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Hyundai to launch new Verna in India

Hyundai has plans of launching its facelifted Verna in India.Hyundai Verna is a mid-size sedan that is based on the concept of ‘large on the inside and compact outs’.The new Verna has already made its appearance in the Korean car market and now it is finally coming to india.

The New Hyundai Verna features a revised front face with more agressive overall exterior look. Styling upgrades on the facelifted Verna include a pair of redesigned headlights, new signature grille with two bars and Hyundai logo placed at the top.

There is also a sportier front bumper with redesigned fog lights. Styling changes at rear include redesigned tail-lights and redesigned rear bumper.The company launched Verna back in 2005, Since then the car has not received any major change in looks.The car faces hard competition from the, Maruti Suzuki SX4, Honda City, Ford Fiesta, and the Linea from Fiat, but has a different place for itself.

It is expected that Hyundai India may bring this updated model in India by early 2010 or by mid 2010.  As fas as engine is concerned it will powered by the same 1.6-litre engine with the VTVT (Variable Timing Valve Train) technology. It generates a peak power of 103.2 ps at 5,000 rpm and a maximum torque of 14.9 kgm at 3,000 rpm.

Chevrolet Launches The Cruze

Leading auto maufacturer General Motors has launched its most awaited premium sedan model Chevrolet Cruze in Indian market.The Cruze is expected to compete with the likes of Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla Skoda Octavia and Volkswagen Jetta in the D segment, in the Indian market.

The Chevrolet Cruze will be available in a 2.0-litre diesel engine and has a 5-speed manual transmission. It is built on the GM’s global Delta 2 platform. As always expected, Chevrolet has not launched the petrol variant.

Apart from the spacious interiors and great styling the car also has airbags and ABS, well-laid instrument cluster, multi-information display unit, rain sensing wipers, funky interiors, and keyless entry and start. And the car also has an attractive fuel efficiency of 18.3 kilometres per litre, and is priced in the range of Rs 10.99 lacs to Rs 12.45 lacs (as ex-showroom prices in New Delhi).

The All New Ford Endeavour

Ford India launched the new Endevour in india yesterday.The car is a perfect combination of power, style, comfort and safety.

The new endevaour gets a fresh look with a new face, the new design includes new-look front design with a chrome grille combining with new headlamps, the 16-inch alloy wheels and the side mirrors.

The new Ford Endeavour has a contemporary style and will be available in two variants namely the 2.5-liter (offered with 4×2) Duratorq TDCi and the 3.0-litre (offered with 4×4) Duratorq TDCi common-rail engines which are priced between Rs15.99 lakhs and Rs17.99lakhs.

The car also includes some features like the Reverse parking camera, GPS navigation system with a in-car DVD player.

In all the car it great value for money and is the best in its class.

Have a look at the pictures :

New Honda Civic India

Honda Siel Cars on Tuesday launched a new version of its leader in the D-segment the Honda Civic.Honda is facing a stiff competiton in the segment with the advent of new launches like Corolla Altis, volkswagen jetta and recently launched Skoda laura.To counter this and to revive the sales of civic, Honda came up with the new Civic.

The new Civic is available in four variants: Civic 1.8V Elegance, Civic 1.8S Elegance, Civic 1.8V Inspire and Civic 1.8S Inspire. These variants are powered by a 1.8L iVTEC engine, which is the most advanced engine technology available in the segment.he ARAI fuel efficiency results for Civic MT are 15.5 km/l. The car is E10 compatible and has Euro IV emission levels.

The car comes with some minor changes like the modified grille with sharp edges, new alloy wheels, changes in the front bumper, new rounded fog lamp  and a tweaked tail lamp cluster.The interiors too include some change like,addition of a USB port, fuel economy indicator and new fabric texture.The top end civic variant gets cruise control too. Sadly, there still are no steering mounted audio controls even in top end variants.

The the new civic variants are priced between 11 to 13 lakhs , where the Honda Civic S MT is priced at Rs11.80 lakhs Honda Civic V MT at Rs12.70 lakhs and the  Honda Civic V AT at Rs13.44 lakh.

Honda’s new civic comes in five colours – black pearl,white,red,silver metallic and neew polished metal metallic. Honda also offers two different accessories package for the new civic – Inspire and Elegance. Inspire package of new civic comprises front underskirt spolier, trunk spoiler,rear spoiler and side spoiler. The Elegance package offers parking sensor, door and door visor and illuminated garnish for steps.

