Ever wondered how a Honda City hatchback would look? Here it is
Thanks to Theophilus Chin, who has rendered the Honda City hatchback. Indeed, the idea is not bad. Honda, are you noticing?
The Govt. of India will establish two new automotive manufacturing hubs in India, one each in central and eastern India. The hubs combined will have over 10,000 acres of area.
Currently Haryana, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are the main automotive manufacturing zones in India. The move is aimed at consolidating India’s position as important destination for low cost automotive production.
Praful Patel, Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises -
"There is need to make India cost competitive and a large-scale manufacturing destination that would help it emerge as a front-runner for low-cost production globally."
Chevrolet will launch the diesel powered beat very soon and ahead of its launch we managed to find the diesel Beat’s Brochure leaked and posted on Team-Bhp forum. As seen in the brochure, the Beat will be powered by Chevrolet’s Smartech diesel engine which the company claims to deliver fuel efficiency of 24 Kmpl.
About the Engine:
The Chevrolet’s Smartech diesel engine is a 3 cylinder, 1 liter, common rail diesel injection with power of 58PS @ 4000 rpm and torque of 150 Nm @ 1750 rpm. It has Dual head camshaft and Turbocharger with intercooler. You also find an exhaust gas recirculation in it.
Mahindra will launch two new variants of its lone sedan Vertio by December this year. While one variant will be just a refreshed one of the current Verito, the other one will be the hatchback version.
The Verito hatchback has been designed to come under 4 meters to avail small car benefits. With solid Mahindra brand coupled with interior space of Verito and a good 1.5L Renault diesel engine, the Verito hatchback will give serious competition in the already crowded B segment category.
The Mahindra Bolero facelift was caught by T S Vipul, a member of Autocarindia forum at the company’s facility at Haridwar. With the facelift, Mahindra will add a new variant ‘ZLX’ to the Bolero family.
As seen from the picture, there is no much change in the exterior. The major change seen is in the grill which is dark grey in colour with small air vents. The bumper has been redesigned as well with space for fog lamps. There is a rear wiper with defogger which is to meet the Central Motor Vehicle Rules coming in the future.
The major change is seen in the interior. The plastics are now beige in colour and an all new digital instrument console will catch your eye. The instrument console has LED display for the speedometer, fuel gauge and engine temperature. The leather wrapped steering wheel has been borrowed from the Xylo and has some aluminum wraps as well. The center console gets wood treatment.
The facelift Bolero will come with the same 75 Bhp Low Cost Common Rail engine from the recently introduced Scorpio EX.
French car maker Renault has unveiled the Frendzy concept ahead of its debut at Frankfurt Motor Show in September this year. The Frendzy concept could be the next Kango, a highly successful vehicle from Renault.
The Frendzy concept is a MPV with canvas roof and sliding rear passenger doors with digital display on it. The interior is futuristic with lots of gizmos. It is powered by a lithium-ion battery which sends power to an electric motor that develops 60 PS and 226 Nm of torque.
Volkswagen has rolled out 1,00,000 cars from its Chakan plant in Maharashtra, 2 years from the start of production. The Chakan plant consists of various stages of production from press to pain shop to assembly line. The plant presently produces Polo, Vento and Skoda Fabia cars.
