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Title: Monty262 - Solved: ICML (Sonalika) EVO, designed by Pininfarina (2008)
Post by: el_monty on November 24, 2017, 05:23:00 AM
Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please identify this vehicle.

Don't be naughty! Stay away from Google Search by Image, kids.
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: el_monty on December 08, 2017, 11:21:33 AM
Up to the Experts.
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Post by: ChanceHuncha on December 08, 2017, 12:37:07 PM
American?
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Post by: el_monty on December 08, 2017, 12:39:39 PM
Not American.
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Post by: ChanceHuncha on December 08, 2017, 12:56:26 PM
European?
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: el_monty on December 08, 2017, 02:13:43 PM
It's not European either, though there is a connection to a European company.
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: ChanceHuncha on December 08, 2017, 03:35:45 PM
Has the brand produced any other cars?
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: el_monty on December 09, 2017, 05:42:35 AM
Yes
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: wingroad on December 09, 2017, 03:11:09 PM
Chinese ?
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Post by: el_monty on December 09, 2017, 03:26:05 PM
Not Chinese.
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Post by: ChanceHuncha on December 10, 2017, 12:10:11 AM
I keep on seeing an odd Ford Escape / Tesla Model X hybrid...

Has his car been produced in large quantities?
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: el_monty on December 10, 2017, 09:33:38 AM
It is a concept that did not go into production.
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: wingroad on December 10, 2017, 02:51:49 PM
Korean ?
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Post by: max on December 10, 2017, 06:29:22 PM
Proton?
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Post by: ChanceHuncha on December 10, 2017, 07:08:19 PM
Mahindra?
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: el_monty on December 11, 2017, 03:50:48 AM
Quote from: wingroad on December 10, 2017, 02:51:49 PM
Korean ?
No
Quote from: max on December 10, 2017, 06:29:22 PM
Proton?
No
Quote from: ChanceHuncha on December 10, 2017, 07:08:19 PM
Mahindra?
No, but this is the closest thing that has been said so far.
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: wingroad on December 12, 2017, 03:51:45 PM
I assume it is TaTa then ?
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Post by: ChanceHuncha on December 12, 2017, 04:07:32 PM
Maruti?
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Post by: el_monty on December 12, 2017, 04:23:48 PM
Neither Tata nor Maruti.
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Post by: ChanceHuncha on December 14, 2017, 03:22:35 PM
Is it India at least?
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: el_monty on December 14, 2017, 04:39:32 PM
Yes, it's Indian. With European input.
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: wingroad on December 15, 2017, 04:06:16 PM
Force Motors ?
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: el_monty on December 15, 2017, 04:08:37 PM
Not Force.
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: wingroad on December 15, 2017, 04:20:01 PM
Ashok Leyland ?
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Post by: el_monty on December 15, 2017, 05:30:32 PM
Not Ashok Leyland
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Post by: ChanceHuncha on December 16, 2017, 09:04:08 PM
This is the Sonalika EVO. Uniquely designed by Pininfarina!
Title: Re: Monty262
Post by: el_monty on December 18, 2017, 03:03:39 AM
That's right, you found it! Strictly speaking, the car marque of the Sonalika group is ICML (International Cars and Motors Ltd.), but the Sonalika name is more recognised in India due to the popularity of their farm equipment. The EVO design for a modern SUV to expand the ICML range beyond the Rhino/Extreme, was commissioned to Pininfarina in 2008, but finally investors found it a risky proposition and decided to stop the project, meaning that this full scale model, which is all that remains of it, was never officially presented to the public, but now sits at the Sonalika HQ building in Punjab.

(There was a double connection with Mahindra, of course, in that not only do they share the same nationality, but that Pininfarina now belongs to the Mahindra group)