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Just when I was writing about Ford cutting prices of Ikon, news has been trickling in about other manufacturers planning to increase prices.
Maruti is planning to increase in prices of its cars from May 1st. But there is no word of the amount of hike yet. Another company to announce price raise is Hero Honda, […]
April 21st, 2008 | Posted in cars, hero honda, maruti, prices, tata motors | 2 Comments
Even as the automobile manufacturers are struggling with raising costs and steel price, competition has ensured that the prices are not going up. Maruti has managed to keep the price of DZire very competitive, forcing others to relook at their prices. Ford has now announced a price cut in Ikon by a good Rs.36,000. See […]
April 15th, 2008 | Posted in cars, ford, ikon | 2 Comments
Maruti Dzire, the much needed replacement for Maruti Esteem was launched this week. Dzire is a sedan version of Swift. Here is a quick look with important information and list of links with all you wanted to know about the car.
Engine: 1.3 liter petrol, delivering 87bhp; 1.25 liter diesel engine delivering 75bhp
Variants: There are […]
March 29th, 2008 | Posted in cars, maruti, new launch | 1 Comment
Everyone knows that Maruti Esteem is really old model and it needed a replacement. Its looks were getting dated despite a face lift and the car was old and had a feeling of being outdated. Maruti has finally unveiled a replacement to Esteem, called Dzire.
Launch of Dzire would being in some action in a […]
March 21st, 2008 | Posted in cars, new launch | No Comments
Finally Ford is joining nearly every other car manufacturers and is planning a small car. GM now has one, even though they took really long time to get on board. Maruti and Hyundai have been the leaders of the pack when it came to small cars. Toyota and Honda don’t have one, but they have […]
March 21st, 2008 | Posted in cars | No Comments
VW is another company that has stepped into selling it’s cars in India recently. Just like Volvo, VW will be selling a car - Passat and an SUV Touareg in India. See news report. See more details of the car on VW India website.
September 18th, 2007 | Posted in cars, luxury cars, new launch | 2 Comments
Volvo joins the list of international companies pushing their models into India. They have made an entry to India with two passenger vehicles - XC90, an SUV and S80, a premium sedan. It has been a relatively low key entry, and unlikely that Volvo expects a serious market share. Both vehicles are feature packed, and […]
September 9th, 2007 | Posted in cars, luxury cars, new launch | No Comments
Hyundai has launched a CNG version of Santro, almost a year after they announced that they are going to launch one.
But this will not be a factory fitted system that can run on CNG - a CNG kit will be retrofitted at the dealer. CNG version is available only in Delhi. The CNG version […]
July 6th, 2007 | Posted in cars, hyundai, new launch, small cars | No Comments
Hyundai has launched am automatic diesel version of its luxury sedan Sonata Embera. The new variant contains a four speed automatic transmission. The car has a 2 liter CRDi diesel engine with an output of 142PS. The car is priced at 15,71,656, ex-showroom Delhi. Along with the automatic diesel, Sonata Embera is available in three […]
June 30th, 2007 | Posted in cars, luxury cars, new launch | 1 Comment
Ford India has unveiled a new version of Endeavour 4×4 version.
The new Endeavour comes with a 2.5L, 143PS engine. The interiors include an in-dash CD changer, dual AC with independent controls for rear seat and foldable rear seats. The SUV comes with ABS and dual stage driver and passenger airbags. The Endeavour is now […]
June 20th, 2007 | Posted in cars, ford, new launch, suv | 3 Comments