Ford India launches a 2-Wheel Drive variant for Endeavour

Ford India, recently launched a 2-Wheel Drive variant of the 3.0-litre automatic model of Ford Endeavour. Available at a price of Rs. 17.89 lakh, the new Ford Endeavour 4x2 AT is around Rs. 1.15 lakh cheaper than the 4x4 variant. The SUV has a powerful engine which can deliver a maximum power of 153.8bhp and a healthy 38.77kgm of torque. It is paired with a 5-speed automatic gearbox coupled with an overdrive switch on the shift lever for overtaking manoeuvres.
The new Endeavour 4x2 inherits its exterior styling from the 4x4 variant, but the interior design now includes 2-tone colour scheme, 6-CD changer music system, dual air-conditioner with vents for the second and third row seats, leather seats, a DVD player, illuminated scuff plates, a titanium-finished instruments panel, sporty pedals and stylish body cladding.



Other main features of Ford Endeavour 4x2 AT are dual-stage front airbags for driver and passenger, ABS with EBD (Electronic Brake Force Distribution), Tilt Adjustable Steering and Power Windows.



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Maruti-Suzuki Launched Limited Edition Swift In India

No.1 car manufacturer in India, Maruti-Suzuki has launched a limited-edition of the Maruti-Suzuki Swift, their premium small car brand. The new limited "Swift One Million Edition" comes in a specially created "Goldsmith Black" colour and features like 'new graphics, special integrated stereo with USB and speakers, luxurious leather seats, cushions, foot mats and an artistic decal on the exteriors' are available in it.
The new limited-edition swift celebrates Maruti-Suzuki's achievement of selling 1-million cars a year, accomplished in late March. The one millionth car that was sold out from the company's Manesar plant was a Swift. According to Maruti-Suzuki, 'The interiors of the Swift One Million Edition have aesthetics of a commemorative edition'.

Specifications
The Specifications of One Million Edition Swift are:

MARUTI SWIFT ONE MILLION EDITION SPECIFICATIONS
ENGINE	1.2-litre, K-Series
BODY TYPE	Hatchback
SEGMENT	B+ Segment
FUEL TYPE	Petrol
MAX. POWER	84bhp @ 4000rpm
MAX. TORQUE	115Nm @ 4500rpm
L x W x H	3760 x 1690 x 1530 (mm)
SUSPENSION	McPherson Strut, Torsion Beam, Coil Spring
BRAKES	Front :- Disk Rear :- Drum
TYRES	165/80 R14
TOP SPEED	160 kmph
SEATING CAPACITY	5
TURNING RADIUS	4.70 metres
BOOT SPACE	232.00 litres
STEERING	Power
GEAR TRANSMISSION	5 - Speed Manual
KERB WEIGHT	1000 kg
GROUND CLEARANCE	170 mm
TANK CAPACITY	43.00 litres
PRICE (Delhi ex-show room)	Rs. 4,83,079/-

Additional Swift Features in One Million Edition

• Available in Goldsmith Black Shade
• New Body Graphics and Decals
• Leather Interiors
• Leather Cushions
• Foot Mats
• Dash Integrated Music System

The Maruti-Suzuki Swift One Million Edition is available in VXi variant (Petrol) at a price of Rs. 4,83,079/- (Delhi ex-showroom price). Only 1000 units of the limited edition swift are on offer. Some months ago, Swift created a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of Swift cars.




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Volkswagen Launched New Polo With Power-boost In India

Volkswagen India recently launched a 1.6-litre Volkswagen Polo which adds to its existing line-up powered by the 1.2-litre engine. The new hatchback with enhanced power will be available as a Highline petrol variant at Rs.6.16 lakh (ex-showroom price, Delhi).

Engine & Transmission
The new 1.6-litre Polo is powered by a 4-cylinder petrol engine developing a power of 105bhp @ 5250rpm and a torque of 15.6kgm @ 3750rpm. It comes with a 5-speed manual gearbox and Volkswagen claims a fuel economy of 15.96kmpl.

Exterior
The new Volkswagen Polo features body-coloured bumpers, chrome strip in front grille, body-coloured outside door handles and mirrors, galvanized body with six-year anti-corrosion warranty and 15-inch alloy wheels.

