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KTM India has plans to bring out the RC motorcycle,for which the delivery is under the process.The intention to bring slipper clutch as a bold additional kit,is mainly to promote a road-friendly ride to the buyers.Usually,usage of slipper clutch has became a tradition in Moto racing motorcycle.Mostly the high performance motorcycles will make use of this slipper clutch,while it’s usage is limited since it is found to be available only with few bikes like the Yamaha R1, Suzuki Hayabusa and the Honda VFR1200F. Presence of slipper clutch in a bike makes it distinct from other bikes that doesn’t found to possess the slipper clutch.It makes us to feel that something speciality lies in the functionality of the slipper clutch.Usually with the use of the normal clutches,the appliance of the braking is supplied to the rear wheel via shaft drive,that makes the rear wheel to lose its traction.While the slipper clutch which is also termed as back torque limiter clutch will control the rear wheel against locking in during downshifts,thus avoiding the rear wheel in losing its traction.Thus helps the riders to feel stable even under heavy braking.So the provision of KTM RC series with the slipper clutch would really going to double the happiness of the buyers.

Yesterday,Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt Ltd,conducted the  grand finale of its Mission 10000 KM at the  YMCA ground in Chennai.The entire day witnessed exciting customer engagement activities like Yamaha Children Safety Program, Zippy Music Circle, test drives and service camps.The launch of SZ-RR Version2 also  took place during the occasion.Taking this as a great opportunity ,the company came forward to explain the concept of “Blue-Core Technology “-Yamaha’s New Engine Development Ideal which is up to make the bike in offering  unbeatable performance.Further,the SZ-RR Version-2,upgraded version of the existing SZ-RR bike launched year,is being built on a newly designed air-cooled 149cc,4-stroke SOHC single cylinder.

The engine helps in delivering the power in a linear fashion similar to the original SZ series whilst greatly improving fuel efficiency.The bike has been designed  taking fuel-economy into consideration.The reason behind the implementation of the Blue-core technology is to make the riders  feel about having congenial ride that is being carried over  with the provision of fuel efficiency and environmental performance to all-new levels.The following features are considered to be prominent.

 

• Newly designed tubeless tyres
• All new instrumental console
• Handlebar holder with the “SZ “logo and newly added shroud

The aforementioned features tend to give the  gives the bike a sporty appeal.Besides,all these features tend to give the bike a worthy 150 cc class model.New stylish Commuter SZ-RR Version 2,comes loaded with all such features is priced at Rs 65,300/-(exshowroom,Delhi).It is also available at the ex-showroom price of Chennai of Rs66,461/-.Further,the provision are made for choosing among  the color shades of  Red Dash,Ivory White and Green Arrow.Celebrate this Diwali with teh auspicious offering from the Yamaha.

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) would start producing its high-end sports bike CBR-650 in the country from next year.It is laid with the foundation of Rs 11,000 crores for its set-up plant in Gujarat.Yet,the facility for the set-up has been yet finalised,since the decision is on the move.Further when enquired about the capacity of the Vithalapur plant with HMSI Preseident Y.S.Guleria ,he stated ,”As of now, we have not decided on units as numbers are too small and very quick decision can be taken, but we are not expecting very high volume”.Further he added,Honda has also not finalised the price tag for the upcoming sportsbike for Indian customers.

An interesting cue is that Japanese is about to start its CBR-650 production jointly with the “Make in India”commitment.The sources revealed that the scope behind the project is mainly to lay the production plant in India.Also,it will be an added advantage to the  producers in a way that the affordability aspect will be considered for customers with Make in India Commitment.Already,Honda has a total of three plants in the states of Haryana,Rajasthan and Karanataka.Besides,the  upcoming Vithalapur plant is going to be the world’s largest”only-scooter”producing unit,claimed to have an annual production capacity of 1.2 million units.Further,with an improvement in rural infrastructure in India,the demand for automatic scooter gets increased that will create an pavement for an increase in sale that would go up to 35% of overall two-wheeler sales in 5-10 years horizon.As per the official site news,CBR-650 is a 649 cc sports bike with the with the four-cylinder double overhead camshaft (DOHC) engine technology and having the six-speed gearbox,

On querying the Honda Motor Company Chief Operating Officer Asia & Oceania Region, Noriaki Abe on sales growth,he answered,” India is already a priority market for Honda.”In the current fiscal 2014-15, Honda aims to sell 18.2 million two-wheelers worldwide and for the first time, India will contribute almost 25 per cent to global Honda sales,Moreover Honda Motor Company Managing Officer Yoshiyuki Matsumoto quoted that “with the fourth plant, the company aims to reach closer to the vast market in West which contributes over 25 percent to Honda’s business.”The new plant will employ around 3,000 people within first two years of commercial production and will entail Rs 1,100 crore investment,” he added.Guleria has assured that this production plant would not only tend to open up the skill of the firm’s existing manpower but it would boasts of the Honda India’s manufacturing quality to the world.

