Hero Motocorp unveils its logo at London

     We in our earlier post had mentioned that Hero Motocorp will unveil its logo at London on 9th of August. Hero Motocrop has unveiled its brand new logo in London in a grand ceremony in the presence of Ranbir Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan and Akon.


     The logo consists of Hero with capital H and rest of the letters in lowercase. The logo also consists of a triangle, a parallelogram and a trapezoid all put together form “H” representing Hero in 3D.


     Ranbir Kapoor has been pulled by the company as the brand ambassador and A R Rahman has composed new anthem for the brand.


     The company also unveiled a dirt bike named Impulse and a scooter named Maestro at the ceremony.

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Volkswagen Up to debut at Frankfurt Motor Show 2011

     Volkswagen’s new entry-level city/minicar will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show this year. Volkswagen says, "Something small is coming up!"


Here is the teaser ad of Volkswagen Up…

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Audi City E-tron Concept

     Audi City E-tron concept was spied in Berlin. The City E-tron concept is the spiritual successor of the Volkswagen L1 Concept. The City E-tron is a two-seater with seats positioned one behind the other. The City E-tron runs on electric power, however a plug-in hybrid is not ruled out. The City E-tron concept might debut next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Source: worldcarfans

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Mahindra’s design issues

     We have never seen a good looking vehicle from Mahindra, except the Bolero, thanks to its bold front grill.

     Right from MM 540 International to today’s Xylo, Mahindra vehicles have not be able to turn heads. Many of you might argue for Scoprio’s design, but we should tell you, the Scorpio was a hit because it was the first off-roader cum SUV in Indian market with rounded contours. Tata Safari was big flop because of its engine. The Scorpio’s other success secret was its engine.

     Coming to the latest W201 SUV design, Mahindra has put some effort to make it stand out from its competitors. The unique door handle design and huge rear wheel arch are some of them to mention. But by the front picture of W201, which was posted on a facebook fan page, the vehicle did not impress us honestly.  It is still premature to say that as we still have not seen the complete picture of the SUV. Let’s wait and see if Mahindra could indeed pull out a head turner. 

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Hindustan Motors launches Veer pickup truck

     India’s oldest automobile maker Hindustan Motors is looking for a comeback. The company has launched Veer pickup truck based on the good old Ambassador platform. The Veer pickup truck is priced at an inaugural offer of Rs. 3.30 lakh (ex-showroom, Kolkata) for the diesel variant.

     The Veer Pickup truck has been announced for the Kolkata market which will soon spread to other parts of the country. The vehicle has payload capacity of 800 Kg and is available in both diesel and CNG versions. The vehicle can also be ordered at a drive-away chassis.


     The launch of Veer pickup has not come as a surprise for us as we had posted some spy pictures of this pickup truck in our earlier post.

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New Maruti Swift teaser video

     The new Maruti Swift will be launched in India on 17th of August. The company has released couple of teaser videos of the car. Have a look at them…

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Honda Jazz facelift launch on 18th August

     Honda will launch the facelifted Jazz hatchback on 18th of August, a day after the launch of new Swift. Honda is already offering discount of Rs. 1.75 lakh on the Jazz hatch.


     The new Jazz facelift features some cosmetic changes which include an altered fascia, revised tail lamp cluster and other changes in the cabin. There will no change absolutely on the powertrain and transmission though a CVT variant is expected to come. Honda might revise the price of the new Jazz when launched.

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