Mahindra launches 2012 Xylo Facelift

February 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Mahindra has introduced mild Facelift to its much popular mid-segment MPV Mahindra Xylo. The company has also added new top-end E9 variant to its portfolio. The facelift Xylo gets new grille and headlamps which seems to be inspired from Mahindra’s Global SUV XUV500. It now carries new redesigned bumper while the side profiles remain untouched. At the rear more stylish well integrated new tail-lamp is introduced. With this facelift the Xylo now looks more macho in-person. Mahindra has also introduced new E9 … [Read more...]

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Kia Picanto Scooped on Indian roads

February 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Kia Picanto has been spotted being tested on Indian roads. With this scoop it’s almost confirmed that much speculated Kia Picanto will reach the Indian shores. Kia has an eagle’s eye on Indian’s growing Automobile market since years and now it seems had they taken their first step to enter into Indian automobile industry. The Picanto hatchback looks much similar to Hyundai i10, but the front end gets sharper and stylish. The front gets a bold look with larger headlamp, well mounted fog lamps and broader … [Read more...]

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India-bound Chevrolet Trailblazer coming soon

February 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Chevrolet is planning to bring its all new Indian-bound SUV, the Chevrolet Trailblazer. The company is planning to regain its position in premium SUV segment which was earlier ruled by Chevrolet Captiva, and is now captured by Toyota Fortuner and Ford Endeavour. The SUV will be made available with two engine options- 2.8-litre 180bhp CRDI engine and 2.5-litre 150bhp diesel engine. The 2.8-litre CRDI engine is much more powerful than the heart of Fortuner and Endeavour. According to Chevrolet, the Trailblazer … [Read more...]

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Fiat and Suzuki joins hands for Multijet

January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Fiat and Suzuki Motor has entered into agreement for the supply of the world famous 1.3-litre Multijet engine to Maruti Suzuki. According to the deal, Fiat will supply 100,000 75BHP Multijet engines every year to Maruti Suzuki for a period of 3-year starting from this month. The engine production for Maruti will take place in Fiat’s Ranjangaon plant near Pune. The BS IV four-cylinder, 16V 1.3-litre Multijet engine is very popular in India and is present under the hood of many vehicles including all-new Swift, … [Read more...]

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Nissan Micra and Sunny prices increased

January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  Nissan has increased the price of its Micra and Sunny models in India. The price has been hiked ranging from 0.56 to 2.09 percent depending on variant variants. The new revised price will come in effect from January 20, 2012. The Nissan Micra Petrol will now cost Rs. 3,000 more. The base version of Micra is priced at Rs. 4.10 lakh presently, while the Nissan Diesel variant get a price hike of Rs. 12,000 which currently starts from Rs. 5.72 lakh. Similarly Nissan Sunny will now cost Rs. 5,000 more. … [Read more...]

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Hyundai Eon LPG Variant Launched

January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  Hyundai has added another variant to its popular entry level hatch back Eon, the Hyundai Eon is now available with factory-fitted LPG kit. The new variant will cost Rs. 27,000 more than the existing variant. The LPG variant gets separate 32-litre petrol and 34-litre LPG tank. In addition to LPG EON, Hyundai has also introduced other variants which include D-Lite+, Era+ and Magna+. This new variants will offer extra features but will be dearer by Rs. 7,000. The D-Lite comes with only Air-conditioning while … [Read more...]

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XUV500 bookings re-opens on 25th Jan

January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Mahindra is going to re-open the booking of its much popular newly launched global SUV XUV500. This second phase of booking will last for only for 10 days and will start from January 25, 2012. Earlier Mahindra has closed the XUV500 booking on 11th October 2011, after it has received whopping response from public leading to 8,000 orders in just 10 day. The XUV booking is now extended to 19 cities in India including, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh / Panchkula, … [Read more...]

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2012 Swift Dzire Revealed, Launch on February 1

January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  Maruti is going to launch second-generation of its much popular sedan Swift Dzire on February 1st, 2012. The new 2012 Dzire is based on all new Swift Platform and it measures just 3995mm long, 165mm shorter than its predecessor. The new Dzire comes with extra short boot in order to keep the length under 4 meters. In new Dzire you will notice that the Tail lamp is integrated much well than its predecessor. The boot space has been reduced to 316 litres but is good enough to hold your luggage for weekend trip. … [Read more...]

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Mahindra Reveals REVA NXR Concept

January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  Mahindra has taken off the covers from its production ready prototype of electric vehicle, the Reva NXR. The new REVA NRX look much more stylish than the older REVA. Mahindra has not made much change to the original REVA and has made it just more appealing. Mahindra has also used many of its own parts in order to cut down production cost. The NXR will be offered with three battery option- small, medium and large. There will be two kind of batteries which will be used in it, lithium ion and lead acid, but … [Read more...]

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Auto Expo 2012: Mini Comes to India

January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  British car maker, MINI has finally entered the Indian automobile market with the launch of four models in India, the MINI Cooper, Cooper S, Cooper Convertible and Cooper S Countryman. MINI is owned by BMW, and the cars will be sold by exclusive dealership in New Delhi and Mumbai. The Cooper hatchback comes with a premium price tag of Rs.24.9 lakh, even costlier than VW Beetle hatchback which cost Rs.19 lakh. MINI Cooper can seat four comfortably and is powered by 1.6-litre petrol engine which churns out … [Read more...]

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