Each car manufacturer follows a design principle to avoid design mishaps. Below are some examples where things went bad.Feel free to comment and follow my blog.
Mahindra KUV100
Today we look at this urban SUV from M&M the country's largest manufacturer of tractors.
M&M can be classified into a very rare species of innovators in the Indian automotive industry.
XUV 500 has managed to make in roars into the SUV segment by providing a new age chassis, exterior and interior design. The design seems to be overdone but the size of this car hides these glitches.
KUV 100 is a sub 4 meter offering that comes with XUV DNA in terms of styling. This time the bulky wheel arches and the shoulder lines look too big for KUV. The side profile looks pathetic. It is surely value for money but they should not have gone overboard with the muscular look.
What went wrong?
The front looks fresh and upmarket, rear looks more like an MPV and the only oddity is the side profile. The lines that start from the headlamp unit in the front do not resolve well. In an attempt to give these lines a smooth resolution the designers end up screwing up the design around the A pillar.
Same is the case with the design around the C pillar, the extrusion over the rear wheel arch is irritating to the eye.
Mahindra Nuvo Sports
Mahindra's first attempt at the sub 4 meter SUV was Quanto. The design was extremely disproportionate, add to it the very ugly front and tasteless rear with very poor driving dynamics. Quanto was surely designed to fail.
NuvoSports is Mahindra's attempt to revive the Quanto with a newer chassis, engine and a sportier design. The interiors remain the same as Quanto and look dated. Nuvo Sports has a better looking front when compared with quanto but the headlight with DRLs are not very pleasing to the eye. The front bumpers, grill and fog lamps look much better. The rear looks same as the Quanto but with better color usage for taillights and the spare wheel.
What went wrong?
The Quanto has left an indelible scar on our minds in addition to that the new design too does not give us a reason to smile. The logic behind launching this when they already had the TUV300 in the market is still not known.
The problems with the driving dynamics of Quanto still exist in NuvoSport but this car is much better when it comes to handling.
