Chevrolet Optra Wagon spotted

?ushk@r · 25th August 2009, 21:22

Hi people,

I was wondering if the Optra Wagon was ever launched here.. however, spotted this car in Ahmd last Saturday, it had GJ17 registration. Not sure if it was here on a test run or something!!

prince_pervez · 25th August 2009, 21:27

Ohh the optra wagon, I got it confused with the octavia wagon. Nows thats something new on the roads you got there.

sidindica · 25th August 2009, 21:40

That wagon is actually there since 2005 and belongs to GM India officials and other then Gujarat, often shuttles around GM India's R and D center in Bangalore.

avishar · 25th August 2009, 23:19

Its too late in the day to launch the Optra wagon,dont see any demand for it.

sajands · 26th August 2009, 08:32

Well, Cant say. GM may launch this in order to get the station wagon's back in India, which was dead after the baleno altura, tata estate, opel swing/sail and fiat adventure. question is will GM take the risk of launching it with a lower price tag.

dhrishikesh · 26th August 2009, 11:04

I don't think so that this station wagon will have a demand here in India as many of other station wagon models such as Baleno Altura, Octavia Combi has been failed to live up to their edge.

wanderernomad · 26th August 2009, 11:08

Any side pictures? are the interiors same as the regular optra?

musicmanaman · 26th August 2009, 11:12

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Originally Posted by dhrishikesh

I don't think so that this station wagon will have a demand here in India as many of other station wagon models such as Baleno Altura, Octavia Combi has been failed to live up to their edge.

Agree, but I fail to understand why Station wagon's don't do well in India, they seem to be more practicle in many ways.

bashani · 26th August 2009, 11:15

I remember reading somewhere that it is not meant for India but is doing rough weather/conditions testing here.

ashthedivx · 26th August 2009, 11:17

Somehow Estate edition had never been success in India be it Tata or Skoda !!

Firebird · 26th August 2009, 13:49

Somehow I have always liked the Wagon or Estate versions.

When there were estate versions in India, legally I was not allowed to drive or when allowed to drive never had money to buy estates (Altura, Combi, Adventure, Swing)

Now that I feel I can buy wagon or estate, we only have Marina which doesn't have a single safety feature except seatbelt.

I find wagon or Estate to be most practical.

Gilead · 26th August 2009, 14:52

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Originally Posted by musicmanaman

Agree, but I fail to understand why Station wagon's don't do well in India, they seem to be more practicle in many ways.

A station wagon generally reminds me of funeral hearses that I see on TV.

That's why I would probably never buy one.

25th August 2009, 21:22	#1
?ushk@r BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat Posts: 292 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	Chevrolet Optra Wagon spotted Hi people, I was wondering if the Optra Wagon was ever launched here.. however, spotted this car in Ahmd last Saturday, it had GJ17 registration. Not sure if it was here on a test run or something!! Attached Thumbnails
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prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,210 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	Ohh the optra wagon, I got it confused with the octavia wagon. Nows thats something new on the roads you got there.
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sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,890 Thanked: 8,101 Times	That wagon is actually there since 2005 and belongs to GM India officials and other then Gujarat, often shuttles around GM India's R and D center in Bangalore.
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avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,901 Thanked: 4,142 Times	Its too late in the day to launch the Optra wagon,dont see any demand for it.
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sajands BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 941 Thanked: 347 Times View My Garage	Well, Cant say. GM may launch this in order to get the station wagon's back in India, which was dead after the baleno altura, tata estate, opel swing/sail and fiat adventure. question is will GM take the risk of launching it with a lower price tag.
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26th August 2009, 11:04	#6
dhrishikesh BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mumbai / Pune B Posts: 806 Thanked: 214 Times	I don't think so that this station wagon will have a demand here in India as many of other station wagon models such as Baleno Altura, Octavia Combi has been failed to live up to their edge.
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wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 2,534 Thanked: 1,276 Times View My Garage	Any side pictures? are the interiors same as the regular optra?
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bashani BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nasik Posts: 73 Thanked: 0 Times	I remember reading somewhere that it is not meant for India but is doing rough weather/conditions testing here.
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ashthedivx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,356 Thanked: 24 Times	Somehow Estate edition had never been success in India be it Tata or Skoda !!
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Firebird BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai / EC1M 3NH Posts: 470 Thanked: 65 Times View My Garage	We just have Marina...That's it??? Somehow I have always liked the Wagon or Estate versions. When there were estate versions in India, legally I was not allowed to drive or when allowed to drive never had money to buy estates (Altura, Combi, Adventure, Swing) Now that I feel I can buy wagon or estate, we only have Marina which doesn't have a single safety feature except seatbelt. I find wagon or Estate to be most practical.
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