Cars from India

[TheIntrepid]

So most of you know I just got back from a month-long trip to India. Here are some pics I snapped of common cars down there. I've got a few more I'll add later.


Typical Truck on an Expressway doing 35km/h



Hindustan Ambassador (2003-2004 model)
This car was based on the old Morris Oxford and is still sold in India.



Ambassador belonging to the Embassy


Especially for Nick; a 2007 Maruti Esteem



Tata Indica in bad shape (Heelntoe has one of these)



Wimmer's dream machine
The new ones go for Rs. 28 lakh (Canadian $89,000) right now



Maruti 800 (the "heartbeat" of India)



Mahindra Scorpio (Powered by a 2.6 CRD Diesel with 115bhp, I think this is a pretty sharp looking truck)



Hyatt Regency and Le Meridien hotels only use the best vehicles



The Toyota Innova we rented to tour New Delhi and Agra (appalling, ugly car)



Porsche Cayenne I spotted in Mumbai



Premier Padmini (The Ford Crown Victoria of India; with 21bhp and a 4-speed manual column shift)



Opel Vectra (I think it's an import; I didn't know they were ever sold in India)

[CJ]

That's it?

[nickdrinkwater]

Thanks for posting the pictures!  Very interesting shots.  They sold Mahindras in the UK in the 1990s but that didn't last very long.

[SVT_Power]

That's it?

pwnag3 

[Panama_Chopster]

Shit that's a really lone tag

[omicron]

Oh, the hilarity.

[Tave]

Fantastic

[ifcar]

Typical Truck on an Expressway doing 35km/h

You haven't cornered the market on that.



^From Interstate 95 this morning, doing around 60 mph.

[Fire It Up]

liar. the ambassador is the crown victoria of india.

[TheIntrepid]

liar. the ambassador is the crown victoria of india.

Dunno dude; what does that make the Padmini then? The Impala of India?

[heelntoe]

oh, that esteem looks like a 2001-02 model to me.

[Raghavan]

We need more pics!