Swedish bus giant Volvo is planning to launch hybrid buses in India driven by diesel engine and electric batteries. These hybrid buses emit 50% less carbon dioxide as compared to pure diesel buses.Mr Edwar Jobson, environmental director at Volvo Bus Corporation has said that the discussion for launching hybrid buses in India is on will launch the buses as soon as possible. He also emphasized that, though the hybrid buses cost more than the normal diesel buses, their running costs are 30-35% l... Read Full Story
After 6 years of its launch Ferrari Enzo will finally get a replacement in the year 2012. The Enzo successor is reportedly called the F70 in Ferrari circle and is being tested with two different powertrains. One option is a smaller twin turbo V8 engine with 700 horses on its power and the other is a twin turbo V12 with 50 to 100 hoses of additional power. Strict emission norms planned for Europe may force Ferrari engineers to stick to a V8 engine.The F70 will not only be faster and more agile... Read Full Story
Ford’s old work horse, Ikon sold highest in the mid-size segment cars in India during the current fiscal according to the report from JD Power Asia Pacific 2009. Ford MD and President is full of pride for achieving the milestone and promises much more commitment to bring world class class quality for its products in the country.Ford Ikon recently got a facelift with new headlamps and changes to the interior. The car was price competitively and positioned as the cheapest mid-size sedan availab... Read Full Story
The next generation Chevrolet Spark which will be launched in India at Chevrolet beat scores high on Euro NCAP ratings. The car gained 5 star rating for child protection and a 4 star rating for overall safety. An overall score of 69 out of 100 though could not give the car a 5 star rating, it gets a commendable score in the segment of vehicles.The car performed well in the side impact crash test both against a moving barrier and side pole test indicating solid protection for the passengers in... Read Full Story
Tata Motors is all set to allow other firms to build and sell Nanos under their own names. Tata will allow other firms to build 10,000 Nanos in their own manufacturing facilities.Way back in 2005, when the idea of a Rs 1 lakh car was put on the papers, Mr Ratan Tata had hinted about the car being assembled at various facilities all over India to cut costs. Tata Motors wanted to create a business opportunities for smaller enterprises by doing so. However this idea was shelved, thanks to the S... Read Full Story
The next generation Suzuki Swift was spied in Germany being driven in rain .The spy photos were published in the worldcarfans.com website. Though there was camouflaging done, we can clearly notice the shape of the tail lamps and the Kizashi inspired grill can be made out clearly. Suzuki Swift is sold in various countries with many engine options including a 1.6 litre with 125bhp and torque of 148nm. There are also 4 wheel drive variants sold in Japan. If Suzuki can bring in the new Swift with... Read Full Story
Ratan Tata might have been a proud person and so do the Tata Motors (of course they have to be) for creating Nano, not only for its price but also for its functionality. But not less than a year of launch of Nano we are seeing too many competitors for it. As the segment is hotting up more and more players are keen tap the low cost car market in its infancy itself. In earlier post, I has mentioned about the Ajanta small car for Rs 85,000 and Tata Tiny expected to be priced at Rs 1 lakh. Now a... Read Full Story
In our earlier post, we had mentioned about the Jive and Wego from TVS Motors, now its officially launched though the deliveries will begin only in January next year. On the occasion of the launch at Chennai, TVS Motors Chaiman Venu Srinivasan said, the company will launch two new models in each year, in the form of upgrades and new variants.Both Jive and Wega comes with a new clutch-less technology with an all alluminium 110cc engine. The company has invested Rs 25 crore for Jive and Rs 50... Read Full Story
