Monthly Archives: February 2009

Skoda Octavia will turn 50 in 2009

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New Skoda Octavia Cars in India

Skoda’s one of the most popular models Octavia will soon celebrate its golden jubilee this year.This car was launched in 1959 as the successor to Skoda 440 also named as Spartak.

Skoda rejoices a presence of successful 100 years in the car industry presenting many marvels to the world. So its model Octavia continues to walk in the success path with its extraordinary practicality, timeless design, spaciousness, and reliability.

It has climbed the success ladder receiving overwhelming response from its customers which is also reflected by its ever growing sales figure. In India, this well-built life style car offers a practical interior and extraordinary luggage space that make it a perfect business and family car. Available in petrol and diesel variants, the car carries all the necessary features that have made it a hit in the Indian car market.

Skoda has sold over 2 million Octavia worldwide till now and offers a wide range of versions including Škoda Octavia RS and the Scout. The Octavia is expected to carry the company’s legacy making itself a mascot of the brand.

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Porsche Museum – True Reflection of Porsche’s Rich Heritage

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New Porsche 911 Coupe Cars in India

Porsche boast of its rich heritage and age old tradition that is clearly reflected in the Porsche Museum situated in the heart of Stuttgart, Germany.

The museum promises to delight visitors and car enthusiasts with a fascinating display of Porsche cars. Porsche being the manufacturer of some of the best sports car has built this incredible museum to sing the song of its long racing history.

Today Porsche rejoices the position of being one of the smallest independent German car manufacturers and the world’s most profitable car manufacturer. The company has received these winning tags dedicating decades of experience, loads of wisdom, and aggressive efforts in automotive manufacturing and motorsports. And this museum truly showcases Porsche’s racing tradition which started with the production of legendary Type 356 “No. 1”. Excitingly, this car is very much a significant part of the museum fleet.

Ferdinand Porsche founded the company with a thought to take designing and engineering to new heights and his mission is fulfilled as it is a will known name now in the car industry. Its models including the Boxster, and the Cayenne, 911, Cayman are all elegantly displayed in the unique ambience of the museum.

The elegance of Porsche’s cars can easily be felt with just a visit to the Museum which has now become an architectural emblem of the company.

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Tata’s New Contender in MPV Segment

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Tata Motors is all set to bring a new MPV model in the Indian car industry. This new contender in the MPV segment could carry the safari name tag but now it is speculated that it will be called as Xover.

As per now the project is proceeding with the name of Xover concept. The car is to be constructed with a semi-monocoque layout adorned with distinctive accents, sharply raked windscreen, deeply slatted air dam, wrap around front bumper, and expressive headlamps.

The sturdy body-chassis construction is backed by refined suspension underpinnings for handling critical driving situations. What is even more inviting is the flexible seating inside the capacious cabin. Even the driver seat is ergonomically designed with better driving position, rightly placed pedals, perfect switch gear layout, and steering column placement. Adding to the handling and ride quality is the rear wheel drive unit.

When the car makes its debut in India you can have a choice of both petrol and diesel engine. The petrol variant will be powered by a 2.1-litre DOHC 16-valve engine and the diesel variant will be driven by 2.2-litre DICOR engine. The petrol engine is already doing a good job in the market under the hood of the leading Tata Safari especially in the export markets.

It may not be a good time for car manufacturers to think of new car launch but still they are heading with their plans of revising their product portfolio. And this has even helped many of them to retain their sales volume in the market. With sturdy design, youthful interiors, and powerful mechanicals, the Xover is soon to stamp on Indian roads to ignite a tough competition with the Toyota Innova and the newly lunched Mahindra Xylo.

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Used Cars in Alluring Prices

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Used Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cars in IndiaRightly said “Every cloud has a silver lining” and we can now evidence this idiom. Take the instance of aftermaths of recession on the car industry. Surprisingly, when the credit crunch has highly impacted on the price of new cars, the price of used cars went down by whopping 30%.

It’s more shocking to know that for the first time over 1000 cars are lined up in the Bangalore’s market in a span of only four months. This situation is created mainly due to the increasing job layoffs in the IT industry. IT professionals holding pink slips are no more capable of affording expensive four wheelers and are damping their cars into the used market. Even multinational companies and real estate developers are disposing luxury cars from their fleet.

This scenario has flooded the pre-owned car market with huge population of cars and as the number of car inventory in the market is increasing, used car prices are falling down.

Just imagine a used BMW 3 Series clocked just 300 km is available at Rs 25 Lakh and a used 2008 Honda City at Rs 6 Lakh. Even the three months old Maruti Suzuki Alto is tagged with a price of Rs 1 Lakh. There are people who are benefiting from the downturn and buying luxury and high-end used cars at a much affordable prices.

So, it’s the best time for those who desire to buy high-end cars at affordable prices.

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Chevrolet Rejoices Success in India

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New Chevrolet Spark Cars in India

Though General Motors is badly hit by the recession in its native, it is optimistic for the Indian market. The company foresee a great potential for its product in the Indian market especially for its small cars.

The reason that makes the company feels this is none other than its small car sales volume in the country when its car sales dropped drastically in its home ground. It slipped from the position of top car manufacturer now taken by Toyota Motors which also depicts its worsen condition in U.S.

GM’s Chevrolet brand has experienced a good success in the Indian market which includes a portfolio of cars like the Aveo, Aveo U-VA, Captiva, Optra Magna, Optra SRV, Spark, and the Tavera. Just like Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motors Chevrolet is also gradually taking its safe position in the Indian market.

