The credentials are high with the A-Star. Born in India, conceptualized and designed with major inputs from Indian designers, yet built for the world, this car is destined for stardom. It’s a sea change in terms of thought, for, till now Indian customers were constantly bombarded with the tag line that a certain car model has been “Altered for Indian conditions”. The A-Star spells the end of that era, for now we have a car that is going to be solely built in India, yet sold across the globe.
Not only that, Nissan sells them under their brand name “Pixo”. It is a change for the good, and even in grim times of an economic slowdown, such news is bound to get the patriotism genes kicking in, for we can feel nothing but proud about such a car.
Unfortunately MSIL didn’t keep the stellar lights or the front grille from the A-Star concept car, which had a sportier overtone, but opted for a cuter look. When looked at from the side, the A-Star clearly retains some design elements from the concept. The most prominent is the shape of the front and rear passenger door including the cut of the windows.
The interiors again have design elements taken forward from the A-Star concept car, but have been toned down to suit this category as well as to make better business sense. The interiors are governed by a sporty theme. Single form seats, a wedge shaped dash that houses the A/C controls as well as the music player. But what takes the prize on interior design is the position and design of the tachometer. Done up in true racing style, the tacho is a separate unit all together that peeps over at the driver from the right corner of the dash. It’s retro and in your face design, which is sort of the USP that MSIL is going with anyway.
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