Japanese superbike manufacturer Kawasaki has launched its second model Ninja 650R in India with a price tag of Rs. 4.57 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi ).
The Ninja 650R is powered by a 4 stroke, liquid cooled engine in parallel twin format. The DOHC fuel injected Ninja has power output of whooping 71 Bhp @ 8500 rpm and torque of 6.73 Kgm.
The bike has telescopic front folks and a rear monoshock suspension. It will be imported from Japan as a CKD unit and assembled at Bajaj Autos plant in Chakan, Pune.
Four Bangalore based engineering students have designed a diesel engine powered motorcycle which delivers 110 Km per liter. The students are from M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore . They designed a diesel motorcycle with auto clutch and gear guided by Dr. S.V. Prakash, the student’s project guide. The four students are Sanjay Bhushan, Nadeem Anwar, Tony Paul and Naveen who are in final year of their engineering course.
The project was not easy for them. They worked for four months on the project in many workshops in Bangalore and Coimbatore . They spend around Rs. 72,000/- on the project and one of the students said the production cost can be reduced to Rs. 55,000 to 60,000/- if the vehicle is produced in mass.
The students used a Kinetic Blaze and equipped it with a Bullet engine along with many other alterations. The 325cc bullet motor was reduced to 200cc, the flywheel weight was decreased by 7 Kgs and the max power was also decreased from 6.5 Bhp to 3.5 Bhp.
The main highlight of this bike is its high mileage. The running cost of this bike is just 40 paise as compared to Rs. 1.70 of that of a regular petrol engined motorcycle. The auto clutch and gears ensure smooth operation and less pollution. Along with this the shelf life of diesel engine is almost double that of a petrol engine hence it is more durable.
India’s one of the largest engineering conglomerate Kirloskar Group has shown interest in the project and have offered any assistance needed by the students.
The next Mercedes Benz M Class broucher has been leaked in the net. The 2012 Mercedes Benz M Class features a panoramic view and some changes to headlamp and tail lamps.
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.
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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.
