Archive for May, 2008

MARUTI 800 TO HAVE AN LPG VARIANT SOON

Posted on May 31st, 2008 by by admin

 
Maruti Suzuki India limited will shortly launch the LPG variant of the car that put India on wheels, the 800. The car christened ‘800 Duo’ will be launched sometime next week and will cost Rs. 20,000 more than the normal petrol variant.
The move is one last ditch effort by Maruti to arrest declining sales of its […]

MAHINDRA PIK UP, SCORPIO LAUNCHED IN TURKEY

Posted on May 31st, 2008 by by admin

Mahindra & Mahindra have launched the pik up and Scorpio, partnering with ILCE group in Turkey. Mahindra already partners ILEC group for manufacturing tractors in the country.
“We are delighted to launch our international range of vehicles in Turkey, which is of strategic importance to us with its vibrant and rapidly growing automobile market. The Mahindra […]

HYUNDAI TO LAUNCH NEW i10 1.2L MODEL

Posted on May 30th, 2008 by by admin

 
Hyundai Motors will launch a new model of ‘i10′ within the next 2 months. This model codenammed as ‘Kappa’, will be powered by a 1.2 litre all aluminium engine.
“We are planning to launch the new ‘i10′ model with 1.2L petrol engine in the next two months. It will be powerful by an additional 15 bhp […]

INDIGO REBOOT: TATA INDIGO CS DICOR REVIEW

Posted on May 30th, 2008 by by admin

 
The cheapest car in the world…???  even the ubiquitous corner panwala knows the answer to that question apart from your dad, your grand dad, your uncle and the likes, that’s the Nano effect for you. Not many know though that Tata has another first to its name, the World’s first sub four-meter sedan, The Tata […]

TATA ‘WORLD TRUCK’ TO BE OUT SOON!

Posted on May 29th, 2008 by by admin

 
Tata Motor’s commercial vehicle division is all set to launch the ‘world truck’ in June this year. The new trucks will be launched simultaneously in India and South Korea and will take the competition from Mercedes Benz, Volvo, Scenia and Man.

UBER HYUNDAI: GENESIS SEDAN PRICING ANNOUNCED!

Posted on May 29th, 2008 by by admin

 
Hyundai has finally announced the pricing for its uber saloon, the Genesis. The base version of the car with the 3.8 Litre V6 engine will start from $33,000, while the 4.2 Litre V8 version will come at $38,000. All the prices are including $750 shipping charge.
There’s nothing basic about the base version though. The V6 version […]

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID: INDIA’S FIRST HYBIRD COMING SOON!

Posted on May 29th, 2008 by by admin

 
Honda Siel Motors will launch India’s first hybrid car in the form of Civic on June 18th, 2008 in Delhi. The car runs on a combination of a high torque electric motor and a petrol engine.
“It will be available at all our 80 dealerships across the country for test drive on the same day,” said […]

CO2 EMISSIONS HAUNT JAGUAR AND LAND ROVER IN EUROPE

Posted on May 28th, 2008 by by admin

Tata’s have a tough road to tread ahead as they complete the acquisation of Jaguar and Land Rover. The brands are set to face stiff penalties if they dont ‘clean’ themselves up. The average carbon dioxide emissions from the car of both brands are much higher than those stipulated in the proposed European Commission (EC) […]

PETROL TO COST RS 17 MORE IN INDIA ?

Posted on May 27th, 2008 by by admin

 
The government is considering a move that could raise the Petrol prices by Rs 16 - 17 a litre.
Petrol is currently being sold at a loss of Rs 16.34 a litre and diesel at Rs 23.49 per litre. Deregulating petrol price would mean that its prices would move in tandem with international prices.
The continuous hike […]

SCOOP PICTURES: FACELIFTED FIESTA AND IKON ON THE WAY!

Posted on May 27th, 2008 by by admin

 
Fiesta has been in the market for a while now, couple that with its understated styling its beginning to look a little dated now. Ikon has received facelifts along the way, but the cheaper Ford is without a doubt well past its prime.
Jump over for the spy pictures

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