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Honda launches new city

Honda today launched the much awaited new City in Thailand. The dimensions of the new Honda city are – 4,395mm long, 1,695mm wide and 1,470mm tall. The new Honda city is powered by a 1.5 liter i-VTEC engine. The i-VTEC engine is mated with 5 speed manual transmission. New Honda city also gets 5- speed automatic transmission. New Honda city will be launched in India before the end of December. The new Honda city is priced between 524,000 to 694,000 Thai baht that converts into Rs6,82,000 and Rs9,04,393.

Here are the pictures of Honda’s new city

New Honda City

Nano posts record mileage

Tata Motors ultra cheap car Nano has successfully passed the required mandatory tests of Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). This means that the Nano is now ready to hit the indian roads as it has met all the specified criteria for roadworthiness laid out by the government including emissions and NVH. Also Economic Times reports that the Tata’s Nano posted record mileage of 24kmpl during the homologation test at ARAI. Remember Nano will be the first car to come with certified mileage quote.Visit http://www.vicky.in/blog/tata-nano-mileage/

Tata Nano is powered by a twin cylinder, 623cc MPFI petrol engine. This frugal engine along with light weight body construction help the Nano to post better mileage figure.

Tata Nano to get a diesel engine

No matter which way the singur controversy goes, Tata is firm on its stand to roll out Nano on time. While the Chairman sticks to his stand, Nano engineers follows him. They are working hard to fit a diesel engine in the nano. Similar to the petrol mill, the nano diesel engine will be a two cylinder unit. Media reports claims that Tata is producing a 684cc diesel mill for the Nano. It was earlier reported by media that Tata was producing an 800cc Common Rail diesel engine jointly with FEV – an independent engine and powertrain systems research, German headquartered company. Whether Tata is producing 684cc or 800cc engine? one thing is sure Nano would get a diesel engine by 2010.

For the nano diesel, Tata will come up with a killer price. Nano Diesel is expected to be priced around Rs2 lakh. Don’t hurry up, Tata Motors plans to launch a nano diesel early 2010.

Maruti Suzuki offers discounts on Alto, Zen, Wagon-R,SX4 and Swift

Celebrate Diwali and Dussera with Maruti Suzuki

Similar to other auto majors, India’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki has announced festive offers to lure customers. Here are the details

* Exisiting Maruti owners would get a discount of Rs 30,000 on buying SX4

* On buying Wagon-R Maruti Suzuki is offering a discount of Rs 11,000 with insurance

* On buying Zen estilo, you would get Rs 15,000 with insurance

* When you buy Maruti Suzuki’s alto you can avail free insurance plus a discount of Rs 4,000

* Maruti Suzuki India has also launched special incentives to attract over 25.4 lakh employees from the insurance, banking and retail sector with additional discounts of Rs 17,000 on SX4, Rs 5,000 on M800 & Alto, Wagon R, Estilo and Rs 4,500 on Swift (petrol version).

Hyundai offers discounts on Santro,Getz, Accent, Verna and Sonata

Following other majors, Hyundai has announced a slew of offers on most of its models (except i10 AT and Getz 1.5L CRDi). Along with the Diwali and Dussera this year Hyundai celebrates its 10th anniversary in India. Hyundai Motor India (HMI) is offering a free gold coin MP3 player and insurance cover to those purchasing Hyundai cars this year. Here are the details

* A free gold coin – on purchase of Santro (GS/GLS), i10 (MT), Getz (1.1L/1.3L), Accent (GLE/Executive), Verna (all variants), Sonata (all variants) and Tucson (CRDi).

* A MP3 player – Those who buy verna and getz prime (in addition to the gold coin)

* Free insurance cover.– On Santro GL/GLS purchase

Hyundai has also announced few interesting exchange schemes.

* Exchange of old Hyundai cars will fetch an additional bonus of Rs 5,000.

* An exchange bonus of Rs 15,000 on the purchase of Santro GL/GLS and i10

* An exchange bonus of Rs 10,000 on the purchase of Getz 1.1L/1.3L, Accent GLE and all variants of Verna.
This bonus is on the exchange of non-Hyundai cars also.

“We are celebrating our Ten successful years of Indian operation and as always the customer is still our top priority. And what better way to celebrate this landmark occasion than to offer customers value through our celebrations schemes which makes Hyundai products very attractive for him. This is our way of saying thank you to all our customers who have been with us for a long time now,.” Hyundai Motor India Ltd, Managing Director, H S Lheem said.

