Monthly Archives: March 2009

Witness the Launch of Tata Nano

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New Tata Nano Cars In India

Wake up car lovers, its time for you to open your eyes and witness the launch of the Tata Nano. The most awaited world’s cheapest car has finally launched in India after a long series of controversies, hurdles, and speculations.

Tata Nano has caught the imagination of all those present during the launch with its simple yet beautiful design and excellent engineering. Celebrated in a purely Indian style, the launch was witnessed by the moons and stars of Mumbai.

Everyone in the ceremony was inspired and dazzled by the intelligently designed Tata Nano retaining its announced price tag of Rs 1 Lakh. The exterior of the car is beautified with attractive features like the stylish bumper, clear-lens headlamps, and clear-lens tail-lamp cluster.

The centrally positioned instrumentation and impressive center console are the highlights of the car’s interior. The ultra-cheap car has made no compromise in safety as well. It is equipped with the best of safety features like the intrusion-resistant doors, crumple zones, and the rear tailgate glass bonded to the body.

New Tata Nano Cars In India

The Nano delivers an impressive fuel efficiency of 23.6 km/l and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in around 12 seconds. It emits low level of harmful emissions as compared to other fuel-efficient cars and even the two-wheelers manufactured in India.

The Nano is available in three variants – the Nano Standard compliant to BS II and BS III emission norms, Nano CX compliant to BS II and BS III, and the Nano LX compliant to BS III emission norms. The standard version is available with single-tone seats and fold-down rear seats, the CX variant is available in air-conditioner, two-tone seats, parcel shelf, booster-assisted brakes, and fold down rear seat, and the LX variant of the Nano is available with all the features of the CX variant along with fabric seats, central locking, front power windows, body coloured exteriors, fog lamps, electronic trip meter, mobile charger point, and rear spoiler.

Here’s the most-awaited car Nano but you still have to wait till July 2009 to drive the car. It will be displayed at all Tata dealerships and outlets from April 1st and will be delivered in July 2009.

New Tata Nano Cars In India

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Nano Waves Ready to Hit Indian Shores

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New Tata Nano Cars In India

Get ready to witness the most awaited world’s cheapest car ‘Nano’ in Mumbai where it will be launched today after a couple of hours. A new history will be created in the voyage of automotive discovery in the glorious journey of Tata as well as global auto industry with the Nano launch.

The plan of launching a 1 Lakh car was cropped into the mind of Ratan Tata when he saw a man riding in a motorbike with his kids and wife drenching in the rain. This very site aroused a feeling in his heart to do something for middle class people who can only dream of purchasing a car. Now with the entry of the Nano, millions of people can now afford to buy a four wheeler which was impractical for them earlier.

When the company first showcased the Nano at the 2008 Auto Expo in New Delhi, it received an overwhelming response but competitors were surprised by the budget announced by Tata. They questioned the veracity of the project. The little car facing a series of hurdles is now set to hit the roads.

The car is aerodynamically structured with a dimension of 3100mm * 1500 mm * 1600 mm. On the exterior you will find clear-lens headlamps, clear-lens tail-lamp cluster, and consistent body panel gaps. The interior is packed with a host of innovations including the centrally positioned instrumentation and an assortment of advanced safety features. The key feature of the car is the rear positioned 623cc engine that transfer power to all wheels efficiently. The engine will be mated to a 4-speed manual transmission, front McPherson strut suspension, and rear independent coil spring. All these high-end technologies will be able to improve handling, stability, and performance of the car. An estimate power of 32 bhp and a fuel efficiency of about 20 km/l are also worth appreciation.

It is believed that almost a decade ago when Tata’s first passenger car Indica was launched, Tata had experienced a similar downturn and recession. Surprisingly, inspite of the crisis Tata Indica became one of the leading passenger cars in the Indian car market and now the same history is expected to repeat with the Nano launch.

The success of Nano also plays a crucial role in financial health of the company because Tata has experienced a heavy loss in sales of its commercial vehicles due to which the company has been unable to repay the loan it took for the acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover.

With this car, Tata has redefined ‘creative designing’ and ‘frugal engineering’ proving it capability to produce a scintillating car with the best of technologies at a price as low as Rs 1 Lakh.

