Honda has confirmed the launch of the hybrid version of its Jazz supermini at the upcoming Paris Motor Show in September next month.
The Jazz Hybrid will borrow the hybrid drivetrain from Honda’s Insight featuring a 1.3 liter petrol engine combined with an electric motor and mated to a CVT gearbox. Honda says that Jazz Hybrid [...]
Hyundai Motors India will launch the facelifted version of the hot selling i10 in the Indian market soon.
The facelifted i10 will come with refreshed exterior styling inspired by the ix35 crossover with sharper headlights and grille design. The interiors will also be refreshed slightly for a more upmarket look. The biggest change though will be [...]
According to a senior engineering resource, Mercedes Benz is reportedly working on 9 Speed Automatic transmission that will leap frog the ZF 8-speed units being used by Audi and BMW.
Christened the 9G-Tronic, the better spread nine ratios are said to deliver huge improvements in fuel economy and lowered CO2 emissions. The source also mentioned that [...]
Maruti Suzuki is planning to launch CNG fueled versions of their portfolio of cars starting with the WagonR which will be launched in the Indian market by October 2010. Ritz, Estilo, Alto and the SX4 will also get CNG variants subsequently.
Maruti has been working on the technology for around two years and according to the [...]
Tata Motors today have commercially launched the all new Tata Indigo e-CS in the Indian market. The car was announced earlier in april but no pricing details were revealed.
The most fuel efficient sedan in the country, the Indigo e-CS has an ARAI rated fuel efficiency of 23.03 kmpl for the 1.4 DICOR engined version. Other [...]
With the new emission norms in place, most manufacturers apart from upgrading the engines have also taken this opportunity to relaunch existing models as new one’s with more features inside out.
Latest to join the bandwagon is Tata Motors which has relaunched the Indigo CS (Compact Sedan) as Indigo CS E Series which sports new exteriors [...]
As we told you earlier, Toyota India have launched the BS4 Innova which now comes with intercooler for the engine meaning more power, 7 bhp of it.
The 2.5 litre common rail turbocharged engine under the hood now develops 109 bhp making it slightly easier for the drivers to overtakes those 18 wheelers on the highway [...]
The world’s largest selling hybrid car Toyota Prius has received a warm response in the Indian market with 80 confirmed bookings already. Toyota had kept a modest target of selling 200 units this year but with this initial response the company expects the demand to far out strip the supply.
Toyota Prius was launched at the [...]
Volkswagen have launched the new engined variants of the Passat and Jetta in the Indian market. The new engines come as part of the drive from VW to update the cars to stricter Bharat IV emission norms which would be applicable in all the major metro cities from April 2010.
The Passat now comes with the [...]
Royal Enfiled will launch the new Bullet Electra with the new Twin Spark UCE (Unitary Construction Engine) as it prepares for the new Bharat IV emission norms which will come into effect from April 1st, 2010.
The Electra Twin Spark comes with a 350cc single cylinder engine with develops a maximum 19.8 bhp of maximum power [...]
