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.

Maruti To Launch Ritz

India’s largest car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, is now ready to launch Ritz which is aimed to target the B-segment customers. Maruti plans to launch Ritz on the 15th of May. Maruti Ritz has cleared whole vehicle test that was conducted by ICAT (International Centre of Automotive Technology) at its test centre in Manesar and got approval to launch. The car would be launched with two engine options, one with a 1.2 liter, 1197cc, K12M petrol engine and second one is 1.3 liter Multijet diesel engine with a 5-speed manual gearbox. Ritz has been already launched in Europe and has replaced Maruti Wagon-R there. The expected price of this new car will be in the range of Rs. 4.0 – 5.5 lacs.

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