Now, just hold your breath and get ready to feel the splash of Nano waves under the glory of sunset today.

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Macho and Stylish Audi A4 Allroad

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New Audi A4 Cars In India

The new Audi A4 Allroad showcased at the Geneva Motor Show recently is a perfect choice for off-road car lovers. Based on the A4 Avant Wagon, this excellent Audi’s off-road crossover will come with the new A4 Allroad Quattro that will be a significant addition in the car to gain traction off-road.

The car will be able to offer exceptional off-road capabilities coupled with mind-boggling performance. The elegant cues complemented by wider fenders, rugged bumpers, fog lamps, and new air intake housings make the car look aggressive yet beautiful. It is expected to be driven by a responsive 2.0-litre turodiesel engine that will generate a power of around 142 bhp and fuel consumption of 7.1L/100km. Drivers will have the option to select between three different modes – comfort, standard, and sport with the help of a new drive select feature that adjusts throttle response, the Servotronic power steering, and S tronic’s shift points in automatic mode.

The car is speculated to be rolled out as a sedan as well as a wagon. With all the best features and technologies it seems that the 2010 A4 Allroad Quattro is well suited to travel most places. Till now, there is no evidence of its Launch in India in the near future.

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Dilip Chhabria Conjoins Art with Engineering

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India’s iconic car designer Dilip Chhabria again proved his artistic talent by displaying his creative arts at his first art exhibition held in Mumbai.

The exhibition showcased 14 paintings and 14 sculptures beautifully blended in red and black. The sculptures were brilliantly made of contrasting materials comprising natural wood, glass, aluminium, steel, acrylic, and crystal.

Interestingly, these paintings and sculptures reflect various corners, angles, and surfaces of a car depicting their automobile connection. The great Indian designer had painted cars on a three-dimensional sphere. This was possible because he has an innate understanding of cars that helped him to brilliantly collaborate art with technology. Amalgamation of technology with craftsmanship though prevalent in other countries is unique and fresh idea in India.

Whether Dilip Chhabria’s paintings will be able to create the same sensation as his designed cars did will be clear with the time. Till then, we can only say that this much talked about designer will always remain an icon in the Indian automobile history.

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General Motors’ Rs 4 Lakh Car is Next on the Card

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Eyeing the success of the Spark and the U-VA, General Motors is enthusiastic to introduce another small car priced at Rs 4 Lakh. The new car will be a global product and is expected to get 50% indigenisation component. The new small car is expected to roll out from the Talegaon plant in Gujarat by this year end.

General Motors’ business is constantly growing in India, whereas in home ground it is going through a trouble time experiencing plunging sales and financial crisis. The growing demand for small cars in India has inspired the company to bring in more small cars into the market. Hope the new small car will too carry the stylish design and attractive features like Chevy’s other small cars. It will face competition from the yet to be launched Honda Jazz, Hyundai i10, i20, Maruti Suzuki Swift, and the Skoda Fabia.

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Fly High with the Flying Icon

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If you are yearning to enjoy the freedom, fun, and adventure of flying, then the ICON Aircraft can satisfy your craving. ICON Aircraft is a Southern California based organization that is presently working on designing a flying car to deliver the joy of flying to all those who ever dreamt of a flight. The company feels that the fascinating proposed car will transcend all boundaries of imaginations and technologies.

It’s just a way to brighten every heart with the experience of recreational flying. You can even rejoice the feeling of driving a sports car in air. That’s awe-inspiring!

The car that will fly with the winds will obviously be lighter than the ones that ply on road. But the price won’t be lighter. Once the flying car is introduced, it would be no less than flying a personal space aircraft.

There is not much information revealed about the car and we don’t even know that whether such a car will ever come to India. But all we know is that the flying icon would pioneer a bunch of path-breaking technologies and the most stunning design concepts, something that may even change the faith of global car industry.

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New Superb Competes with its Sibling

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New Skoda 2009 Superb Cars In India

It is long been known that the competition between the cars under the Volkswagen group has always been an issue. Now the all-new Superb launched recently is set to take over its sibling, the Volkswagen Jetta. Though the group has shared its innovations and technologies with all its brands including Volkswagen, Skoda and Audi, yet the three of them possess different ideologies and behold their authenticity in the market.

