[samsan02]

Here are mine in descending order of looks.

Chevy SRV - Just brings a wow for its sporty look.

Punto - Looks the best from the side angle, with some real road presence.

Fabia - No doubt it was the best looking untill the Punto arrived.

Jazz - Good sporty looks.

Polo - A Nice bland of european style.

i20 - Thou is feature rich Hyundai could have made it more beautiful.

Palio - A very sleek design, typical european look.

i10 - A good stylish city hatch

Figo - Thou looks dated but has the good looks.

Alto - A very neat executive look, I bet if Maruti brings a bigger Alto and launches as a premium hatch it will do wonders.

Getz - A decent proportionate looking car.

Vista - Neutral looks.

Swift - Fat and bulging looks, they should have made the wheelbase a little longer, to make it proportionate.

Estillo - Tall boy designs dont go well with small cars.

Astar - Front could have been designed better.

Ritz - What were they thinking when they designed the rear.

WagonR - Small rectangular box (read mini mini mini bus) on wheels.

[fz_rider]

My take, 10 of the best looking hatchbacks available in India right now :
1 : Punto
2 : Polo
3 : Swift
4 : i20
5 : Beat
6 : Palio
7 : Figo
8 : Ritz
9 : i10
10 : Spark

[sandygordon]

Here is my list
1. Polo
2. Punto
3. Swift
4. Beat
5. Figo
6. i20
7. Fabia
8. Optra SRV
9. i10
10. Jazz
11. Old Palio

A-star, Ritz, Estilo, Wagon R, Santro, Indica Vista, Spark - Disqualified

My take on worst looking hatches
1. Estilo
2. A-Star
3. Indica Vista
4. Santro
5. Alto
6. Wagon R
7. Spark
8. Micra
9. 800
10. Modified Palio

[avi550m]

Well here is my subjective list on the good and bad looking hatchbacks on sale (or have been sold) in India, by manufacturer:

Chevrolet:
The Good:
Optra SRV: Wish they had priced this car lower, would have loved to see more on the roads. Looks especially good with larger alloys and a body kit.
Spark: A Matiz, innit? but still, cute enough to woo the ladies.
Beat: Well, not exactly pretty, but quite brash, and all the better for it.
The Bad:
Aveo U-VA: Looked avergage when it came out. No facelift means it looks even worse today. Having 'Saif' the monkey endorse it was the final nail in its coffin.


Daewoo
The Good:
Matiz: Well, when there was only the Santro to go against it in 2000, it looked like the prom queen in comparison.

Fiat:
The Good:
Original Palio: What a breath of fresh air when it was launched! And those crystal head lamps... those alloys... a well maintained one still looks the business today.
Punto: One of the most beautiful cars in the world... 'nuf said.
The Bad:
Palio Stile: Oh why did the facelift look worst than the original. The headlamps lost the sleek look, and the tail lamps now look like bread boxes.

Ford:
The Good:
Figo: Sure, it is based on the older Fiesta hatch, and yes, it is a bit plain jane. But spec one with RS-mod WRC alloys and a rear spoiler, and see miss-girl next door turn into sex kitten.

Honda:
The Good:
Jazz: Nice edgy details and sharp creases, the Jazz is a really good looking car. Shame about the price, though.

Hyundai:
The Good:
Santro Xing: Only for the reason that the facelift turned those vomit inducing looks of the original into something palatable.
i20: A Hyundai for Europe? Yes Please. Does it look good. Yes again.
The Bad:
Original Santro: Probably the ugliest car ever to have been sold in India. Looked like a frog which had constipation and diarrhoea at the same time. Finding one of the roads today still induces the same feeling.
i10: No, its not bad by any means. It's just too common with no personality, the headlamps are too small and squinty, and the tail lamps too fat.

Maruti:
The Good:
Original 'Jellybean' Zen: It was cute many years ago and it is still cute not. Uet mod it properly and it looks like a proper little pocket rocket.

2003-06 WagonR:The clear-lens headlamps and tail lamps transformed it from an ugly van... to well, a nice, well defined unpretentious hatchback.

Swift: People still debate about the looks, but this is one of the best looking Marutis ever. And the most mod-friendly hatch today.

Original 800: Looks dinky and boxy.... but if you really concentrate, it looks like the shrunken cousin of the Lancia Delta Integrale... how cool is that.

The Bad:
A-Star: They made an ammmmmaaazzziiinnnngggg.... concept, and then proceeded to make it look like a stray mongrel. Proof that Mautir's internal styling department is a bit c**p.

Facelifted Old Zen: More proof that Maruti's internal styling dept. is c**p.

Estilo: Not unpretentious like a WagonR, not cute like a Spark, it was stuck in no-mans land.

