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Ah, I was beginning to wonder when they would work the 'versatility' angle.

Love it or loathe it? Either way, if you want to, you could say something about it.

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'Innovaamir'.

Innova Bol!

Indian filmdom's 'Mr. Perfect' will now endorse the Toyota Innova and will be the 'human face' of the values that the MPV stands for, namely 'perfection, innovation, versatility and performance' (Ahem!). In a break from convention, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited [hereinafter referred to as 'TKM' -I've always wanted to say that! =)] will for the first time use star power to help sell one of their brands.

Not that it looks like they need any help at the moment - the Innova's been scorching itself a rather enviable trail of sales figures since its launch earlier this year - and what's more, it shows no signs of stopping. Who did you say was missing the Qualis? And what's surprising is that the Innova has been performing better at the premium end of its own variant scale rather than in the economy segment.

Now you know: Aamir Khan can now count himself in the same league of such luminaries as Brad Pitt and Britney Spears who endorse Toyota brands globally.

Also see:
Joe Public reviews the Toyota Innova.

Overwait!

Never did I think, that in this day and age, someone would have to wait 9 months for a new car.

BS Motoring does the Innova

Looks like Toyota Kirloskar Motors India may have made a mistake bringing in the Innova to stand in for the Qualis. But not for any other reason - the Innova just too damned good an automobile to be a taxi!

Now you know: The new Toyota 'people carrier' will be available in a whopping 10 variants!

Update: Not one week on the road and Toyota cuts prices on the Innova by Rs. 14000! But you really should be thanking good ol' PC for that.

Innovative move

Now here's an interesting development. Toyota Kirloskar Motor has said that the Qualis's successor, the Innova, will not compete for space in the MUV  / MPV segment, but will give current occupants of the new crossover segment like the Fusion something to think about.

The end of an era

It's official. The Qualis will shortly cease to (g)race the roads of India. It's replacement, the Innova is expected to be out within the next 6 months.

The Indian call-centre industry might need counselling for withdrawal symptoms.

In-nova, out Qualis

After a rather dizzying back and forth spell of 'will they?' or 'won't they?', Toyota seems like they have finally decided to phase out the ubiquitous Qualis 'people carrier' in favour of the sexier Innova. But they might just keep the name.