Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The new Honda City arrives
Honda to launch small car in 2009
On the outside, what you get is its quintessential radical exterior style, which is primarily characterized by its sleek look. The all-new City comes with what is called the 'Arrow Shot Form' design that lends the car its dynamic look. The car undoubtedly exudes a great amount of road presence on account of it now being longer, wider and sturdier. From the front, the first thing that strikes you about the car is the new rakish grill and the headlights that lend a distinct new identity to the car.
Honda Siel's power products unit shifts plant
It also boasts a shortened rear end and with sleekly designed aerodynamic looking combination lights that now enhance its sporty looking tail design. While the new City comes with the same ground and head clearance, the car's height has been lowered by 15 mm to 1480 mm to enable the car to have a sleeker and sturdier body shape giving the City an extremely refined driving position.
Nissan NV200
With the NV200, Nissan wants to take the Toyota Innova head-on. The
NV200 will be the first product of the Nissan and Ashok Leyland joint
venture to manufacture minivans in India. An eight-seater, the NV200
seats passenger in a 2+3+3 layout. Styling is more commercial van than
MPV and this appearance is not helped by the NV200’s sliding rear doors.
It will be powered by the same 105bhp 1.5-litre K9K diesel that also
does duty in the Renault Fluence. Pricing is likely to be in the range
of Rs 7.5-12 lakh.
Factfile:
Engine: 1.5-litre diesel
Power/Torque: 105bhp/24.4kgm
Kerb weight: 1269kg
L/W/H: 4400/1695/1860mm
Expected: Early 2012
Price: Rs 7.5-12 lakh
Renault Duster
Renault wants a presence in each segment of the car market and will be
ready with its Duster mini-SUV by July next year. The Duster shares its
platform with the Logan (now Mahindra Verito), so should be able to
take a fair bit of abuse. But this is no off-roader in the true sense
and will be sold in India in a two-wheel-drive avatar only. Interior
space is impressive and, just like on the Logan, ride quality is nice
and supple too. The Duster will have 1.6 petrol (105bhp) and 1.5 diesel
(90bhp) engines. A more powerful 107bhp 1.5 diesel with reduced turbo
lag will also be on offer. Expect prices to start at Rs 7 lakh for the
base petrol-engined Duster.
Factfile:
Engines: 1.6-litre petrol, 1.5-litre
diesel, 1.5-litre diesel
Power/Torque: 105bhp/15.1kgm,
90bhp/20.4kgm, 107bhp/24.5kgm
Kerb weight: 1205kg
L/W/H: 4315/1822/1695mm
Expected: July 2012
Price: Rs 7-8 lakh
New Porsche 911
It may not look radically different from its predecessor but this is
the all-new sixth-generation 911. The car will go on sale in India soon
after right-hand-drive sales commence globally. It will initially be
sold in rear-wheel-drive Carrera (3.4 litre) and Carrera S (3.8 litre)
coupé guises. Cabriolet and four-wheel-drive variants will follow in
2012, and pave the way for a range-topping 523bhp Turbo in 2013. The new
911 will sport a new seven-speed manual gearbox — a first for a series
production road car. Apart from increased power and improved emissions,
the new 911’s chassis has also been worked on for improved ride and even
better dynamics.
Factfile:
Engines: 3.4-litre petrol,
3.8-litre petrol
Power/Torque: 345bhp/39.8kgm,
394bhp/44.9kgm
Kerb weight: 1455-1470kg
L/W/H: 4491/1808/1295mm
Expected: September 2012
Price: From Rs 90 lakh
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