Before venturing into the aesthetic terrain, let us look at the whole thing holistically. One must congratulate Mahindra-Renault for giving it’s customers a decidedly sporty and vibrant car in terms of styling and expression. When the young consumer decides on a car to buy, more often than not he considers the customizing possibilities in his choice. But this can be quite tricky. One cannot say for sure whether a car’s character can be changed by aftermarket products without actually implementing them. Logan initially was a simple, straight forward car making it clear that it will be bought for its performance (fuel efficiency mainly) from the first look. Now, you know it can make heads turn as well. It may not be long that other OEMs have taken notice of this bold initiative and provide us a dozen different styles for a single car.
As for the car itself, the job is well done considering the OEM has to stick to neutral grounds without making the car look freaky or too subtle to notice the changes. The first thing you will notice is the two-tone theme carried throughout the car front to back and inside to outside. There are 5 color variants to go with the black tone namely – Pearl Orange, Bright Red, Leaf Green, Electric Blue and Sporty White, each as good as the other. There is a front grill add-on that looks spot-on. The bonnet is black too with a glossy finish. The car sports rear spoilers and skirts, but both are in body color. Since there is a generous treatment of black towards the front, these are highly overshadowed. The front and rear center bezels are charcoal grey and look good under the black wire mesh. Carrying the two tone approach was a very bold move, but a larger tire and smaller spokes would have been awesome. You will never forget that you are riding a customized Logan even when you are inside the car. The dash and door trims in black and beige, the seats beige and orange* and the floor mats in black and orange*. The customization costs are a little high (1.65 lakhs) considering the price of the car itself, but since the warranty is safe, who’s complaining.
*- in this case.
Pictures of Mahindra Renault Logan Customised
