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Tata Motors launched the country’s first and its only fully indigenously manufactured car - Indica Vista - at a glittering function here Saturday evening.”The second generation Indica Vista showcases the progress the company has made over the last several years in the passenger car business in terms of design, quality, technology, performance and refinement,” said Tata Sons and Tata Motors chairman Ratan Tata at the launch.

First launched in 1998, the Indica model has achieved leadership in its class and became the second largest selling model in the segment this year, notching up a sale of 144,690 units in 2007-2008. So far, 1.12 million Indica cars have rolled out.

The car comes with a segment best 24 months (75,000 km) warranty and will be available in a range of seven colours in seven variants priced at Rs.349,000 (ex-showroom Delhi) for the 1.2L petrol Safire at the low end, going up to Rs.488,000 (ex-showroom Delhi) for the top end 1.3L Quadrajet.

The existing Tata Indica will continue to exist with a rationalized portfolio - the lower versions of the 1.2L Xeta and the 1.4L naturally aspirated IDI diesel and one version each of the DICOR and TCIC diesel, the latter being available with ABS and Airbags.

Between the existing Indica V2 and the new Indica Vista range, customers will have a choice at every step of the Rs.260,000- 488,000 price range.

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