Interior
The interiors of new Volkswagen Polo come with gearshift knobs and interior door handles in chrome, chrome interior trim, storage compartments for one-liter bottles, 60/40 split folding rear seats and superior 'livon' upholstery.

VOLKSWAGEN POLO SPECIFICATIONS
VARIANTS AVAILABLE	Highline
ENGINE	1598cc, 4-Cylinder, In-line
MAX. POWER	105bhp @ 5250rpm
MAX. TORQUE	153Nm @ 3750rpm
TRANSMISSION	5-speed manual
STEERING TYPE	Power
TURNING RADIUS	4.97 metre
ACCELERATION( from 0-100 km/hr)	11.1 sec
TOP SPEED	183.8 kmph
BRAKES	Front :- Disc Rear :- Drum
SUSPENSION	Front :- McPherson Strut With Stabilizer Bar Rear :- Semi-Independent Trailing Arm
TYRES	185/60 R15 (Alloy)
L x W x H	3970 x 1682 x 1453 (mm)
WHEELBASE	2456 mm
GROUND CLEARANCE	168 mm
KERB WEIGHT	1145 kg
FUEL TANK CAPACITY	45 litre
MILEAGE	15.96 kmpl
PRICE	Rs. 6.16 Lakhs

Features
Front disc brakes, ABS, front airbags for driver and co-driver and electronic anti-theft immobilizer constitute new Polo's safety features.
Other features include a multi-function information display including door opening warning, height adjustable driving seats, adjustable power steering that improves drive comfort, rear defogger and power locks with remote transmitters.




Colours
Candy White (Non-Metallic)
Flash Red (Non-Metallic)
Pepper Grey (Metallic)
Glacier Blue (Metallic)
Reflex Silver (Metallic)
Deep Black (Metallic)


The Volkswagen Polo, whose sales were low at the beginning, has now picked the pace with sales of 3211 units in August. Volkswagen had also launched their new mid-size saloon, Volkswagen Vento this September. Volkswagen believes that the features included in Polo will help it boost their monthly sales number.




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Fine-Tuned Toyota Etios To Be Lauched By The End Of 2010

Toyota India, plans to launch an improved version of Toyota Etios by the end of 2010. The improved Toyota Etios which is in the final stages of fine-tuning, is expected to be launched in 'December,2010'.
The Etios is the Japanese company's important car for India and Toyota has spent much effort to ensure that it meets the demands of the local environment. The harsh road conditions in India have forced Toyota to raise the suspension by approximately 20mm for better ground clearance. Another unique feature of the Indian model of Toyota Etios is a special under-body plate to protect the brake and fuel lines against stones.

Be lighter, Save Fuel!!!!!
The manufacturers have given priority to Etios' fuel economy also. The key to the fuel efficiency of Etios is its low weight. Both the sedan and hatchback versions of Etios promise to be the lightest cars in their class and the company revealed the hatchback's weight of 890kg. This makes new Toyota Etios 30kg lighter than the current lightweight champ, Nissan Micra.

Engine
The Toyota Etios Sedan is powered by a 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder twin-cam 16-valve motor developing around 95bhp while the Etios hatchback is powered by a smaller 1.2-litre engine developing 68bhp. Though the power output of the engines seems to be quite low, given the lightweight of the cars, performance promises to be above average for the class.
The diesel Etios is powered by the same 87bhp 1.4-litre engine as in the Corolla Altis but in a significantly smaller and lighter car, performance should again be more than adequate.



Comfort & Interiors
Toyota has given top priority to comfort as well. The suspension set-up is on the softer side and the bushes have been optimized to give the right amount of compliance for a smooth ride.
The wheelbase of Sedan model of Etios is 2550mm where as that of hatchback Etios is 2460mm. This gives new Etios exceptional interior space and it is likely to be the most spacious car in its class.

Variants
Toyota plans to launch four trim levels of the Etios. The basic version will be significantly stripped down and though air conditioning will be standard, there will be no power steering. The top-end model has all the features including 15-inch alloys. Surprisingly, Toyota is not offering electrically operated side mirrors for any variant, which is now common in other cars in the same class like Hyundai i10. ABS and airbags are standard for the top three models and a great facility is that even in the base model, these safety features are optionally available.

