New Ambassador Compact Spy Picture

     The good old Ambassador is not coming in a new Avatar, a compact version. Hindustan Motors has chopped off the rear end of the Ambassador to make it come under 4 meter mark to be eligible for small car norm.


     The chopped off rear boot as you can see in the picture could still have space for big baggage. The Ambassador is powered by a 1.5L diesel engine which produces 35 .5 Bhp of power and 13.7 Kgm of torque. The Ambassador Compact is expected in the early January 2012. Will this trick work for the ailing Hindustan Motors? Let’s wait and see.

Source: ACI

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Chevrolet Beat XSDE diesel spotted in Pune

     Chevrolet is testing its Beat XSDE diesel extensively near Pune. A test car with an American sitting in the front seat and measuring some parameters on the computer was found by Mr Harsad of Motorbeam.


     According to sources, Chevrolet will launch Beat diesel in India in the next 6 weeks. The three cylinder 1.0 liter engine is expected to give fuel efficiency of 25 Kmpl. The engine named XSDE ( eXtra Smart Diesel Engine) will produce 57 Bhp of power and 140 Nm of torque at 1750 Rpm. The diesel engine will be manufactured at GM’s Talegaon plant in Maharashtra.

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Foton Motor of China to enter India with Commercial Vehicles

     Beijing based Beiqui Foton Motor is the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer. Foton has announced it will enter in India with LCV and MCV by 2012.

     The company is in talks with Maharashtra Government to invest Rs. 1676 crore in setting up a plant near Pune. Foton has 14 plants spread across China and its Indian plant will be its first outside China. It has 10 major product brands, namely Auman, Auv, Aumark, Forland, MP-X, Midi, Saga, View, Ollin and SUP.






Foton’s Executive VP, India Operations, R Shankar -
“Initially, we will launch a host of products in the LCV and MCV segments in the first year itself from our Indian facility. The Indian commercial vehicle industry is the world’s fourth largest and is expected to grow rapidly. We are confident of playing an important role here. We are not joining hands with others to set up our India facility. This plant will be the company’s first facility outside China.”

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Bajaj to launch Kawasaki Ninja 650R in India soon

     Bajaj Auto has already stated showing teaser pictures of the Kawasaki Ninja 650R. According to AutoCarIndia Bajaj will soon launch the Ninja on the Indian roads.

     Kawasaki Ninja is powered by a 649cc, four stroke, parallel twin, liquid cooled, fuel injected engine. The engine produces whooping 73 Bhp at 85pp rpm. The bike will be imported as CKD unit and assembled at Bajaj’s factor in Chakan. Expected to be priced at around Rs. 5.5 lakh and will compete with Hyosung GT650R.

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Mitsubishi Pajero Sport in India by January 2012

     Hindustan Motors which is a JV partner for Mitsubishi in India will launch the Pajero Sport SUV at Delhi Auto Expo 2012. The Pajero Sport was supposed to be launched this time but due to raising Yen, there as difficulty in pricing the vehicle competitively.


     The Pajero Sport is powered by a 2.5 liter 16 valve intercooled turbocharged diesel engine which produces 134 Bhp of power and 32 Kgm of torque. The SUV is fitted with Mitsubishi’s rally-proven shift-on-the-fly Super Select 4WD and has ground clearance of 215mm making the vehicle to glide on the potholed Indian roads. Unlike the current Pajero, the Pajero Sport is a 7 seater, thanks to the low seats. The vehicle will be priced between Rs. 20-23 lakh.


     The Pajero Sport will be manufactured at HM’s Tiruvalluvar plant in Tamil Nadu where the current Pajero is manufactured. Recently the current Pajero was upgraded to BS4. To keep the cost competitive HM is trying to localise most of the parts for the new SUV.

Source: ACI

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Porsche Panamera diesel launched in India

     Porsche has launched a diesel variant of its lone sedan Panamera in India. It is priced at Rs. 1,23,15,000/- ex-showroom New Delhi.


     Porsche Panamera diesel is powered by a VW engine tuned by Porsche. The Porsche tuned VW engine is 3.0 liter V6 turbo diesel with common rail unit and variable geometry turbocharging with 247 Bhp of power and peak torque of 551 Nm at 1750-2750 rpm. The same engine powers Porsche’s SUV Cayenne diesel but is less powerful than the Panamera’s. The engine is mated to a 8 speed gear box and has top speed of 240 Kmph. 0-100 is achieved in 6.8 seconds.

Source: Goaonwheels

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Force Motors SUV India launch soon

     Force Motors is ready with its SUV to be launched in India. A showroom owned by the company in Pune is getting finishing touches for the SUV launch. Force Motors has been relying heavily on the SUV to click in Indian Market. The company known for its utility vehicles in India is launching an SUV for the first time in the country.


     The Force Motors SUV is basically the Foday Guangdong Explorer III, a Chinese SUV. The company has bought the tooling for body from China and the interiors has been sourced from Thailand. No names have been announced yet, but we are sure it will not bear a Chinese name.


     The Force Motors SUV is not a great looking vehicle. It looks just like a big box on four wheels. But the company is making up by underpinning with some sturdy materials. The body-on-frame chassis with robust ‘C-in-C’ construction is suspended by a torsion bar set-up in front and coil springs at the rear. Powering the massive SUV is the Mercedes OM 611 2.2 liter common rail turbo diesel engine with 140 Bhp of power and 35 Kgm of torque, coupled with a five speed manual transmission.


     Thought the Mercedes OM 611 is a decade old, it still meets the BS4 emission norms and perform better than any other Indian SUVs. The ride and handling has been tuned by Lotus of UK. The SUV is expected to be priced at Rs. 10-12 lakhs and will come with lots of features such as airbags and ABS.

Source: ACI

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