Cars unlimited India

There is a huge passion for cars among all of us... I remember the time when the sweet old Maruti 800 was much sought after.... Maruti 800 was a middle class dream.. A small car for a small family of four. Slowly times changes and the good old amby(ambassador, which was a car for the top bureaucrats) and the small cute fiat were replaced by other cars.

       The Zen model of maruti became a rage and you could see it everywhere. Also Hyundai small cars came into existence and took a good share of the market. However, at that time, long cars were rare of the road and only few could afford. Roads were mostly occupied by two wheelers and hatchbacks. 

       Post liberalisation, there was a huge change in the lifestyle of people. Big MNC lifestyle and bigger packages led to a higher purchasing power and people buying cars for luxury and style rather than need. Maruti launched its esteem model that defined luxury. In the 90's we had mercedes, Opel, ford motors and Honda come up. Toyota and Fiat were some of the others.. 2001 Skoda cars were launched here and then chevrolet also started to appear on roads.  

Some interesting facts:

1. 1905  Mrs SRD Tata was the first woman to drive a car in India

2. 1901 Jamshedji Tata was the first Indian to own a car in India 

3. 1911 : The first taxi in India came into existence

4. Reva is a small electric car and came in 1990s

5. Mercedes Benz SL500 (1 crore) is the most expensive car in India.

6. Maybach 62 (3 crore ) is not yet available in India but is even higher priced

7. Bentley arnage, benz s350, pajero, camry, mondeo, accord and sonata are the other expensive cars

8. Some cars like indica, toyota and qualis have become taxis and commercial vehicles

9. BMW is a manufacturer of sport sedans.

10. SSC Ultimate Aero is the fastest car in the world.

11. Tata nano is world's cheapest car.

 

Honda Cars: City, civic and accord

Hyundai: Santro, Accent

Ford: escort, ikon, endeavour, fusion and fiesta

mitsubishi: Lance, cedia, montero, outlander, pajero

Toyota: qualis, innova, prado

Maruti: alto, vitara, sx4, swift 

will come soon with more interesting facts... Bye