The Superb is ready to take a head-on-battle with the Jetta with the help of its enticing features comprising captivating style, distinctive exterior adornments, and refined interiors. The sibling rivalry will go stronger with the price disparity between the two models. The new Superb is comparatively priced within the segment where Jetta is much cheaper than its predecessor.

When compared to the Jetta, the new Skoda Superb delivers a comparatively stronger visual emotion. The sharp styling lines, the expressive profile, and the elegant chrome glint make the car more imposing on road. Even the interior of the car boasts of innovative technologies and features. Paying around Rs 2 to 3 Lakh for elegant styling and host of innovations is worth the extra expense made on the new Superb.

The company has high expectation with the car and has target to sell around 1,000 cars by the end of this year. Let’s see to what extent the new car live up to the expectations.

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Mercedes-Benz to Foray the Used Car Market

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The used car market is on speedy ride enjoying good sales volume. Many big car companies are trying their fortune in the sector and now Mercedes-Benz has shown its interest in the pre-owned car market. The company wants an organised strategy to sell the pre-owned Mercs in the country. The used car programme of the company is already active globally and very soon Merc lovers will experience its presence in the segment in India too by this year’s end.

Mercedes-Benz has plans to invest around Rs 150 Crore to develop proper infrastructure in the country. Despite the worsening economic condition, Mercedes-Benz did not saw much decline in sales though it experienced financial problem to some extent.

The global recession has proved lucky for the used car market as their sales graph grew higher compared to the new car market. Car manufacturers which already have their network in the segment are satisfied with consumers’ response. Hope Mercedes-Benz too enjoys a successful ride in the segment and continues to attract buyers with its used cars as well.

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A-Star Proves its Thrifty Nature

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New Maruti Suzuki A-Star Cars In India

The Maruti Suzuki A-star proved its thrifty nature by accomplishing an impressive mileage of 39.48 km/l in a fuel efficiency rally held in Mumbai recently.

Earlier, when the A-Star was tested for its fuel efficiency before its launch by the ARAI, it delivered a top mileage of 19.6 km/l. During that time there were many car buyers who actually doubted the city performance of the car because a mileage of around 19 km/l in city is commendable. But later, it was revealed that the recorded mileage was the efficiency of the car on highway. The city mileage of the scintillating A-Star is around 14.5 km/l.

Even if the A-Star does not deliver a mileage of 19 km/l in city, the outstanding performance of the car is proved in the Mumbai rally. Amazingly, in a similar rally held in Chennai, a winning contestant recorded a top mileage of 37.6 km/l in his A-star.

In both the rallies the cars were driven on a predetermined 60 km route and the fuel tanks were sealed after fueling up to avoid any kind of tampering. Incredibly, among 51 participants in the Mumbai rally and 45 participants in the Chennai rally, the A-Star won the game. This definitely proves the frugal nature of the car and also highlights the efficiency of the new K-series engine.

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Experimenting Rocket Science in Cars

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BMW is experimenting rocket science in cars to go with the advancing modern age of science and technology. What we would see five years down the line is clearly portrayed by the car manufacturer that has joined hands with the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to use their technology in order to boost fuel efficiency and lower harmful greenhouse emissions.

The theory that NASA uses to send their rockets to space involves the use of thermoelectric generators that transform thermal energy into electricity. BMW desires to bring the same concept to earth and use the thermoelectric generators in its range of luxury cars. When these generators will be equipped in cars, the transformed electrical energy will be used to charge the batteries of the hybrid or electric cars. This will tremendously help improve fuel efficiency and drastically reduce level of emissions.

Presently, the skilled engineers of BMW are experimenting on the use of this technology at the company’s high-tech experimental lab in Palo Alto, California. The company is expecting to introduce the rocket science in their cars in the next five to six years. It is believed that a BMW sedan will experience about 13% reduction in fuel consumption with the car running on rocket science.

The generators powering the space rockets are very expensive. And so BMW is also trying to introduce better strategies to pass on least price increase to the buyers so that the technology can be commercially viable. BMW feels that in the next 20 years the NASA technology is sure to take over other alternative fuels.

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