Archive for August, 2009
Monday, August 31st, 2009
The Ferrari 458 Italia is scheduled to be officially unveiled on September 15, 2009 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and earlier we reported that the Ferrari 458 Italia was announced as the replacement to the F430. Now more news on the 458 Italia has been revealed and more photographs can be found on the official [...]
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Monday, August 31st, 2009
From the time Hyundai entered India in the mid-nineties, it has been synonymous with small cars. After the success of the Santro here, they launched cars such as the Getz, i10 and later on the i20. But now it has emerged that Hyudai Getz will be phased out by the Korean carmaker. But they will [...]
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Monday, August 31st, 2009
It’s been quite a while since Honda has launched a new variant of its compact sedan Civic. There were speculations about a new version, featuring some minor modifications, which would soon be revealed. Now the PTI reports that a new Honda Civic will be introduced in India in some weeks. When launched, the car was [...]
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Saturday, August 29th, 2009
The Suzuki SFV650 Gladius is the recently launched road motorcycle from Suzuki which doesn’t have a fairing. The bike sports a 2 cylinder, 90-degree V-Twin, liquid cooled engine with fuel injection. Now Suzuki Great Britain has revealed that a new colour scheme is available to UK customers for the Gladius. The all-black option has now [...]
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Saturday, August 29th, 2009
A few days ago, we had reported that German carmaker known as Bayerische Motoren Werke AG would be launching its roadster in India in some time. They surely are selling a lot of cars here. Now the Press Trust of India reports that BMW India will be introducing two new models later this year. At [...]
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Saturday, August 29th, 2009
The i20 by Hyundai is becoming popular in many parts of the world. A few days ago, the Korean company had indicated that they were considering countries such as Czech Republic, Turkey and Slovakia for manufacturing. But they already are trying to make India a manufacturing hub. Now HMIL (Hyundai Motor India Limited) sends word [...]
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Friday, August 28th, 2009
Everyone sees Harley-Davidson as the iconic chopper company which puts out some really stunning bikes. Previously we reported that H-D would be releasing nine new models for 2010. Now Harley-Davidson has announced plans to formally introduce its bikes in the Indian motorcycle market, and expects to start selling in 2010. The company has already set [...]
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Friday, August 28th, 2009
The small car market in India is getting more exciting day by day. American car makers are also betting big on it and Japanese firms such as Toyota too will be getting such cars. Even Nissan is planning to get the Micra to India and TNN reports that they would shift the production of the [...]
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Maruti Suzuki India Limited is one of India’s largest auto makers. We now have word that the company has launched the Estilo which sports all new overall looks and advanced technology. The Estilo keeps pace with the ever changing lifestyle of a ‘Vibrant India’. Mr. Shinzo Nakanishi, Managing Director and CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited [...]
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Bikers truly understand the wild urge to simply wander away with their roaring machine. What often hinders this wild escapade is the thought of getting the directions right. Well, bikers can now keep these thoughts far away and ride freely as BMW in partnership with Garmin brings its BMW Navigator IV. This gadget features a [...]
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Hyundai is one of the biggest automakers in the whole of Asia. Now we have word that the Seoul based manufacturer has launched the Hyundai Tucson ix in Korea. The compact sports utility vehicle boasts of sweeping coupe-styled lines, the feel of a premium vehicle and features over its predecessor. Hyundai aims at recapturing the [...]
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Back in April this year, we had reported that Toyota would be launching their much awaited sports utility vehicle in India. No, we are not talking about the Land Cruiser! TKM (or Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited) sends word that they have launched the Fortuner SUV in India. It was launched at an event in [...]
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
Renault is the French car manufacturer and is the fourth largest automaker in the world due to its alliance with Nissan. And Renault has announced that the new Megane Sport Tourer is now in showrooms. Renault will start delivering the latest model sometime in November this year. The new Renault Megane Sport Tourer has been [...]
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
Most of the times tuning firms work on kits for a car after it has been released. But sometimes they might also release them earlier. British Web site Autocar reports that German tuning firm Irmscher is developing a sports kit for the new Vauxhall Astra. The car hasn’t even been launched as of now. But [...]
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
BMW India does seem to have big plans for India. The German automaker is also planning to get their bikes to India. Just last week we reported that they saw their sales increase in the country. Now PTI reports that BMW will make a decision about the capacity expansion of their plant in 2011. Peter [...]
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