On the official website of Nissan Sunny in China, new images have been posted that give a better idea of the C-Segment sedan.
Though the collection of photos is limited, we felt there is a reason in sharing them with you. The Sunny debuted yesterday at the Guangzhou Auto Show and it is expected to go on sale in India around Diwali next year.
In its official press release, Nissan stated that the branding and pricing for India will be decided closer to the Indian launch. In doing so Nissan has hinted that Sunny might not be on the car for India. Powertrain lineup is expected to be nothing out of the ordinary. A pair of fuel efficient engines (1.5-liter diesel, 1.6-liter petrol) will be offered to Indian customers next year.
In some markets, Nissan could continue running the same engine. Tune the 1.2-liter engine to produce higher power and that will do nicely. Nissan should not rule out the possibility of doing a sub 4-meter Sunny sedan for India along with these powertrains.
In terms of the exterior design, the sedan does look elegant with chrome and the slightly disproportional styling approach to bring it close to the Teana is very evident at the car’s rear.
Indoors, Nissan has added a AC vent for the rear passenger. The wheelbase has improved and so will the life for the rear seat passenger who gets an arm rest thrown in for long journeys.
We are awaiting more official pictures of the Sunny sedan. Hopefully we will be able to get you more in the coming weeks.
Christmas means Santa Claus. And Santa Claus means gifts.
If you live in Britain and a new Chevrolet Beat is the best present for your loved one, then you don’t want to miss out on this.
Chevrolet UK is offering complimentary gift wrapping on the Beat (known as Spark in UK). Chevrolet claims the gift wrapped Spark makes “the opening ritual a bit more fun.”
The offer is running as we speak and available to people who book their cars till the 21st of December (today). A group of expert gift wrappers will then take over and use as many as ninety nine rolls of adhesive tape and forty six square meters of festive wrapping paper to prepare it for the “tadaa” moment.
We wonder how many rolls of adhesive tape Chevrolet needs if this offer was available on the Chevrolet Captiva. One could buy a new Spark with that money!
Entry posted on December 21, 2010 by
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If you thought only India was given step motherly treatment in getting old generation models, then please think again.
Haven’t you seen this car somewhere? Oh yes! It’s the Honda City from 2008.
At the Guangzhou motor show today, Honda debuted a new small sedan called the S1. Indians will recognize the S1 as the Honda City from the past with a giggle.
The S1 will be sold under the newly formed Li Nian brand, created by Guangqi Honda, a Chinese joint venture between Honda and the Guangzhou Automobile Group.
According to Honda, the Li Nian S1 is for the younger generation of buyers and it “adopts a powerful, energetic and outstanding design form”.
Doesn’t this Honda City remind you of a Dolphin?
The Li Nian S1 will be sold through the Guangqi Honda dealerships, with two petrol engines – 1.3-liter and 1.5-liter. The old gen Honda City helped Honda gain a strong position in India. There couldn’t have been another low cost model for a new Honda brand to repeat this sort of success in an overseas market.
At the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show, General Motors is showcasing the Sail EV concept. This could be an important model for India as GM India could study the possibility of selling this car in India. General Motors has said it will display an electric vehicle in April 2011 and what you see here could very well be that model.
The Sail electric concept is powered using a lithium-ion battery pack with maximum output of 65 kW and maximum torque of 220 N·m (162 lb-ft). A top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) is not very impressive but on a single charge it can travel upto 150 kilometers.
Like some other hybrid and electric cars, the Sail EV features regenerative braking to produce additional energy to charge batteries.
Image of Chevrolet Sail hatchback has no connection to the story. Images of Sail EV coming up shortly.
Just seconds ago Mahindra announced the prices of the much awaited Thar jeep. The launch will be organized in a phase manner. Mahindra will introduce the vehicle in 5 cities first (Delhi, Chandigarh, Bangalore, Mangalore and Jaipur) by end-December and pan India by the end of January 2011. The following are the vehicle’s prices -
5.99 lakh rupees (ex-showroom Delhi) for the CRDe engine with 4WD (BS4)
4.47 lakh rupees (ex showroom-Jaipur) for the 2WD version with the DI engine (BS3)
The DI variant will be manufactured at the Kandivali facility while the CRDe model will be manufactured at Nashik. There’s a souped up Thar from Mahindra customs on display.
Mahindra Thar is available in four colors – Fiery Black, Toreador Red, Mist Silver and Rocky Beige.
The Thar is very much a jeep with retro looks and modern technology though we need to spend some time with it to understand what that modern technology is capable of. A CRDI engine is certainly modern technology that comes with undeniable benefits, but how effective, we don’t know yet.
And IAB will be there live to bring you first hand information first!
Mahindra has spent all year busy shipping the Thar jeep to Italy and South Africa. The reception to this niche vehicle has been good and is enough to carry Mahindra away. Someone reminded them of a pending launch for Indian off roading enthusiasts who need a combination of the modern technology and the old school means to conquer the weekend terrain.
The Thar is purely a recreational vehicle. It uses a 2.5-liter CRDI engine and a 5-speed transmission. The launch will take place at Mahindra’s Kandivali facility tomorrow where the Thar is being manufactured.
Do you want a Mercedes SLK? Can you play Golf? If not, then rush to your nearest golf club and get some lesson dude!
Let me explain:
Ever heard of hole-in-one? In golf, a hole-in-one is when a player hits the ball directly from the first start into the cup with one shot. How is it related to Mercedes SLK? You ask…here’s how:
A 39-year-old businessman living in Gujarat played a rare 140-yard shot on the 11th hole and won the jackpot in the Mercedes Trophy Invitational Golf Tournament at the Kensville Golf and Country Club course recently. And the jackpot was *drumrolls* – A Mercedes Benz SLK!! That’s worth a moollah of 75 lakhs just for one shot! What a fantastic day Mr. Businessman!
Parthiv Mehta (the lucky businessman) was ecstatic on the occasion (who wouldn’t be) -
When such a prize is on offer, that thought always remains at the back of the mind. But when it finally happened, I just couldn’t believe it
All of this happening stuff does make you think “Yea, life is unfair”. Nonetheless, Congratulations Parthiv! IAB wishes you happy roof-down motoring for life.
TV Advertising is big among the auto makers. And the undoubted king of this segment is Volkswagen (or should we say used to be). Volkswagen commercials have always been class apart. Yes, we were initially a bit disappointed with their Indian efforts but they soon got it right with the new Vento commercial.
Turns out the king is starting to loosen his grip over the kingdom. The new Polo commercial is hardly anything to talk about. The chief reason being there is NOTHING about the car in it.
The old VW commercials used to make you “Oh, cool…now I understand”. This one makes you go “Ok ..What??”
The Ad called ‘Tough. Beautiful. Polo’ starts with the world championship tango dancers – Manuela Rossi and Gaspar Godoy doing a really fantastic and aggressive dance and end with the picture of the car. That is it!
Throughout the commercial there is absolutely NO car in it. I actually thought it was a commercial for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ until finally they showed the car.
The abstract meaning that (I THINK) the Ad is trying to convey is that just as the dance is tough and beautiful so is the Polo. But yea, this is not VW’s finest hour. Time to change Ad agency? I suppose..Yes!
