Archive for the ‘Upcoming Cars’ Category

Mitsubishi Outlander is coming - Move over CRV!

Monday, April 28th, 2008 534 Views

Expected in: September 2008 Estimated Price: 18-20 Lakh The Honda CRV is being challenged. Finally! Everyone has been eyeing the growing SUV market here and there have been competitors but none of them have been able to even create a false alarm or a mild tremor. Enter the Outlander. Why do you ...

GM to manufacture a 2 lakh car in India

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 681 Views

The Tata Nano has set the pulse racing in the automotive industry. With the ever growing car market, all the major OEMs are looking at India with more focused eyes than ever before. The passenger car market has been experiencing a healthy growth year after year and the small car ...

Audi Q5 - BMW X3 rival might come to India

Monday, April 21st, 2008 764 Views

Audi has been flirting around by saying that it is developing a compact SUV to rival the hugely famous BMW X3 and VW Tiguan. But the flirting period is over now. Audi showcased the Q5 – a compact SUV which will be pitted against the BMW X3, VW Tiguan and ...

VW Passat CC - India Calling…

Saturday, April 19th, 2008 476 Views

VW introduced the Indians with its luxury offering, Passat, a few months back and it’s heartening to know that this premium package has been well received here. The Passat fundamentally competes against the likes of Nissan Teana, Skoda Superb and Toyota Camry to a certain extent.

Ford Kuga - A good proposition for India?

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 882 Views

Now, I know that there are a lot of cars that are “expected” to be launched in India in the coming couple of years that everyone is aware of. So, what I am talking about in this article is not what India can realistically expect, but what should be launched ...

Maruti Suzuki Splash - India Beckons!

Friday, April 4th, 2008 2,322 Views

Although it was shown as a concept at Maruti Suzuki’s pavilion at Auto Expo '08, Splash has been in the international market for a while now. Keeping the trend in mind, India has been getting all the latest products developed by Suzuki, be it the Swift, SX4 or the Grand ...

The Alfa Romeo 159 - Coming to India, hopefully!

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 795 Views

Expected in: Late 2008-Early 2009 Estimated Price: 28-32 Lakh There are very few car manufacturers who deserve and command a certain respect, wherein you are compelled to prefix ‘The’ and then introduce the name of the car. One of them, in this elite class is the Alfa Romeo.

Fiat India – Punto, Bravo and beyond…

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 1,487 Views

Long time ago, here, a certain Uno, was launched with many expectations. Apart from introducing a flagship hatchback, Fiat was focused on creating a liaison of sorts with the consumers. Launch as such was for the car, never the organization as a whole. It was well recognized and had a ...

Maruti Suzuki Dzire - Esteem Part Two!

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 63,637 Views

Maruti Esteem – a saloon car which Maruti has been selling successfully with minor upgrades for over 14 years now! But that’s about to change. Soon. What I am talking about is the Dzire that aims at being er.. a desirable car!

GM India Launches Chevrolet Captiva Luxury SUV

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 23,618 Views

Update: Chevrolet Captiva is launched. The SUV has a 1991cc, 4-cylinder, 16 valve, VCDi diesel engine which outputs maximum power of 150ps@4000 rpm and torque of 320Nm@2000 rpm. The Rs.17.73 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) Captiva is available in five colors. For complete specifications and price of the car, please follow the following ...

Skoda India Launches Super-Hatch Fabia

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 80,270 Views

Update: Skoda has launched Fabia now. The car is available in 5-8 lakh price range. Two engines (1.4L MPI petrol, 1.4L PD TDI diesel) are offered in a total of four trim levels i.e. Active, Classic, Ambiente and Elegance. Dealers are provided the prices of three diesel (Classic, Ambiente ...

Tata launches Indica Dicor, Indigo CS and Sumo Grande

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 44,633 Views

Tata Motors today launched DICOR (Direct Injection Common Rail) version of its highly popular car, Indica V2. Other two launches are Sumo Grande, a great upgrade to current Sumo and Indigo CS (Compact Sedan), compact version of Indigo sedan. Apart from the launches Tata also unveiled the new generation ...

Toyota Fortuner to be launched in India

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 6,816 Views

The Land Cruiser is celebrated for being one of the very established genuine off-road vehicles the world has ever seen. And it still is. But this mean, mad machine will be yours only if you have pockets deep enough to shell out over 40 lakh of green paper, and that ...

Tata’s 1-lakh car: Automotive Growth vs Environment vs Traffic System

Thursday, December 20th, 2007 7,476 Views

Though Tata's Rs. one lakh car is yet to be launched but it is already in controversies. Automotive pundits are considering this car as pioneer of Indian automotive industry growth. To environmentalists, this car is a serious threat to environment. And a different set of people thinks that this car ...

Volvo C70 may find its way to India

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 2,403 Views

Volvo Car Corporation is going to showcase its luxurious convertible C70 at 2008 Auto Expo in New Delhi. According to Mr. Paul de Voijs , Managing Director, Volvo Car India, C70 may be launched in India. Apart from C70, Volvo Car India will also be showcasing recently launched S80 sedan ...

Linea to kick-start fresh innings in India for Fiat

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 22,080 Views

Biggies have been pouring in with well-packaged family sedans to lure the fancy of the Indians. It was Honda which came in with its City and then Ford introduced the Fiesta. Hyundai joined the bandwagon too and its Verna became instantly popular. The latest entrant in this segment has been ...

Hyundai Santa Fe coming to India

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007 18,054 Views

SUV. One term which not many will associate the Korean giant - Hyundai with. It is that segment of the auto industry which is tantamount with big, brawny, imposing looking machines to which the word 'car' will not really be able to do justice.

Mahindra’s 140bhp Scorpio on Indian roads by early 2008!

Thursday, October 11th, 2007 4,062 Views

Safari 2.2VTT, a car that Tata should have launched when they were planning to introduce the DiCOR name in their Safari range. But as they say, better late than never! Mahindra too have enjoyed quite a good time. Why, you ask? Because Scorpio did well for them. Very well. But... ...

All-new Toyota Corolla coming to India by mid-2008

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 17,895 Views

The premium luxury car segment was once dominated by one name - Toyota Corolla. It was set as the benchmark and the segment's new entrants had a path cut out to try and beat the Japanese major at its game. Skoda's Octavia did sell well, but the Toyota Corolla was ...

Hyundai Pa getting launched in India soon.

Friday, October 5th, 2007 16,947 Views

Update: Hyundai launches i10 in India For automotive world, Chennai will be a busy place. With the sudden launch of Getz diesel, Hyundai seems to be on a high. The festive season is also coming up, so it certainly is a wise decision to launch a new car to push its ...