Original WagonR: Ok this one was definitely a not stylish box.
Ritz: Not bad looking, but a bit oddball, especially from the rear.

Maini:
The Bad:
Reva: Ohhh.... its sooo... small, its sooo... cuttteeeee... No, it isn't.

Opel:
The Bad:
Corsa Sail: The propositions were all wrong, the colour schemes, even more so.

Skoda:
The Good:
Fabia: Well, it wasn't slinky, brash or even very beautiful, but the Fabia is very European, very solid, and very elegant.

Tata:
The Good:
Nano: Only for the reason, that in Yellow, it looks like a Pikachu.
The Bad:
Indica: Well... ummm... I just don't like it, ok?
Indica Vista: Tried to cope the hugeeeeeee Head Lamps like a Peugeot, and looked ugly like a Peugeot. The tiny boot also looked disproportionate compared to the massive front end.

Volkswagen:
The Good:
Polo: Very European, solid and stylish, with a very sharp looking front end and butch, sleek stance.

[arvi86]

IMO, the most important is only the podium finishers. In that sense,

The Best 3:
1. Fiat Grande Punto (Wow, turns heads anywhere anytime)
2. Hyundai i20 (Looks awesome with those creases and curves)
3. Honda Jazz (Sporty chiseled looks)

The Worst 3:
1. Maruti-Suzuki Ritz (The worst rear I have seen for a long time)
2. Maruti-Suzuki A-Star (Again the rear & the profile spoils the party)
3. Maruti-Suzuki Zen Estilo (The least said the better)

The above is strictly my opinion & no offense is meant to owners of the above 3 cars.

[mnhegde]

For me, the Best Looking Hatchbacks would be:-

1. Maruti Suzuki Swift :- So what if the design is a bit old, This baby still looks the best of the lot to me.
2. FIAT Punto :- This Baby can put some Top Fashion models to shame.
3. VW Polo:- Clean design, just can't go wrong.
4. Hyundai i20:- Again, the design is good with clean lines and that bulgy back .
5. Maruti Suzuki Ritz:- Looks Good, New Design.
6. Maruti Suzuki WagonR:- All generations, The best practical hatch.
7. Chevy Spark:- Very Cute Baby.
8. Ford Figo:- Clean design, Could have been better.
9. Skoda Fabia:- Looks clean and smooth.
10. Maruti Suzuki Zen(Jelly Bean):- I would have rated this in top 5, had it still been in production.

[rajathv8]

These are cars which make my head turn (180 deg if needed):
Black punto
Yellow, Black,Formula red on the old Palio - Makes me hate the lucky driver!
Black i20

These cars also make my head turn , to avoid looking at them:
Ritz
Ritz
Ritz
..oh and
Ritz!!

Any other hatchback goes unnoticed unless i bang into them.

[SilentEngine]

Best:
1. Punto
2. Palio (Retro)
3. SRV
4. Beat
5. Fabia
6. i20
7. Polo
8. Jazz
9. Matiz
10. Swift

Not bad, may look nice on second look:
Nano
Figo
WagonR (Retro)
Vista
U-Va
Spark
800

Worst:
A-Star
Ritz
Estilo (what were they thinking?)
New WagonR (blue eyed)
Santro
i10

[dbirlase]

1. i10
2. Punto
3. Polo
4. Figo

[Veels n Rhodes]

My Take
1. Polo
2. Punto
3. I20
4. Getz
5. I10
6. Swift
7. Beat
8. Figo
9. Jazz
10. Fabia
11. Ritz
12. U-Va

[sandeepmdas]

1. Optra SRV
2. Punto/Polo
3. Palio 1.6 GTX
4. i20
5. Zen Ist generation
6. i10/Swift

Tha's my list. The 1st gen ZEN is a true minimalist (actually zen) design IMO.

EDIT: Worst looking?
3. Santro
2. A-star
1. Estilo

[crn12]

My call:

1. Punto
2. Polo / SRV
3. Nissan Micra
4. I20
5. Palio
6. Fabia
7. Alto
8. Ritz
9. Figo
10. Swift

[typeOnegative]

For me it is this way:

Polo
<10 cm gap>
Punto
<20 cm gap>
i10, i20
<20 cm gap>
The rest except Maruti's new launches starting with the Swift
<a gap of about a kilometer>
Maruti's new launches starting with the Swift

Feel like throwing up everytime I see a Maruti hatchback on the road. As this happens too often, I have developed a see through vision when it comes to the horrors that Maruti churns out.

P.S. Kidding. Not about the rankings though.

[Jayabusa]

This thread badly needs a poll.

[Mr_Bean]

Originally Posted by Jayabusa

This thread badly needs a poll.

A poll won't help since this involves multiple choices.