Monthly Archives: August 2010

Does the Skoda Superb get a Volkswagen Vento Heart?

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new_2009_skoda_superb_india The latest auto news on international web sites says that a 1.6 TDI has been planted in the Skoda Superb. 1.6 TDI? Isn’t that the same engine that the newly launched Volkswagen Vento flaunts? Well, looks like it’s the same one. The Skoda Superb has been a truly superb package offering the perfect blend of practicality, luxury and comfort without negotiating on style. The new engine transplantation has happened in the UK. Let’s see if the same operation gets carried out in the Indian Superbs as well.

Steps have been taken to reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. The car that earlier carried the 1.9 TDI PD engine now sports a 1.6 TDI motor. Does that really make it any different from the earlier engine? Well, the new engine apparently reduces the harmful carbon dioxide emissions by 19 g/km and 20 g/km for the Superb Hatch and the Superb Estate in the UK respectively.

Skoda engineers have coupled this new engine with a very efficient five-speed manual transmission. The older 1.9 TDI PD motor delivered a maximum power of 105 bhp at 4,000 rpm while the peak torque was 250 Nm at 1,900 rpm. The new engine produces the same power and torque but at slightly higher rpm values. That’s okay, right?

Skoda claims that fuel economy too has been remarkably refreshed for the both the hatch and estate versions. In the saloon, it increases from 21 kmpl to 24 kmpl and in the estate it’s up from 20.7 kmpl to 23 kmpl. Both variants still accelerate at the same speed as earlier. The saloon can sprint from a standstill to 100 kmph in 12.5 seconds while the Skoda Superb estate can accelerate from 0-100 kmph in 12.6 seconds. The top speed however drops by 1.6 kmph in both the saloon and estate.

Also, while the older engine was compliant with EUIV norms, the new car obeys even EUV emission norms. To add to the benefits, customers who avail of the 1.6L TDI that delivers same power with lower emissions could possibly gain some tax benefits. Those interested in buy the new Skoda car in the UK can order it. The starting price of the saloon with the 1.6 TDI motor is £17,480 while the estate price starts at £18,640.

In India, the Skoda Superb is available in three petrol variants and one diesel variant. The petrol versions come with either a 1.8-litre turbocharged engine that churns out 160 bhp or a 3.6-litre V6 engine that delivers 260 bhp. The diesel version comes strapped with a 2-litre turbocharged engine that gives an output of 140 bhp. The 1.8-litre engine is mated to a 7-speed automatic transmission with Tiptronic manual gear changing while the 3.6-litre petrol engine and 2.0-litre diesel engine sports a 6-speed automatic gearbox with Tiptronic manual gear changing. Now will Skoda plant the 1.6 TDI in the Superb in India as well?

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General Motors to Launch Diesel Engine Beat in January 2011

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Chevrolet_Beat_India Indians are obsessed with the mileage of a car, and considering the fuel prices in the country, it is quite justified too. When we are talking about fuel efficiency, we cannot commit the crime of not talking about diesel cars. Diesel is not only cheaper compared to petrol, but is also more efficient. No wonder then that a big chunk of the crowd gravitates towards diesel cars.

When General Motors launched the compact Beat in the Indian market, it became an instant hit with the folks here. But lack of a diesel variant has been causing the car to lose out on a lot of sales to its competitors like Ford Figo. But that would not continue for long because GM India has found a cure for that. The company would be launching the diesel variant of the Beat very soon, say as early as January 2011.

General Motors India announced a few weeks back that the company’s engine plant at Talegaon will become operational by November this year. The company has invested some very serious money (Rs 5,000 crore) on this project and is sure that this move would only strengthen its position in the Indian market. The Talegaon engine plant can manufacture both Petrol & Diesel engines simultaneously and has an annual manufacturing capacity of 160,000 engines. And when the plant gets inaugurated in November, the first engine to be rolled out would be the 1.0 liter diesel engine for the Beat.

GM waited all this time for the launch of diesel Beat because the engine plant was not ready and the company was firm on its decision to keep the costs low by manufacturing the engines locally. The Talegaon engine plant would also manufacture the Multijet diesel engines that will be featured in the next gen Aveo siblings.

GM is all smiles about its sales performance in the country, and has set itself a target of selling 1 lakh units this year as opposed to 69,579 units last year. The company has already achieved a major chunk of its yearly target. With the opening of this plant, we can expect to see many more aptly priced Chevrolet models that will further enhance the sales of GM.