Fiat Avventura is about to reach the Indian market on October 20th.Bookings have been commenced early in the last month.Design traits get crafted on the exterior styling in terms of body cladding and external spare wheel that gives the Avventura a crossover like design like that of Punto Evo.It will be available in trim levels-Active,Dynamic and Emotion with the provision of two engine options petrol and diesel thus resulting six variants.Maximum of 90 PS of power at 6000 rpm and torque of 115 Nm at 4,500 rpm is derived from the 1.4-litre ‘FIRE’ petrol engine.Whereas,the 1.3 litre”Multijet”diesel engine produces 93PS of power at 4,000 rpm and 209 Nm of torque at 2000 rpm.Both these mills get coupled with the 5-speed manual transmission unit.ARAI mileage of 14.4km/l and 20.5km/l is expected to be achieved from the petrol and diesel variants respectively.With an expected price tag that ranges betwen Rs6 and 8 lakhs,ex-show-room.Delhi,it will give a tough competition to its rivals that include VW Cross Polo and Toyota Etios Cross.

Finally,Kawasaki launched the most-awaited sportsbike Z250 and ER-6n at an attractive price tag of Rs2.99lakhs and Rs4.78 lakhs respectively.These are ex-showroom prices,Delhi.Since ER-6n is a naked version of the existing Kawasaki Ninja 650,it makes itself distinct with teh replacement of full-fairing concept with a funky, new-age, bikini clad headlamp.Regarding the mechanical specifications,Z250 gets powered up by a 249cc, four-stroke, liquid-cooled, parallel-twin engine.Dual throttle valve technology and fuel-injection system have been implemented mainly for promoting enhanced fuel-efficiency.Whereas,the ER-6n is being built on a 649cc, liquid-cooled and four-stroke unit.Z250 is found to make use of telescopic shock absorbers in front and a monoshock at the rear.When it comes with the ER-6n,it uses front telescopic shock absorbers, mated to a side-mounted monoshock at the rear.In terms of braking efficiency,single disc brake does its duty in the Z250 whilst ER-6n gets good stopping power even at high speeds through the means of braking system consisting of front telescopic shock absorbers, mated to a side-mounted monoshock at the rear.

Kawasaki,with an intention to expand its Indian market portfolio,planned to launch  Z250 and ER-6N on October 16.Both the mtorcycles Z250 and ER6n are the naked versions of the existing Ninja 300 and Ninja 650 respectively.In addition to this,Z250 had been already displayed in its dealerships while the ER-6N is under testing.

Regarding Z250,it is a quarter litre  streetbike that got nourished with the styling traits of  Z800.Further the features like tail-section,exhaust,part-analogue-part-digital instrument cluster with a large tachometer and digital display for speedometer,odometer,fuel gauge,Y-spoke alloy are seem to be shared from that of Ninja 300,thus Z250 proves to be a naked version of Ninja 300.The  motorcycle is to be powered up liquid cool,parallel twin engine with displacement measuring 249cc.The engine tends to produce the power at the maximum of 32 PS at 11,000 rpm and peak torque of 21Nm at 9000 rpm,that gets transmitted to the rear wheels via the six-speed gearbox.The engine is found to be built on chassis of type diamond steel frame.

The suspension setup conssits of 37 mm telescopic forks upfront and a monoshock at the rear end.Braking is applied through the means of single 290mm petal disc at the front and 220mm petal disc at the rear.Sadly,ABS is not found to be offered even as an option.With all such features being loaded,Kawasaki Z250 is expected to arrive at the price tag of around Rs3 lakhs.It seesm to play a tough role against KTM 390 in the two-wheeler segment.

When it comes with the Kawasaki ER-6n,it is obvious it is the striped down version of Ninja 650 with the presence of  features like fuel tank,tail section,seats and fenders.However,there are certain features like stubby headlight,fuel tank and extensions and exposed radiator that makes it distinct from its siblings.It has been designed to be powered up by a 649cc,liquid-cooled motor generating at 72PS at 3,500 rpm and peak torque of 64Nm at 7000rpm.This power gets transmitted to the rear wheels via six-speed gearbox.

