Maruti’s New Zen Estilo

The stage is set for the launch of the 2009 Maruti Suzuki Zen Estilo. Speculations apart this new model will not only be a facelifted one, but it will also have some technical changes to it too.

The New Zen Estilo will be spotted with trendy and rejuvenated exteriors, it will have new fog lamps, front bumper and grille.

The car will be equipped with a new engine, a 1.0-litre K-series engine. Maruti has already introduced this new engine in its very successful model, the A-star. The new engine will consume less fuel and has less emission.

The 2009 Maruti Suzuki Zen Estilo will be thus a very eco-friendly car. It seems that the company is getting ready for the Bharat IV emission norms that wil come to effect in India from April 2010.

This new Maruti will be launched into the Indian market by the 23^rd of this month. The pricing of the car is not available.

Indian Car Market Likely to Add Million New Cars by 2014

Indian car market is likely to add a million new cars by 2014. At present the car market beholds about 1.5 million cars and an international research firm, J. D. Power Asia has predicted that by 2010 India will have around 2 million cars. And by 2016 about 2.6 million new cars will be plying on Indian roads.

In the recent months India has witnessed the launch of many new cars including the Fiat Linea, Mahindra Xylo, and the world’s cheapest car Tata Nano. The launch of the Nano has revolutionized the global car industry and is sure to foster the Indian car market.

Apart from new car launches Indian car market will also witness entry of new auto players, new alliances to market new cars and even new synergies like Mahindra-Renault and Tata-Fiat. All these will further add to the growth of the market. The entry of Peugeot will also mark a significant milestone in the history of Indian car industry.

It is believed that the Indian car market is the most promising and one of the fastest growing markets in the worlds. It is even succeeding the most emerging markets like Brazil and Russia. And gradually India may take over China and even U.S. as the world’s largest car market.

Discover the Amazing Edition of Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Mercedes-Benz has just introduced the limited edition of its popular E-Class. Since the time the car has been launched it has experienced impressive sales. And now the special edition is introduced with a desire to increase the demand of the car in the Indian car market and build a stronger platform for the proposed new E-Class.

The company has come up with only 192 cars of the special edition E-Class. But the edition is even more powerful with the peppy 3.0-litre engine. The new car also boasts of elegant style enhancements and opulent interiors. On the exterior the car is adorned with new headlights, and grille, double-spoke light alloy wheels, and LED technology tail lights. And in the interior the plush feel is radiated from features like bird’s eye maple wood trim, all new multi function wood/leather steering wheel and an all new instrument panel design.

Priced at Rs 43.4 lakh (Ex-Showroom-Delhi) the limited edition of E-class would definitely bring more cheers to the car as well as the company. But the special edition will be available on demand from Mercedes-Benz dealerships across the country.

Porsche Introduces New Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3

Porsche introduces new Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 with elegant design cues and styling. The new series of the Design Edition carry the same design trends that are used in the Cayman S and Boxster S. These car models have buzzed the car enthusiasts with excitement with its special dark striping on the doors and the hood along with contrasting Lava Grey Metallic paint.

Adding to the exterior appeal of the new car is a new roof spoiler, bi-xenon headlamps, 21 inch SportPlus wheels, tinted glass, and the special badge of “Porsche Design Edition 3″. Further to that the badge “Cayenne GTS” in black and “S” in red shines on the rear of the car.

The interior of the car boast of its exclusive black leather upholstery with a contrasting read seam on the instrumentation and doorsills. Moreover, the Bose 5.1 Surround Sound System adds more joy and excitement to the driving experience and makes every journey enjoyable.

Under the hood, the Porsche Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 is equipped with a powerful 4.8-litre V8 engine that enables the car to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 6.5 seconds. And above all the new Design Edition also carries the unique Type P’6612 automatic chronograph that features a light titanium casing further enhanced by a metal strap with DLC (diamond-like carbon) coating. This unique feature reflects the unique tradition of Porsche Design Edition that comes with unique Porsche Design accessories.

Mahindra-Renault Introduces New Variant of Logan Edge

Mahindra-Renault Logan is one of the most popular sedans plying on Indian roads. Witnessing the success of the car in the Indian car market, the joint venture has introduced a new variant into the car’s portfolio.

Christened as Logan Edge Connect, the new car is aimed at increasing the sales performance of the car. To boost sales volume the Edge Connect is packed with new and exciting car features including advanced car audio system with integrated hands free telephony system and advanced Driver Information System (DIS). The DIS is mainly fitted to provide useful information to the driver like the mileage, fuel consumption, average speed, and the distance likely to be covered by the remaining amount of fuel.

