CS gets the "indigo" look, diesel gets beige interiors, XL grand discontinued

sidindica · 11th February 2009, 12:14

tata motors has given the indigo cs the new indigo's face, unlike the earlier one which had xeta's face.
beige interiors are standard on all varients.
GLX, LX and LX dicor get new analogue clock.
XL grand is discontinued, a new varient XL standard is introduced in petrol which is 15,000 cheaper than XL classic 1.4 16v twin cam petrol.

fx45 · 11th February 2009, 12:20

nice pictures.. Now we feel that Tata is exploiting the 1st Gen Indica Platform a little too much.. after seeing the VISTA roll out

Fountainheader · 11th February 2009, 12:28

The CS suddenly looks bigger! And that analogue clock looks a tad cheap to me.

benbsb29 · 11th February 2009, 12:30

The rear looks ugly with a non-protruding bumper.

ACM · 11th February 2009, 12:42

I think this may be a migration plan to move towards a single Indigo (cs and non cs) so that the new Indigo based on the Vista Platform would be distinct from the current versions.

Else they would end up with three Indigo varients in 3 sizes when the new one is introduced.

So in the long run we may see the current Indigo continued only in the cs varient with all trim levels and engine options available in the current Indigo.

Also possibly in the long run the Indigo XL would be switched towards only having an Vista Platform based Indigo XL. A premium XL based on the older platform would just not sell along with a Vista Platform Indigo, which in size terms would be quite close to the XL.

I believe that if the above guestimates to turn out to be true and i hope they do then the product line would be very exhaustive with distinct sets of customers.

revhappy · 11th February 2009, 12:47

The steering wheel of the CS looks much better than the Vista steering wheel

Technocrat · 11th February 2009, 12:52

Wow I had liked the new Indigo front end & with this on the CS it makes it even more attractive. I have always admired CS for its looks & practicality now only if they had a better engine(QJD

), the steering less in your face minus Tata issues, I would have loved to pick up one.

vinaydas · 11th February 2009, 12:58

they should have put in the vista's face on it..
the steering looks weird.
the rear bumper looks as it doesn't exist.

greenhorn · 11th February 2009, 13:07

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

The rear looks ugly with a non-protruding bumper.

Quote:

Originally Posted by revhappy

The steering wheel of the CS looks much better than the Vista steering wheel

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Originally Posted by vinaydas

they should have put in the vista's face on it..
the steering looks weird.
the rear bumper looks as it doesn't exist.

thats the bumper it always had. its just that the current view isnt very flattering

most people think the steering wheel of the indica better than that of the CS ( the CS one isnt as practical)

loving_alaap · 11th February 2009, 14:07

Nice to here that TATA is improving their quality.

It has started from Vista (a really improved version of Indica)

In future we can expect some good cars from TATA.

safari_lover · 11th February 2009, 14:23

Good move by Tata. It just makes, the CS, that much better looking.
In all probability they would stop the regular Indigo now to make way for the Indigo Vista.

mobike008 · 11th February 2009, 14:28

Price that you pay for a CS and add to it these improvements makes it even more VFM. The CS in red color looks real cute.

hotpursuit · 11th February 2009, 14:39

Whatever the TATAs do, their product still has that cheap quality feel.The dash is one among the ugliest one money can buy (subjective). Especially the center console with that aluminum finish really not the expected quality from a current generation manufacturer. And I still dont know why the power window switches are put up near the gear shift, which is pathetic.
Seeing the cars from tata stable (apart from Safari) , I feel their engineers are least bothered about making a beautiful and quality product. They are still in that 'truck' quality in the cars (though I've to say Vista is a big step forward)

hrag · 11th February 2009, 15:19

sidindica, any idea how much that 1.4 16v twin cam petrol engine costs?

arunpn · 11th February 2009, 22:30

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Originally Posted by hotpursuit

Whatever the TATAs do, their product still has that cheap quality feel.The dash is one among the ugliest one money can buy (subjective). Especially the center console with that aluminum finish really not the expected quality from a current generation manufacturer. And I still dont know why the power window switches are put up near the gear shift, which is pathetic.
Seeing the cars from tata stable (apart from Safari) , I feel their engineers are least bothered about making a beautiful and quality product. They are still in that 'truck' quality in the cars (though I've to say Vista is a big step forward)

The power windows switch in Indica Vista is not near the gear shift. By the way if anybody still remembers the Ford Orion had power windows switch near the gear shift.
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. All Tata vehicles may be with the exception of Sumo has really good looks, Latest Indica looked much better than Santro or Zen or Estillo or WagonR. The Vista and Grande also looks quite cool, refurbished Indigo also looks quite OK. Even Indigo CS has a very neat look. And now they have removed that stange Xeta face

But since these cars are so economical to run, almost all the Taxi drivers operate it and this effects our perception about Tata cars.

