VolksWagen BEETLE.....coming back in style

In 1933, Adolf Hitler gave the order to Ferdinand Porche to develope a “folksvagen” means "people's car" in German, later changed to” Volks-wagen", a basic vehicle that should be capable of transporting two adults and three children at a speed of 100 km/h.

Soon after that ,this car was launched all over the world including India. Though extremely successful in the period till late 1970’s, the Beetle was faced with stiff competition from more modern designs. Its peculiar styling, underpowered engine, rough ride, and high noise levels compared to modern vehicles might have made it a market failure. In its day, though, it was more comfortable and powerful than most European cars, and ultimately the longest-running and most-produced automobile of a single design.

This model got disappeared from indian market though that model was people,s most favorite car......and now again in coming 2009, Indians will have the chance to own the original 'people's car' - the New Beetle

In 1998, many years after the original model had been dropped from the lineup in most of the world, VW introduced the "New Beetle" which bore a cosmetic resemblance to the original. Beetle is now manufactured in Mexico for VW's worldwide supplies and could come to India through the completely built unit import route.

VW is investing 580 million euros (approx Rs 3,600 crore) in setting up a manufacturing facility at Chakan in Maharashtra from where it would roll out is small car for the Indian market.
It plans to launch its compact car based on the Polo platform in two variants - hatchback and sedan -- once it starts production at its Chakan plant in Maharashtra.

Earlier the company had said it was looking at bringing in a number of other products, like Passat CC, Phaeton and its SUV range.

The company currently sells Passat and the newly launched Jetta in the Indian market.

Tata NANO...Few days to go!!!!!!!

The Tata Nano is a proposed CITY CAR . A small, affordable, rear-engined, four-passenger car aimed primarily at the Indian market — first presented by India's Tata Motors at the 9th annual Auto Expo on Jan 10,2008 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi,India.




The ambitious Nano car has not rolled out of the assembly line of the makers Tata's plants yet. But it is already in the Guinness book as the world's cheapest car.

The Nano has 21%; more interior space and an 8%; smaller exterior, when compared with its closest rival, the Maruti 800. The car will come in different versions, including one standard and two deluxe variants. The deluxe version will have air conditioning, but no power steering.


Nano in Brief......

Class :- City car

Body Style:- 4-door Hatchback

Layout :- RR Layout ( Rear Engine & Rear Wheel Drive)

Transmission :- 4 speed synchromesh with overdrive in 4th

Engine :- all aluminium, 623cc,2 cylinder petrol

with Bosch Multi-Point Fuel Injection(MPFI)

Wheelbase :-2,230 mm (87.8 in)

Length :- 3100 mm (122 in)

Width :- 1500 mm (59.1 in)

Height :- 1600 mm (63 in)

Kerb Weight:- 580 kg

Fuel capacity :-15 L

All-new Third Generation HONDA CITY

The all-new Third Generation Honda City is a completely new car from scratch.
The only commonality between the new car and its predecessor is the nomenclature.

Honda Siel Cars India launched the first City in India a little over a decade ago in 1997.Honda pulled the plug on the City at the peak of its career, and introduced the all new City, which was a completely new body style that almost looked like a spaceship. Its love it/hate it looks was accepted by the Indian audience.

The one car that came in to upset the balance, and did for sometime has been the Maruti Suzuki SX4. This robust sedan that had lower D segment like space and brutality was available for a price that was substantially cheaper than a Honda City GXi.

With the competition fighting over second place Honda has again gone and done what it does best, pull out a bestseller from the market and replace it with something that is sure to keep the competition on its toes.

The Third generation Honda City is now poised to move from an Asian car model to a more global market. Honda intends on targeting several new markets with the new City and that would also lead to the fact as to why the new car is wider, longer, more powerful and more equipped in terms of active and passive safety features when compared to its predecessor.

Renault New Megane heading towards India

The new Renault Megane will be in India early-2010. It'll have both petrol and diesel power, and will compete with the likes of the Civic and the Jetta.



The new Megane, the third-generation model, will be produced at Renault-Nissan’s facility outside Chennai. The Megane will be sold across India through existing Mahindra-Renault dealerships, but whether the car will be branded a Mahindra-Renault remains or just a Renault remains to be seen
With the Megane, Renault is hopeful this stylish new model will give its brand the upscale image the Logan failed to deliver. Initial impressions suggest that this stylish new car would appeal to the Indian buyer. The earlier Megane was popular in Europe thanks to a choice of good diesel engines and pricing that made it good value value

The Megane’s interiors is sure to be a hit with Indian buyers, especially those who want to upgrade from Optras and Corollas. The swooping dashboard has a two-part layout, and is available in different colours according to customer preference. So you can order your Megane in contrasting dark-and-light grey or dark grey and beige. The instrument cluster features a digital speedo with an analogue rev counter. The oil temperature, fuel level and door open warning displays are integrated into the same pod as the speedo. Other information is displayed in an adjoining LCD display




The Megane has a range of powertrain options, which include both diesel and petrol engines, mated to either five- or six-speed manual transmissions, or a CVT. A more powerful version of the same 1.5-litre dCi diesel (code: K9), which also powers the Logan, is expected to be the base engine. This unit produces 85bhp, with another iteration producing 105bhp. There is also a 2.0-litre dCi unit putting out a healthy 130bhp and 30.6kgm of torque.
Petrol engine options include a 1.6-litre 110bhp unit, a 2.0-litre 140bhp, and a turbocharged 1.4-litre producing 130bhp and 19.3kgm of torque

Hyundai i20......all set to launch

After the huge success of i10, Hyundai is about to launch higher version of i-family “i20”.

The stylish i20 has a longer wheelbase than the existing Getz, and the company claims that it is bigger than the Getz on the inside

The hatchback will be manufactured in India and exported to European markets. Its Indian launch will be around November.

You can expect the base i20 to come with the 1.2-litre Kappa engine that currently powers the i10. There could also be a new range of 1.4 and 1.6-litre Sigma family of engines on offer. The i20 will also get the Verna’s potent 110bhp common-rail diesel engine.

A-Star coming soon....

All-new Maruti “A-Star” launched in Paris

Now this same A-star to be built in India as “The new Alto”

The first official pictures of the new Suzuki Alto, to be built and sold as the Maruti A-Star in India.





This cute city car will be powered by a new 1.0-litre, three-cylinder petrol engine developing 65bhp. It will have a five-speed manual gearbox, although Suzuki is also offering a four-speed automatic option, but whether there will be demand for it in India is a question mark.

The interiors of the A-Star are funky, with the tachometer in a pod atop the dashboard, and a stylish music system interface. The typical three-spoke steering wheel and round gear knob are also seen in the A-Star.

The emphasis is to make the A-Star a manoeuvrable and nimble city car, and with its short 3.5-metre length and 4.5-metre turning circle, will be a boon, especially on crowded Indian streets. It also promises to deliver class-leading fuel-efficiency and emission levels, both hallmarks of the Suzuki brand.

This little car is hugely important for Maruti-Suzuki, built as it will be in India for the world.

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