Priced in the range of Rs 5 Lakh and Rs 7 Lakh, the new Logan Edge variant is expected to bring more joy and success to the joint venture between Mahindra and Renault.

Renewed Export Policy for Foreign Car Manufacturers

Foreign car manufactures have a reason to smile this new year after the Indian Ministry of Commerce renewed its existing export policy. The new policy policy will allow the foreign car manufacturers to export new car to India from anywhere irrespective of its production location. The earlier policy strictly stated the car could be exported to India only from the country of production. But now the can be exported to India irrespective of its place of production.

The renewed the policy has made the export process much simpler and stress free. The policy is implemented only for the new cars with the free on value (f.o.b) value of Rs 1.9 million or more and also the engine capacity of more than 3,000cc for the petrol version and 2,500cc for the diesel version.

The prior policy was unfriendly in nature creating a lot of exporting problems. The new policy will now help the car manufacturers hailing from the inland countries.

Hyundai i20 Rolls Out

Hyundai i20 has finally launched in the Indian car market. This new car makes a significant presence in the Hyundai’s portfolio of cars.

The all new Hyundai i20 is artistically crafted with fresh ideas and novel solutions. It is designed and built in response to the requirements and expectations of the present day car consumers. Structured with brilliant styling and detailed with engineering excellence, this new car is known to revolutionize the small car segment in the country.

The exterior of the car is made more impressive with body coloured radiator grille, attractive headlamps, and striking rear light clusters. In the interiors, Hyundai has packed a host of exhilarating car features like 60:40 split folding rear seats, refrigerated glove box, 2 DIN CD + MP3 Music System, and a pleasing multi information display. These feature are standard in all three variants. But the top end version is adorned with extra luxurious and functional car features like the steering mounted audio control, leather wrapped steering wheel and TGS knob, fully automatic A/C, foldable key with keyless entry function, height-adjustable driver seat, and and adjustable head rest.

In terms of safety also, the new i20 is loaded with a host of car safety technologies to ensure maximum safety for car passengers. With special focus on fuel-efficiency, the i20 is propelled with a responsive 1.2 Litre Kappa, DOHC petrol engine.

Available in a rainbow of seven vibrant colours, the new i20 would definitely rock on Indian roads.

Super Fuel-Efficient Car from Bangalore Students

Increase in fuel price and interest rate has made the car buyers think twice before investing in car. People are now looking for more fuel-efficient cars that will take away some burden from them.

Here is the good news for the car buyers; a group of students from RV College of Engineering (Bangalore) has developed a car that carries an amazing fuel economy. The car designed by a team of Mechanical Engineering students is an aerodynamic, tremendously lightweight prototype with a 97 cc generator engine and a very low 2bhp of power. The car is enhanced with an air-cooled engine with molten sized recumbent rear. Now with the best part is that the car delivers mileage of 180 Km per litre.

The car weighs 55 Kg and is a single-person car comes as a 10 feet long, 2.5 feet wide and high and has to be driven in a reclining position.

It is good to know that the younger generation is thinking of innovative ideas. And the saying “necessity is the mother of invention” perfectly suits this car!

All new Octavia for 2009

Skoda Octavia is one of the popular model from Skoda and it has in India made great impact on the Indian roads. It is a perfect combination of style, performance and safety.

Later Skoda rolled another new Octavia, baptized as Skoda Laura which carried the price tag little costlier than the old one. As, the Octavia had a good sales figure and was in demand the company continued selling the model along with Laura.

Now the company is planning to introduce the third generation Octavia for the Indian market by 2009. This new car would be enhanced with latest creative and attractive design, high-quality interiors and improved performance.

It is also speculated that new Octavia will also carry the latest Volkswagen engine technology, 1.4 TSI engine that that will churn out 140 bhp of power.

M800 with a Uniq touch

Here is the great news to the Maruti-Suzuki lovers. The company will be rolling out the limited edition called M800 Uniq especially targeting the younger crowd.

M800 Uniq’ will offer its consumers unique and convenient features like body graphics, all new beige upholstery, trendy door trims with fabric patch, smart lower console box, rear package tray, stylish dome decal.

Looks like Maruti-Suzuki M800 is turning sporty with all this new add-ons giving a total new look to M800.this new car will be available only in AC variant.

So those who loved the idea of this new car get set to own it as it will be seen in the showrooms from Aug 4^th.