Blessed festival Onam, everyone wants to make the best of the festive season. While Tata took the tiny Nano to Kerala for the harvest festival, GM wants has brought in some special schemes for the consumers’ benefits. The car maker is aiming to sell 3,000 units during August-September this year, as compared to the last year’s ‘Onam’ festival season sale of 1,250 units. GM has tied up with leading financiers, including State Bank of India, HDFC and worked out low EMIs for Chevrolet range of cars.

General Motors India produces the Captiva, Optra, Cruze, Aveo, Aveo U-VA, Spark, Beat and Tavera in India from its manufacturing facilities in Halol in Gujarat and in Talegaon, Maharashtra.

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The Fiesta Hatchback in India?

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Ford-Fiesta-2011-pictures Images of the hatchback version of the 2011 Ford Fiesta under testing near Chennai are all over the worldwide web. Wonder when it’s gonna come to India. The cameras shot it without any camouflage. The car looked more or less like the peppy Figo. The one caught testing, however, looked like a zebra with black stripes on a white body and flaunted slightly different looking tail lamps.

Ford has already launched the hatchback in its fatherland, the U.S. and the mini Fiesta has also already been the recipient of good reviews. However in India, hatchbacks dominate the roads. Will this car succeed in beating the rest? Why not? Ford’s Figo is a huge success in the country and is right now facing a delivery backlog. Maruti Suzukihas been dominating the Indian car market since decades, and with the Figo, Ford did what many others couldn’t. The Ford Figo has been posing a tough competition to all other hatchbacks in the country.

The 2011 Ford Fiesta launched in the U.S. has a 1.6-liter, four-cylinder motor that churns out 120 bhp at 6,350 rpm and 151.68 Nm of torque at 5,000 rpm. The new car can sprint from a standstill to 100 kmph in just around 9 seconds. Impressive! Now, does it make sense to bring this car to India? It sure does. Indians are going to love it if priced right.

The new hatchback has a firm platform and a McPherson strut front and twist beam with coil spring rear suspensions. The 2011 Fiesta hatch is strapped with an electric-power steering and a 6-speed PowerShift. The new car delivers fuel economy of 12.3 kmpl in the city and 16.1 kmpl on the highway. Let’s wait to know when this car is going to enter India. There’s no official word yet.

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The 2011 Ford Fiesta hatchback is a rather safe package too with plenty of features ensuring safety. It comes with ABS, traction control, anti-skid system, curtain-side airbags, front-side airbags and a driver knee airbag. What more can one wish for? Then, there’s the tilt and telescopic steering wheel and height-adjustable driver seat to ensure the driver too enjoys a comfortable ride. The cap-less fuel filler comes standard.

This hatchback ranks a little higher than most of its contenders as it comes strapped with Ford’s Sync voice-activated control for cell phones and MP3 players, sunroof, keyless engine start, leather upholstery, and heated front seats. Wanna buy one? Well, let’s wait till Ford reveals its plans about the car in India.

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Maruti to Cut Down Exports and Concentrate on Domestic Market

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suzuki-logo God, the back to back launches from the country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India has come to a temporary halt and taken a little breather. MSI has been on a launch spree for some time now, including some major ones like WagonR, then the Alto K10, the A-Star automatic and who can ever forget the CNG and LPG variants of five models that were launched on the same day!

We have told earlier that MSI has been on the losing side as far as the market share in India is concerned. And here comes another move from the mighty Maruti. To fight off the ever-soaring competition in the domestic market, the company has decided to bring down the exports to 15 per cent of its total output and concentrate on the meeting the requirements at its home base.

“Maruti Suzuki as a company should perhaps deliberately not attempt to export a large part of its production, but keep its exports at about 15 per cent of output,” Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Chairman R C Bhargava wrote to shareholders in its annual report for the year 2009-10.

Quite truly, the company’s car exports stood at 50,558 units out of a total of 3,35,394 units produced during the April-July period this fiscal, which is almost 15 per cent of the total output. For the whole fiscal 2009-10, Maruti Suzuki exported a total of 1.48 lakh units.

“We should concentrate more on the domestic market. To keep our market share, not only should we adequately increase manufacturing capacity, but also remain very aware of the changing customer tastes and demands and be flexible in making quick adjustments,” he added.