Price
Toyota keeps silence about the price of new Etios, but the price is expected to come in the lower end of the premium hatchback spectrum. Thus, the new Toyota Etios won't be as costly as the Honda Jazz or Volkswagen Polo, but will likely come in the price range of Nissan Micra and Maruti-Suzuki Swift. The price of the sedan version is expected to be in the range of that of Maruti-Suzuki Dzire.

The Toyota Etios Sedan is expected to be launched in December 2010 where as the hatchback version is expected to touch the roads in March, 2011.



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Honda Legend/Acura RL won't be aborted

2006 Honda Legend

Following rumours, Honda has denied that it is planning to kill-off the slow-selling Legend executive saloon.

The V6 model is rumoured to be close to an end-of-production run, but Honda chief executive officer, Takanobu Ito says the car is “a necessary model for the U.S” and points out that it has a “small but strong fan base in Japan".

2009 Honda Legend

Rumours over the plan to drop the model in Japan have also increased assumption about its future in the U.S as well.

The Legend, Acura RL in the U.S, is Acura's flagship sedan but Honda has only sold 872 RLs through the first six months of this year. The car was dropped in the UK last year after similarly slow sales. Stupidly, the Legend arrived in the UK with a 3.5 litre VTEC V6 petrol engine.

Toyota to revise design language

Future Toyota vehicles will get a new grille and ‘family face’, as part of company boss Akio Toyoda’s aim to give his cars more emotional appeal. Even though the front-end look is still being decided, Toyota Europe boss Didier Leroy says it will be regular and more recognisable than the current line-up.


Smaller cars will be made to look bigger, rather than vice versa, yet, there will still be differences between ranges to differentiate them, with product groups such as SUVs and sports models obtaining their own look.

The Geneva motor show debuted FT-86 Coupe Concept will show a possible new front-end look for Toyota.

Hyundai planning i40 coupe for 2012

According to a recent report, Hyundai is preparing a i40 coupe which is due in 2012.

While details are scares, a Hyundai source has revealed the car will borrow heavily from the wild iFlow HED-7 concept car. The forthcoming i40 coupe will complete directly with Volkswagen’s Passat CC and Ford’s future Mondeo coupe. However, when it comes to prices, the i40 coupe will cost roughly £4,530 ($6,960/€5,370) less.

Under the hood, a 1.7 litre diesel 115bhp & 140bhp diesel engine and a 1.6 litre petrol engine will be offered. These engines will be mated to a 6 speed manual or a 6 speed automatic transmission.

2011 Hyundai i45 (Australia)

Bmw Hybrid Sports Cars

 

 

