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Maruti Suzuki to launch its Abuzz edition, which is known as a special edition of the Ritz. The car comes with major cosmetic upgrades in both inside and outside. It is available with both petrol and diesel engine options and both transmission options.

On the exterior side it gets changes include special Abuzz edition body graphics, door visors, special mud flaps and bumper protectors. On the interior side, the Abuzz edition gets music system with Bluetooth,USB compatibility, six speakers, seat covers, rear parking sensor, floor mats, door sill guards and a rear parcel tray.

It is powered by the same petrol and diesel mill from the standard car. It produces 85PS and 113Nm of torque for 1.2-litre petrol, and the oil burner is the 1.3-litre engine which produces 75PS and 130Nm of torque. Power is transmitted to the front wheels through a five-speed manual. It will cost Rs 15, 000 to Rs 20,000 over the standard car.

Nissan says that the ‘All New Micra is Coming Soon’. The new Micra get changes in the both exterior and interior side. It gets a new color ‘Pacific Blue’, new design headlamps and the trademark grille. The bonnet, front and rear bumpers are restyled also.

On the interior side, it gets a new centre console, new trim and new finishing touches. It also gets keyless entry and push start and stop, steering mounted audio control, electrically folding mirrors, alloy wheels, rear parking camera, ABS and Bluetooth connectivity. It will be available with two engine options, a 75bhp, 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine and the 1.5-litre K9K diesel engine. Nissan will introduce their X-TRONIC CVT technology on the 1.2-liter petrol.

The new Micra is considered as safer than the previous one. It offers ABS and dual air bags, but in the top end model its get an additional two air bags. We can expected the Nissan to launch this car by July-August

TVS plans to launch a new automatic scooter based on its Wego model.This new automatic scooter is mainly targeted at males.

On exterior side it will come with styling like wego . The front portion of the scooter has been modified and comes with the bulgier headlamp.It will also come with a tiny, triangular air-slit type construction on the front panel, at the lowest point just above the front wheel mud-cover. The rear portion bears a striking resemblance to that of the Honda Activa.The creative addition of rear fuel tank filler, just a tad above the tail-lamps is appreciable. We can expect this new automatic scooter of TVS at any time.

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Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) introduced the new Dream Yuga with HET (Honda Eco Technology) on yesterday, which provides reduction in weight by 8% than earlier engine. The bike is powered by a 110cc engine that produces peak power of 8.5bhp and 8.91 Nm of torque.

The top end version of the 2013 Honda Dream Yuga comes with tubeless tyres.It will be available in five different colors, black, monsoon grey metallic, alpha red metallic, force silver metallic and maple brown metallic. The three variants of Dream Yuga are, Kick start/Drums brakes/Spoked wheels, Kick start/Drum brakes/Alloy wheels, Self start/Drum brakes/Alloy wheels.

Honda is expected to introduce this HET technology to Shine, Stunner, Unicorn and Trigger in the upcoming months. HMSI Vice President (Sales & Marketing) Yadvinder S Guleria said, “Dream Yuga has sold three lakh units within the first year of its launch. We have been deeply encouraged by the consumer response”

Tata has introduced four personalized kits for the vehicles called Jet, Remix, Alpha and Peach. These kits have changed the appearance of Nano in the exterior side only. It has no change inside the car. It has offered include bonnet stripes, side decals, body kit, badging, black contrast roof and graphite or body-colored alloy wheels.

Tata Nano Jet 2013
The Nano Jet is the first among the personalized kits available for the small car. Tata says it is a ‘sporty and competitive look that intensifies the energy of the Nano’.It includes the side skirts and the bumper lips are available on the LX variant. Jet marquee badging completes the package. The Tata Nano jet is priced at Rs. 15,000/- for the 2013 CX variant, Rs. 16,500/- for the 2012 CX variant, Rs. 27,000/- for the 2013 LX variant and Rs. 28,500/- for the 2012 LX variant.

