2013 Tata Vista D90 @ INR 5.99 Lakhs !!

Tata motors India launched the new Vista D90 which is high power sportier variant of its hatchback Vista. This 2013 new version of Vista is sportier, more powerful & much more feature loaded vehicle as compared to the standard on-going product.
D 90 wears the power-tuned 1.3 Quadrajet mill equipped with a Variable Geometry Turbocharger (VGT) pushing out an impressive of 90 bhp of max. power & 200 Nm of max. torque mated with a 5-speed manual Euro-tech 2 transmission. With a top knock of 158 Km/hr., this car does 0-100 in 15.5 sec.

Features Offered -

# Anti Lock Braking System (ABS)
# Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD)
# All four Power Windows
# Front & Rear Fog Lamps
# Well Equipped Driver Information System
# Front Air Bags
# All new Touch Screen Infotainment featuring satellite navigation
# Electrically adjustable ORVMs
# Black-Beige Dual Toned Manza Interiors
# Driver Aligned Instrument Cluster which was in centre earlier
# 2-way Adjustable Steering Wheel
# Revised Sporty Bumpers
# 2 yrs./ 75,000 Kms. running warranty
# Aerodynamic rear Spoiler
# Centre Kocking & Engine Immobilizer
# Contrast Roof color

Variants with their ex. showroom prices -

Vista D90 comes with two variants - basic D90 VX  & the top of the line D90 ZX+.

Vista D90 VX - INR 5.99 Lakhs

Vista D90 ZX+ - INR 6.83 Lakhs



Colours Available (only ZX+ offers all the color) -

# Spice Red
# Jet Silver
# Spice Red
# Porcelain White
# Cavern Grey &
# Ultra Violet.

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INR 1.8 Cr. Audi R8 catches fire during a Racing event in Mumbai !!

The Recently launched German beauty Audi R8, costing almost two crore Indian rupees caught fire & turned into ashes near the Rajiv Gandhi Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai.
Incident took place during the on-going luxury cars event, Mumbai Parx Supercar Show 2013 jointly organised by Industrialist Gautam Singhania & Autocar India's editor-in-chief  Hormazd Sorabjee. Pacticpants of this events included country's only Lamborghini Aventador Roadster & Ferrari 458GT.

The reason behind the fire is not that much clear but according to a press release by Audi India, the sports car caught fire due to some modifications carried out by the customer.
There were no casualities in the incident, both the Owner Bhavesh Thakkar as well as his fellow passenger were completely safe but it leaded to a heavy two hours traffic jam.


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2012 Top 10 Biggest Sellers !!

Pricng may be a key Ingredient of marketing but simply being the cheapest may not always guarantee success. Tata's Nano- the least expensive car in the world, finished last in this Top 10 ranking of passenger vehicle sold in year 2012.The Nano's case is not an isolated one. Models like Ford's Figo & GM Spark-Beat, Hyundai's Eon and Tata's Indica are sold fewer units than more expensive vehicles. The Figo & the Spark do not even figure in Top 10.

The top rank continues to be occupied by Maruti Suzuki's Alto, which sold 2.86 units, though the petrol only model saw volumes shrink by 8% year-on-year as demand shifted towards the Diesel cars. But while the Alto which is the second cheapest car in India at INR 2.32 Lakhs for the the entry level variant - managed to hold on the top position, other vehicles in the same price band did not fare so well. Hyundai's Eon did not fare so well. Hyundai's Eon, which has an ex.-showroom price of INR 2.77 Lakhs, finished 8th with sales of only 93,578 units. The Spark failed to make the cut.

The vehicles immediately following in the Alto in terms of sales are comparatively priced much higher. Maruti's Swift, with a starting price of INR 4.48 Lakhs came in second with sales of 1.86 Lakh units. The Swift infact improves from its 4th rank in 2011(1.27 Lakh units). The 3rd highest is the Dzire, the mid size version of the Swift with an entry of INR 4.92 Lakhs. Mahindra Bolero is another Surprise to this list. But the biggest surprise is the poor response to the Nano considering the kind of over the top marketing Tata did for it.

Top 10 Biggest Sellers of last year with their respective sales figures -

#1. Maruti Suzuki Alto - 2.87 Lakh units.

#2. Maruti Suzuki Swift - 1.87 Lakh units.

