Carazoo Indian Car Blog

What is the Faith of Mumbai Taxis – WagonR or Nano?

Earlier we had said that Wagon R is going to replace Mumbai Taxis. Mumbai taxi owners are in talks with Maruti Suzuki for the rights and permission to run the car as taxis on roads.

But don’t you think that Tata Nano will be a better option for taxi drivers in Mumbai. The Nano is soon going to launch and it can very well replace the taxicabs. Tata Motors has outfitted the car with safety features and a fuel efficient engine. Driving the Nano seems to be more cost effective for taxi owners.

The People’s Car, Tata Nano, is expected to be the next target for the daily city ride. The Mumbai Taximen Union is in a dilemma which car to choose, both are fuel efficient.

Don’t you think that Nano has the power to offer more profitable gains? Low cost of the car is attracting more number of taxi owners. Replacing Mumbai taxi with Wagon R will earn them the same but the initial investment would be more.

Moreover, if the Nano is outfitted with air conditioner, the price tag would be much cheaper than that of an air conditioner Wagon-R.

What do you think, who will replace Mumbai taxis, Wagon-R or Nano?

Labels: Cabs, Nano, Taxi, WagonR

 

posted by Carazoo @ Thursday, July 31, 2008

Maini REVAi to see competition

Maini REVAi, the sole electric car in the country so far, is about to see some competition soon. Another Indian company, Bavina Industries plans to launch a four-seat electric car.

This compact car will remind you of the Santro or Matiz at first glance and comes with facilities like air conditioning, power windows, centralised locking and a designer dashboard. Bavina claims that the car can reach a maximum speed of 55 km/hr and can run up to 110 kms with the AC on which is about 50 kms more that what the Revai delivers. Without AC, an additional 20 kms can be achieved. The fully loaded version of Bavina’s electric car will cost around Rs 2.5 lakh.

Initially, the company will roll out 5,000 cars by early 2009. After this, it also plans to run eco-friendly taxis in some of the major cities. Those having a deep concern for environment have one more reason to cheer up.

Labels: 2009, Electric Car, Environment friendly cars, Taxi

 

posted by Carazoo Blog @ Saturday, December 29, 2007

Sumo and Indica need a facelift

Tata Motors is well ahead of the rest in a race to capture the market. But the reputed auto giant seems unfulfilled when it comes to design and safety on its models and not without reason.

Take a look at the Tata Sumo. The vehicle has a strong chassis and a good powertrain that’s probably picked up from Tata’s truck line-up. However, inspite of recent model remakes, it retains its tin-box image.

Another model which received a new look recently is the Indica. Besides being reliable and economical, the car has catered to passenger convenience to a good extent. Yet the styling still looks pretty dated and reminds one of cars that ruled the roads a decade ago. Tata should work toward seeing off the current taxi-wala image of these indigeneous models.

Article submitted by Kishore Nandan

Labels: Facelift, Indigeneous, Submitted Article, Tata, Taxi

 

posted by Carazoo Blog @ Friday, December 28, 2007