Ugliest cars in india - Tata Indica Vista

I celebrated with all my heart when Indica hit the roads way back in 1998. It was a moment of pride for Tata and the entire Indian automotive community. The first car made in India and made for India, this spacious hatch was styled by the Italian design house I.DE.A. They did a remarkable job and Tata followed it up with freshening ups and subtle face-lifts. A prepped-up Indica can still give the rest of the hatchbacks some style-check lessons, even now. Then the unthinkable happened. The Indica Vista was born.

A new platform and new looks were the much shouted USPs of Vista. But this was cruel in a way, at least to the Indica brand. Take a look at the traditional Indica and the Vista and you’ll understand what I’m trying to say. There is class and dignity in the former while the latter unsuccessfully tries to be an attention grabber. It does succeed at times by gaining attention for the wrong reasons. The bulged up hood with wrap-around headlamps makes you cringe than fall in love with the car. The glasshouse is another nail which tinkers with its looks. Let me guess, the plausible design guideline was, “Let’s build a people carrier to beat the Innova” and once the designers completed the design of the front section, the manufacturer changed it to, “Ok, make that a small car”. Vista has a bulky looking front section and from the front wheels to the rear it looks undernourished. To finish it off there are the ruler-thin tail lights which look more like an afterthought than anything else.

I have seen some souped-up versions of the Vista. But they don’t stand a chance in front of a similarly modded Indica. No wonder, the latter stills sells more than the former.