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Originally Posted by libranof1987 There's no doubt that the Mustang will be a great success in India. Movies have epitomized the model and most Indians who travel to the US just *have* to at least click a picture in/with one!
It's going to be a rich boy's toy though; 2-doors aren't exactly the flavor in India.
If only they can have a good price point and a capable A.S.S. |
Movies have epitomized the Shelby Mustang( 1965-66 model) , not the latest models. It will only be a rich boy's toy.
Its a entry level sports car and not a saloon. How can you expect it to have 4 doors ? People will not reject it for having 2 doors. Infact the majority of people who will buy this car would be the ones who wouldn't care busting 25-35 lakhs as their 3rd or 4th car.
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Originally Posted by vnabhi Will it be suitable for our curvy roads? A fellow bhpian, who owned two when he was in the US, said they handled poorly, unlike European Fords. However, they are fantastic in straight line.
Anyways, good to know that Ford is bringing this iconic car to India. |
Curvy roads ? First you need to worry about the speed breakers. Having owned a mustang, I can safely tell you that they would need to really get some serious ground clearance modifications done on this car. Else, it probably won't survive more than few weeks on Indian roads.
Regarding handling, the one I had did just fine. Its an entry level sports car. So it has its drawbacks. It wasn't really comfortable for long trips. But for short 100 mile runs, it was bearable.
I am not sure about European fords, so will not comment on that.
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Originally Posted by asit.kulkarni93 If they can bring in the v6 within 40lakhs. It would be really awesome. All iconic sports
Cars like the evolution , 370z haven't really performed that good in our market. The main reason being the pricing and petrol :P Lets see how ford faces this challenge! |
Cars like evolution, 370z are also priced on the 15+ region. There aren't too many vehicles that sell like hot cakes above this region.
Also a person who spends 25+ lakh on his weekend getaway car will not really worry about petrol prices.
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Originally Posted by MHG Wait, end of 2014 is the launch of the EcoBoost Mustang right ? We'll get that probably. Mustang with a 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine.
I remember the Mustang being bashed a lot in Top Gear for having a great engine and great nothing else. Wonder how it'll do in India though, because at the expected price of around 30 lacs it should have no competition as far as the kilowatt factor is concerned. |
Yeah, I think we will end up getting the ecoboost one. It will not be a muscle car with an ecoboost engine.
Well at around 30 lakhs, it will sell few cars here and there. But it won't set the charts on fire. Post 25 lakhs, the majority seem to be 3 types of buyers.
1) Porkiticians ( Audi's , BMW, Mercs, Fortuners)
2) Rich businessmen with money to burn ( Audi's , Mercs, BMW)
3) Kids of the above 2 ( high end sports cars, BMW, Mercs, Audi's)