MSI currently has two manufacturing facilities, at Gurgaon and Manesar, which have a combined production capacity of 10 lakh units annually.

Since the company started selling cars in the country, it has noticed its market share take a plunge the 50 per cent mark this fiscal, and the company is not very pleased about it. According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), managed to sell 2,82,488 cars during the April-July period, which represented a market share of 47.68 per cent in the overall 5,92,405 units sold in the market.

In contrast, MSI had a hold on 53.13 per cent share in the same period an year ago, with total sales 2,33,811 units. The overall sales in the market stood at 4,40,069 units.

No prizes for guessing as to who has been eating into Maruti’s market share. Tata Motors, Ford India, and General Motors India have finally caught with MSI following an overwhelming response to their respective small cars -Nano, Figo and the Beat.

Bhargava also said that the company is in a need to upgrade its R&D capabilities for faster launches of new models and face-lifts for the Indian market. MSI had increased its spending on R&D to Rs 173.3 crore in 2009-10 from Rs 91 crore in 2008-09.

“We need to rapidly develop our own capacity to develop and design products. This is an area of priority for us and with the help of Suzuki, we are investing heavily in research and development,” he said.

MSI Managing Director and CEO Shinzo Nakanishi could not agree more with him and said, “Once our R&D Centre at Rohtak comes on stream, we will have enhanced capability to test and evaluate. This will provide us speed and flexibility in launching new models and face-lifts in India.”

On an aside, since the company started manufacturing K-series engine in October 2008, it has produced a total of 5 lakh K-series engines in less than 23 months. In a very short span of time, the K-series all-aluminum light weight engine has got itself a name for being extremely fuel efficient and potent. The K-series engines are available on seven Maruti Suzuki models including, Alto-K10, Wagon R, Swift, Ritz, Estilo, Swift Dzire and A star.

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How Soon Will Tata Motors Revive the Fiat Brand in India?

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Tata and Fiat Tata Motors has concentrated enough on Jaguar Land Rover, and now, India’s largest vehicle maker plans to shift focus towards Fiat India Automobile. That’s certainly good news as we hear that Tata is trying to expand Fiat’s inventory and explore newer engine technologies. So, will Fiat finally see revival?

The car maker could have certainly done a lot more during its tenure in the country. Fiat has been here for over ten years, but there’s just the Fiat Linea and Grande Punto generating volumes for the auto maker. The Palio Stile, which the company sells across India except in 13 cities where the BS-IV norms are in place, can be considered as another model helping Fiat in sales. Fiat 500 sales are so low that we hardly see any of those cars on the roads. So will Tata do something about it?

This is what an auto analyst had to say: “The Grande Punto sells less than 1,500 units a month, compared to more than 10,000 units sold by market leader Maruti of the Swift. Even the Linea has not been able to match up with the numbers of Honda City, which sells 3,500-4,000 units every month.”

Tata Motors owns 50 per cent of Fiat India and is really not satisfied with the way the partnership has progressed. The car maker is confident though of changing everything for the better. We have seen Fiat fading away with losses heavier than it can actually bear. The company’s vehicle and engine making plant at Ranjangaon near Pune has mostly remained underutilised resulting in a loss of around Rs. 970 Crore in the period between January 2008 and March 2010.

Tata Motors was too busy reviving the JLR brand after its buyout from Ford. It also got busy with the development and launch of the little wonder, the Nano. Finally, looks like Tata Motors has found time and is exploring the possibility of launching more Fiat branded products in India. It will also expand its own sales outlets. Tata will possibly bring in Fiat cars sold overseas and are likely to do well in India.

“We are looking at expanding the reach of the Fiat brand, strengthening sales and marketing teams, while having a ‘one team’ approach. We can look at expanding the Fiat product range. Fiat has a very good range, some of which could be very successful in the Indian market. Don’t get it wrong that the JV is not doing good; we see a lot of opportunities and it is up to us on how to leverage them,” said Carl-Peter Forster, chief executive and managing director of Tata Motors.

So, will the Fiat Uno hatch that was recently launched in Brazil come to India? Auto experts believe it’s gonna come. Then, there’s a new Fiat small car that will enter India by end of 2011. Tata Motors may also tap into the Fiat technology space. “We can work on engines or certain other technologies together, that is how we should take our partnership forward with Fiat.” Things have already started moving positively. Fiat posted its first ever quarterly net profit of Rs. 22 Crore in the April-June quarter. A year ago during the same quarter, it had posted Rs. 166 Crore as loss.

