VW is another company that has stepped into selling it’s cars in India recently. Just like Volvo, VW will be selling a car - Passat and an SUV Touareg in India. See news report. See more details of the car on VW India website.
Volvo joins the list of international companies pushing their models into India. They have made an entry to India with two passenger vehicles - XC90, an SUV and S80, a premium sedan. It has been a relatively low key entry, and unlikely that Volvo expects a serious market share. Both vehicles are feature packed, and would be good choice of buy for the people who are very concerned or paranoid
More than a decade ago when Hero Honda launched splendor, it looked a little out of place. Its sleek curves, a visor above the headlights and rounded looks were very different from the boxy shaped motor cycles that were common in those days.
It was not exactly a success when it came out and people were weary to buy a bike that looked out of place. Pricing mattered much more than it did today
Hyundai has launched a CNG version of Santro, almost a year after they announced that they are going to launch one.
But this will not be a factory fitted system that can run on CNG - a CNG kit will be retrofitted at the dealer. CNG version is available only in Delhi. The CNG version will be available in four variants - XK (non A/c), XL, XO and AT with prices starting at 3.25 lakh ex-showroom
Hyundai has launched am automatic diesel version of its luxury sedan Sonata Embera. The new variant contains a four speed automatic transmission. The car has a 2 liter CRDi diesel engine with an output of 142PS. The car is priced at 15,71,656, ex-showroom Delhi. Along with the automatic diesel, Sonata Embera is available in three more variants.
See more details on Hyundai Sonata Website.
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Ford India has unveiled a new version of Endeavour 4×4 version.
The new Endeavour comes with a 2.5L, 143PS engine. The interiors include an in-dash CD changer, dual AC with independent controls for rear seat and foldable rear seats. The SUV comes with ABS and dual stage driver and passenger airbags. The Endeavour is now available in 3 models - A limited edition 4×4(XLT), 4×4 XLT and 4×2 XLT.
Maruti has started making first deliveries of the new car SX4. The car launch has been a bit low profile and it did not see many major campaigns before or after its launch. It would probably be seen on the roads of your city in no longer than a couple of weeks. From the images, the car definitely looks good and I am looking forward to see them.
The SX4 starts at a decent price of 629000 and
Three new cars at the luxury segment were released in India last week.
Nissan launched it’s first car and second passenger vehicle - Teana in India, the first being an SUV - Nissan X-Trail. Teana will cost a little more than Rs.20 lakh ex-showroom. Teana comes with a 2.3 liter engine delivering 170bhp. It is only available with a 4 speed automatic transmission and does not have a manual version.
Chevy Spark is finally launched after much delay. Spark is the good old Daewoo Matiz in a new Avatar, relaunched with many changes to the car after GM bought Daewoo. Another small car is on the road now, which means more competition, more choices, and hopefully reduced prices for the consumer in the days to come. Here are some features and specification on the car.
Variants: 4 variants - 1.0E,
Harley Davidson would most likely have many fans in India, and most of those fans may not even have seen one. Considering the price tag that they carry, owning one in India is not going to a reality for most.
Harleys were not allowed on the Indian roads so far because they did not meet the emission standards set for the Indian bikes. But now the government has relaxed the norm specially for
Fiat has launched the new version of Palio today, that I was mentioning a few days ago. It has been named as Palio Stile. The Palio Stile comes with a 1.1 liter, 57 bhp engine. I had a quick look at the details of the car and here is what I liked about it.
1. The price. Starting at 3.49 lakhs, the big small car becomes an attractive buy.
2. Improved Fuel Efficiency. This was one of the major
Hyundai has launched a new version of the Getz, called Getz Prime, which is meant to comply with government’s definition of small car to obtain tax discounts, and hence reduce the price tag of the car.
The Getz prime GLE with a 1.1 liter engine and body length less than 4000mm will comply to small car standards and will cost 3.89 lakh, ex-showroom Delhi. Getz also comes with a 1.3 liter,
Logan is the much anticipated car of 2007 and it is now out. At prices starting from 4.28 lakhs for the petrol version, it does look attractive. But the diesel version, hosting a common rain engine will cost a lot more, starting at 5.47 lakhs. The Logan comes in 3 variants, named GL, GLE/DLE(Petrol/Diesel), GLS/DLS(Petrol/Diesel). The petrol versions come with a 1.4 litre engine delivering 75bhp
The number of luxury cars available in India are growing. BMW is launching made in India 3 series cars and will soon follow up with 5 series cars. They are also contemplating on launching their small car Mini a few years down the line.
And Lamborghini is about to launch one of its most well known models - Gallardo in India.
Now most of the car companies have made it to India, either by
Fiat had never had things going good for them in India. It dates back to the days of tie up with Premiere whose plants were closed due to a forgettable strike and their models died a slow death. When Fiat returned to India with Uno, and then Palio, Siena and Petra, they had good cars with them but poor economy and bad after sales let them down.
Now there is some chance that Fiat may see better
Mahindra has launched a new version of the Bolero, which is basically a face lift of the original one. But most important - the new Bolero is priced less than the old one. The changes are primarily cosmetic - both interiors and exteriors have been spruced up. Bolero is one of the best selling vehicles from Mahindra, and it sells even more than the popular Scorpio. The face lift and reduction in
March issue of Overdrive magazine reports that Hyundai is about to launch a new small car priced at around Rs 3.5 lakhs in October. Another small car in the same range - Chevy Spark is due from the plants of General Motors later this year. With two new models on the roads, small car market could see some heated action and Maruti may see a bit of it’s market share eroding. Overdrive expects the
The new Tata Indigo XL, released recently, is a stretch version of the Tata Indigo. It comes with plenty of luxury features that you don’t get to see in many cars that are even double its price. At a price tag under 8 lakhs, there are no other cars that come anywhere close to Indigo when it comes to features. Look at some of the luxuries that the car offers -
1. Amazing rear leg room,
December issue of Autocar India magazine makes a mention of a new Maruti Baleno. They don’t seem to have much substance in their story, yet they seem to be confident about it. All they have are some pictures of a left-hand-drive car with Suzuki logo behind it, and they don’t even say where the pictures are taken from. But there is a small mention that the new Baleno will be similar to its Chinese
After a long time since Chevrolet Aveo was rolled out, General Motors has now launched the hatchback version of the car, called Aveo UV-A. For a price tag starting from almost 4 lakhs, the Aveo UV-A appears big, impressive and value for money. It also has looks that can impress anyone. The Aveo comes with 3 variants, all of them sporting a 1.2L, 72bhp engine. For more details on the