This article is of the Mahindra Renault Logan, from Business Standard Motoring, I won’t copy paste the whole article here, but a few excerpts on the car, that I found worth taking a note of.

Except 1: Proves to be, quite a spacious car.

…there is space – lots of it. An airy cabin with the feel accentuated by pre-tanned grainy plastic (again, lots of it), lots of elbow and head room (bring on the turbans) and a rear bench seat that can actually seat three make it a class leader. We drove a diesel car close to 600 km before filing this report, and that too, over all kinds of roads and we came back impressed.

Excerpt 2: As a reader on my blog had commented, asking the commutablity of the car in highly congested traffic, here’s an answer.

The gear ratios are suited for commuting and we were surprised how easy the diesel was to drive on congested Mumbai roads.

Excerpt 3: BSM did not find many heads turning to the car

As a design despite the space, the Logan does not break any new moulds. During my commute, no one particularly noticed the car (the fact that I was driving a black one didn’t help either) and mind you, I was driving one of the only four or five Logans on Mumbai roads

Excerpt 4: To summarise it all…

Right product, right manufacturing strategy, right risk mitigation exercises and right pricing and packaging.

If you are looking for a well-built car that can offer excellent economy, then the Logan diesel is where your hunt should end.

My take on the article : 7/10
Well, BSM seems quite impressed with the car, but what may hamper the top end deisel version sales is the newly launched SX4, which has a lower end version priced closely, but all in all, I feel Mahindra Renault have struck the right chord, in delivering a low price, spacious, and ecomonical car.

BSM could have included more performace figures, in their report. Gear Ratios and steering details missing. SWOT analysis format appreciated, but could have followed a more standard way of getting into things and classifying details into sector wise like Engine & Transmission, Performance, Safety etc as followed by Autocar & Overdrive.

As I keep on saying, a diesel car, with a big boot is the mantra for cars to be sucessful in India.

Read the whole article on Business Standard Motoring Website