Tata introduces Special Edition Nano

Tata Motors has launched Special Edition Nano, which the company clams has features worth Rs. 25,000. These features come as free as there is no hike in the price of the car. The Special Edition is available in LX and CX (without body graphics) variants and not in the base model. The Special Edition Nano is available only in West Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerela, Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura.

Tata Nano Special Edition has following added features –

Special Edition Sticker

Uniquely placed stickers on either side of your Nano, for everyone to know how special the Nano is.

Body Graphics

Uber trendy door decals that are guaranteed to invite a second look.

Alloy Wheels

A customised set of rims to ensure that each time you drive, you arrive in style.

Glove Box

You never run out of space with left and right side glove boxes.

Car Audio System

A state-of-the-art audio system with an MP3 player, iPod connectivity, USB and AUX support and two front-door speakers.

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Hyundai offering discount on i10 A/T, Asta and LPG varaints

On this festive season to boost sales, Hyundai is offering discount of up to Rs. 51,000 on i10. The discount offer comes with many raiders details of which are below:

On Hyundai i10 Automatic and Asta variant –

Free insurance worth Rs. 14,195

Gift cheque of Rs. 12,000

Corporate discount of Rs. 3000

Exchange or Loyalty bonus of Rs. 25000

All this adds up to Rs. 51, 195 which is 10% of the car’s total cost. Even if you do not exchange any car or do not own a Hyundai before, the discount will be Rs. 29,195.

On the LPG variant of i10 the discounts are-

Free insurance of worth of Rs. 13,614

Gift cheque of Rs. 4000

Corporate discount of Rs. 3000

Exchange or Loyalty bonus of Rs. 25,000

All this adds up to discount of Rs. 42,614.

Here are the prices of Hyundai i10 in Pune after discount -

Hyundai i10 1.1 D-Lite : Rs 4.39 Lakh (without discount)

Hyundai i10 1.1 ERA  : Rs 4.44 Lakh

Hyundai i10 1.1 MAGNA : Rs 4.61 Lakh

Hyundai i10 1.2 MAGNA : Rs 4.79 Lakh

Hyundai i10 1.2. SPORTS : Rs 5.09 Lakh

Hyundai i10 1.2 ASTA : Rs 6.01 Lakh

The offer is available for limited period and delears are promising delivery by Diwali.

Source: MotorBash

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Nissan Urvan/Caravan spied testing in India

The next big launch from Nissan in India could be Urvan/Caravan, a MPV with 10-14 seater capacity. Thanks to an autocarindia reader who could manage to click some spy pictures of Urvan/Caravan being tested near Chennai. Nissan recently launched Evalia MPV in India and now with Urvan being spotted, Nissan seems to be aiming high on mini mass transportation segment.

India could be a great market for mini mass transportation segment as we have only one vehicle in the form of Tata Winger which could carry 10 to 14 people and most of you would agree Winger will not give a good comfortable ride. The only other vehicle which could carry 10-14 people comfortably was the Mercedes Benz MB100 van which is now discontinued from the market. The Urvan/Caravan has 4 rows of seats with flexible seating configuration and will provide a better comfort travelling than most of the MPVs.

         The Nissan Urvan/Caravan has a sliding door which makes entry and exit easy. The flexi seating and comfortable seats promises tireless long journey’s. The proven Nissan diesel technology will give unmatched fuel efficiency and power. In Philippines, the Urvan/Caravan is powered by a 3.0L 4 cylinder diesel engine which pumps out 105 Hp of power and 209 Nm of torque. The same engine could make it to India as well. We are sure, Nissan wont fint the same 1.5L Renault sourced diesel engine in Urvan/Caravan, otherwise it is sure to kill a winner in the making. 

Picture Source: Autocarindia

Nissan Urvan/Caravan pictures

Nissan Urvan/Caravan front	Nissan Urvan/Caravan rear
Nissan Urvan/Caravan dashboard	Nissan Urvan/Caravan interiors

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Mahindra launches SsangYong Rexton in Inida, priced at Rs. 17.75 lakh

Mahindra today launched SsangYong Rexton in India. The Rexton is priced at Rs. 17.67 lakh for manual variant and the automatic one is priced couple of lakhs more. The Rexton will be manufactured in South Korea and assembled at Mahindra’s Chakan plant.

The Rexton is poered by a 5 cylinder 2.7 liter turbo diesel engine sourced from Mercedes and will be offered with 5 speed manual and 5 speed automatic transmission. The engine has been tuned as required for manual and automatic gearbox to give different power outputs. The manual gearbox vehicle has 162 Bhp of power and 34.7 Kg of torque where as the Automatic one has 184 Bhp of power and 42 Kgm of torque.

