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Tata announces the launch of its two new CNG variants, Indigo emax and Indica emax which will be available in six CNG markets across India. The Indigo emax and Indica emax, two new eco friendly cars with low Co2 emission will be available in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra,Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tripura and Delhi.

The cars are powered by state-of-the-art engine with both CNG and Petrol. Tata Indigo and Tata Indica emax have a low carbon footprint of 0.251 g/km and 0.338 g/ km respectively.

Indigo emax get 1.2 litre 4-cylinder engine which can produce 65 bhp .The Indiga emax returns 24.6 km/kg has a range of 230 km in CNG mode over 650 km in petrol. The Price range of Indigo emax starts at Rs. 4.99 lakh upto Rs 5.27 lakh. The Indica eMAX returns 23.7 km/kg has a range of 230 km in CNG mode over 600 km in petrol. The Price range of Indica emax starts at Rs.3.99 lakh to 4.26 lakh

Mr. Ankush Arora- Sr. Vice President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit (Commercial), Tata Motors Ltd., said, “CNG is gaining momentum in the Indian automobile market and we are happy to announce expansion of our CNG portfolio. The introduction of the new variants comes as an essential step that underlines our commitment to be a sustainable automotive player.At Tata Motors, the core philosophy behind the launch of every new vehicle is anticipating what our customers need and blending it with the best-in-class technology and design engineering. Besides offering exciting new features, these cars will be backed by an engaging purchase experience and advanced technology to be an economic, friendly choice for consumers.This helps us arrive at an end product that suits the inherent automotive needs of our customers in a holistic way.”

Bajaj has been working on a new, full faired bike known as the Pulsar 375.It will get the same 375cc single cylinder, fuel injected, liquid cooled engine from KTM Duke 390 which can produce maximum power of 43 PS and 35 Nm torque.

The engine will be mated to six speed manual gearbox .It will also get Anti-lock Braking System (ABS).Interms of styling it will get the split seat and new tail section. It will be the first expensive bike from Bajaj. We can expect the launch of Pulsar 375 in mid of next year. It is to be priced below Rs 2 lakh.

The company also working for another one full faired bike Pulsar 200 SS. The Pulsar 200 SS has spotted testing near Pune. It will be positioned above the Pulsar 200 NS

Yamaha, the Japanese manufacturer has displayed its R25 concept at the 2013 Tokyo Motor show in Japan. It will get liquid-cooled, fuel injected, 250 cc parallel twin-cylinder engine with six speed transmission. The company plans to start the production of this R25 by next year.

It will get telescopic forks for front suspension and monoshock for rear. It also will include disc brakes at both front and rear, LED tail lamp and split seat .Yamaha does not reveal other specifications yet. Before the production of this bike, it may receive some changes.

It is expected that the R25 would be unveiled at the Delhi Auto Expo in February 2014. We can expect the launch of this bike during the festive season by next year. Yamaha will build this two wheeler at local plants in order to fix the price competitive. R25 will compete with the two wheelers like Honda CBR 250R and Kawasaki Ninja 300

The Pulsar 200NS gets two new dual colour shades of black and white and red and black. Pulsar 200NS is powered by liquid cooled four stroke 199.5cc engine which can deliver maximum power output of 23bhp and maximum torque of 18.3 Nm. The bike can accelerate from 0-100 Km/hr in just a short span of 10-11 seconds It is available with four colour options like Cherry black, saffire blue, tosca red and Mustard yellow.

Now Bajaj has announced two new dual colour shades of Pulsar 200 NS. The new dual colour shade of Pulsar 200 NS are black and white and red and black.

It is expected that the new shade of Bajaj Pulsar 200NS would hit the showrooms shortly. It may discontinue the yellow shade in Pulsar 200NS. It is also expected that the price of this model is Rs 1000 more than the regular model.

Ford, the American carmaker has unveiled its 2015 Ford Ka/ Figo car which is based on the Ford Ka concept in Brazil. The 2015 Ford ka/Figo , the second car which will be developed and engineered in Brazil. The company will replace its ka hatchback with the next generation Figo.

The 2015 Figo, code-named as B562 will use a modified platform of current Figo. It is expected that this 2015 Ford Figo would get the engine options like 1 liter EcoBoost turbo petrol engine and the 1.5 liter TDCI turbo diesel engine. Both the engines will be coupled to five speed manual gearbox as a standard.

It is expected that the next generation would be launched in the country by next year or two. The 2015 Figo will be manufactured at the new Ford’s spanking new Sanand factory which is currently under construction at Gujarat. So the next generation model will be the first car from sanand factory.

Bajaj has undergone testing of its new motorcycle, Pulsar 200 SS at Pune. The Pulsar 200 SS was spotted near the border of Maharashtra-Goa. The Pulsar 200SS will use the same LED indicators as the Duke 390 or Duke 200 and the same splatter guard with single sided mounting from Pulsar 200 NS.

It will include the features like Fuel Injection (FI) and ABS. The Pulsar 200 SS will get twin headlamps upfront, a split-seat design, an aggressive design, clip-on handlebars, different handlebar-mounted mirrors, telescopic front forks, monoshock rear suspension and an exhaust muffler which is already employed in the Pulsar 200 NS.

All other details of Pulsar 200 SS will be revealed in the upcoming weeks. It is expected that the Pulsar 200 NS will be launched in December 2013.

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Honda plans to unveil its new City which is codenamed as 2CT in New Delhi on 25th of this month. The company has stopped the production of current City already and it has cleared its stock completely.The new City is based on the upcoming new generation Honda Jazz. The new Honda Jazz will hit the Indian market by next year with diesel engine option.

The new City will get 1.5 litre i-DTEC engine from the Amaze which can produce 110 PS of power. The 1.5 litre diesel engine will be mated to five speed manual gear box. But the petrol model will get 5 speed manual gearbox and automatic transmission option.

The 2014 Honda City will compete with the cars like Volkswagen Vento, Skoda Rapid, Ford Fiesta and Hyundai Verna. It is expected that this new car would be priced Rs 80,000 more than its petrol model. It is also expected that the new City and new Jazz will be at the 2014 Expo.

Triumph, the British motorcycle manufacturer plans to launch a 250cc motorcycle in 2015.It has released the official sketch of its 250cc motorcycle. The company plans to build a new plant at Narsapura,Bangalore.In that plant, the company’s entry level 250cc motorcycle will be manufactured and exported to other countries.

Triumph, 250cc motorcycle will get single cylinder with liquid cooling and fuel injection. The sketch shows the telescopic front forks, single disc brakes at the front and rear and a non split seat. There are two possible versions from Triumph that the naked version and the full faired version. The full faired version will compete with the motorcycles like Honda CBR 250R, Kawasaki Ninja 250R.