Team-BHP Car of the Year 2009 EDIT : The Tata Nano it is!

veyron_head · 31st December 2009, 16:03

Nano all the way!! The kind of looks this car has will put quite a few 'premium' hatchbacks to shame.

jmshaw · 31st December 2009, 16:33

Pray, why no i20?? Mods please clarify.

.anshuman · 31st December 2009, 17:14

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Originally Posted by jmshaw

Pray, why no i20?? please clarify.

Because it was not launched in 2009, though some variants were added this year.

4nd3r50n · 1st January 2010, 23:04

Without a doubt...the Tata Nano! This spunky little car has been a revelation.

invidious · 2nd January 2010, 00:21

I hope the executives from Honda see how they royally $%#@ up. They built a great car with awesome features and developed a new relatively frugal engine especially for the Indian market. They then priced it in the stratosphere - if they had priced it right (shave off a lakh) - I am sure it would be giving the Fiat Grande Punto a close run for the 2nd position. I hope it becomes the next Fabia - a new base model can be picked up for 5.5 but no one bothers to. It would serve the guys at Honda right. Oh - and the Nano deserved its top slot.

motorworks · 3rd January 2010, 14:21

Grande punto it is!! Here is one car that is a serious threat to the swift, has three engine options and looks fab!

HIGHNOON · 3rd January 2010, 17:22

without doubt the Nano!
The little car with a bog heart runs quite well. Looking forward to Tata ramping up capacity and start selling expensive , full featured variants of nano.

Fornax · 3rd January 2010, 20:39

On a strictly Car Only criteria, I think its' the Fiat Linea (MJD). Superb design, loads of features and above all a superstar engine.

vaisakhr · 3rd January 2010, 21:00

I voted for Ritz, for the following reason,

Good engine
Great mileage
Nice build quality
Refinement
After sale service
Practical considering the price range

According to me this would be the order my preference,

Ritz
Grande Punto
Linea
Fortuner
Cruze
E-Class
Manza
Superb

IMHO, the 'COTY' award winning car should be a role model in all respect. From Quality-Performance-Safety-Price-Value for Money point of view it should be top.

So about Tata Nano, its more like a dream come true. Proving we can build a car at ~1lakh budget. But will you recommend it for some one you know, well in my case I won't. It is strictly my humble opinion.

Thil · 3rd January 2010, 21:31

Tata Nano without a blink .The Car which put India on every Media around the world. Which made the indian dream of owning a car viable even for lower middle class family.

GTO · 4th January 2010, 11:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by gupta_chd

But GTO, then what would be the process technically to define a launch. As Merc E Class is there in the list, this is also not a completely new car, just an upgraded version of the already launched car. I believe laura also makes a similar case.

Correction. The Merc E Class is an entirely new car and platform. It is not a mere facelift, rather a completely fresh design.

premjit · 4th January 2010, 18:05

The Nano wins hands down for me. No where in the world has a manufacturer shown so much spunk, drive, discipline and innovation and succeeded in putting out a promise on the roads despite the ups and downs.

Hats off to the entire team...!!

drsk · 4th January 2010, 20:21

+1 to Nano.

Its Nano because, its not just to prove that a car can be built ~Rs.1 Lakh, but for BEING the car which the competitors claimed it CAN NOT BE.

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 4th January 2010, 20:38

Too bad we can vote for only one car.

Tata Nano, without doubt comes first - it is going to change the automotive industry worldwide.

The fiat linea - it changed the company which launched it.

The Tata Indigo/Manza means that the company which launched has changed a lot in QC department.

cLJ · 4th January 2010, 21:57

When viewing poll results, the second and third position goes to Punto and Linea. But their sales figures are coming down month after month. They just sold 1008 vehicles (combined) during December. Is it Manza effect?

Unless Fiat/TATA does something on this, they will be the losers. Buyers will have so many new models to look at in 2010.