Tata Nano Alpha 2013
The Alpha package offers Alpha badging, the V-spoke alloys get a graphite finish while you get a piano-black contrast-finished roof along with the air-ducts and twin glove box compartments in 2012 models. The Alpha package is priced at Rs.19, 000/-for the LX 2013, 20,500/- for the LX 2012; 15,000/- for the CX 2013, 16,500/- for the CX 2012

TATA Nano peach 2013
It gives the Tata Nano Peach badging, side and bonnet steamer lines, V-spoke alloy wheels finished in body color matching the car and twin glove box for 2012 models. Tata says that it is ‘cute and youthful’. This kit is priced at Rs. 15,000/- for 2013 CX and LX variants, while Rs. 16,000/-.was the cost of the Peach package for the 2012 CX and LX variants

Tata Nano Remix 2013
The Tata Nano Remix kit gets Remix badging, V-spoke alloy wheels with silver finish, body kit with side skirts (LX variant only), side decals, central bonnet stripe and twin glove boxes for the 2012 model. The Remix package is priced at Rs. 15,000/- for the 2013 CX variant, Rs. 16,500/- for the 2012 CX variant, Rs. 27,000/- for the 2013 LX variant and Rs. 28,500/- for the 2012 LX variant.

KTM India, will be launched KTM Duke 390 on 25th June 2013 at Pune . The KTM Duke 390 one of the most expected bikes of this year. It will be built by Bajaj Auto. It is similar to Duke 200 by the appearance but the engine system will be differed in KTM Duke 390. It will be powered by a 373cc single cylinder engine. This liquid cooled engine will make the Duke 390 the fastest single cylinder bike in India. It will come with Contactless, controlled, fully electronic ignition system with digital ignition timing adjustment.

The Duke 390 will come with user switchable on-off ABS. This ABS system can be turned on and turned off. So that it will be very useful to the Stunt riders for some stunning. It will come with other features like upside down front forks, an under body exhaust, metzeler tyres, monoshock rear suspension, and Trellis frame. The cost of Duke 390 is expected to the range about 2 lakh rupees.

One of the most expected vechicle launch of the year,the Ford EcoSport will be launched on June 26.The Ford EcoSport will be the first car in India will come with the 2 times “International engine of the year”award winning 1 liter EcoBoost engine. This engine offers 125 bhp and 170Nm of torque. Ford Ecosport official say that the 1.0 liter EcoBoost delivers 18.9kmpl.The EcoSport will come with 1.5 liter Ti-VCT engine and 1.5 liter TDCi engine carried over from new Fiesta sedan. The 1.5 liter TDCi engine delivers 22.7kmpl.

The variants of Ford Ecosport are 1.5 Ambiente, 1.5 Trend, 1.5 Titanium, 1.5 Titanium Automatic,1.0 EcoBoost Titanium, 1.0 EcoBoost Titanium Plus,1.5 TDCI Ambiente,1.5 TDCI Trend,1.5 TDCI Titanium ,1.5 TDCI Titanium Plus. The special features are dual tone, blue light illumination and fresh AC vents design. The EcoSport will be available in seven different colors likely Blue, Mars Red, white, Silver, Black, Yellow and gray.

On the exterior side the top-end EcoSport will have a chrome-lined grille, chrome ringed fog lamps, 16-inch 10-spoke alloy wheels, power-folding mirrors with integrated indicators, rear wiper and washer among others. The top-end variant will offer four airbags and ABS. Brakes are front disc and rear drum combination. The mid-variants will have two airbags and ABS, while the base may have only a single airbag, standard ABS.
The EcoSport will get automatic climate control, steering mounted audio controls and multi-information display. The infotainment system is the most important convenient feature of Ford which allows the phone to connect with the car, as well as take voice commands..