# 3. Maruti Suzuki Dzire - 1.54 Lakh units.

# 4. Maruti Suzuki Wagon R - 1.35 Lakh units.

# 5. Mahindra Bolero - 1.13 Lakh units .

# 6. Hyundai i10 - 0.98 Lakh units.

# 7. Tata Indica - 0.94 Lakh units.

# 8. Hyundai Eon - 0.93 Lakh units.

# 9. Hyundai i20 - 0.85 Lakh units.

# 10. Tata Nano - 0.76 Lakh units.

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2013 Refreshed Audi R8 in India @ INR 1 crore 34 lakhs 55 thousand !!

Audi India launched the 2013 refreshed version of its super luxury sportscar R8 in the presence of their country head, Mr. Michael Perschke & Bollywood stars Saif Ali Khan & Deepika Padukone.

The major evident changes to the car are as follows -
# Aggressive Front Facia sporting an all new Front-Grill in it
# Full LED Treatment to front-rear lights (standard on all variants)
# Redesigned Diffuser & slightly tweaked front Bumper
# All new 7-speed S-Tronics transmission instead of the on-going 6-speed R-Tronics gearbox.
# Increased Acceleration upto 0.3% .
# Honey-comb quilted fine Nappa full leather interiors.

This new R8 comes with the same two engine options -
V8 - 4163cc mill pushing out 430 bhp of max. power & 430 Nm.of max. torque ; 0-100 in just 4.3 sec.
V10 - 5204cc unit pushing out 525 bhp of max. power & 540 Nm.of max. torque ; 0-100 in 3.6 for V10 Coupe & 3.8 for V10 Spyder.

Price (Ex. Showroom, Delhi) -
R8 V8 Coupe - INR 1 crore 34 lakhs 55 thousand
R8 V10 Coupe - INR 1 crore 57 lakh 88 thousand
R8 V10 Spyder - INR 1 crore 73 lakhs 55 thousand


At the launch of new R8, Michael Perschke(India Head) said "Our outsanding performance in 2012 established Ausi as the fastest growing Luxury car brand in India and this successful run will continue this year too. 2013 is a critical year for Audi in India and we will see the announcement of several initiatives on the product and network front. First month of 2013 already saw the launch of new Audi Q5 and I am onfident that with the launch of new Audi R8 we will futher consolidated our Leadership position in super sports car segment in India".

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DSK-Hyosung's all new GT650R & Aquila Pro 650 !!

Korea based two-wheeler giant Hyosung & its Pune based Indian partner DSK group launched the uplifted varient of its GT650R with an all new sports cruiser, Aquila Pro 650. This new GT650R comes with some costmetic modifications such as an agressive looking front facia & dual toned body colors. On the other hand, Aquila Pro is a cruiser bike which are specially designed for long journeys.


Technical Specifications & Pricing :


 GT 650R -

# Body Type - Sports
# Engine- 647cc V-Twin DOHC
# Max. Power- 72.68 bhp @ 9000 rpm
# Max. Torque- 60.9 Nm. @ 7500 rpm
# Transmission- 6-speed manual
# Cooling System- Water Cooled
# Overall Dimensions- 2095 x 700 x 1135 mm
# Wheel Base- 1445 mm
# Weight- 215 Kgs.
# Price- INR 4.79 Lakhs

Aquila Pro 650 

# Body Type - Cruiser
# Engine- 647cc V-Twin DOHC
# Max. Power- 74 bhp @ 9000 rpm
# Max. Torque- 62.1 Nm. @ 7500 rpm
# Transmission- 5-speed Constant Mesh
# Cooling System- Water Cooled
# Overall Dimensions- 2330 x 840 x 1135 mm
# Wheel Base- 1670 mm
# Weight- 240 Kgs.
# Price- INR 4.99 Lakhs

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2013 Facelifted Maruti Suzuki Wagon R !!

This on-going Maruti Suzuki Wagon R lived a very short life span of just nine months & now its facelift is there in the market. The speculations about the newer version started when it was spoted in one of the company's commercial. Nevertheless, Maruti Suzuki India recently officialy announced the 2013 version of Wagon R with some crisp trimms in it.

With most of the changes in the exterior, this facelift spots the same MSI K-Series motor producing 68 Ps of max. power & 90 Nm of max. torque but offers 8% more fuel efficiency which now moves to 20.51 Kmpl.

The noticable changes in this facelift are listed below -
# A more aggressive looking redesigned bumper
# Smaller front grill with a chrome head
# Larger air dam
# New fog lamp housing
# Two new color options - Passion Red & Ecru Beige.
# New Black & Beige dual toned interiors
# Integrated fit-in Music System with AUX & USB in the top varient.

