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4/5 new cars bought in India are hatchbacks. No surprises there. 5 doors, Great packaging, easy to drive, more importantly easier on the pocket, simple to park and generally a hassle free way of put putting about. But nothing exciting really. Nothing that will make the 12 year old inside you sit up and take notice. Bread and butter in other words. No Mozzarella Cheese here. I wonder why.

If Merc and BMW can manage to sell a few thousand units every month, surely car manufacturers like Suzuki and VW and Ford can manage to get rid of a few hundred hot hatches here can’t they? Why don’t we get say the new Fiesta, or the Golf GTI or even the 3 door Suzuki Swift that sells in Europe?

Someone somewhere has to realize that Indian customers are finally waking up to quality products priced appropriately are a better buy then your cheap and cheerful goods that need to be chucked outta the window once every couple of years.

Imagine the Scirocco being sold here alongside the Fabia VRS and the Ford Focus. I tell you Indians are going to lap it all up as soon as it gets dished out. We need to be fed more of Basmati Rice rather than the staple Ration ke chawal and Moong dal which they give us now, and the sooner someone realizes this, they will start minting the greenies faster than they can even count. Mitsubishi, Ford and VW you gotta wake up, I implore you. After having said all this, all I can do is hope J

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  1. manojApril 5, 2010 at 7:34 PM

    Well I agree with this. I mean we know we need economy vehicles but no harm in better ones too.

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  2. CarburettedbrainApril 7, 2010 at 11:55 AM

    I am glad u see the light Manoj.. atta boy!

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