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Fiat has launched the updated variants of Grande Punto and Linea. This can be more or less said as an attempt from the manufacturer to make its presence felt in India and also an effort to push the ever declining sales of both the cars. Fiat has reworked on each variant of Punto and Linea in order to make them a better value for money buy. Read more »
October 28th, 2011 now has been marked in the history of global motorsports. Today was the day for which hundred thousands of automobile fans were eagerly awaiting. Probably we did not even imagine that India will be hosting its own international F1 Grand Prix event someday. But as someone rightly said, success comes to those who dare and act. We have an apt example of it in front of us today. Situated near the national capital of India in Greater Noida, Gautam Buddh International Circuit kick started off its first ever official race in India. Read more »
Renault India has finally launched the New Koleos SUV at Rs.22.99 Lakhs, Ex.Showroom Delhi. As usual, The Automotive India has comprehensively covered the event. Please find New Renault Koleos Launch pictures and information on The Automotive India Forums.
Renault is going on a full pace with its innings in India. The french car maker will officially debut its second vehicle for the country, the Koleos, tomorrow. Renault Koleos is a stylish looking SUV which will be mainly targeted towards modern urban buyers, joining the competition in the price bracket of Rs.18 Lakhs on wards. This SUV will come equipped along with a 2.0 liter Diesel engine which is capable enough to produce 320NM of torque and perform 0-100 in just 13 seconds. We have previously shown the brochure of New Renault Koleos in The Automotive India forums. Watch out the same place for an exhaustive coverage tomorrow! Read more »
The last weekend was not just another weekend for several auto-fanatic engineering students. It was rather a D-Day because the much awaited Maruti Suzuki Supra SAE INDIA kicked off with much excitement and enthusiasm amidst members of SAE, Maruti Suzuki along with over thousand engineering students at Sriperumbudur race track in Chennai. The formula SAE is an under graduate and post graduate student’s race car event organized across the globe. This event has been taking place from over 23 years now but ironically, it could never happen in India due to lack of support from manufacturers. Although, this time, Maruti Suzuki decided to team-up with SUPRASAE to facilitate this wonderful initiative in India. Read more »
We drive our cars on daily basis and maybe occasionally use it for the long trips too. Though, during all these journeys the only tools which are available with us are a single spare wheel, jack and wrench, but ever wondered what if you are left with a flat tyre on late night? What if suddenly the engine of your car begins to emit smoke? And in the worst case scenario – What if your car breaks down in a remote area with your mobile displaying a low battery message? No. I’m not trying to terrify you but the truth is that misfortune comes always uninvited. Yet, in spite of knowing the basic information on how to prevent them, we usually take it for granted unless something actually takes place. Precisely, that’s what the aim of this thread is to teach you about – keeping some basic tools which can prove to be a saviour on several instances. Believe it or not, relying only upon the road side assistance is one of the most foolish things a driver can do. The small list below will brief you on the basic tools, their purpose and example of occasions when they can be used. Remember, boot space of the car is certainly not more important than peace of your mind. So read on. Read more »
The Verna is a premium C-Segment sedan from Hyundai Motors, which made its official debut in India in 2006. Ever since then, it has been sold alongside the Accent. However, Globally New Verna is actually a replacement to the Accent but the company decided to sell it as two different models in some countries, including India where the Accent is still earning a reasonable amount of profit for them. The earlier generation Verna was often termed as the Hyundai rocket for its magnificent power, especially from the capable CRDi engine. Although this car was hugely applauded for its performance, but it was neither a great handler nor a hunk of the town. Lack of safety features further added to misery. It has been only a year since the Verna was face lifted and re-badged as Verna ‘Transform’, and now recently on 11th May, 2011, Hyundai released the all new generation of it’s rocket sedan popularly called ‘Fluidic Verna’. So have the dynamics, drive ability and handling improved? We tested the New Fluidic Hyundai Verna to learn those real time facts. Check out! Read more »
Tata Indica, the old horse of Tata Stable was launched in a bigger and better avatar in the year 2008, and thus was born the Indica Vista. The Vista was not just a face lifted Indica, but a start of modern era of Tata cars. It is the platform which later led to many successful products like Manza. The car followed the typical tata tradition of being roomy, comfortable and value for money. At the outset, the car was power-driven by the native Tdi diesel engine, and the much talked about Fiat engines. Read more »
Tata Indica was the first hatchback to roll out of the Tata Motors assembly line in India. Born in the year 1998, the hatch back was the partially designed by the company and was offered in both Petrol as well as Diesel variants. These engines were stripped down derivations of the SUVs and pickups sold by the company during that period. The car was face lifted after a gap of few years in 2004. Along with minor facelifts, the car also underwent major changes under the hood which included turbo charged diesel engine, MPFi Petrol heart coupled with some refinement. Time went by, and the hatchback segment was filled with modern cars which offered better value at great prices. So to cope up with the competition, Tata motors launched Indica Vista in August 2008 which was an all new car and much ahead of the regular Indica (then V2). Read more »
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