“Tata Motors is strong in the Nano and the (Indica) Vista segment. We need to think how we can leverage the strength of the Tata (Motors) side, with selective input from Fiat to grow our business,” Forster added.

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Audi Bengaluru Goes for a State-of-the-art Upgrade

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audi_logo Upgrade! Don’t we all love that word! Yes, that’s what the Audi customers in the silicon valley of India (Bengaluru) were expecting from the German luxury carmaker. And Audi has granted them just that. A facility that is spread over a total area of 25,000 square feet, the upgraded showroom has the capacity to display all the Audi models available in the Indian market.

The upgraded state-of-the-art showroom follows the unique Audi Terminal concept with the honeycomb aluminium facade on the exterior. Now, Bangaloreans can check out any of the 9 Audi models available in the country in the showroom. Additionally, the showroom also features Audi Shop and the Audi Exclusive Elements, where you can order customised products and purchase a variety of Audi branded merchandise. The facility also has a state-of-the-art quick service workshop with 6 bays, spread over an area of 7,500 sq. ft.

The Audi Bengaluru showroom has an exclusive state-of-the-art paint and body shop spread over an area of 31,000 sq. ft. in Electronic City. This facility has a total of 13 bays for service and body shop work and is designed as per global Audi standards.

The upgraded showroom and service facility in Bengaluru was inaugurated by Michael Perschke, Head – Audi India, Shamit Bhartia, Director- Audi Bengaluru (Jubilant Motors Private Limited), K. Subramanian, Chief Executive Officer – Audi Bengaluru (Jubilant Motors Private Limited).

“I am delighted to announce the opening of our upgraded facility in Bengaluru based on the global Audi Terminal concept. This concept is unique to Audi, truly reflects our key brand values of sportiness and progressiveness and is in line with Audi’s philosophy of “Vorsprung durch Technik”which is not just about advanced technology and innovative products, but also about exceptional customer experience. Audi Bengaluru mirrors this ideology and will ensure that our customers in the region will continue to experience unmatched levels of luxury,” said Michael Perschke.

Speaking on the occasion, K. Subramanian, Chief Executive Officer, Audi Bengaluru, said, “Audi’s global leadership position and their unparalleled commitment to luxury is what has driven Jubilant Motors to deliver this upgraded facility. It is a reiteration of our commitment to serve the growing needs of our customers and will strengthen Audi’s foothold in the south Indian market”.

The German carmaker sells a range of seven models in the Indian market, including Audi A4, Audi A6, Audi A8, Audi Q5, Audi Q7, Audi TT and the super sports car Audi R8. The entire range of models is available across the country including Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Jaipur, Chennai and Ludhiana. Some upcoming developments include Mumbai South, Lucknow, Coimbatore, Surat and Indore.

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Nissan Showcases New 1.2L Three Cylinder Engine for Micra

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New Engine for Nissan Micra Nissan Micra was launched in the Indian market about a month ago, and since then the car has been giving nightmare to the competing hatchbacks in its segment. So far so good. And now the Japanese company has showcased a 1.2 litre three cylinder engine for its Micra. This engine is capable of delivering power that is typical of a 1.5 litre engine. Want to know how? Let’s dig a little deeper then.

With constantly improving stringent and strict norms, manufacturers are always under a lot of pressure to downsize the engines while still maintaining the high engine output. And over the years, they have come up with some amazing technologies such as lighter materials, low friction materials and forced fuel injection.

Nissan might seem like just another car manufacturer, but the new engine is special in a way that it runs on miller cycle. The Miller cycle engines are extensively used in ships and stationary power-generating plants. The technology of miller cycle is nothing other than adding one more stroke to the existing four strokes in an engine. In 2002, the engine made its appearance in Mazda Millenia. In a conventional four stroke engine, there are two strokes which are highly powered by the compression stroke (power consumption) and the power stroke (power production).

Much of the powered vested in the flywheel accumulated in flywheel is utilised to compress the air in the cylinder i.e. power loss. In the miller cycle engine, the intake valve is left open for a little more time than a traditional engine, as a result, the compression stroke is divided in two discreet cycles, one where intake valve is open and one where intake valve is closed. And this two stage compression stroke creates the fifth stroke.

