[suman]

Originally Posted by gemithomas

- and An SXi variant was lauched towards the end of the ikon 1.6 era

The SXI was there throughout the 1.6 era. I think you are probably confusing it with the NXT which was launched towards the closing stages........

[BUSA]

Originally Posted by SohailPistawala

busa: thanx dude, which variant of Alto had the 1.1 litre engine, which i guess was success, but dont know why was it discontinued.,

maruti zen had various models i.e. classic, Carbon and Steel (two Door Versions),

Alto VXi came with the 1.1L engine. They discontinued it because it was canabalising sales of the WagonR, Zen.

Zen came in normal varinats Lx, Lxi, Vx, Vxi. Classic was launched for a short while but wasnt a success. They launched limited edition Zen with 3 doors called the Carbon(Black Colour) & Steel(Silver Colour) with 300 units each, making the limited edition total of 600 units.

[srh]

Originally Posted by jkdas

3) Who else is playing a game like this? ( Emm, Maruti does it with its M800 and Alto)

A good example is the Indica Xeta. Tata failed with so many rejigs of the original Indica petrol. I was only after they branded it Xeta, did they manage to sell it in decent numbers.

I guess santro also had few version like
Zip Drive
eRLX
and finally Zing

Alto versions are:
Std
Lx
Lxi
Vxi (1.1L)
xFun
Spin

[undead]

one of the consultant in ford told me that Fiesta is coming with change in interiors.. its getting Camel Beige interiors and some more changes.. dont know the complete details.He said the vehicle is not shown even to the trainees...

[benbsb29]

Some of the anniversary editions which Ford had on the Fiesta were actually quite funny. Sticker jobs and the like. I detest those kinda stuff.

Basically, all these sport a few cosmetic mods or maybe even a sunroof, and i dont think they affect resale as such.

[NetfreakBombay]

Originally Posted by BUSA

Alto VXi came with the 1.1L engine. They discontinued it because it was canabalising sales of the WagonR, Zen.

Would have loved to get that version

[JayD]

Special editions by ford
Escort

freedom
Anniversary
Orion
Alpha
(and maybe one more)

Ikon
Rally sport
Finesse
Limited
Josh 100
Anniversary
Nxt
(and atleast two more which i do not remember)

Fiesta
limited
Fida edition

But the Record for making the max number of limited editions goes to:
general motors for the corsa!

At last count, the number of "limited" editions was more than the "regular" variety. But they were all called 'limited" or "gsi" and they had totally different trim and specs with each edition!

[BUSA]

Originally Posted by JayD

Special editions by ford
Escort

freedom
Anniversary
Orion
Alpha
(and maybe one more)

Some Blue coloured edition, called jeans edition or something

And the recent Ikool

At last count, the number of "limited" editions was more than the "regular" variety. But they were all called 'limited" or "gsi" and they had totally different trim and specs with each edition!

I think the last limited edition was called the Royale. No wonder GMs cars has limited sales.

[naughtyfaction]

Originally Posted by BUSA

I think the last limited edition was called the Royale. No wonder GMs cars has limited sales.

Do they sell only limited editions ?

[rajivanoj]

only limited edition which was almost different (exterior) and good looking is Lancer LE. without any stickers or so, they just gave different bumpers, lights, boot door, grill etc..

also it has good resale value among lancer models . correct me if i am wrong

[ankit.jhamb]

Originally Posted by ram_hyundai

hey jk,
when did maruti start this with m-800 and alto.alto had a limited edition variant which has stoped but nothing in m-800 series.the only issue is that for a limited edition whenever we have to replace something which was comming in the car as an extra we would face availablity issues.i remember wagon r had a variant called prime which had beige interior.that is also stopped now.for is the worst considering this aspect.hyundai had stopped accent but for gle which gives good numbers to them .so no point in stopping it and completely leaving that segment to others to play with.
ram

alto has been discussed
maruti 800 had 2 limited editions :rivera,laguna(nt sure of the name).

OT::here in delhi we have some dealers who offer some modifications to a new car and name it limited edition.

[CrAzY dRiVeR]

WagonR had one 2 special editions, if i remember correctly.

PRIDE edition with stickering (as in my car, though mine is not from the original pride edition) + alloys etc

PRIMEA with beige interiors, LXi version with alloys, fog lamps etc.

[Arkin evoisrevo]

Bumping into this near-defunct thread.
I heard that after the BS4 norms, the Indica (NA) is no long available in the top cities.
What are cabbies going to buy now??? Even the palio, a viable option has been discountinued, and the Vista isn't available for the taxi market.

[Mi10]

Originally Posted by JayD

Special editions by ford


Ikon
Rally sport
Finesse
Limited
Josh 100
Anniversary
Nxt
(and atleast two more which i do not remember)

you missed the Flair and the more recent Ikool. Also the face lifted Ikon (one that resembles Python eyes)