In our earlier post we had mentioned about Volkswagen’s plan of debuting its Up small car at Frankfurt Motor Show. Volkswagen has unveiled UP city car before its debut at the auto show. To remind, Volkswagen had showed the Up concept for the first time at the same Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007. After 4 long years, Volkswagen has come up with production ready Up which is now front wheel drive as against earlier shown rear wheel drive concept.
Volkswagen UP is built on Volkswagen’s new MQB platform. The UP measures 3540mmx1420mmx1480mm and can seat 5 persons. It has boot size of 250 liters. Powering the UP will be a 1.0L TSI engine which pumps out 60-75 hp of power.
Mahindra & Mahindra owned Ssangyong Motors has teased its XUV 1 concept before its debut at 64th International Motor Show being held at Frankfurt next month.
The XUV1 concept reflects the new design philosophy of Ssangyong Motors. From the teaser pictures the concept looks very futuristic. The XUV1 concept will have a flexi seating options.
Official press release
SSANGYONG TO REVEAL THE CONCEPT XUV 1 IN FRANKFURT AA International Motor Show 2011
- Compact SUV concept illustrates SsangYong’s latest design and engineering
- Full details of Concept XUV 1 will be released at the IAA next month
- Available to view on stand D10 in Hall 8.0
When the doors open to the 64th IAA International Motor Show on the 13th September, SsangYong will be ready to reveal one of the stars of the event – an innovative new compact crossover concept.
The Concept XUV 1 has at its core the ideals of a moving communication space. SsangYong’s designers set themselves the goal of creating a new automobile culture based on performance, safety and an awareness of the environment.
A showcase for the latest SsangYong design capabilities, the Concept XUV 1 uses extensive glass areas along with carefully curved bodywork to look imposing without seeming to appear ‘aggressive’. The wraparound windscreen visually extends the glass area virtually uninterrupted to the large C-pillars, perfectly complemented by a full length glass roof.
Described by its creators as a premium CUV – Crossover Utility Vehicle – the Concept XUV 1 perfectly illustrates the robust image of SsangYong vehicles coupled with an appearance highlighting speed and power. The innovative interior design introduces new 1+1+2 or 1+3 seating layouts, challenging conventional cabin design and highlighting the flexibility available from SsangYong’s latest platform technology.
The spacious interior is also packed with the latest automotive technology, leading to the show car’s name: Concept XUV 1 is derived from Excellent User Interface Vehicle 1. All major cabin functions are controlled via mobile devices and smart instruments, while the coach style door offers easy access to the futuristic cabin.
All this versatility comes within the confines of a compact B segment sized vehicle, a sector which has experienced rapid growth in crossover models in recent years. Offering the high seating position and rugged feel of a full sized SUV without any compromise in running costs, crossover models on a supermini scale are fast becoming the ideal motoring solution for today’s driver.
The bookings for the Tata Indica Vista have already begun, before the launch of the car on August 22nd. Tata Motors dealers are taking bookings with a deposit of Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 25,000 depending up on the dealership.
As said in our earlier post, the Indica Vista facelift gets the front fascia of that of the Manza sedan. Chrome grill and triple barrel head lamps give the Indica Vista a Manza look. However there is not much change in the rear. In the interior, but for the dashboard, everything seems to be borrowed from the Manza as well. The dashboard remains the same with centrally mounted console, though now comes in dual tone colours.
Since it is just a facelift and looking at the down turn of the car market in India we guess Tata Motors might absorb the excess cost and will not price the Indica Vista facelift above the current model.
The country is waiting for the biggest event in Indian automotive racing history. The Indian Grand Prix named as Airtel Indian Grand Prix will start on 28th of October this year. The tickets for the Grand Prix are on sale with prices starting from Rs. 2,500 going up to Rs. 35,000.
We came across the website myetios.com where in Etios owners have expressed their views and complaints. The author of the website Mr. Munish Ahuja in his article points out the cost saving factor of Toyota by not having a water gasket on the doors leads to lots of problems. Firstly there is chance of water leakage when it rains and Mr. Munish says, the absence of the gaskets will makes it convenient for insects, cockroaches, ants, spiders and lizards to get inside the vehicle as soon as the door is opened. A good thought which Toyota did not think. Secondly these gaskets will reduce the noise and vibrations inside the cabin, so without the gaskets Eitos is not quite enough as it should have been. Mr. Munish has demonstrated the vibrations of Etios in his video as well.
Apart from the views of the author, there is lot of comments posted on the site. We feel the site is a must visit for not just Etios owners but to all who are planning to buy a car, not necessarily the Etios. Such user experience website will help the car buyers in making good decisions.
The much awaited Force One SUV has been launched at a price tag of Rs. 10.65 lakh ex-showroom, Mumbai. The Force One SUV will be available in only one variant across 22 Force Motors dealerships across the country. The Force One SUV will reach the dealerships by 1st September.
The Force One SUV is powered by a Mercedes OM 611 2148cc diesel engine with 141 Ps of power and 320 Nm of torque. This engine is the same one which powers the Mercedes Benz C Class diesel. Transmission is through 5 speed manual gearbox. The electronics of the SUV has been validated by Mercedes Benz and the suspension has been tuned by Lotus Engineering of UK.
In our earlier post we had posted some spy pictures of Tata Indica Vista facelift. TheAutomotiveIndia.com has got has some good pictures of the new Indica Vista which indeed looks refreshed.
Tata Motors has tried to give the Indica Vista a new look to stay in the competition. Unlike the old Indica V2, the Vista however could not make a mark in the market. We feel this would be the final effort by the company on the Indica Vista as there are news that the third generation Indica is already on the drawing board.
The new Indica Vista will be launched on 22nd of this month. The company has borrowed lots of things from Manza to make Indica Vista look upmarket. As seen in the picture, the front end of the new Indica Vista is no different than the Manza. The triple barrel headlamps, chrome grill and fog lamps all makes one difficult to differentiate the new Indica Vista from its bigger brother. In the rear you will find some changes in the tail lamps, but the major change can be seen on the tailgate. A black strip below the rear windscreen is the highlight and so do TATA emblem below it.
In the interior every bit seem to be of the Manza, however the dashboard has not been borrowed from it. The dashboard is same as that of the Indica Vista with speedo console in the centre. Some goodies like Bluetooth and steering mounted control is now present in the new Indica Vista as well.
We feel, Tata might sell the new Indica Vista in average numbers as the latest entrant – the New Swift and soon to be launched Toyota Etios Liva diesel will dominate the segment.
