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