11th February 2009, 12:14	#1
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,892 Thanked: 8,106 Times	CS gets the "indigo" look, diesel gets beige interiors, XL grand discontinued tata motors has given the indigo cs the new indigo's face, unlike the earlier one which had xeta's face. beige interiors are standard on all varients. GLX, LX and LX dicor get new analogue clock. XL grand is discontinued, a new varient XL standard is introduced in petrol which is 15,000 cheaper than XL classic 1.4 16v twin cam petrol. Attached Thumbnails
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11th February 2009, 12:20	#2
fx45 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,823 Thanked: 384 Times	nice pictures.. Now we feel that Tata is exploiting the 1st Gen Indica Platform a little too much.. after seeing the VISTA roll out
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11th February 2009, 12:28	#3
Fountainheader Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,501 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	The CS suddenly looks bigger! And that analogue clock looks a tad cheap to me.
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11th February 2009, 12:30	#4
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,216 Times View My Garage	The rear looks ugly with a non-protruding bumper.
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11th February 2009, 12:42	#5
ACM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,745 Thanked: 4,361 Times View My Garage	I think this may be a migration plan to move towards a single Indigo (cs and non cs) so that the new Indigo based on the Vista Platform would be distinct from the current versions. Else they would end up with three Indigo varients in 3 sizes when the new one is introduced. So in the long run we may see the current Indigo continued only in the cs varient with all trim levels and engine options available in the current Indigo. Also possibly in the long run the Indigo XL would be switched towards only having an Vista Platform based Indigo XL. A premium XL based on the older platform would just not sell along with a Vista Platform Indigo, which in size terms would be quite close to the XL. I believe that if the above guestimates to turn out to be true and i hope they do then the product line would be very exhaustive with distinct sets of customers.
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11th February 2009, 12:47	#6
revhappy BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 330 Thanked: 15 Times	The steering wheel of the CS looks much better than the Vista steering wheel
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11th February 2009, 12:52	#7
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Wow I had liked the new Indigo front end & with this on the CS it makes it even more attractive. I have always admired CS for its looks & practicality now only if they had a better engine(QJD ), the steering less in your face minus Tata issues, I would have loved to pick up one.
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11th February 2009, 12:58	#8
vinaydas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,399 Thanked: 148 Times	they should have put in the vista's face on it.. the steering looks weird. the rear bumper looks as it doesn't exist.
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11th February 2009, 14:07	#10
loving_alaap BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 808 Thanked: 9 Times	Nice to here that TATA is improving their quality. It has started from Vista (a really improved version of Indica) In future we can expect some good cars from TATA.
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11th February 2009, 14:23	#11
safari_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bengaluru / Bagdal Posts: 1,135 Thanked: 685 Times	Good move by Tata. It just makes, the CS, that much better looking. In all probability they would stop the regular Indigo now to make way for the Indigo Vista.
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11th February 2009, 14:28	#12
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,695 Thanked: 14,803 Times View My Garage	Price that you pay for a CS and add to it these improvements makes it even more VFM. The CS in red color looks real cute.
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11th February 2009, 14:39	#13
hotpursuit BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 95 Thanked: 0 Times	Whatever the TATAs do, their product still has that cheap quality feel.The dash is one among the ugliest one money can buy (subjective). Especially the center console with that aluminum finish really not the expected quality from a current generation manufacturer. And I still dont know why the power window switches are put up near the gear shift, which is pathetic. Seeing the cars from tata stable (apart from Safari) , I feel their engineers are least bothered about making a beautiful and quality product. They are still in that 'truck' quality in the cars (though I've to say Vista is a big step forward)
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11th February 2009, 15:19	#14
hrag BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore / Madras Posts: 1,982 Thanked: 31 Times	sidindica, any idea how much that 1.4 16v twin cam petrol engine costs?
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