The 2012 Suzuki Alto Eco sold in the Japanese market promises an impressive fuel economy of up to 32km/L (~75.3mpg US or 3.1lt/100km) in the Japanese 10-15 test cycle and 30.0km/L in the JC08 driving cycle. The JDM Alto is powered a very fuel-efficient new R06A 0.66-liter three-cylinder engine featuring a start/stop system borrowed from the third-generation MR Wagon. It produces an output of 52-horses at 6, ...

Honda unveiled its new 1.6 litre diesel engine during an event where Honda announced the outline for a revolutionary next-generation technology for automobiles called "Earth Dreams Technology." Earth Dreams Technology" is a next generation set of technological advancements which greatly enhance both driving performance and fuel efficiency at a high level, using as its base advanced environmental technologie ...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the outline for a revolutionary next-generation technology for automobiles called "Earth Dreams Technology." "Earth Dreams Technology" is a next generation set of technological advancements which greatly enhance both driving performance and fuel efficiency at a high level, using as its base advanced environmental technologies to pursue the joy of driving unique to Honda ...

Mahindra will launch the Xylo siblings in 2012. The company will launch the Xylo facelift as the MPV competes there years in 2012. Launched in 2009 in January the Xylo was one of the very ambitious project of Mahindra and designed to give Toyota Innova some serious competition. The Xylo came a lot of features but was not able to shake the market leader Innova from its position. The schene is going to change ...

Facing a production can and increasing demand for the diesel cars has put India’s largest car maker in a fix. In order to counter this, Maruti Suzuki India has finalised a deal to buy diesel engines from Italy's Fiat. Fiat will supply up to 1 lakh diesel engines per year to Maruti. With this deal Maruti plans to raise Swift hatchback output from January 2012.  It could also help to bring down the demand for ...

The Fiat Linea is one of the best looking cars currently available in the market. It was launched globally in 2007 and due to the bad service network, it didn’t fetch great numbers in the Indian market. The Tata alliance did breathe some life to the sales, but the numbers still weren’t adequate. Fiat, unsatisfied with its progress in India has now decided to handle its operation on its own. And it looks lik ...

[gallery columns="2"] The country’s largest car maker is also planning a blitzkreig of new launches and to debut in the multi-utility vehicle (MUV) segment. This yet-to-be-named new vehicle, with seating capacity of up to seven people, will remain compact in dimensions and is expected to be the next big volume driver for the company. The MUV has been developed by Maruti’s Indian engineers with help from Suz ...

Maruti Suzuki has decided to enter the sub-800cc segment. Two cars in this segment, already in operation in Japan, will be unveiled during the Delhi Auto Expo in January, to gauge viewers’ response. Well Maruti is now taking no chances and wants to launch cars which will help to increase the portfolio and also get a real competitor the Tata Nano. Called Palette and MR Wagon, these cars are powered by parent ...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that the all-new CR-V would go on sale at dealerships across Japan on December 2. Introduced in 1995, the CR-V pioneered a completely new SUV market with its original combination of car-like ride comfort and exceptional utility. Today, the CR-V is available in 160 countries, with over 500,000 units sold every year worldwide. India  launch? We expect the New CR-V to make it to ...

  Coastal Honda, Goa’s sole dealer for Honda cars is offering a whooping Rs. 1 lakh off on the Civic and Rs. 1.7 lakhs off on the Accord sedan. The offer is valid for a limited period. So hurry to avail the offer. Honda has been finding it difficult to sell its luxury cars mainly due to stiff competition and lack of a diesel engine. Currently the Chevrolet Cruze, VW  Jetta and the Skoda Laura which com ...

Toyota Racing Development, the motorsport arm of Toyota has announced its plans to enter the Indian motorsport scene with a one-make series. Due to begin in mid-2012, the one-make road racing series that will possibly span the three racing tracks of the Buddh International Circuit, Coimbatore and Chennai race tracks, it will most likely mirror a sort of touring car championship series. Toyota Kirloskar will ...

Suzuki has launched its 800cc cruiser 'Intruder' M800 priced at Rs 8.88 lakh. With the Indian motorcycle market getting increasingly mature and with money not being a problem for the professionals, India is increasingly being subjected to a plethora of premium new bike launches. The cruiser  is powered by a 805cc engine has been launched in 12 cities, including Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, ...

Toyota India is planning to launch its luxury brand the Lexus in India by 2013. The booming Indian economy and the rising incomes and spending levels have made the company look at the India market seriously. The current luxury brands lead by BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and JLR have posted over 70% growth in volumes last year and expect healthy gains in the coming years as well. Lexus will have an independent d ...

Goa, one of the smallest state in Goa is known mainly for the best holiday destination in India. Well Goa’s is also one of the favourite spots of car makers to shoot the TV commercials for the latest launch models. The Fiat Punto, Chevrolet Beat etc are few to be named besides Maruti which have done various commercials for its popular models. Toyota has also followed the suite this time by shooting for the ...

  Yamaha is all set to fire the market with new products in India. Yamaha Motors is planning to set up a third plant, launching new products and expansion of sales reach to rural areas to meets it ascertained target. Roy Kurian, national business head, was quoted as saying “The launch plans of the scooter range is on track and they will hit the market next year. We had done an internal market study for bike ...