Yamaha FZ 16 launch in Goa

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Yamaha will launch a new bike called FZ 16 on Saturday (13th September). FZ 16 a street fighter bike from Yamaha, the bike was displayed as FZ 150cc at the auto expo. Designed to exude masculinity and to replicate iconic FZ 1000cc, the FZ 16 is all set to rock the 150cc segment. If R15 is the athlete then the FZ 16 would be a wrestler. It may not come with race bred technologies but the chunky exhaust and larger profile 140-60-R17 tyres will give you the supreme character. The carburetted, air cooled engine is expected to deliver for 15PS and gallops of torque. This engine is said to be tuned for low end performance. A digital speedo and analogue tacho will complement the FZ 16’s character.

To promote the bike’s street character, Yamaha will launch the FZ 16 in the city of beach – Goa. The FZ 16 is expected to be priced between Rs 65,000 to Rs 70,000

Ford’s new Endeavour festive pack

Ford has kick start the festive season by offering an all new package with its Endeavour SUV. Endeavour the tru hardcore SUV is now enhanced with with Navi gear that includes new high tech GPS Navigation system, in-car chiller cum warmer and a 5th door convex mirror. According to Ford this festive pakc will enhance off road capability of the Endeavour in addition to the maximizing comfort,safety and convenience.

In-car GPS navigation

The Endeavour’s MapMyIndia route navigation system works via a satellite system. It determines the occupant’s exact current location and the direction they are moving towards. This navigator provides real-time, voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation travel across India, be it intra-city or inter-city; providing the much-needed assurance of the whereabouts and directions covering 173 cities in India.

The GPS system is of great assistance in remote locations where the roads don’t necessarily have signs. All the driver has to do is enter in the destination and the GPS system then guides him/her with visual map instructions supported by voice prompts.

“Endeavour owners are adventurous and are known to travel to unfamiliar destinations. The in-car GPS navigation is an extremely beneficial device for such drivers. It enables saving time, effort and needless hassle by giving real-time navigation guidance in unfamiliar destinations. It also has an entertainment quotient – with movies and music playback on a large color touch screen. These new features bring the best of motoring experience to the Indian customer as we make true our promise to ‘Make Every Day Exciting’!” said Nigel.

Ready food and beverages on the move

The in-car cooler cum warmer is another special feature of the Navi Gear. It will enable travelers to keep their food and beverages at the desired temperature and freshness. All that the car owner has to do is to plug it into the Endeavour’s power socket. This special feature will provide maximum travel convenience to the occupants of the Endeavour.

Rear watcher

The rear watcher enables the driver with a clear and magnified image of all objects and surroundings. This mirror has the potential to augment vehicle safety by covering all critical blind spots at the rear of the vehicle. Ford has always laid strong emphasis on the safety features in all its products and the Rear watcher demonstrates that fact.

These additional features are a ‘plug and go’, with installation at a special pricing of Rs. 27,500. They will now be available as an option on every Endeavour purchased at Ford dealerships across India. The Festive Pack Endeavour promises to take the SUV experience to an unparalleled high. While maintaining the tough, rugged design it will add elements that maximize owners’ adventurous spirit. Thus making the Endeavour a ready companion for wherever the road takes you.

Honda to launch new city tomorrow

The much expected Honda’s new city will be out tomorrow. Powered by an all new 1.5L VTEC engine the new city would boast highest power to weight ratio. The engine pumps out 118PS at 6000 rpm and 149Nm of peak torque at 4700 rpm. The new city is also bigger and better than the current one. The dimensions of the new Honda city stood at 4,395mm long, 1,695mm wide and 1,470mm height. Similar to the civic, the new city would get paddle shifts with the 5 speed Auto-box. Honda for the first time will default the history, the new generation city will co-exist with the current one. To facilitate this Honda may launch only two variants of new city. The new city will be available in four colours – white,red, polished metal and silver. Expect the new city to be priced around Rs8,50,000.

GM Chevrolet Unveils Volt

Chevrolet has unveiled the much touted plug-in hybrid volt atleast on the web. Touted to be the turn around car for the american major, the volt runs on electric power. Unlike other hybrids, Volt features an Internal Combustion which is only meant to recharge batteries. GM claims the volt can run upto 40 miles exlusively on battery and the range can be extended to 400 miles with the gasoline engine. GM plans to launch this electric car in US by 2010. Expect the volt in Inida by 2012 as GM has expressed its interest in bringing the plugin volt to India.

Here are the official pictures of Chevrolet Volt

Honda new civic

What if a segment leader is challenged by its competetior with an all new car? A fitting reply from the leader. As Toyota brings the next generation corolla altis to India, we can expect a upgraded version of Honda’s civic. Honda has unveiled a spruced up version of civic an civic hybrid for the Asian market.

The new facelifted civic unveiled in Japan gets a new grille and redesigned bumper to give a sporty profile like civic type-R. The tail lamp cluster also gets a minor treatment. Honda may give a chrome bar between the tail lamp cluster for the Indian market. Expect this facelifted civic around December 2008 or early 2009 in India.