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Suzuki, Japanese motorcycle manufacturer plans to launch Inazuma GW250 in India by January 2014.It will compete with the bikes like Honda CBR 250R, the KTM 200 Duke and the Kawasaki Ninja 300.

It is expected that it would get 248cc, twin cylinder, liquid cooled, fuel injected engine coupled with 6 speed transmission. It will get telescopic forks for front suspension and hydraulic disc brakes at the rear. It will get features like a digital LCD speedometer, odometer, twin trip meter, clock and fuel gauge readouts, maintenance interval indicator. It will include 3-mode rpm indicator (Normal mode, Eco mode and Off) on the right side and LED indicators on the left.

Suzuki will import the Inazuma GW250 as Completely Knocked Down(CKD) Units. The bike will be assembled at Gurgaon facility. The Inazuma GW250 is likely to be displayed at the 2014 Auto Expo.

Tata has been working on a new car-top secret car, which is designed by Marcello Gandini – designer of the Lamborghini Miura. The company keeps the secret on its materials as well as the production technology. The project is secretive so the company was decided at the last moment not to unveil the car at 2013 Geneva Motor Show.

The car will be manufactured by composite material with polymers which can reduce the overall weight by 20% when compared to steel. The material is more affordable than the carbon fiber. So the production cost must less than the other materials like steel and aluminum.

The car body will require 25 moulds only. It will get a super charged, 1000cc engine under its bonnet which can churn out maximum power of 90 Bhp.

Tata plans to launch a new variant of Nano with power steering. Nano Twist, the new variant to be priced Rs 15000 more than the current Nano. The Nano Twist will be launched on 15 January 2014.The power steering is developed by ZF. This power steering will lead smooth and easy driving.

Heavy Steering of the current Nano is the biggest complaint from the customers. So the heavy steering is replaced by the Power steering which is developed by the German Automotive component manufacturer, ZF. The new car will get the same 624cc, twin cylinder engine which can deliver maximum power output of 37.4 bhp. The engine is mated to four speed manual gear box.

Currently Nano is available in five variants of both petrol and CNG. The variants of Tata Nano are Nano STD, Nano CX, Nano LX, Nano CNG CX, Nano CNG LX. All these variants have 0.6-litre petrol engine which can churn out maximum power of 37.4bhp and a peak torque of 51Nm. The engine system is coupled with a 4-speed manual transmission

Mahindra has undergone testing with its new compact SUV at many places of Tamil Nadu. The new SUV is code named as S101 which is based on its XUV 500.

When it has undergone testing with the upcoming new SUV at the Nilgiri Mountain, the vehicle lost its control and crashes down suddenly. The upcoming new six seater SUV is designed with high ground clearance. The new SUV will be available in both petrol and diesel trims.

It will get 1.5 liter twin turbo diesel engine. The 1.2 later petrol engine is developed for this SUV with the help of Ssangyong Motors.

Bajaj has announced a price hike of Duke 390 in India. It has launched the Duke 390 at a price of Rs 1.8 lakh. It has increased the price of Rs 6000 to its original price. So the buyers will have to pay Rs 1, 86,000 for Duke 390. The Duke 390 can accelerate from 0 to 100 kmph in just a short span of 5.6 seconds. It gives the mileage of 34 Kmpl on the highway.

The Duke 390 is powered by 373.2 cc, single cylinder, water cooled engine. The engine can churn out maximum power of 43 bhp and maximum torque of 35 Nm. The 373.2cc, single cylinder engine is mated to 6 speed gear box. It is equipped with disc brakes on both wheels and ABS.