Have a look at the pictures of the new Civic:

All New Zen Estilo

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On 25th August, Maruti launched the latest version of The Zen Estilo with a new engine, new looks and with new features. The all new Maruti Zen is packed with new KB-Series engine that offers high engine performance with increased fuel efficiency.Th car comes with premium interiors and has a two-tone colour theme, the seats have also been redesigned.

The car is available in four variants priced between Rs 3,19,403 and Rs 4,02,403 (on road price Delhi).The new Estilo is some what bigger than the original Zen and has a bigger engine (1061 cc) too.The car also has a new grill with a bold new bumper with integrated fog lamps. The front fenders have also been revised slightly.

The interiors are pretty much the same and the beige color look is carried over from the existing model.Some minor changes however include a new seat fabric, a two tone dash and a digital fuel indicator.

The biggest change and the best aspect of the new Estilo however the 1.1 litre engine taken from the Wagon R.The new Estilo has a KB10 Series engine present in the A-Star.

The Estilo has a 998 cc, Three-cylinder engine and five-speed gearbox combo. It gives a maximum power of 64bhp at 6,200 rpm and maximum torque of 84Nm at 3,500 rpm.According to the ARAI tests, the Estilo is expected to give a fuel average of 18.2 kilometers per litre.

Tata Nano now on roads….

Recently I got to see the Nano near my house.The car has been designed with a family in mind, has a roomy passenger compartment with enough leg space and head room. It was the top model (LX) which had a three spoke steering wheel.The dash of the car has been designed in such a manner that they can easily produce left hand drive models as the instrument cluster is placed in center of the dash and the design of dash is same on both sides.

The exteriors look too compact, The tyres seem to be too  small, equivalent to any three wheeler (auto rickshaw) .The rear looks like the old Indica, with almost same kind of tail lamps.

All in all the car looks a bit odd and unusual when seen closely.

Have a look at the pictures :

The Ford Fiesta SXI With a All New Look

Today, Ford India launched a new variant of its top-of-the-range Fiesta SXI.New Fiesta SXI is equiped with high class luxury and comfort with its beige leather interiors, wood-finished center console with brushed aluminum finish on all the knobs, vents and steering wheel.

The car comes with a 2-DIN MP3 player with surround sound which also supports an aux-in port to plug-in your portable music player.

On the engine front, the new Fiesta SXI comes with an option of either the 1.6-litre Duratec petrol, or the 1.4-litre Duratorq diesel engine.

This new top-end variant of the Ford Fiesta SXI has been priced at Rs. 6.99 lakhs for the petrol version and Rs. 7.99 lakh for the diesel (ex-showroom, Delhi), and will be available at Ford dealerships across the country starting on the 3rd of August (Today).

Apart from its style and sophisticated comfort, there is an equal emphasis on safety, which incorporates the latest in crash energy management systems with Anti-lock braking system (ABS) with EBD. Airbags are standard for driver and front passenger along with the collapsible steering column. A first in its class feature is the fuel cut-off inertia switch, which cuts off fuel in case of a crash.

India’s First Android Based Phone – HTC Magic

Bharti Airtel and HTC Corporation announced the launch of India’s first Android-powered mobile phone The HTC Magic.

The HTC Magic is very slim and light weight. The vital statistics of the phone is 113 x 55 x 13.65 mm. It is completely touch operated. Its front is dominated by a wide touch screen of 3.2 inches. The screen is very touch sensitive so you don’t have to struggle tooperate the phone. There is a trackball for scrolling screens without finger strokes.

The HTC Magic is a Google phone- it is integrated with Google applications. The phone is a mine of information as it allows you to perform Google search. You can access Gmail through the phone. The Cupcake version of the android interface of HTC Magic lets you mark Gmail messages and assign them to a label or delete them. The other Google applications that can be accessed from the mobile are Google Talk and Google Calendar. The Google Street View application has been conflated with the HTC Magic’s mapping application. It lets you have a virtual view of streets to find out your way.

The HTC Magic has a 3.2 Mega pixel auto focus enabled camera for the masterpiece photograph. It supports only video formats like MP4 and 3GP which is slightly less when compared to the current standards of android mobiles. Its powerful video recording capabilities allows you to post videos directly on You Tube or share videos with friends via e-mail or MMS.