will be a good car, however it is difficult to understand Indian consumers, as a lot of good products have failed to take off and mediocre products have been successful. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Big-B
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They aren’t really all that expensive at all, don’t really fail unless it’s a lemon, and I don’t know what super model you’re talking about, ![]() | |
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BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Pune
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| ![]() Why can’t Toyota explore the option of bringing Mazda models into India under Toyota brand name? Mazda 3 is such a beautiful car and I’m sure will find many takers. |
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Mine is the FORD SIERRA COSWORTH (4 DOORS) These are the homologation details of the car given on the FIA website: Quote:
https://historicdb.fia.com/car/ford-...sworth-4-doors The homologation photos: ![]() ![]() I personally prefer this over the crazier looking 2 door one with the whale tail spoiler because this one looks more sane. The Sierra Cosworth was the performance car for the blue collar man and that is the reason I love this car. Last edited by Eshan Joshi : 19th April 2020 at 21:11. | |||
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BHPian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Mazda MX5, Fiat 124 with manual gearbox and without the 120 percent import duty and absurd insurance and road tax amounts please. |
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Newbie Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Seattle, WA, US
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While both are great cars, both are different, calling one poor mans another doesn't sound right. | |
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BHPian Join Date: May 2020 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() My pick would be tesla model y. Preferably, a slightly modified version where it has big battery but without autopilot and other fancy stuff that aren’t useful in our country, to make the car Less expensive. I also welcome Tesla business model as well. Given that they didn’t spend money to build any charging network in our country, they can price competitively. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Undoubtedly, the Swift Sports. I have been a Swift fan for years and eagerly waited for the 1.4 turbo Sports version to be launched in our country, only to be met with disappointment time and again. The properly powerful hot hatch with Japanese reliability and maintenance would be a perfect car for me. Hopes of it being launched are of course almost zero, but one can dream. Another similar car would be the Fiesta hatch in RS/ST forms. Yet another properly hot hatch I have always drooled over. Third - the current VW Polo sold in international markets, not the 10 year old design that VW keeps flogging, year after year after year. The new Polo is a real looker and coupled with the 1 liter TSI engine, would be an absolute hoot to own and drive. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() 1st Preference : I hope Mazda launch their cars in India, especially the Mazda 2, Mazda 3 and Mazda 5. 2nd Preference : I want Toyota, Nissan and Ford to launch their range of pick-ups in India. There is a market for pick-ups among lifestyle users, especially for formidable, high-performance vehicles. Main Preference: I have a soft corner for Mitsubishi Lancers so I wish they return to production in India. My dad's first car ever is the maroon version of this model below from 1990. I see pictures of this version of Lancer in Pakistan and SE Asian countries. Most of them have been modded and are used as high-performance vehicles. Last edited by JojyKerala : 6th June 2020 at 13:51. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Good Blue Earth
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| ![]() Ford Fiesta 1.0 ecoboost. I have always loved the way the Fiesta hatch looked. Would've loved to see it in India with the 1.0 engine. Same car Richard Hammond used in the Chernobyl episode of TopGear. ![]() |
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BANNED | ![]() Since this is anyway a daydream, I would love to see the following cars being sold in India. 1. Suzuki Jimny 3 Door 2. Fiat 124 Spyder (Abarth) 3. Mazda MX 5 Miata 4. Alfa Romeo Mito and Giulietta 5. Jeep Renegade 6. Toyota RAV4 7. Subaru Forester 8. Subaru Impreza WRX 9. VW Golf GTI 10.Skoda Fabia RS 11. Land Rover Defender (at a sensible price) 12. Jeep Wrangler (at a sensible price) 13. BMW M135i (RWD) 14. BMW 118 etc (RWD) 15. Fiat 500 Abarth 16. BMW Z3 M COUPE |
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