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Originally Posted by Vid6639 Also I don't see any news of it or on their website. When were the interior colours updated on Vento? |
If I remember correctly, they were updated some time in February or March. Other additions are a glovebox light and two 12V charging sockets, one at the front and another for rear passengers.
You're correct, this information is not available on their website (might in the brochure somewhere) and that's a part of the problem - poor marketing and having low confidence in their own products.
My source is, well, myself! I picked up a Vento TSI Highline Plus earlier this month. Here is a picture of the black + beige interiors instead of brown + beige in earlier models. Sorry for the horrible picture, that's the only one that I found in my phone.
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Originally Posted by Vid6639 In comparison the Rapid is ALL black: |
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Originally Posted by shipnil Does Vento have any trim in all black interiors? I think the all black interiors look way better than black + beige interiors? |
So, there are 2 things -
1. Neither top variants i.e. Rapid Style or Vento Highline Plus come with all black interiors because apparently, they have side airbags available only in the beige colored seats. So you'll get top variants in black + beige interiors only.
2. Rapid's Monte Carlo and Vento's special editions (Cup edition, Black and White edition, Connect edition) come with all black interiors. They're based on Rapid's ONYX and Vento's Highline variants (which are also available in all black interiors, though I'm not 100% sure)
Check out the interiors in this video:
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Originally Posted by Karthik Chandra It takes a lot more to 'shame' the competition |
It might have come across as shaming, but that was not my intention. I'm only trying to highlight that it's disappointing and incorrect when Vento and Rapid are dismissed as "old platforms with no modern features" while in reality, they are more equipped than the competition in the areas that really matter - safety, driving dynamics and engine + gearbox options.
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Originally Posted by Karthik Chandra
VAG could have extended the cost benefits to the customer.
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They are extending the cost benefits to the consumer. The interest rate being offered by Volkswagen Finance is 6.99%.
As for me, I got a discount of Rs. 1,00,000 on ex-showroom price for my Vento TSI Highline Plus earlier this month.
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Originally Posted by Karthik Chandra
There are reasons these cars don't sell in our market, so lets not glorify these cars. Except for being FTD (for which there are others cars too) there is nothing more these cars offer.
Manufacturers need to show commitment towards a market for the market to respond better. |
I agree that VAG should show more commitment to the Indian market (which they are with the newer MQB-A0-IN cars from next year), but I strongly disagree on not glorifying these cars.
Both, Rapid and Vento are textbook examples of function over form -
- German engineering and safety is unparalleled - so much so that a decade old platforms are stronger than the newer cars from the competition
- Infotainment system is right up there with the best - Read
https://www.carwale.com/volkswagen-c...o-first-place/
- Engine and gearbox options - well enough has been said about these anyway
In a sunroof driven market, there's all the more reason to glorify these Germans!
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Originally Posted by Aditya_Bhp And all these packages come together in a VW Vento. Why buy 5 different cars, when one has it all?
After owning a VW Vento 1.6 Diesel for 6 years and 90000kms later, my next car will still be a VW Vento in the present market, no competititor can match the quality of the car, not a single squeak and still runs like a new car. |
I could not agree more. After closely following the market for more than 6 months, I settled with the Vento. Nothing else came anywhere close. Every test drive of any other car made the difference more and more apparent and I took the plunge without any second thoughts on my mind.