The Rexton comes in tow variants RX5 and RX7. The vehicle delivers fuel economy of 12.4 Kmpl (Manual) and 11.18 Kmpl (A/T) (ARAI certified). In India, Rexton competes with Toyota Fortuner, Hyundai Santa Fe and Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. 

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Honda Brio Automatic launched, priced at Rs. 5.74 lakh

Honda today launched the Automatic variant of its small car Brio. The Brio Automatic is priced at Rs. 5.74 for S(O) A/T and Rs. 5.99 lakh for V A/T (both prices ex-showroom, New Delhi). The Brio AT is available in S(Optional) and V trim levels. Along with A/T variant, Honda has added a EX trim level to the existing line up.

Honda Brio Automatic bears a 5 speed automatic transmission currently doing duty on the Honda City. The Brio A/T competes with Hyundai i10 A/T and Maruti A Star A/T in Indian car market. 

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Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 launched in India at Rs. 2.44 lakh

Maruti Suzuki today launched the much hyped small car ‘Alto 800’ in New Delhi. The Alto 800 prices starts from Rs. 2.44 lakh for STD variant going up to Rs. 3,56,000/- for LXI CNG variant (all prices ex-showroom, New Delhi). The Alto 800 will not replace the existing Alto and Alto K10, instead will sell along with them. The Alto 800 indeed replaces the Maruti 800 which has been a highly successful car in automotive history.

Maruti has worked on the engine for the new Alto 800 to give better fuel efficiency, torque and power. The car is 15 mm wider and taller than the Alto, as a result of which headroom and legroom is quiet good now. However the car’s length has been reduced by 20mm because of better engine packaging. The suspension has been tweaked for a better ride.

Other than that, there are no changes to Alto 800 on paper. The ground clearance is 160 mm, as of the Alto and so do the engine capacity which is 3 cylinder 796 cc. The einge is coupled to the same Alto’s 5 speed gearbox. The car returns fuel efficiency of 22.74 Kmpl for petrol and 30.46 Km per Kg of CNG (ARAI figures).

Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 Prices (All prices ex-showroom, New Delhi):

		Metallic	Non Metallic
Maruti Alto 800 STD	:	Rs. 2,44,000/-	Rs. 2,40,776/-
MARUTI Alto 800 STD CNG	:	Rs. 3,19,000/-	Rs. 3,15,776/-
Maruti Alto 800 LX	:	Rs. 2,76,500/-	Rs. 2,73,276/-
Maruti Alto 800 LX CNG	:	Rs. 3,37,000/-	Rs. 3,33,776/-
Maruti Alto 800 LXI	:	Rs. 2,99,000/-	Rs. 2,95,776/-
Maruti Alto 800 LXI (AIRBAG)	:	Rs. 3,14,000/-	Rs. 3,10,776/-
Maruti Alto 800 LXI CNG	:	Rs. 3,56,000/-	Rs. 3,52,776/-

Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 available colours:

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Ford Figo facelift launched at Rs. 3.85 lakh

Ford India has launched the Figo facelift priced at Rs. 3.85 lakh for base petrol and Rs. 4.81 lakh for the base diesel variant. The facelift include redesigned front bumper, slight changes in headlamp and tail lamp cluster. The Figo facelift is not just cosmetic changes to the exterior. There are host of new features added to the car.

New features added to Ford Figo:

Bluetooth and iPod connectivity.

New fabrics and seat design.

New ‘Reviera Blue’ instrument panel colour.

New colours – ‘Bright Yellow’ and ‘Kinetic Blue’ added.

Double Bulb weather strips on the door.

Redesigned head rests on the front seats.

New alloy wheels carried over from Fiesta.

Ford has also worked on the gearshift which is now smother and takes less effort to change gears. The front seats lumbar support has also been improved. 

New Ford Figo Petrol Prices (All prices ex-showroom Delhi):

New Ford Figo 1.2L Duratec LXI: Rs. 3,84,999/-

New Ford Figo 1.2L Duratec EXI: Rs. 4,22,999/-

New Ford Figo 1.2L Duratec ZXI: Rs. 4,52,999/-

New Ford Figo 1.2L Duratec Titanium: Rs. 5,01,999/-

New Ford Figo Diesel Prices (All prices ex-showroom Delhi):

New Ford Figo 1.4L Duratorq LXI: Rs. 4,81,999/-

New Ford Figo 1.4L Duratorq  EXI: Rs. 5,20,999/-

New Ford Figo 1.4L Duratorq ZXI: Rs. 5,50,999 /-

New Ford Figo 1.4L Duratorq Titanium: Rs. 5,99,999/-

New Ford Figo Colors:

1.       Sea Grey

2.       Diamond White

3.       Colorado Red

4.       Bright Yellow (New)

5.       Kinetic Blue (New)

6.       Panther Black

7.       Moondust Silver

8.       Chill Metallic

9.       Diamond White

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