Pricing of this 2013 varient will be almost 9-10,000 higher than the on-going respective models.
Revised Prices(ex. showroom, Delhi)-
# Wagon R Lx - INR 3.58 Lakhs
# Wagon R Lxi - INR 3.88 Lakhs
# Wagon R Lxi(CNG) - INR 4.42 Lakhs
# Wagon R Vxi - INR 4.13 Lakhs

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2013 Refreshed Audi Q5 @ INR 43,17 Lakhs !!

Today, Audi India launched the 2013 refreshed version of its successful SUV Q5 with some exterior costmetic changes which was earlier showcased at 2012 Paris Motor Show & was seen doing the test runs in India from quite a while. The highlight of these modifications are the all new head-lamps surrounded by day time running lamps & updated fog lamps sorrounded by chrome around it.

This German Beast offers total three engine options- two diesel options & a petrol engine option. The 3 Ltrs. V6 Diesel mill which pushes out a great 272 bhp which is 36 bhp higher than the ongoing mill is the most powerfull as well as expensive of the three & the other two available options are 2.0 Ltrs Petrol & Diesel unit.

Now, the pricing of this car has also been revised & is almost a Lakh costlier than the previous generation.
# 2.0 Ltrs. Petrol Model  - INR 43.17 Lakhs (ex. Showroom, Delhi)
# 2.0 Ltrs. Diesel  Model - INR 43.17 Lakhs (ex. Showroom, Delhi)
# 3.0 Ltrs. V6 Diesel Model - INR 48,71 Lakhs (ex. Showroom, Delhi)

In the 2012 luxury car sales graph Audi stood second to it's own countrymate BMW. Will this new experiment from the German manufacturer help them to push up their sales & position ??

 

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Vespa Lx125 prices slashed, now @ INR 59,990 !!

Piaggio Vespa Lx 125 prices slashed by INR 8,323, will now cost INR 59,990(ex. showroom, Pune) only.

Italian manufacturer Piaggio launched its Vespa Lx125 in April 2012 as the first Indian premium Gearless Scooter with a heavy price tag of INR 68,990 on it & sold almost 25,000 units till date which are very small numbers in reference to India's rapidly growing gearless market. But now Piaggio is all set to capture a much larger market share with a competitive pricing tag over it.

After such an acute price cut, Vespa is still the most highly priced gearless scooter in the Indian market & presence of opponents like Honda Activa, it wouldn't be that much easy to lead this market. Lets see if this price cut realy boosts up some sales for Italian Giant ??


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Bajaj Discover 100T @ INR 50k !!

Discover 100T(Tourer) is another addition to Bajaj's successful Discover range. This entry level premium bike(as BAL calls it) is based on the same platform of its elder sibling Discover 125ST  & shares a bunch of features from it.

Wearing a 102cc four-stroke DTSi motor, this bike pushes out a great 10.2 bhp of max. power & 9.2 Nm of max. torque which is almost 30% more than it's fellowmates. With multi-spokes alloys, electric start as a standard option, 5-speed gear box, Nitroxx suspension , Front disc(optional) & many more add-ons, this bike surely remains far ahead when compared to its market opponents. Colour options available are Black, Grey, Red & Blue.

Price tag of INR 50k with the sort of deal Bajaj is offering, Discover 100T definitely looks like a value for money proposition. May be the offerings from this 2-wheeler is best in its class but competing with the stand-alone champion Hero Splendour won't be that much easy.

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2013 Indian Facelifted Maruti Suzuki SX4 with a CNG option too !!

India's biggest four-wheeler manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki is all set to launch the facelift of its only sedan in C-segment, SX4 . The allegation for the launch of facelift started when the car was found doing test runs in various parts of India but still there is no official announcement from MSI till date.

This facelift version of SX4 will some-how resemble its own Chinese sibling & will only sport some physical refreshments with the same heart inside. The major identical changes includes # A bold & muscular chrome grill # new alloy wheels # refreshed head-back lamps & bumpers.

Along with Petrol & Diesel varients, this facelift also offers a CNG option plus a 4-speed automatic varient for the top end model. As per the reports, the changes are only the exterior ones, than the engine options available will be the same on-going 1.6 Ltrs. petrol mill which pumps out 102 Ps of power & 145 Nm of torque & the trusted 1.3 Ltrs. DDiS diesel motor producing 90 Ps of power & 200 Nm of torque.With no Officilal Launch details on the board, we can expect its launch in the second quarter of the 2013.

The earlier experiment of giving SX4, a diesel treatment helped MSI a lot in grasping a descent sales from the drowning ship & now expect even better results after the launch of its facelift. Pricing will remain same, so as to compete with healthy opponents like Ford Classic & Fiat Linea.

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