TATA motors India’s largest automobile company launches the three face lifted cars today.These cars will be available at Indian automobile markets soon.
TATA Nano 2013

The world’s cheapest car maker TATA Motors launch their TATA Nano 2013 Version today which is same as the TATA Nano 2012 with some smaller cosmetic changes.This new variant gets the lighter steering and CNG.The exterior gets a new chrome strips on the bonnet and above the rear bumper.This new rear bumper gets additional air intake to improve the cooling of the engine.
This version come with an integrated music system with CD,MP3,Aux in,USB port,blue tooth and dual glove boxes.The clutch of the TATA Nano 2012 has been improved for this version.And it will be upgraded by two more changes within the next months

2013 TATA Indigo eCS facelift
TATA launches one of the facelifted car in the form of 2013 TATA indigo eCS facelift
The facelifted car gets updated with a new front grille, revised front bumper, smoked headlamps, 14 inch alloy wheels and a chrome garnish on the boot lid.Interior design of , the car gets a new dashboard in an ebony finish, storage pockets on the door, a new 4 spoke steering wheel, updated instrumentation console and full fabric seats.Gear box and suspension have been revised
The facelifted Indigo eCS is available with 3 engine options and 8 variants (LX TDI, LS TDI, LX CR4, LS CR4, VX CR4, GLX, GLS and GVX)

2013 TATA Sumo Gold facelift
The updated sumo gets more features but there is no mechanical changes as expected
The face lifted sumo gets 19 features. Exterior gets ten features including new mascot for tailgate, tubeless tyres, new wheel covers, chrome grille, body graphics, Two new colours– Blazing Red and Twilight Gray. On interior side , the face lifted Sumo Gold gets dual AC, Bluetooth and USB audio system, wood finish console with mobile holder, etc.
The company hopes that the Sumo Gold offers more to the customer compared to the Bolero, as the former which has a bigger fuel tank, higher ground clearance, lower turning radius, high performance clutch and more features.

Regarding these launches,
Mr. Karl Slym, Managing Director, Tata Motors, said, “While the Indian automobile market has become intensely competitive, our goal is to enhance our market leadership in commercial vehicles and move to a strong podium finish in the passenger vehicle market. Horizonext is the next step in line with the company’s mission to be passionate in anticipating and providing the best vehicles and experiences that excite our customers globally. We are igniting that passion — so that customers are central to us, in what we are offering in our products, in the manner we are engaging with them at our dealerships, and in the processes we have adopted in servicing their vehicles.”

Mr. Ranjit Yadav, President, Passenger Vehicle Business Units, Tata Motors, said, “Even as we unveil our business strategy focused on customer needs and wants, we today also showcased 8 new exciting products, across 5 brands, which is an industry first. These products clearly indicate the significant improvement we are bringing in our product quality. While we are working towards our next-generation product pipeline, today we are bringing best-in-class vehicle experience across different passenger car categories to enhance some of our great existing brands. Besides offering exciting new features, these cars will be backed by an engaging purchase experience and a transformed after-sales network“

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We all know TVS is working on higher displacement apache bike. Netizen has spotted a full faired apache 250 at the outskirts of pune.

As can be seen in the picture below,the TVS Apache RTR 250 may come with more stunning features which also provide the safety, such as Antilock Braking System (ABS) technology, Digital speedometer, self start, tubeless tyres, halogen head lamp, low fuel indicator, alloy wheels etc.,.White,gray,yellow and black are the possible colors for this TVS Apache RTR 250 bikes. The prizes are to be expected in the range of about 1.1 lakhs in India. The TVS Apache RTR 250 got more attention in the automobile world, even before its launch.

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The German car maker BMW is ready to launch its forth coming 1 series for India. BMW hopes that the 1-series will cleave out a compartment for itself here as a powerful, rear-wheel-drive premium hatchback. The 1-series boasts a striking design. The shark-nose treatment with the forward-leaning kidney grille, the clamshell bonnet and the large, recessed headlights, give a premium look for the hatchback in its segment.

The car would be locally produced at the BMW plant in Chennai and so the prices are expected in the range of Rs.20-25 lakhs. We can expect BMW to launch the new series in the upcoming month.