German luxury automaker BMW joins the growing list of manufacturers offering gasoline-electric hybrid models with this fall's introduction of the 2010 X6 ActiveHybrid.
The hybrid version of BMW's luxury “sports activity coupe” will be displayed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in mid-September, then will begin arriving at U.S. dealerships in the fourth quarter, the company announced this week.
It's the first BMW to receive a gasoline-electric combination drive system, but as with the high-end hybrids previously rolled out by Japanese rival Lexus, the X6 will use the technology more as a performance enhancer than as a way to boost fuel economy.
The X6 hybrid will come with a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 engine that cranks out 400 horsepower and 450 foot-pounds of torque on its own. It will be assisted by two electric motors, one providing 91 horsepower and the other 86, that, when working with the gasoline engine, will give the X6 a total output of 480 horsepower and 575 foot-pounds of torque.
There is a fuel-economy advantage of about 20 percent over a gasoline-only powertrain with the same performance, BMW says.
It is the first hybrid drive system in a sports activity coupe — the name given to this new genre of vehicle that offers a strange combination of coupelike styling with SUV practicality. It has four passenger doors and a rear hatch that allows for the loading of cargo as in a traditional sport utility vehicle. It's the SUV for people who swore they never would drive an SUV.
BMW says its ActiveHybrid technology “provides a glimpse into the future, achieving outstanding driving dynamics with equally impressive efficiency.”
The X6 “melds both of these qualities to offer a truly unique driving experience,” the company said, and is designed to combine “the combustion engine with electric motors to create a powertrain with new levels of dynamic performance and efficiency.”
Like many of the newer so-called two-mode hybrids, the X6 will be capable of driving on electric power alone for short distances — up to 1.6 miles — at speeds up to 37 mph, the automaker said. Above that speed, the gasoline engine will kick in automatically.
Top speed will be limited electronically to 130 mph, but the X6 hybrid, with help from those electric motors, will be able to go from zero to 60 mph in just 5.4 seconds, BMW says.
No EPA ratings have been announced yet; they “will be available closer to the market introduction,” the company said.
Power is transmitted to the drive wheels through a seven-speed automatic transmission that can be shifted manually. The car also will have BMW's xDrive all-wheel-drive system, designed to send power as necessary to front or rear axles, or a mixture of the two as road conditions warrant.
The electric motors are powered by a nickel-metal-hydride battery pack under the floor of the cargo area, but it does not take space away from the luggage compartment — the hybrid model has the same cargo capacity as the gasoline-only X6.
A reinforced steel casing surrounds the battery pack, which is positioned just above the rear axle to keep it as safe as possible in the event of a collision. The hybrid system's electronic controller constantly monitors the battery pack, and if there is any malfunction or a crash occurs, the computer deactivates the system for safety.
NiMH batteries are the standard now for hybrid vehicles, but most automakers are developing lithium-ion battery packs for their hybrid and pure-electric cars of the near future.
To recharge the battery pack while the vehicle is driving, either or both of the electric motors are spun by the vehicle's motion to convert them into generators when they're not being used to provide acceleration — just as in other hybrids. There is no plug-in option for recharging the X6's batteries from an outside power source.
Regenerative braking — which kicks in when the vehicle is decelerating — is used to recharge the batteries as well.
A continuously variable transmission provides two driving modes — one for stop-and-go driving at lower speeds, and the other for highway speeds.
BMW says that from startup and at low speeds, only one of the electric motors is activated. But when the driver pushes the accelerator harder to boost power and to increase acceleration, the second motor starts the gasoline engine. It also serves as a generator to provide power to the vehicle's accessories.
At highway speeds, the gasoline engine provides most of the power, the company says.
The transmission's three planetary gears and the two electric motors combine to give the vehicle “seven total effective gears,” BMW says, which is why the transmission is referred to as a seven-speed, even though it is a CVT.
The gasoline engine has direct fuel injection and is the same “reverse-flow” V-8 that BMW introduced earlier in the X6 xDrive50i.
It's the “world's first V-8 gasoline engine with two turbochargers in the V-section between the two rows of cylinders,” the company said, and is designed to develop power throughout its speed range.
“The spontaneous and direct response of this engine results from its compact configuration, which allows the shortest exhaust manifolds,” BMW said.
It's a clean-burning engine, meeting U.S. ULEV II standards (ultra low emissions vehicle). Unlike the V-8 in the regular X6, though, this engine has no traditional starter, alternator or drive belts for the air-conditioning compressor or hydraulic power steering and braking. All of that is operated by the electric motors, which is what allows those systems to continue functioning even when the vehicle is running on battery power alone.
The electronic power steering and power braking systems are fully operative when the car is running on battery power, as are all other safety features, including electronic stability control, antilock braking and the air bag systems.
Even the 12-volt components such as lights and entertainment systems get their power from the NiMH battery pack, through use of a step-down transformer.
The vehicle's Dynamic Traction Control is designed to give it “maximum traction and drive power on loose surfaces such as snow or sand,” BMW says.
The car comes with 20-inch light-alloy wheels with an aerodynamic design developed specifically for the hybrid.
Optional are 19-inch light-alloy wheels with all-season tires. Only run-flat tires are provided, which allow the vehicle to continue driving for short distances after a complete loss of air pressure. No spare tire is provided.
No prices have been announced yet for the hybrid, but gasoline-only versions of the four-passenger X6 range from $55,900 for the 300-horsepower, six-cylinder xDrive35i model to $66,650 for the 400-horsepower xDrive50i V-8 version.
Fuel economy estimates for the V-8 gasoline model are 12 mpg city/18 highway, and the six-cylinder is rated at 15 city/20 highway.