10 Cars India could do with...

Hey people, the next few days or week will see a 3 part article. It’s on one of my favourite topics- Cars!!!!!!! J. Ill be talking about the 10 cars that I would love to see being sold in India and why. This list won’t consist of any supercars. It’s going to be about regular cars with some special traits which puts them a class apart. Luck favouring us, we might see some or maybe even all of those cars on Indian roads sometime… So starting off with no. 10….

10. Hyundai Coupe

I know this seems funny. A Hyundai on this list!!!! But the fact is, this is the best Hyundai that money can buy and it is pretty much worth it. Need For Speed freaks might know this car as the Tiburon which is the name in the US market. It has a whole range of engines from a 1.6l to a 2.7l V6. Now why I think this car should be here is, because of the simple fact that it is a Hyundai. It has all the essentials of a sports coupe and is cheap to buy and maintain. You won’t believe this but this car costs less than 10 lakh rupees in the US for the basic model going upto a maximum of 15 lakhs. I guess now it’s more than obvious why it’s here just making it to the bottom of this list.

Launch possibility: 1/5

9. Honda Odyssey-JDM

Now the Honda Odyssey is an MPV. Something like the Toyota Innova here. But I loved this car the minute I saw it just for it’s looks. It looks like a space ship with those sleek headlights and vast sides. During my internet research I discovered that the US market has a different version of the Odyssey which looks like a geek. Serious. This particular model that I liked is the JDM(Japanese Domestic Model) version.it’s just ultra cool!! The Japanese automakers have lots of models on sale within Japan of which only some go on sale internationally. So models which aren’t normally sold outside Japan or at the max. Asia are known as JDM’s. There is nothing really special about the Odyssey. It’s just a very well equipped and fabulous looking car.

Launch Possibility: 4/5(There has been some serious talk of an MPV in Honda’s portfolio in India)

8. Volkswagen Golf

It’s a Hot hatch. That’s more than reason enough. A fabulous well built German car, it’s been an icon of it’s own for several decades. A street racer favourite in Europe, the GTi version will just blow you away with it’s performance and of course, it looks very cool and composed, if not totally hot…

Launch possibility: 3/5(VW has said it wants a piece of the class A and B markets here)

7. Maxda RX-8

Mechanos, I’m sure you’ve heard of the Wankel or the rotary engine. Well this car has it, and that gives it it’s special characteristisc. It’s a good looker, a great handler & a fabulous car. Mazda has a tradition with wankel engined rear wheel drive coupes and this one carries it on with flair. A must have for drifts and pure driving pleasure. It’s got just a 1.3l engine yet delivering 240 plus bhp giving the performance with all the style…

Launch possibility: 1/5 (Mazda has not even sold one car in India yet, so it’s a long way to come)

Well expect the next lot of cars in a few days.....

P.S.: the Launch possibility rating gives an estimation on the probability of the car making it to our shores within say 3 years.