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9th November 2007, 02:28
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9th November 2007, 03:07
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| BHPian | Good point, 1100D. You're right, probably not. But I'd think that would have more to do with comparatively lower running costs (mods, spares, mechanics and so on) of the Baleno than anything else. It's a pity the Lancer never took off in a big way in India... they might not have been 4WD Evos, but sure would have looked good on the track  |
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9th November 2007, 08:39
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9th November 2007, 08:41
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In a carb setup much more can be tinkered with than a FI engine where the ECU over rules.. But the modding of the ECU codecs have also been done to a much better extent for which one needs to have access to these.. A carb setup can be made to perform as well at a much lower COST! well thats my opinion. | |
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9th November 2007, 13:09
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 The stand alone ECU's cost quite a packet. Tuning the stock carb's are cheaper but if one is going for bigger and better carb's like weber then the it probably will be costlier or at par with the aftermarket ECU's (in terms of cost). | ||
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9th November 2007, 15:10
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9th November 2007, 21:14
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The Lancer brand has got "premium" value attached to it, which the good ol' tried-n-trusted Maruti doesn't. I'm assuming that parts for a rally Lancer would be imports too, so they're on level ground there (I guess...)Quote:
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9th November 2007, 21:28
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As far as Rallying in India is concerned, there is some reason which keeps the Manufacturers not as interested as, say, in Europe. They dont think that there is much of a ROI on having established rally credentials. There isn't much general knowledge about the Indian Rally scene for the exploits of a manufacturer to give them real gains in terms of sales. Moreover the Indian car market is mostly ruled by FE and FE alone, so even if motorsports were popularly followed would it have any effect on the sales charts? Simple example, how many sponsors and spectators do you have for domestic cricket? But hypocritically the masses turn up in hoards for an international match, totally insensitive and oblivious to the actual domain that give us our international players. Now have I answered my own question?! | |
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11th November 2007, 03:34
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Besides the FE-driven sales, the problem with rallying remains very low public coverage and advertising opportunity... which is also the case internationally (Dare I say F1 vs WRC? Let's not go there). I'm sure if more players came in *officially* (Skoda, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, even Tata), it would actually bring costs down for everybody involved. Simple economics: volume goes up, prices come down. So you know it would actually be kinda nice if say, Tata came in with like a works team, and Maruti was forced to homologate just because Tata starts hyping about how good their cars are on bad roads <daydreaming...> Fight fire with fire, I say... convince Tata first and you just might end up convincing Maruti!!! P.S.: If there ever was an Indian car with a "rally based suspension", it's the Indica... ask all our taxi drivers | |
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16th November 2007, 19:10
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