Last year Volkswagen unveiled the next generation Jetta at an International Auto Show. Now the new Jetta has been spied testing on Indian soil. Thanks to Mr. Amar Paithankar of Team-Bhp for getting us the spy pictures of the new Jetta.
The new Jetta looks similar to the Vento from the front. You can hardly differentiate the two cars from the front. However the Jetta is bigger than the Vento and the tail lamps are different than the Vento as well. The rear quarter glass is absent in Jetta unlike the Vento.
The new Jetta will be powered by a 2.0L TDI engine. It will be available in both manual and automatic transmission when it will be launched in India in second quarter of 2012.
Force Motors is on tip of its heal to launch its new SUV in India . The company has already started developing a new MPV for Indian market. The new MPV will be launched after the SUV launch which will happen any time soon.
The new MPV will be a 8-9 seater targeted mainly at large Indian families and customers in the hospitality sector. The uniqueness of this MPV will be the interior space and versatility of a Force Motors vehicle.
Ford has announced that its 3 cylinder 1.0L EcoBoost engine will power its small cars sold globally. This means in India, Figo and soon to be launched Fiesta hatch will get this highly efficient engine. But when? Ford has not disclosed the time frame for it.
Ford’s 3 cylinder 1.0L EcoBoost is a revolutionary engine from the company. It is also the first from Ford below 4 cylinders. The engine was first seen on ‘Ford Start’ concept at Beijing in 2010. Recently it did its European debut in the Ford B-MAX at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. More details about the engine will be released in September this year at Frankfurt Motor Show.
The revolutionary EcoBoost engine features a turbocharger, direct injection and twin independent variable camshaft timing. Not only the engine is highly fuel efficient, it also performs on par with 4 cylinder 1.6L engines.
The offset crankshaft of the EcoBoost engine helps improve fuel efficiency. A split cooling system that allows the cylinder block to warm up before the cylinder head saves fuel, especially in cold weather conditions. An exhaust manifold cast in to the cylinder head lowers the temperature of the exhaust gases making the engine to run in a wider rpm band with optimum fuel-to-air ratios. The new design of the engine also saves weight and allows the engine to operate smoothly.
Let’s hope Ford brings in its latest technology to its cars in India soon.
Ford Start Concept
Mahindra had mentioned at the time of Xylo launch of possibilities of more vehicle on the same platform. Recently Mahindra launched a pickup truck ‘Genio’ on the Xylo platform. We today see dynamic ads of the ‘Genio’ claiming to change the face of your business with better logistic solutions.
Like the Scorpio Getway, Mahindra has also developed a double pickup truck on the Xylo platform. Could it be called Xylo Getaway, we doubt so. Mahindra will name the Xylo double cab with a new name which ends in ‘O’ like the Geni’O’. The pictures of the Xylo double cab is brought to you by Autocarindia.
Sarun Selvanesan, reader of Indianautosblog could manage to take pictures of Hyundai i45 and HA small car being tested near Chennai. The i45 seems to be production ready and could be launched at the Auto Expo 2012.
The Hyundai HA small car looks to be a mixture of i10 and Santro. However no clear image of the body structure deduced because of heavy camouflage. Few months back Autocarindia has also published the HA spy pictures which resembled the i10. The HA small car will be powered by a 3 cylinder 800cc petrol engine and is likely to be priced between Rs. 2.5 to 3 lakh.
The all new Ford Fiesta which will be officially launched next month would return 23.5 Km per liter of diesel, as claimed by the company. Ford is organizing a technology deep drive program on the new Fiesta including a long drive for the media through this week. The program consisting of first batch of journos was kicked off today evening.
The first batches of journos were briefed up about the details of the car including the technical specifications. As expected earlier, the new Fiesta will not get the 1.6 liter petrol and diesel engines. Instead there will be a 1.5 liter petrol and diesel engine on the offer.
The 1.5 liter TDCi will produce 90 Bhp of power and 204 Nm of torque and would return 23.5 Km per a liter of diesel. The petrol sibling which is a 1.5 liter Duratec Ti-VCT engine produces 108 Bhp of power and 140 Nm of torque with fuel efficiency of 17 Kmpl. The fuel economies mentioned are as per ARAI.
The FIA announced the 2012 Formula 1 calendar on Friday with longest season ever in the Formula 1 history. The United States Grand Prix returned for the first times since 2007.
The season will start with Bahrain followed by Melborne in the following week. There will be six back to back event in the first six weeks.
The Korean GP has been moved towards the first half of the season. The Turkish Grand Prix is subjected to confirmation and Indian GP is scheduled for Oct 28.
Here's the full list:
| 11/03 | Bahrain |
| 18/03 | Australia |
| 01/04 | Malaysia |
| 08/04 | China |
| 22/04 | Korea |
| 06/05 | Turkey |
| 20/05 | Spain |
| 27/05 | Monaco |
| 10/06 | Canada |
| 17/06 | United States |
| 01/07 | Valencia |
| 15/07 | Britain |
| 29/07 | Germany |
| 05/08 | Hungary |
| 02/09 | Belgium |
| 09/09 | Italy |
| 30/09 | Singapore |
| 14/10 | Japan |
| 28/10 | India |
| 11/11 | Abu Dhabi |
| 25/11 | Brazil |
