[Assam] watch- BMW on an expansion spree in India

[Ram Dhar]

Kamalda,

Isn't the main difference between SAV and SUV is its off road capabilities, towing etc. Thanks for clarifying here , I always thought X-5 is a SUV :-).
 Lexus470GX  you have I bet is a V8 one and has all the comforts of lexus products .

Its interesting to observe evolution of  passenger vehicles in the last 30  years - From cars  to SUV,SAV and lately the cross over vehicles ( cadillac SRX,BMWactivehybrid X6, Audi Q5 etc) .Then we have a slight variation among SUV line of products also ---  4 wheel drive and all wheel drive !!

 

More later

 

RD

 

> Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 12:30:21 -0500
> From: kjit.deka at gmail.com
> To: assam at assamnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Assam] watch- BMW on an expansion spree in India
> 
> >>>X1 BMW is the smallest member of BMW SUV line, haven't seen here in US yet. X1 will suit Indian conditions <<<
> Ram,
> BMW X-series are,in fact,Sports Activity Vehicle ( SAV) rather than
> traditional Sports Utility Vehicle ( SUV).I had a X-5 that I bought in
> 2000 and I did not enjoy driving it.I traded that vehicle in 2010 for
> a Lexus470GX( SUV).It is really comfortable.
> KJD
> 
> 
> > Dada,
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> > Skoda is a Czech co if i am not mistaken, yeah they dont have any presence here. Pretty good cars though I  havent driven one back home.
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> > X1 BMW  is the smallest member of BMW SUV line, haven't seen here in US yet. X1 will suit Indian conditions I  suppose.  BMW is starting its own finance program in India. Folks can now lease these expensive  vehicles there  as well.
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> > India is now among the top 5 auto markets in the world, however  for real driving pleasure we need good roads  there !
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> > Here's is a  look at the prices of  various luxury cars in India, you will notice they are much more expensive then what we have it here .Higher taxes I  bet.
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> > Mercedes-
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> > http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/mercedes.html
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> > Merc E class is $100K there, we get it here in higher $40s or lower $50s.
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> > Audi-
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> > http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/audi.html
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> > A4 is sround  $90K there , we get it here in middle $30K range.
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> > BMW-
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> > http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/bmw.html
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> > 5 series in India $100K, here its in $50K  range.
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> > VW
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> > http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/volkswagen.html
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> > Toyota-
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> > http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/toyota.html
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> > Camry is almost $50 K there , almost double the price !!!
> >
> > Corolla is around $30K, here  its below $20K.
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> > Honda-
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> > http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/honda.html
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> > Volvo-
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> > http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/volvo.html
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> >> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:35:36 -0500
> >> From: assamrs at gmail.com
> >> To: assam at assamnet.org
> >> Subject: Re: [Assam] watch- BMW on an expansion spree in India
> >>
> >> Thanks for forwarding that RD. They talk about the X1, which I am guessing
> >> is something like the X3, X5 or X6 here. The reviews for the Xs are not that
> >> good in the US. The most popular are the 3 and 5 series. I saw some (I
> >> think) 535 in Chennai.
> >>
> >> But these cars are really performance oriented. Other than a few places, it
> >> might be difficult driving in India, I think.
> >>
> >> There is another car, I have been in and seen in India - called the Skoda.
> >> Seems very impressive. Wondering why that hasn't made it to the US yet.
> >>
> >> --Ram da
> >>
> >> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:33 PM, Ram Dhar <ramdhar at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> >> > watch-
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> >> > http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1223959
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> >> > This includes increasing capacity in the manufacturing centre in Chennai.
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