Skoda Lauretta is the new Fabia sedan

     The new sedan based on the Fabia will be called Lauretta and not Rapid. The sedan was spied testing near Skoda’s factory in Gujarat few days ago.


     The Skoda Lauretta shares design cures from its younger sibling Fabia hatchback and cousin VW Vento. It will be powered by VW’s 1.6 L petrol and diesel engine and will be priced below the Vento sedan.

     The Lauretta is expected to be launched in October this year and aims to grab a substantial share in the popular C segment.

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Hyundai EON is the new small car from Hyundai for India

     We had showed you some spy pictures of Hyundai small car being tested near Hyundai’s factory in Chennai. The small car from Hyundai will be called ‘EON’ which will take on the market leader Maruti Alto.


     The Hyundai EON bears the Hyundai’s new design philosophy of fluidic sculpture design. Most of you will find hard to differentiate it from the i10 but believe us the small car has been built on an entirely new platform and the car has nothing to do with the i10.

     
Hyundai EON will be powered by a 800cc 3 cylinder engine and we are sure Hyundai would have done its home work on the engine to give maximum mileage which is the essence of the segment.


     The Hyundai EON is expected to be launched by November this year and will be priced around Rs. 2.5 lakh ex-showroom India.

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2012 Mercedes Benz B Class hatch unveiled

     The all new 2012 Mercedes Benz B Class hatchback has been unveiled ahead of its public debut at Frankfurt Motor Show. The new B Class looks sportier and shares its design cues with the R Class.


     Mercedes has plans to install lot of tech goodies in the new B Class which include Adaptive Headlamp Assist, Blind Spot Assist / Lane Keeping Assist, Attention Assist, Speed Limit Assist, Start Stop system, Active Parking Assist, Linguatronic, DISTRONIC PLUS, PRE-SAFE and COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST with adaptive Brake Assist.

     Power plant for the new B Class will be 1.6L petrol and 1.8 diesel with different power and torque outputs. Transmissions on the offer are the 6-speed manual and 7-speed 7G-DCT dual clutch gearbox.

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Now take home a Nano with down payment of Rs. 15,000

     Tata Motors through its finance division has come up with a new finance scheme in which a customer can walk into any Tata Motors dealership and can drive home a Nano with a down payment of Rs. 15000 for the base model. The rest of the payment can be made through a five year loan term with equated monthly installments of Rs. 3325.

     The finance scheme for Nano CX is Rs. 22,000 down payment and Rs. 3910 per month for five years and for Nano LX it is Rs. 24,000 down payment and Rs. 4493 per month for five years.

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Here is how the next gen Audi R8 front will look

     Audi has released the image of the 2013 R8 sports car. As seen from the picture, the next generation R8 features a large air intakes, futuristic LED headlights and a revised grill that is carried out from 2012 A5 and A6.


     The new R8 will be launched next year with two engine options – 450 Ps, 4.2 liter V8 and 540 Ps, 5.2 liter V10. The seven-speed S-tronic transmission could replace the present R-tronic gearbox.

Source: fourtitude.com via worldcarfans

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New BMW X3 launched in India

     German luxury car maker BMW has launched the next generation X3 SUV in India priced between Rs. 41.2 - 47.9 ex-showroom Pune.


     The new BMW X3 comes in two variants – xDrive 20d and xDrive 30d. It sports new features such as Brake regeneration technology, EPS, Star-Stop system and run flat tires. 8 colour options is available with choice of 5 colours for the leather in the interior.

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Mitsubishi Outlander Chrome Limited Edition launched in India

     Mitsubishi has launched a Limited Edition version of Outlander SUV named as Outlander Chrome in India. The Outlander Chrome sports many new features such as – Side protection moulding, Larger rear spoiler, Side ari dam with inlay, Floor illumination, Roof mounted DVD player with screen and Chrome plated door mirror cover.

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