which one would you like to own?

• Honda City

1.5L (SOHC) 4 Cylinder, 16 Valve I-VTEC

Price- 74900- 989100 INR (Delhi)

• VW Vento

1.6L (In line DOHC) 4 Cylinder MPFI

Price- 8,00,000- 1057000 INR

• Ford Fiesta

1.6L (DOHC) 16 valve Ti VCT Duratec
Price- 973000- 1237000 INR

Skoda Rapid on sale this November

Skoda is showing its potential  now on C- segment. VW Vento is the most preferred car of this segment so the Skoda is also expandin steps through its new model Rapid. Apart from the Vento, the Rapid will also compete with the likes of the Toyota Etios and Maruti Swift Dzire at the lower end while with the Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Verna, Honda City and Fiat Linea on the upper end of the segment. Expect a competitive price and a strong sales push from Skoda.
The Rapid will be available for sale this November.

Cheaper Formula 1 tickets available

Ticket prices for select stands at the inaugural Indian Grand Prix have been slashed considerably. The main grandstand tickets are up for grabs at Rs 15,000 a pop, classic stand tickets now cost Rs 4,000 and picnic stand passes are available for Rs 3,000. The catch? The cut-price tickets will get you access to the track only on race day (October 30), meaning fans won’t get to see Friday’s free practice or Saturday’s qualifying, which full-price tickets holders will.
With just a week before a Formula 1 car turns a wheel in anger at the Buddh circuit, JPSI MD Sameer Gaur confirmed that almost 65 percent of the tickets have been sold.

The one-day package is sure to boost sales, especially among first-time spectators who would rather see all 24 cars in action than the staggered runs in free practice and the qualifying session. The three-day package of Rs 35,000 for the grandstands, Rs 6,500 for the classic stands and Rs 6,000 for the picnic stands are still on offer.

Nissan is offering big discount on Micra

The car makers are showering extend discounts during the festive season to squeeze out the maximum benefits from the riding sales, which is not uncommon during the festivals. Nissan India is not going to let go of this opportunity to turn up the falling sales of Nissan Micra petrol variant. The Japanese auto major has joined the bandwagon offering a Rs 50,000 cash discount on the petrol driven Nissan Micra.  The Nissan Micra petrol price for the base variant begins at Rs 3.6 lakhs
Rs 50,000 is a monstrous sum considering the price of Rs 3.6 lakhs, which is obviously being offered to make up for the dipping sales of the petrol variant. And why not, Nissan had launched the Micra diesel recently. The Nissan Micra XL at Rs 3.6 lakhs is not a bad deal at all, as the auto major offers airbags and power steering as a standard including the base variant. The mid-variant Micra XE is offered at Rs 4.22 lakhs, which comes with an addition of power windows, music system and keyless entry retaining the XL features. As an icing on the cake, the top Micra XV variant comes with Anti- Lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD) and two airbags for passenger and driver safety apart from the comfort features like automatic climate control and electrical mirrors at Rs 4.88 lakhs.

Hyosung GT 650N and GT 250R about to hit Indian market

S&T Motors, the renowned South Korean two wheeler company is speculating to launch Hyosung GT 650N and Hyosung GT 250R soon in Indian two wheeler market. There are rumours that company has decided to launch Hyosung GT 650N in India on October 12, 2011 and Hyosung GT 250R during March 2012. Prior to this company has successfully launched Hyosung GT 650R and Hyosung ST7 in Indian two wheeler market through its Indian alliance Garware Motors. Hyosung GT 650N will be company’s third offering in Indian market. With launch of these new bikes it seems that South Korean company is seriously concentrating on increasing its hold in Indian two wheeler market and therefore there are chances that besides Hyosung GT 250R company m
ay offer various other variants also in Indian market during 2012.

Mahindra to launch around Rs 4 lakh SUV with SsangYong

Mahindra and Mahindra in association with their newly-acquired subsidiary SsangYong is considering to launch a mini-SUV at an estimated price of Rs 3-Rs 4 lakhs in India. perhaps named as S101, also known as the Nano SUV among the workers to emphasize on the compact size of the SUV, the new Mahindra SUV project is underway since past one year. The vehicle is said to be developed along with the Mahindra XUV500 at the leading utility-vehicle manufacturer’s plant in Pune. With the growing craze for the small hatchbacks due to their high fuel efficiency, at the same time thrilling the consumers with the off-road drivability, M&M has teamed up with the ace player in SUV segment SsangYong to develop the innovative car that scores high on both the points. The new vehicles are expected to be rolled out in another two years. The best part of the deal is the throw-away price of Rs 4 lakhs, where a premium SUV on an average sells at Rs 14 lakhs.