In a traditional engine, as the piston moves up with the open intake valve, a lot of power is lost as the 20-30% of charge is expelled in the process. In contrast, in miller cycle engine, this power loss is reimbursed by a positive displacement supercharger. The intake air is first compressed by the supercharger and then cooled by an inter cooler.

This lower intake charge temperature, combined with the lower compression of the intake stroke, produces a lower final charge temperature than would be obtained by simply increasing the compression of the piston. This allows ignition timing to be advanced beyond what is normally allowed before the onset of detonation, thus increasing the overall efficiency still further.

Another advantage of the lower final charge temperature (miller cycle and not the new engine) is that it greatly reduces the NOx emissions in diesel engines, which is a significant design standard in large diesel engines on board ships and power plants.

The Japanese carmaker claims that the output of the three cylinder engine reaches up to an impressive 94 bhp and 103 lb-ft of torque with just 94 g/km of CO2 emission- lowest of all gasoline engines on earth.

Way to go Nissan!

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The Kizashi Breaks Land Speed Record at Bonneville

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Suzuki-Kizashi-Bonneville If you thought that the earlier land speed record of 325.5 kmph was too hard to cross, you got it wrong. Road & Track’s international editor Sam Mitani drove the Suzuki Kizashi into the record books. The modified 2010 Suzuki Kizashi Bonneville Special driven at this year’s Bonneville Speed Week ran at 327.8 kmph. The Suzuki motorcycle riders have done it past; they have broken plenty of records. However, this happens to be the first official crack at the Bonneville Salt Flats by Suzuki’s automotive arm. Kudos to Sam Mitani and the Kizashi!

Richard Holdener, Tom Habrzyk and Scott Bailey from Advanced Product Engineering were happy as everything went on as expected. The conditions weren’t favourable though. Mercury levels were as high as 100 degrees and the Kizashi was working its way at a density altitude on the flats of 6,303 feet. The modified 2010 Kizashi, however, proved to be the perfect vehicle for qualifying with the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), the sanctioning club for all Bonneville records. The average of the two-way pass was calculated as 327.8 kmph.

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The Kizashi had to be heavily modified to be race ready and also winner ready. The interior safety features had to be modified along with instrument modifications. Once this work reached completion, the team installed the SCTA-approved roll cage, racing seat, seat harnesses, window net and an aluminium bulkhead in the rear. Under the hood, they disassembled the engine to confirm stock measurements, while the cylinder head was flowed and ported. The record breaking Kizashi was strapped with a 2.4 litre, turbocharged, four-cylinder, 16-valve DOHC engine that threw 513 bhp at 7,700 rpm.

A new intake manifold, a tuned ‘long tube’ header and forged rods and pistons for high rpm endurance in the Kizashi Bonneville helped the racer. The car’s increased power also demanded air-to-water inter-cooling, snow water/methanol injection and a new ACT clutch and pressure plate. A scatter shield was added and the team welded the oil pan for a new drain fitting. An all-new 8.9 cm exhaust was fabricated behind of the turbocharger. Thanks to the full synthetic 5W-20 racing oil, the Kizashi got the required additional protection for the high-boost.

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The changes were finally over and the Kizashi platform with seam welded steel wheels, new coilovers and speed-specific 15×7-inch Goodyear Front Runner rubber seemed perfect at the Salt Lake Flats in Bonneville, Utah. Every minute detail was given taken care of. An air dam ensured the Kizashi’s nose stood in place, while the window straps and hood pins made sure the hood and glass stood intact. A parachute could bring the high speed show to a controlled and shortened stop.

The Kizashi was ready, but was Mitani? A dual fire system offered him that extra assurance. How we wish Suzuki’s new warrior races to India soon!

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The Scots Like Scotch in Their Car’s Fuel Tank, Too

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Whisky-car With global warming increasing at an alarming rate, people are becoming more aware about their responsibilities and doing their bits to refrain from causing further damage. Sometime back we had the “Dung Beetle” that was converted to run on methane gas, the fuel created from human waste.

After coffee-based and chocolate-based biofuels, we thought researchers would leave these delectable drinks alone with their lovers, but no such luck. Now we have something much better, and shall we say ‘toxic’ fueling a car. Right, whiskey lovers across the globe would definitely raise a toast to this one.