The engine is being built on a  tubular diamond type frame.The suspension system consists of 41mm telescopic forks at the front and preload adjustable mono-shock setup at the rear.dual semi-floating,petal disc brakes at the front and single 220mm petal disc at the rear takes care of the braking functionality.One can expect its price range from Rs 30 to 40,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The shotpics of Maruti suzuki Swift facelift,which is about to make its launch in Diwali spied out.Picture credits to Team bhp site.The changes that are brought to the car in terms of design traits and adds-on makes the car look quite attractive.The obvious change is seen at the tweaked front bumper with L-shaped shaped silver inserts lining the fog lamp housings and alloy wheels.Alloy wheels are of a  new kind.There is a provision of keyless entry and go.For the sake of entertainment,infotainment system have been updated to feel the music luisance.Further,its prominent features include day-time running lights, one-touch up / down window for the driver,reverse parking sensors and electrically retracting ORVMs. Regarding the mechanical specifications,the engine options remain to be the same as like that of the current model.The 1.2 litre,4-cylinder petrol trim will deliver upto  maximum of 86 bhp power  @ 6200 rpm and  114 Nm of torque @ 4000 rpm while the  1.3 litre,4-cylinder diesel mill would churn out 74 bhp power @ 4000 rpm and 190 Nm of torque @ 2000 rpm.In addition to this,there is inclusion of  an automatic gearbox.

Next generation Bajaj Pulsar is getting ready for its launch which is expected to take place after Pulsar SS200.The bike is spied under testing which is to be powered by a new 160cc engine.Regarding the engine type,it is a a single cylinder triple spark air cooled engine.The power and torque figures remain to be unknown.However,the output readings are found to be far better.Further,the electric and kick start options have been offered with the engine.The design traits are said to follow the 200 NS design theme.As per this sculptured design,features like muscular fuel tank and skinny side panels have been employed thus giving the bike a naked appeal.In addition to this,the new gen Pulsar tends to get the following prominent features include  halogen head lamp, minimal head fairing, digital instrument panel with analog tachometer, new fuel filler cap, air deflecting cowl ahead of engine, silver finish centre stay and rear foot rest, underbelly exhaust, split seats, split grab handle, clear lens indicators, saree guard and split LED tail lamp.The front end gets the regular telescopic fork while the rear end gets the monoshock with coil-spring suspension system.Whereas,the braking system comprises of petal disc setup on the  front and mechanical trail leading  drum kit  at the rear.100/90/17 MRF Zappers continues to promote the stability.

The most anticipated bikes of this year are the RC390 and RC200.Though it has been launched a month ago,yet it didn’t reach the dealerships officially.It is heard from the KTM officials that “KTMRC390 and KTMRC200 currently have a three month waiting period”.Despite this known fact,l,there prevails a belief that RC390 will be delivered by the end of October whereas delivery time of RC200 would take a little longer.Surprisingly, the bookings for the KTM RC 390 have crossed more than 60 in number,while 40 units of RC200 have been under booking.The introductory price for KTM RC390 and RC200 during the launch time was Rs2.05 lakhs and Rs 1.60 lakh(ex-showroom,Delhi).The factor that attracts the customers towards this KTM Series is its higher displacement.KTM RC390 is powered by a 375cc,liquid-cooled,single-cylinder motor that tends to give out 43.6PS of power and 35Nm of torque.In case of KTM RC 200,it runs at the maximum power of 25.3PS and a torque of 19.2 Nm. Both the mill gets mated to a 6-speed transmission unit.So,if you plans to get one,it is advisable to book earlier  that gives you the confidence of having powerful bike equipped with Metzeler tyres and ABS at your hand.

Tata Motors finally seems to have found a survival pad with the launch of zest. 3331 units of zest sold in september 2014. Mahindra which launched the refreshed scorpio manage to hit the bull eye with sales jumping by 39% to 6060 units. However all the refreshed launches has not find favour with customers. Sail and Sail U-VA refreshed by General Motors sales dropped to 690 (sail sedan) and 476 (sail u-va).

TOP SUV Players
Mahindra Scorpio – 6060
Ford Ecosport – 4515
Renault Duster – 3410
Nissan Terrano – 1768

TOP MUV sellers
Toyota Innova – 5876
Maruti Ertiga – 5672
Honda Mobilio – 5329

Compact Sedan
Maruti Dzire – 18185
Hyundai Xcent -4481
Honda Amaze – 3848
Tata Zest – 3331

Top Sedan Sellers
Honda City – 4599
Hyundai Verna – 2395
Volkswagen Vento – 1450
Skoda Rapid – 1357
Tata Indigo + Manza – 1712

Premium Hatch
Maruti Swift – 17625
Hyundai Grand i10 – 7285
Hyundai Elite i20 – 8903
Punto + evo – 806

Top Small car
Maruti Wagonr +stingray -15641
Maruti Alto – 19906
Hyundai Eon – 6489
Maruti Celerio – 6382