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Honda BR-V design sketch

Honda BR-V SUV makes its international debut

Honda has unveiled its new SUV BR-V at GAIKINDO Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2015. The BR-V SUV is built on Brio platform and will be launched in India early next year. But the speculation of BR-V being less than 4 meters length has gone into winds. BR-V is more than 4 meters in length and seats 7 persons, which means it will compete with Renault Duster, Nissan Terrano and Hyundai Creta in India.

The design of Honda BR-V was released last month and the artist’s impression looked fabulous, as always with any Honda car sketches. However BR-V in flesh is not as dynamic as in the design sketch but certainly have good appeal, with both SUV and Car features mixed together.

From the side profile it is evident that BR-V is built on the Brio platform. But from any other angle it is impossible to relate to Brio and its siblings, thanks to sharp SUV design in the front and rear. BR-V features a more squarish profile and the angled window line reminds us of the Mobilio. As usual the BR-V like any recent Hondas has lot of creases which give character to the vehicle.

The dashboard of BR-V looks to be borrowed from the City and the steering wheel has been lifted from Brio family of vehicles. Honda BR-V has an advantage of 7 seat options which lacks in its competitors in the segment. Powering BR-V will be Honda’s 1.5L i-VTech petrol and i-Dtech diesel engines which are both tried and tested engines. Expect it to cost around Rs. 12 lakh when launched in India.

Renault India shows Kwid in its latest ad

Renault India has rolled out a new ad showing its cars Duster, Lodgy and Fluence endorsed by bollywood heart throb Randeer Kapoor and guess what, you happen to see Kwid driven on the road as well. The Kwid is shown as “coming soon” which means the car will be launched soon in India. Renault global chief Mr. Carlos Goshn has announced Kwid launch in India by September 2015.

Renault had revealed the Kwid hatchback in May this year. The car was designed in India along with French designers to suit Indian customers and yet being a Renault. It was low cost car project to be an entry level car from Renault, to sell in volumes and perhaps give competition to market leader Maruti Alto. The car will be priced between Rs. 3 and 4 lakh, as said by Mr. Ghosn.

The SUVish design of Kwid makes it stand different from its competitors. The size of the car is also another feature which pulls it ahead from other cars like Maruti Alto, Hyundai Eon and Datsun Go. Kwid gets basic interiors but functions very well and a touchscreen console is the first in its class. Fit and quality of the product will be of good quality as it is a Renault.

Powering the car will be 800 cc petrol engine. A 1 L petrol engine is also on the cars in the near future. But for diesel, Mr. Ghosn has said absolute no, citing the cost issues. But for the looks of the car a 2 cylinder scaled down Duster’s 1.5L dCi engine would have been a good option. Perhaps no other manufacturer could have even come close to Renault Kwid diesel.

Renault will certainly be keen to look for the market response of Kwid in India and we are sure Kwid will get a diesel engine in the future. Are you listening Mr. Ghosn?

Ford Figo Aspire Price

Price of Ford Figo Aspire in India. All prices Ex-showroom at the time of launch (12-08-2015). Prices may change.

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Ford Figo Aspire Petrol Price in Bangalore
Ford Figo Aspire Ambiente 1.2 Petrol Price in Bangalore	₹ 4,99,566	₹ 5,03,128
Ford Figo Aspire Trend 1.2 Petrol Price in Bangalore	₹ 5,88,113	₹ 5,91,674
Ford Figo Aspire Titanium 1.2 Petrol Price in Bangalore	₹ 6,82,766	₹ 6,86,328
Ford Figo Aspire Titanium+ 1.2 Petrol Price in Bangalore	₹ 7,38,744	₹ 7,42,307
Ford Figo Aspire Titanium+ 1.5 Petrol Price in Bangalore	₹ 7,94,722	₹ 7,98,284
Ford Figo Aspire Diesel Price in Bangalore
Ford Figo Aspire Ambiente 1.5 Diesel Price in Bangalore	₹ 6,01,344	₹ 6,04,906
Ford Figo Aspire Trend 1.5 Diesel Price in Bangalore	₹ 6,89,890	₹ 6,93,453
Ford Figo Aspire Titanium 1.5 Diesel Price in Bangalore	₹ 7,84,544	₹ 7,88,107
Ford Figo Aspire Titanium+ 1.5 Diesel Price in Bangalore	₹ 8,40,522	₹ 8,44,084

Ford Figo Aspire launched in India

Ford has launched its first compact sedan Figo Aspire in India. The Figo Aspire is priced at Rs. 4.89 lakh for the base petrol, Rs. 5.89 lakh for base diesel and Rs 7.79 lakh for the top of the line petrol automatic trim. (All prices Ex-showroom New Delhi).

The Figo Aspire is powered by 1.2L & 1.5L petrol engines along with 1.5L diesel as well. The 1.2L, 1.5L petrol and 1.5L diesel has power figures of 88 Ps @ 6300 rpm, 112 Ps @ 6000 rpm & 100 Ps @ 3750 Ps and torque of 112 Nm @ 4000 rpm, 136 Nm @ 4250 rpm & 215 Nm @ 1750-3000 rpm respectively. The top end 1.5L petrol trim is available in automatic option and the rest gets 6 speed manual transmission. The wheels are 14 inch with ventilated disc in the front and drum in the rear.

Though Figo Aspire is the late entrant in the Indian compact sedan segment, it promises to deliver better than its competitors. It competes with Maruti Dzire, Hyundai Xcent, Tata Zest and Honda Amaze in the segment.

Ford Figo Aspire Specifications