Skoda Youngster, Is this Skoda’s small car for India?

     Like its parent company VW, Skoda also intends to launch a small car below Fabia in India. The Youngster will share platform with VW Lupo and Seat Arena though the exterior will look completely different from each other.


     A test mule was spied somewhere in the Europe which we though will bring it to you. The Youngster has powertrain options of 1.0 and 1.2-litre petrol and diesel three- and four-cylinder engines. In the design aspect, the Youngster will be inspired by Skoda’s Vision D concept shown at 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

Source: CarMagazine

BMW Front Wheel Drive hatch spied in Germany

     BMW’s 5 door hatchback prototype was spied testing in Germany. This is the BMW’s upcoming FWD hatch which shares the platform with next generation Mini Cooper. This hatch will compete with the upcoming Audi A3 and Mercedes A and B class.

Source: WorldCarFans

More spy pictures of Maruti R3 MPV

     Yesterday we had posted some spy pictures of the Maruti R3 MPV. With those pictures it was difficult to imagine how the vehicle would actually look like. Today Autocarindia has bought us few more spy pictures of the MPV with clear body structures.

Picture Source: Autocarindia

India car market sales data for May 2011

Chevrolet

Spark : 3017
Beat : 2136
Aveo UVA : 134
Aveo : 196
Optra : 240
Cruze : 659
Tavera : 1767
Captiva : 143

Fiat

Linea : 845
Punto : 1298
Palio : 5

Ford

Figo : 5,608 
Fiesta : 1,266 
Endeavour : 172 

HM-Mitsubishi

Pajero : 146
Outlander : 49
Cedia : 24
Montero : 1
EVO X : 1
Ambassador : 400 (Approx)

Honda

City : 1828
Civic : 190
Accord : 115
Jazz : 170
CRV : 31

Hyundai

Santro : 6675 
i10 : 11538 
i20 : 7370 
Accent : 1047 
Verna : 4357 
Sonata : 14 
Santa Fe : 122 

Mahindra 

Verito : 1291
Xylo : 2454
Scorpio : 3957
Bolero : 8190
ST + Marshal + Maxx : 800

Maruti

M800 : 2262
Omni : 9333
Alto : 25393
Estilo : 2372
WagonR : 12736
Dzire : 10812 
SX4 : 2702
Eeco : 6212
Swift : 12742
A-Star : 1734
Ritz : 6071
Kizashi : 50
Gypsy : 1099
G Vitara : 1

Nissan

Micra : 1566 
X-Trail : 22
Teana : 0
370Z : 0

Skoda

Laura : 646
Fabia : 1556
Superb : 385
Yeti : 174

Tata

Nano : 6515
Indica : 5497
Indigo : 4268
Sumo : 1418
Safari : 1225
Aria : 37
Venture : 441

Toyota

Innova : 2961
Corolla : 419
Fortuner : 672
Etios : 3412
Camry : 4
Prado : 1
LC200 : 1

VW

Jetta : 101
Passat : 184
Beetle : 3
Polo : 3,486
Vento : 2,403
Phaeton : 8

Maruti R3 MPV spied, launch by this December

     Last year Maruti displayed its R3 concept MPV at the Auto Expo in New Delhi. Now the MPV has been spied in India which was on its way to Japan for final testing. The spy pictures were taken by Karthik, a close friend of chevelle from Team-Bhp.


     It is unfortunate that we have no front pictures of the vehicle but from the pictures available it seems to be another winner from Maruti. The ZDi tag suggests a diesel engine option and we feel the SX4’s DDiS Turbo engine powers the MPV. Also the ABS badge on the rear glass suggests the vehicle to have ABS as an option and along with Airbags as well.


     Maruti had announced the launch of R3 MPV in December this year and since the vehicle is ready, we expect it to be launched on time.

Men more stressed than women in traffic jams

     Stuck up in a traffic jam with your wife beside you? Get off the wheel and let your wife drive the car. A research study conducted by satellite navigation company Tom Tom, Men stress level raises seven times that of the women’s when stuck up in a traffic jam.


     British psychologists reached to this conclusion after testing the saliva of volunteers for rise in stress chemicals when caught up in a traffic jam.During the study, the stress levels raised by 8.7% in women as compared to 60% in men during traffic jams.

     Psychologists explain the phenomenon of men beign more stressed during traffic jams is because of their normal resonse to a difficult situation – either fight or flight. That is men normally either confront it or walk away from the situation. Since they cannot do anything about the traffic jams, they sit and get nervous. On the other hand, women cope up to these kind of situation better – either by singing a tune on the radio or calling up friends to relieve pressure.

Source: Carscoop

Tata Nano launched in Sri Lanka

     Tata Motors has launched its ‘World’s cheapest car’ Nano in Sri Lanka. The Nano is priced at LKR 9.25 lakh which is about Rs. 3.80 lakh in Indian currency. This means the car is three times more than the price in India. Diesel and Motor Engineering (Dimo) is the official importer of Nano cars in Sri Lanka.


     Tata Motors is looking to sell Nano in overseas markets and hopes to be a major player in the international markets.