Toyota Etios Liva spied in Bangalore, launch next month

     Toyota will launch Etios Liva which is the hatchback version of the Etios sedan next month. Etios Liva was supposed to be launched much earlier but due to Japan disaster was postponed to July this year.


     The Etios Liva promises a lot to Indian customers and is a car which comes close to the Swift rivaling. Other manufactures launching their cars to rival Swift were not successful, thanks to the ‘Best Hatchback’ tag of the Swift.


     The Etios Liva will be available in petrol engine. A 1.2L petrol engine is likely to power the car. Toyota has worked on so many parameters to suit the car for Indian conditions. It’s hard to say Etios Liva will sweep the market in the segment, but it will definitely make a big impact on Indian automotive industry for sure.


The Etios Liva was found testing in Bangalore. Have a look at the pictures.

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Skoda Yeti crosses 1,00,000 mark in just 2 years

     The best car in the world (SUV) according to Jermy Clarkson of Top Gear has crossed 1,00,000 sales mark internationally in just 2 years. 1,00,000th Skoda Yeti has just rolled off the assembly line today at its hometown in Kvasiny.


     The Yeti is made in 3 factories across the globe –Kvasiny in Czech Republic, Aurangabad in India and Kaluga in Russia. The Yeti is available in 4×4 all-wheel drive, front wheel drive, even a tree-hugging Greenline version.

Michael Oeljeklaus, the board member for the area of production -
The Yeti is a great success for SKODA. The fact that we have already cracked the threshold of 100,000 produced vehicles after only two years firmly emphasizes that.

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Skoda Youngster, Is this Skoda’s small car for India?

     Like its parent company VW, Skoda also intends to launch a small car below Fabia in India. The Youngster will share platform with VW Lupo and Seat Arena though the exterior will look completely different from each other.


     A test mule was spied somewhere in the Europe which we though will bring it to you. The Youngster has powertrain options of 1.0 and 1.2-litre petrol and diesel three- and four-cylinder engines. In the design aspect, the Youngster will be inspired by Skoda’s Vision D concept shown at 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

Source: CarMagazine

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BMW Front Wheel Drive hatch spied in Germany

     BMW’s 5 door hatchback prototype was spied testing in Germany. This is the BMW’s upcoming FWD hatch which shares the platform with next generation Mini Cooper. This hatch will compete with the upcoming Audi A3 and Mercedes A and B class.

Source: WorldCarFans

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More spy pictures of Maruti R3 MPV

     Yesterday we had posted some spy pictures of the Maruti R3 MPV. With those pictures it was difficult to imagine how the vehicle would actually look like. Today Autocarindia has bought us few more spy pictures of the MPV with clear body structures.

Picture Source: Autocarindia

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India car market sales data for May 2011

Chevrolet

Spark : 3017
Beat : 2136
Aveo UVA : 134
Aveo : 196
Optra : 240
Cruze : 659
Tavera : 1767
Captiva : 143

Fiat

Linea : 845
Punto : 1298
Palio : 5

Ford

Figo : 5,608 
Fiesta : 1,266 
Endeavour : 172 

HM-Mitsubishi

Pajero : 146
Outlander : 49
Cedia : 24
Montero : 1
EVO X : 1
Ambassador : 400 (Approx)

Honda

City : 1828
Civic : 190
Accord : 115
Jazz : 170
CRV : 31

Hyundai

Santro : 6675 
i10 : 11538 
i20 : 7370 
Accent : 1047 
Verna : 4357 
Sonata : 14 
Santa Fe : 122 

Mahindra 

Verito : 1291
Xylo : 2454
Scorpio : 3957
Bolero : 8190
ST + Marshal + Maxx : 800

Maruti

M800 : 2262
Omni : 9333
Alto : 25393
Estilo : 2372
WagonR : 12736
Dzire : 10812 
SX4 : 2702
Eeco : 6212
Swift : 12742
A-Star : 1734
Ritz : 6071
Kizashi : 50
Gypsy : 1099
G Vitara : 1

Nissan

Micra : 1566 
X-Trail : 22
Teana : 0
370Z : 0

Skoda

Laura : 646
Fabia : 1556
Superb : 385
Yeti : 174

Tata

Nano : 6515
Indica : 5497
Indigo : 4268
Sumo : 1418
Safari : 1225
Aria : 37
Venture : 441

Toyota

Innova : 2961
Corolla : 419
Fortuner : 672
Etios : 3412
Camry : 4
Prado : 1
LC200 : 1

VW

Jetta : 101
Passat : 184
Beetle : 3
Polo : 3,486
Vento : 2,403
Phaeton : 8

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Maruti R3 MPV spied, launch by this December

     Last year Maruti displayed its R3 concept MPV at the Auto Expo in New Delhi. Now the MPV has been spied in India which was on its way to Japan for final testing. The spy pictures were taken by Karthik, a close friend of chevelle from Team-Bhp.


     It is unfortunate that we have no front pictures of the vehicle but from the pictures available it seems to be another winner from Maruti. The ZDi tag suggests a diesel engine option and we feel the SX4’s DDiS Turbo engine powers the MPV. Also the ABS badge on the rear glass suggests the vehicle to have ABS as an option and along with Airbags as well.


     Maruti had announced the launch of R3 MPV in December this year and since the vehicle is ready, we expect it to be launched on time.

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