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India’s largest car maker, Maruti plans to introduce the face lifted version of Swift and Swift Dzire. The new face lifted version will get the same design as in the existing models. It will also get a new front fascia with new L-shaped LED’s, revised fog lamps and bumper. The top end trim will get 16 inch alloy wheels and the non alloy wheel variants will include new wheel covers.

The updated version will get new 16 inch alloy wheels, LED daytime running lights, fog lamp, and redesigned front bumper. It is expected to get new upholstery for seats, automatic head lamps, start and stop button and electronically adjustable side mirrors. The top end variant will get a new Boost Blue pearl metallic shade.

The power train options will remain the same as in the current model. It will be powered by petrol as well as diesel engine options. The 1.2 litre petrol engine can churn out maximum power output of 86 bhp and maximum torque output of 114 Nm.  The 1.3 litre Multi-jet engine can develop peak power output of 74 bhp and peak torque output of 190 Nm. We can expect the launch of face lifted Swift and Swift Dzire during the festive season in the Country.

Finance Minister, Chidambaram has announced the reduction in excise duty in the interim Budget. In automobile industry, the prices of cars, motorcycles, Sports  Utility Vehicles(SUV) will be reduced.Excise duty on motorcycles and small cars should be reduced from 12% to 8%.  Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) will come down to 24% from 30%. The large cars should come with 20%-24%. The excise duty will be applicable up to June 20, 2014.

Finance Minister, P.Chidambaram said, “To give relief to the automobile industry, which is registering unprecedented negative growth, I propose to reduce excise duty”.

Maruti Suzuki, Chairman R.C. Bhargava said, “The only way to describe this is as a welcome change. Maruti always passes such benefits to customers and this time will be no different. This will hopefully, at least to some extent, revive demand in the automobile industry. My only concern is that this shouldn’t be a blip change, in the sense this should not be revised after the elections. The government has to let the reduced duty structure remain at least for the next 12-18 months until the auto industry is back to a 12-15% growth rate.”

Hyundai plans to launch an all new i20 with some attractive features. The new i20 has been spotted testing in Chennai. The new i20 will receive a new design completely when compared to the current car. The company has added a lot of new features in this car. The new i20 is based on an all new platform. It will include new headlights, tail lights and a grille.

The current i20 has two petrol and one diesel engine options. The 1396 cc, 16 valve CRDi engine which can churn out peak power of 89 bhp and peak torque of 220 Nm. The 1336cc diesel engine and 1197cc petrol engine can deliver maximum power output of 89 bhp and 83 bhp respectively.

It will be available with petrol engine as well as diesel engine options. Hyundai plans to bring automatic transmission options for the both petrol and diesel engine options. We can expect the launch of this new i20 during the festive season. The prices of this new i20 will start at Rs.5 lakhs approximately.

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Renault has launched its Special Edition of Duster, Adventure at a price of Rs.12.18 lakhs. The Duster Adventure Edition was already showcased at the 2014 Auto Expo. It receives cosmetic changes and some additional features. The engine option is same as in the RXL variant.

It is powered by 1.5 litre diesel engine with 6 speed manual gear box. The engine can develop maximum power output of 110 PS at 3900 rpm and maximum torque output of 248 Nm at 2250 rpm. It includes the same features as in the Duster RxL like dual airbags, Anti-lock Braking system, Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD), brake assist, electrically adjustable mirrors, brake assist, USB port, four speakers and steering mounted controls.

The Renault Duster Adventure gets  some additional features such as Smoked headlights, door side sill, new alloy wheels, wheel arch cladding, side body moulding, adventure decal on tailgate D-pillar, piano black center console, metal finish hand grab rails, lime green shade seat fabric upholstery and door trim fabric insert.

Here you can check out the images of some models who rocks at the 2014 Auto Expo….

The girls those who participated in the Auto Expo were mostly College students as well as models from different places. These modeling girls might earn Rs.10,000 to Rs.25,000 per day for 8-10 hours. Their major work was to smile and give pose to more number of cameras. They should be able to talk some basic information regarding the launch or unveiling of the vehicles.

The head of model coordinating firm on condition of anonymity, “The body language of girls at a bike kiosk may be different while those at a car launch will be different.” For a particular Automobile company like joint ventures, interms of technology the companies employed both Indian model as well as the foreign models to represent the integration.

Bajaj has unveiled two new bikes – Pulsar SS400 and Pulsar CS400 at the recently held 2014 Auto Expo. The company has informed that it will introduce lower capacity version of Pulsar SS400.So the lower version, Pulsar SS200 will enter into the market first, followed by the SS400. Bajaj will launch another one bike, Pulsar SS400 in next year.

Bajaj Pulsar SS200 will get 199.5cc, single cylinder, triple spark, 4 valve engine. The engine can use Fuel Injection (FI) instead of the carburetor. It can churn out maximum power output of 25 bhp. Pulsar SS200 is expected to include the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) option. It will include clip on handle bars and projector head lamps. We can expect the launch of Pulsar SS200 in April of this year.

Pulsar SS400 -Pictures

Several celebrities participated at 12th Auto Expo like Sachin Tendulkar, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Illeana Dcruz and Yami Gautam. Sachin Tendulkar ,the brand ambassador of BMW was there to unveil its hybrid car i8. Bollywood Actress Kareena Kapoor also there to introduce Tia, a car designed by DC design. Priyanka Chopra participated at the event to unveil Jaguar Land Rover’s Range Rover LWB. Another one Actress Yami Gautam poses with the new Chevrolet Beat at the event.

Here you can check out the photos of celebrities who participated at the 12th Auto Expo…

Bollywood celebrities, cricketers and singers spotted at Auto Expo 2014. Here you can see the photos of celebrities who arrived at the 2014 Auto Expo. Actor, John Abraham, brand ambassador of the Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer, Yamaha. The company has unveiled two bikes – the FZ1 and the R1 with the presence of Mr. John Abraham. The Actress Sameera Reddy unveiled the Vardenchi T5 motorcycle at the event. She was accompanied by Akshai Warde, CEO of Vardenchi. Bollywood star, Ranbir kapoor was present at the event to unveil two scooters -150cc Zir and 125cc Dare from Hero Motocorp. Mr.Akshay Kumar was also present at the unveiling of new Goldwing at the Auto Expo.