Cars in the time of recession

The economic slowdown hasn't had much of an effect on new car introductions in India. There's been one (or two) every month over the last few months. It's hard to believe for someone whose father had to pay extra 'black' money to buy his Bajaj Chetak ahead of turn back in the late 70s ..... but that's how things are in today's India.

This is what has appeared on the market, so far this month .....


^^Skoda's new '7 Star' Superb. Built on the VW Passat's platform, it appears a far better car & at around ~18 lakh rupees will give a tough fight to the Honda Accord here. The 20 lakh plus Toyota Camry can cry itself off the market. Not that Toyota India would care anyway, seeing how they've been treating the Indian market of late.


^^the stonking new 270bhp Honda Accord V6. Perhaps a riposte to the Skoda's launch. Honda's been doing pretty well in all the segments it's present here & this should continue it's hold.



^^Mahindra's facelifted 'Mighty Muscular' Scorpio. It's still built on the modified World War 2 Jeep's chassis .... but that shouldn't matter to the droves who buy it.


^^And finally, the big one, Merc's new M-Class. Hmmm, it's front seems to have inspired the Mahindra's facelift!