View Poll Results: Vote for the Team BHP COTY 2009
Tata Nano	406	38.37%
Maruti Ritz	46	4.35%
Fiat Grande Punto	160	15.12%
Premier Rio	2	0.19%
Tata Manza	63	5.95%
Honda Jazz	15	1.42%
Mahindra Xylo	13	1.23%
Fiat Linea	113	10.68%
Chevrolet Cruze	89	8.41%
Toyota Fortuner	105	9.92%
Skoda Superb	40	3.78%
Mercedes Benz E Class	6	0.57%
Voters: 1058. You may not vote on this poll

31st December 2009, 16:03	#181
veyron_head BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 583 Thanked: 698 Times	Nano all the way!! The kind of looks this car has will put quite a few 'premium' hatchbacks to shame.
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31st December 2009, 16:33	#182
jmshaw BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 44 Thanked: 28 Times	Pray, why no i20?? Mods please clarify.
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1st January 2010, 23:04	#184
4nd3r50n BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 103 Thanked: 75 Times	Without a doubt...the Tata Nano! This spunky little car has been a revelation.
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2nd January 2010, 00:21	#185
invidious BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 845 Thanked: 1,226 Times	I hope the executives from Honda see how they royally $%#@ up. They built a great car with awesome features and developed a new relatively frugal engine especially for the Indian market. They then priced it in the stratosphere - if they had priced it right (shave off a lakh) - I am sure it would be giving the Fiat Grande Punto a close run for the 2nd position. I hope it becomes the next Fabia - a new base model can be picked up for 5.5 but no one bothers to. It would serve the guys at Honda right. Oh - and the Nano deserved its top slot.
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3rd January 2010, 14:21	#186
motorworks Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,805 Thanked: 4,076 Times View My Garage	Grande punto it is!! Here is one car that is a serious threat to the swift, has three engine options and looks fab!
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3rd January 2010, 17:22	#187
HIGHNOON BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Navi MUMBAI Posts: 491 Thanked: 69 Times	without doubt the Nano! The little car with a bog heart runs quite well. Looking forward to Tata ramping up capacity and start selling expensive , full featured variants of nano.
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3rd January 2010, 20:39	#188
Fornax BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 293 Thanked: 91 Times View My Garage	On a strictly Car Only criteria, I think its' the Fiat Linea (MJD). Superb design, loads of features and above all a superstar engine.
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3rd January 2010, 21:00	#189
vaisakhr BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: KL-32 Posts: 381 Thanked: 197 Times	I voted for Ritz, for the following reason, Good engine Great mileage Nice build quality Refinement After sale service Practical considering the price range According to me this would be the order my preference, Ritz Grande Punto Linea Fortuner Cruze E-Class Manza Superb IMHO, the 'COTY' award winning car should be a role model in all respect. From Quality-Performance-Safety-Price-Value for Money point of view it should be top. So about Tata Nano, its more like a dream come true. Proving we can build a car at ~1lakh budget. But will you recommend it for some one you know, well in my case I won't. It is strictly my humble opinion.
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3rd January 2010, 21:31	#190
Thil BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: CHN-BLR-MSP Posts: 110 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Tata Nano without a blink .The Car which put India on every Media around the world. Which made the indian dream of owning a car viable even for lower middle class family.
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4th January 2010, 18:05	#192
premjit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: kolkata Posts: 174 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	The Nano wins hands down for me. No where in the world has a manufacturer shown so much spunk, drive, discipline and innovation and succeeded in putting out a promise on the roads despite the ups and downs. Hats off to the entire team...!!
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4th January 2010, 20:21	#193
drsk BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 181 Thanked: 62 Times	+1 to Nano. Its Nano because, its not just to prove that a car can be built ~Rs.1 Lakh, but for BEING the car which the competitors claimed it CAN NOT BE.
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4th January 2010, 20:38	#194
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	Too bad we can vote for only one car. Tata Nano, without doubt comes first - it is going to change the automotive industry worldwide. The fiat linea - it changed the company which launched it. The Tata Indigo/Manza means that the company which launched has changed a lot in QC department.
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4th January 2010, 21:57	#195
cLJ BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Thrissur Posts: 109 Thanked: 3 Times	When viewing poll results, the second and third position goes to Punto and Linea. But their sales figures are coming down month after month. They just sold 1008 vehicles (combined) during December. Is it Manza effect? Unless Fiat/TATA does something on this, they will be the losers. Buyers will have so many new models to look at in 2010.
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