[hskhan]

Maruti + Suzuki are taking their new releases very seriously:

It has increased its R&D strength by 45% to 430 engineers in the last three months and plans to take it to 1,000 engineers in the next three years.

[ram_hyundai]

They had some recruits from DC designs too for the R&D dept.Things would be really be hotting up here regarding new model releases.
ram

[deadman]

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AutoIndia.com - Maruti 'A Star' to be launched in October


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[ram_hyundai]

Would that be yet another sales chart burner from the MSIL.Dzire has already done it and the expectations are high about A_STAR.

[deadman]

Originally Posted by ram_hyundai

Would that be yet another sales chart burner from the MSIL.Dzire has already done it and the expectations are high about A_STAR.

As Price will be below or around 3 lac is good....Ram_hyundai.... any idea about Ground Clearance of A Star? is it 170mm as M800's?

[karanraheja]

I doubt about A-star being priced at 3 lacs!! But we have to wait and see how MSIL positions it...

[ram_hyundai]

No idea about that dead man,Will surely update once i get more details on it.
ram

[karanraheja]

OD magazine had got the first pictures of the MS A-star. Anybody has seen it yet?

[Fountainheader]

They have been posted on T-Bhp. Still in the production stage I think. And totally different from the concept that was displayed at Auto Expo.

[Xehaust]

Can you provide a link to these pictures?

[karanraheja]

Just saw the pics of A-star under production ( thanks to deadman).
It looks YUCK ! Front looks like Spark and rear looks like U-Va.Interiors
look decent though but still didnt expect it to look after the Concept Pics.

[sammyboy]

If they launch the same design they displayed in the Auto expo, this wil be one of the most stylish cars on the road. Hope it does get launched

[karanraheja]

Sammyboy you will not call it stylish after seeing the Production Images.
Concept looked neat. Here is the link ( Pics posted by Deadman)

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/hatchb...-showroom.html

[deadman]

ye....there is a BIG difference in production image and car which they showed at autoexpo.

[k.sabarigirish]

Originally Posted by srishiva

Most hatchbacks now a days dont care for the rear passenger. But that would be fine for a two door. Looks pretty claustrophobic.

By the way, thats (1st picture) got to be the best model I have seen besides a car !

Yes. Most Hatchbacks now don't care for the rear passengers. This is mainly becos of the european design platform that Indian Car Manufacturers are trying to emulate. if u c the European cars, they are designed only considering the driver and the person siting in the front, as mostly the rear is used as a boot. thus when these guys emulate the design, may be they are not able to allocate much legroom space but with the cars lined up.. hope it to be perfected.

Originally Posted by karanraheja

Just saw the pics of A-star under production ( thanks to deadman).
It looks YUCK ! Front looks like Spark and rear looks like U-Va.Interiors
look decent though but still didnt expect it to look after the Concept Pics.

HI Karan,
i feel we can't come to a conclusion from few pics. the underline is A-Star is produced for the export markets keeping in mind and the second is NISSAN is also buying A-Star from Suzuki to sell in the European markets, so i feel we need to read between lines b4 concluding. wat u say mate..

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