Hyundai Eon micro website up, bookings start from 1st October

     The micro website of Hyundai’s all new small car for India had come up www.eonindiaon.com. Hyundai will start bookings for Eon from 1st of October. As per the website, the Eon will be launched on 12th of October and the cars are likely to hit the roads by early November.

    
     Hyundai Eon is an ambitious product from the company to rival the bestselling car Maruti Alto. Last year Maruti sold over 3 lakh vehicles which made Alto the largest selling single brand car. With the launch of Eon, the supremacy of Alto will be put to test for the first time by any rival company. Eon with its fluidic design styling has an upper hand as compared to the Alto. But again, we say it is the price which plays a major role. Hyundai unlike its other cars like i10 and i20 should price Eon almost equally with that of the Maruti Alto. Otherwise they will miss a great chance to make a mark in India again.

Hyundai Eon Pictures

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Mahindra XUV500 priced suprisingly at Rs. 10.8 lakh

     Mahindra has shockingly priced its premium SUV XUV500 at Rs. 10.8 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi) for the base 2WD(W6) variant. The other variants available are 2WD(W8) and top of the line 4WD(W8) which are priced Rs. 11.95 lakh and Rs. 12.88 lakh respectively (All prices ex-showroom, New Delhi). These are introductory prices and in coming months Mahindra is likely to revise the rates of XUV500.

     The Mahindra XUV500 is powered by the same 2.2L mHawk diesel engine carried over from the Scorpio. However, the XUV500 deliver more power and torque of 140 Bhp and 33.33 Kgm. The engine is placed transversly, which is first of its kind in Mahindra vehicles. The engine is mated to a new cable operated 6 speed manual transmission which is developed in the help of Riccardo. The new cable operated transmission provides more torque than the Scorpio gearbox. Mahindra is also working on an automatic transmission for XUV500.

The XUV500 is loaded with features such as

• LED reading lights, ESP
• Tyre-pressure monitoring
• Six airbags, traction control
• ESP, hill-descent control
• Voice commands
• Cruise and audio controls on steering wheel
• 6-inch touch screen Infotainment System with Sat-Nav
• USB and iPod connectivity

     Mahindra will soon launch the XUV500 in South Africa followed by Australia, Sourth America, Western Europe and SAARC countries. In the phase 1, the XUV500 will be available only in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Chennai and Bangalore.

Mahindra XUV500 Pictures

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Mahindra XUV500 launched in India

     Mahindra has launched its premium SUV (Codename: W201) XUV500 in India. The Mahindra XUV500 was launched today in a grand launch ceremony at New Delhi. However, Mr. Pawan Goenka, MD of Mahindra Automotive has not disclosed the price of the XUV500. He asked the journalist present at the launch venue to wait till tomorrow for the price.

     At the launch ceremony, Mr. Pawan Goenka presented two contests for the media folks. In the first contest, the media folks were asked to guess the correct price of the XUV500 and in the second, he asked to name 5 new features which were added to Mahindra vehicles lately. The winners of these contests (5 each in contest 1 & 2) will get a free ticket (worth Rs. 30,000/-) to India Grand Prix being held on October 28th this year. 

Some screen shots from the launch ceremony

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Mahindra XUV500 pictures

Mahindra has launched the much awaited SUV XUV500 in India.

Source: Zigwheels

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Tata Motors drop ‘Sumo’ name from Grande, releases updated version

     Tata Motors in its restructuring process has dropped the “Sumo” name from its MUV Grande. Now the vehicle will be just called Tata Grande instead of Tata Sumo Grande.

     Apart from dropping the “Sumo” name, Tata Motors has released an updated version of the Grande. Tata Grande is powered by a 2.2L DICOR engine which delivers 120 Ps of power and 250 Nm of flat Torque.  Now Tata class “Size does matter” with its new Grande.

There are some cosmetic changes in the new Grande which include -

1. Chrome lined broad front grill and side finishers with new glossy grey finish
2. New chrome lined door handles
3. Chrome inserted rub rails
4. Sporty steel wheel rims and
5.  blinkers on ORVMS
6. Stunning new body graphics

Tata Grande Official Website

Tata Grande Brochure

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Honda Brio launched in India, priced at Rs. 3.95 lakh

     Honda has launched its much awaited small car Brio in India with price starting from Rs. 3.95 lakh ex-showroom New Delhi for the base E variant. Available in 4 variants, the Brio is priced at Rs. 4.35 lakh for S, Rs. 4.9 lakh for S(O) and Rs. 5.1 lakh for the top of the line V variant.

     The Honda Brio is powered by the same 1.2L i-VTEC 4 cylinder petrol engine which powers the Jazz. It produces peak power of 88Ps @ 6000 rpm and peak torque of 109 Nm @ 4600 rpm. The engine is mated to a 5 speed manual transmission. Honda claims the Brio to deliver a class leading fuel efficiency of 18.4 Kmpl (ARAI Certified).


     Honda terms the Brio has been designed based on two triangles, a Dynamic Triangle and Sporty Triangle which give express energy and vigor to the car. Honda claims the light rear of the hatch aids visibility and improves fuel efficiency as well. The Brio incorporated Honda’s philosophy of “Man Maximum Machine Minimum”.

     The Honda Brio has the turning radius of 4.5m which is the shortest in its Class. Honda claims the Brio to have the pedestrian injury mitigation technology as standard. Also the Honda’s G-Con technology adds to the balance and performance of the car. The top 2 variants of Brio feature Dual SRS front airbags with the driver side opening in a swirl manner there by reducing the impact to the driver.


The Honda Brio with its advanced design, superior packaging and brilliant fuel efficiency has delivered a product which we Indians have been waiting from Honda. The Honda Brio is available in 6 different colour shades - Blue, Red, Titanium, Silver, White and Black.

Honda Brio Specifications

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Hyundai launches Santa Fe 4x4 Automatic Transmission in India

     Hyundai has launched automatic transmission variant of its SUV 4WD Santa Fe in India. The Santa Fe 4x4 AT is priced at Rs. 24.36 lakh ex-showroom New Delhi. The Santa Fe 4x4 AT comes with a 6 speed automatic transmission.

     The Santa Fe 4x4 AT which is powered by a 2.2L CRDi engine also gets additional features such as push button start and smart key. The Santa Fe 4x4 is available in five different colours.

 Hyundai Santa Fe Specifications

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