Believe me, I worshiped Scorpio a year and a half back...... thats caz I liked its looks, and the fact that it was an SUV look alike under 10 lakhs and that too Deisel. I came close to buying it as well, that was before I drove it. My freind happened to buy a Scorpio during the same period, and believe me I was mighty impressed by the vehicle initially. I liked the color, the biege interiors, and even the ride (being driven at slow speed). However with time the facination (honeymoon period) with the vehicle vanished and I began to notice its serious flaws.
Firstly, I hate to say this, but what were folks at M&M thinking??? Create such a big vehicle with sooooo less interior space? You see the car from outside and feel its huge, the minute you are inside you feel where has that space gone. When I say the front is CRAMPED, its an understatement! Secondaly the car's low speed cushioned ride becomes a nightmare at high speed. The handling becomes outright DANGEROUS! We had a nightmare when we went to a stretch with bad roads on a longish drive, and the car had soooooo much roll, that my head went dizzy, thankfully I had the steering to hold on too, think about the passenger???. Like someone mentioned, you can shake the scorpio with your hands. Even I tried this, my Swift and Scorpio were parked side by side, and I couldnt move my Swift, but I could shake the Scorpio.....
All the above experiences have made me realize that Scorpio is not worth my money. I rather buy something else with that money. Scorpio no doubt was a good attempt at catching the aspiration of Indians who want a sub 10 lakh SUV. The engine was decent, much better than the Tata Safari of that time (non DICOR). But I believe that Scorpio now is way past its time, even the engine upgrade doesnt make it a worthy contendar. Unfortunately however Scorpio will continue to enjoy its market, as there is no worthy contender for Scorpio in its price range for an SUV look alike. Tata DICOR has priced itself out, so Scorpio continues to do what it does best, ei providing an under 10 lakh SUV look alike.
I do agree with the Scorpio forum, that most Americans are drawn towards the Scorpio than Accents that we see on the road. The reason is quite simple, Americans like big cars and SUVs. The Accent is a lower middle class car over there, so they are not much curious about it. Americans would be more attracted towards the Scorpio than even Suzuki Grand Viatra, as it aint that big and doesnt really qualify as an SUV in US and Suzuki has no brand value in US. The American curiosity in Scorpio doesnt make it a better car than Suzuki GV, they are class apart. I do give credit to M&M for creating a car that tries to capture the Indian SUV dream, however they have made a lot of money solely for this, now its time they get their act together and focus on fixing the zillion shortcomings of their vehicle, to give Indian buyers what they really deserve. Not just an SUV look alike, but a real contender!
Last edited by aseem : 26th October 2005 at 04:14.
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