Recently, scientists in Scotland unveiled a biofuel to assist power cars developed from the by-products of the distillation process. Developed by researchers at Edinburgh Napier University, this biofuel can be used to fuel ordinary cars without any special adaptations. The researchers have already filed for a patent. This biofuel has been developed after a two-year research project which uses two main by-products from the whisky production process.

Before the lovers of fine scotch vent out their dislike for this product, we would like to reiterate that it is made from whiskey by-products and not the whiskey itself.

Researchers combined “pot ale”, which is liquid from the copper stills, and spent grains, used to make whiskey, to produce butanol. The resulting form of alcohol can then be used as fuel to power a vehicle, much like ethanol. The researchers say that the butanol is superior to ethanol – with 25 percent more energy per unit volume.

Martin Tangney, who is leading the research, said on Tuesday, “The new biofuel is made from biological material which has been already generated. Theoretically it could be used entirely on its own but you would have to find a company to distribute it.” He added, “This is a more environmentally sustainable option and potentially offers new revenue on the back of one Scotland’s biggest industries. We’ve worked with some of the country’s leading whisky producers to develop the process.”

The most probable way of using the fuel would be to blend five or ten percent of butanol with petrol or diesel. Then he said, “Five or 10% means less oil which would make a big, big difference.”

Richard Dixon, the Scotland director of environmental campaign group WWF, appreciated the new product because it could be made without causing vast environmental damage to the forests and wildlife. He said, “Whisky-powered cars could help Scotland avoid having to use those forest-trashing biofuels.” Sure, we would wait for this product to be launched on a big scale.

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Tata Motors Launches the Indica V2 Turbomax

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Tata-Indica-V2-Turbomax Did you have any idea that a new horse with power equivalent to that of 70 horses was coming out of the Tata stable? Here it is already. Yes friends, Tata Motors has launched the all new Indica Turbomax which proudly flaunts the 70 bhp BS IV motor.

Long time ago in India, the Tata Safari was launched, and then came the Safari with a new DICOR engine coupled with modified car interiors and exteriors. The auto maker’s popularity grew in the country and by then, Tata Motors found itself completely in the midst of the Indian passenger car segment. In response to its own desires, the car maker launched the Indica in 1998. In no time this car started boosting the company’s sales figures. Tasting success once again, the company brought in different versions and variants of the Indica car from time to time on to the Indian roads.

A diesel Indica was launched in the year 2000 followed by a multi-point fuel injection petrol engine Indica launch the same year. Mileage and power output were a problem though. So, in response, Tata came out with the new Indica V2 in 2001. A CNG Indica V2 was also launched and that added to Tata Motors’ fame. Re-work, creativity and innovation by Tata engineers gave rise to the Tata Indica Vista or Tata Indica V3 cars in 2008. Now, Tata claims to have added muscle to the car.

The Indica V2 delivers 52.7 bhp @ 5500 rpm while the new V2 Turbomax spews out 70 bhp @ 4500 rpm. While the Indica V2’s maximum torque is 85 Nm @ 2500 rpm, 135 Nm @ 2500 rpm is what the new V2 Turbomax delivers. For an India gripped with fuel economy, the new car comes with good news. The V2 Turbomax offers a mileage of 19 kmpl which is a kilometre more per litre as compared to the Indica V2.

The front grille with the chrome strip uplifts the car’s front fascia. The Turbomax DLS comes with stylish body-coloured bumpers that can endure the collisions. While the new clear lamp headlamps offer great visibility in the dark, the taillights offer impressive illumination of the rear during braking. The Independent Wish Bone type front suspension with Mc Pherson Strut with coil spring and the rear Independent Semi Trailing Arm with coil spring mounted on hydraulic shock absorbers swallow all the humps and bumps on the roads leaving the family inside the car safe and comfortable. The 165 X 65 R 14 tyres of the new Turbomax offer maximum traction as compared to the Indica V2’s 165 X 65 R 13 tyres.

The new Indica V2 Turbomax DLS and Indica V2 Turbomax DLE have ample space for entire Indian families. There’s sufficient space for 5 individuals. The new electronic cluster with digital odometer and two trip meters with light intensity control not just add refinement to the interiors but are also easy to read and offer the driver all required information.

The car comes in soothing colours Arctic Silver and Mint White. The Turbomax DLS is also available in Furnace Red and Magnesium Gray. A look at the car and a ride in it make it very clear that the reliable Indica V2 just got more powerful with the launch of the V2 Turbomax DLE and DLS.

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