Honda is striking through CBR 150R soon

It seems auto industry has also started following the pattern of film industry to carry success by launching sequels of their movies.  Japanese auto industry Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Ltd after termination of its joint venture with Hero group successfully launched Honda CBR 150R under its independent flagship and now there are rumours that assessing the trend towards 150cc bikes in Indian two wheeler market HMSI is now concentrating to launch Honda CBR 150R

 in India as there is vast potential of growth in segment of 150cc bikes in Indian two wheeler market.

It is speculated that Honda CBR 150R will be equipped with DOHC engine with 4 valves churning power of 18.98 Bhp at 8,500 rpm and torque of 1.37 Kgm at 10,500 rpm. Launch of Honda CBR150R will be another attraction in Honda CBR Range from Honda Motors and Scooters India Ltd. The price of Honda CBR 250 in Honda CBR Range varies from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 1.8 lakh depending upon variant opted by customers.

The rumours for launch of Honda CBR 150R has come at the time when Bajaj Pulsar from legendary auto company Bajaj Auto’s dominates the Indian market and to cope with competition from Bajaj Pulsar, Honda Motors will definitely need some strong marketing strategy for launch of Honda CBR 150R in Indian market.

Though company has not yet officially announced the launch of Honda CBR 150R but it is expected to carry the same features as embedded in Honda CBR 250R. It is also anticipated that Honda CBR 150R will also be launched in two variants adorned with ABS and Non- ABS variants. But one thing is clear that with launch of Honda CBR 150R HMSI will start following the success formulae followed by film industry. It would be interesting to see how much success HMSI captures with its new launch.

All new Tata Merlin interior review

Tata Merlin, which was supposed to be launched with or just after Mahindra XUV500, is taking a lot of time to be unveiled. However, it cannot make the car wait as some of them with cameras, long for its pictures and have attained the desired success now. Exclusive pictures of the interiors is the recent news which unveils the dashboard of the upcoming SUV from Tata. Tata merlin price is said to settle around Rs 10 lakh and the launch is apparently around the corner. It has been observed that wooden trim is used on the dash board of Tata Merlin. The steering wheel is without any controls. Two AC vents in centre and two on each side of dash are given. The glove box is quite slanting making way for elaborate legroom. HVAC controls and instrument cluster are surrounded by silver lining. The dash is very sparsely equipped and lack luxury element. The exteriors on the other hand are tweaked in a better way. Chrome tipped exhaust, chrome rear impact line, chrome door handles are given in Merlin, hence it is looking quite more luxurious then its previous avtaarTata Safari.

Big brands like BMW,Mercedes,Audi is planning to expand dealership network in India

The luxury car segment is led by the German car manufacturer, BMW, Mercedes Benz and Audi. Observing the increasing demand for the luxury cars in India, as in india these 3 are going to grow their business rapidly all the three luxury car manufacturers are about to open an additional 38 dealerships across the country.All the auto majors are expecting to sell around 60 luxury models in the year 2012.

BMW is moving to expand footprint in India

BMW organized an Experience Drive event in New Delhi today with a lot of flare and gloss. The top-selling luxury car brand in India also made some important announcements during the event. About its plans to launch BMW Mini Cooper, the company said that BMW Mini Cooper price in India will be no less than Rs 25 lakh and can even go beyond. The brand is also planning to bring in BMW 3 series convertible cars by next year and then BMW 5-series touring cars might also pool in the present clad of cars in india.

Hyundai EON LPG launch likely in 2012

Hyundai India has recently launched its much anticipated small car,Hyundai Eon in India in 13th of october 2011. and since the time of its launch, Hyundai India has received an over whelming response from the consumers. Hyundai India is aiming to sell around 1.5 lakh units of Hyundai Eon every year. Hyundai Eon was launched in only petrol variant and looking at the sky rocketing petrol prices, Hyundai India is now planning to launch the LPG variant of Hyundai Eon. Hyundai Eon LPG was recently spotted in Chennai during its test run. Therefore, it looks like the launch is just around the corner. May be it will around us by next year.