http://www.autoindiaforum.com/tata-commences-sale-of-new-tata-sumo-grande.html News and views about auto India scene Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:24:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.autoindiaforum.com/tata-commences-sale-of-new-tata-sumo-grande.html#comment-194 gautam Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:04:02 +0000 http://www.autoindiaforum.com/tata-commences-sale-of-new-tata-sumo-grande.html#comment-194 Tata should stick to building trucks. I own a Ford and I test drove the Grande Gx today. Found the build and design very interesting. Engine was really very receptive - if a bit noisy. Tyres are really big. Paint and outside build finish good. But the interiors really sucked. The Auto power window button didn't work in its so called 'one-touch' mode. The door handles are so flimsy, one came off in my hands. When I asked to see the engine, I couldn't because the cable that activates the release had broken. The rear cup-holder came off in my hands. And the front dashboard is a shrine to the cheapest of cheapest plactic. Steering wheel lacked chunkiness. The on-road price came to 8.78 lakhs. A bit too much for something that comes with little or no refinement. Tata should stick to building trucks. I own a Ford and I test drove the Grande Gx today. Found the build and design very interesting. Engine was really very receptive - if a bit noisy. Tyres are really big. Paint and outside build finish good. But the interiors really sucked. The Auto power window button didn’t work in its so called ‘one-touch’ mode. The door handles are so flimsy, one came off in my hands. When I asked to see the engine, I couldn’t because the cable that activates the release had broken. The rear cup-holder came off in my hands. And the front dashboard is a shrine to the cheapest of cheapest plactic. Steering wheel lacked chunkiness. The on-road price came to 8.78 lakhs. A bit too much for something that comes with little or no refinement.

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