Its flagship models the Spark and the Aveo U-VA recently bagged top position in ‘Quality Car’ list ranked by J.D. Power Asia in their respective segments. Seeing the brand’s awe-inspiring success, General Motors forecast India to become one of the top five Chevrolet markets globally in next five years.

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New Chevy Spark to Light Up Geneva Motor Show

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New Chevy Spark is set to dazzle at the Geneva Motor Show that is scheduled to open from March 03 this year. Its presence in this show will mark its first international debut.

Carrying the same design aesthetics as its three-door concept sibling, the highlights of this new car are the youthful interior and motorcycle-inspired instrument cluster. The funky styling cues, sharp character lines, uniquely designed taillights, and stylish headlights is what makes the car inviting. A peep into the car’s interior will give you an embracing feeling. The bright blue LED-lit highlights, body-coloured panel inserts, and sporty steering wheel accentuates the appeal and charm of the ambience. The head-turning design, outstanding passenger space, youthful interiors, and entertaining driving attributes make the car one of the coolest concept-to-production evolutions.

Powered by 1.0 and 1.2 litre DOHC petrol engines, and possibly a diesel option as well, the Spark claims to have good fuel efficiency and reliability like all other Chevrolet cars. After its debut in the Geneva Motor Show, the car will be first introduced in European market by early 2010. And from European Roads it will head for other global market including India.

The launch of this scintillating small car will surely set a new benchmark in the country. And then may be the leading small cars like Hyundai i10, Maruti Suzuki A-Star, Maruti Suzuki Alto, and proposed Tata Nano face a challenging time.

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Magical Union of Audi and Prada

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Two legends Audi and Prada join hands to form a magical union. The leading German car manufacturer Audi join hands with Italian fashion label Prada to take design and technology to a new horizon.

Interestingly, these super giants of their respective sector aim to creative innovative designs and new technologies in the areas of sports and culture. The first move of their union will be take part in a sporting event, Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, where the logo of both the companies will be displayed.

Audi has played an active role in various sporting activities including the renowned Audi MedCup and with the partnership the car manufacturer desires further to build it strength in the area of sporting activities.

At present this association seems to be restricted to sporting activities. But don’t you think it will be more magical if the Italian fashion label uses its expertise, creativity, and passion for designing Audi cars. Though Audi cars are among the most creatively and passionately designed cars. But if a company like Prada celebrates its complete union with Audi, then these cars will really be magical taking the brand to a new position in the market. And then the portfolio of Audi cars will create true wonders and magic with its enchanting four rings.

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BMW GINA Light Visionary Model – Car Attired to Impress

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Concept cars give people a chance to see personification of atypical and unique ideas on wheels. It provides car designers a lucrative opportunity to let their imaginations run wild. And that’s what is truly reflected in the BMW’s GINA concept.

BMW’s GINA Light Visionary concept car presents an entirely different idea from what was actually used till date in concept cars. In this concept, BMW car designer has not used steel, aluminium or carbon fibre but a cloth to structure the car. Polyurethane-coated Lycra that is elastic, durable and water resistant is coated over an aluminium frame controlled by electric and hydraulic actuators.

Even more exciting is the fact that the exterior shape of the car can be altered to suit individual desire and taste. The textile fabric is elegantly and tautly placed over a movable metal frame based on the Z8 chassis. It carries the powerful 4.4-litre V8 engine along with a 6-speed automatic transmission. It has four panels-the front hood, two sides and the rear deck. The interior of the car is impressive with flexible steering wheel, headrest rises, and gauges. Isn’t that amazing? A car structured using seamless fabric is nothing but an outlandish result of an expanded and highly creative mind.

A shape-shifting car! Think if the car goes to production. Practically speaking it is not possible but with future technologies production of such a car may be possible. Then everyone will have a unique, lighter, safer, and more energy-efficient car.

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Hyundai i20 in Three-door Style

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The first Indian grown car Hyundai i20 running on foreign roads is speculated to make its debut with new style at the upcoming Geneva auto show on March 3. The five-door Hyundai i20 car has recently been launched in the Indian car industry along with the offshore car markets like United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, Austria, Croatia, Spain, Belgium, Holland, and Hungary.

The new version of this premium hatchback is expected to get more dashing style with subtle changes at rear. It will get the same powertrain having a 1.2-litre engine mated with 5 speed manual transmission.

Interestingly, the all-new Hyundai i20 will also be developed at Hyundai’s manufacturing plant in India which is likely to manufacture 300,000 cars annually. According to rumours from the automotive sphere, it is known that the new car will be launched only in the European market and there is no hint of its coming to the Indian market.

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Subaru’s New Legacy Concept

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The name Subaru is enough to take you to the exciting and exotic world of designer cars. The company carrying the heritage of designing unique car has recently unveiled its new ‘Legacy Concept’ at the 2009 Detroit auto show.

The Legacy concept is a prototype that showcases the next generation Legacy sedan which was launched 20 years back. This new concept is designed using a creative art of crafting that combines the traditional Japanese lines and sober European looks. It comprises a larger wheelbase to maximize interior space and a wedge-shaped side rear vision camera.

Even the interior of the car is packed with highly defined technologies and features including the advanced infotainment system controlled through a touch screen interface. Under the hood, the concept retains Subaru’s tradition of using the 3.6-litre boxer engine and the legendary symmetrical all-wheel-drive system.

Till date, no Legacy sedan has made its debut into the Indian car market. But as the Indian car market is growing tremendously witnessing major international car brands, one can expect this type of elite concept to debut in the country in future.

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