news for vista fans to cheer :)

Yes it is value for money car.  But look wise i20 beats all.

I wasn't aware of this change in the layout (Vista). Thanks.

Vista is very highly rated even by Zigwheels and they say that Vista is best diesel hatch for family and Swift is best diesel hatch for speeding.Congrats to Vista wallas.

2yrs ago WHATACAR, came with the comparision between Santro, Wagon R, Spark, Indica Xeta, Zen Estilo. And in that Santo was considered as King of the Hatch. But today what is its fate. Wagon R is mile ahead than Santro today.

And also, how much this report about Vista will help the dealers to sell more? Cos as on today also the dealer around us is selling Vista with of help of discount where as Swift & Ritz is still having waiting period.

Is Vista is also going to have the same fate that of Santro?

Santro hasn't lagged that much behind WagonR.

Yes I also agree to Ami... there are as many santros on road as WagonRs.... may be more ...

But whats the status of Santro's MOM sales figure compared to Wagon R?

Why is Indica Vista which is launched year ago having discounted sale compared to Swift which was launched more than 2 yrs ago, still no discount tag on it. 

PS : Pls dont take it as a critisism, just the fate of the vehicle. The product lacked somewhere compared to Swift

The product lacks only in two areas (my personal opinion):-

1. TATA ASS is no where near Maruti
2. Unfortunately people still associate the indica and the cab as one. If vista has some other prefix than the indica it would have sold better for sure.

Our forums are flooded with queries which mention about people having a problem with the "cab" tag that indica carries. The fact that many dont know is that indica vista has been built on an entirely different platform than the indica. The Indica prefix is doing more harm than good to the vista. Very unfortunate that such a good car is not selling well just because of the name attached. Guess the person who said - " whats in a name" was wrong

WagonR scored ahead of Santro - not because it's a better car (whatever) - but because of better fuel efficiency (by 1-1.5 kmks), Maruti factor (relatively cheaper spares/repairs & better/faster resale), and because it's more airy & comfortable - though it lacked stability/road-grip of Santro.

Vista lacks a few refinements - fit & finish issues. Performance is not an issue - same engine/performance.  The advantage that cannot be easily ignored is the excellent space/comfort & better stability/road-grip it offers.  If the minor issues that it currently faces are resolved - nothing to beat it - a true VFM (pricing/package).  I think those are being worked on (no official news).  Tata has a history of refining the cars after launch (Indicas/Indigos).

But how much will they work in refining the brand image. I have heard from my friends in MS dealership that they just beat the Vista competition by saying things like,

Will u like ur vehicle to considered as a taxi?

The looks & quality of the vehicle is not upto the mark compared to Swift.

Swift is the 1st vehicle in India to come with this revolutionary engine.

They are giving discounts to sell their vehicle though its the same engine as Swift. So that means that they having prob selling it.

Resale value will be very less compared to Swift. And also their A.S.S is very poor.

They get their engines from FIAT but MS produces the engine by their own. And if tomorrow FIAT discontinues the contract then TATA will face a tough time. Also TATA is kiiling FIAT's products by not promoting it.

I was just bonkers on hearing all this. And for the market like Kerala where MS is having market share of more than 65% . People hardly prefers to stick to TATA. (My opinion & small research)