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General Motors announced its 1.2-liter SMARTECH engine today in Delhi. The petrol engine was developed in Bangalore and it is designed keeping in mind Indian road conditions, environment and traffic conditions. The engine will be manufactured at GM’s new Talegaon plant. The power and torque output on the SMARTECH engine is the same as the existing Beat. The 80.5PS power and 108Nm torque stand good for the new engine, but  [ Read More ]

As we rightly predicted, Mahindra launched the Xylo pickup truck christened Genio in both BS3 and BS4 formats today in Maharashtra. The 1.25 tonne Genio pickup truck is powered by a 2.5-liter CRDI that manages to produce 75hp power and 220Nm torque. Mahindra invested 100 crore on the development of the Genio and approximately 125 crore for the manufacturing of the vehicle. It will be rolled out of the Chakan  [ Read More ]

GM Technical Centre-India in Bangalore in cooperation with GM’s new engine plant in Talegaon will equip its upcoming small cars with the 1.2-liter SMARTECH engines, which it revealed today. The new engine will debut on the Chevrolet Beat next month followed by other models this year. The fuel economy and refinement are better on the SMARTECH engine. The ARAI figures have not yet been revealed, but once the new Beat  [ Read More ]

If you think that the Veyron at Rs 16 CR is stretching your budget a bit too much and you only want to spend 10 CR on your next Supercar. Well, worry no more because the Swedish supercar maker Koenigsegg has just the right thing for you. Yes, you heard it right. Koenigsegg is also following Bugatti’s footstep and coming to the magical land of India. They have partnered with  [ Read More ]

The largest auto manufacturer in India – Maruti Suzuki India which was also the first manufacturer to sell a Million cars in a year managed to achieve the same growth in just 10 month! This means Maruti sold one lakh cars every month from April-December. A senior Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) official said – As on January 25, domestic wholesale is at 73,874 units, while the export figures will  [ Read More ]

Fiat is all set to unveil the Freemont SUV at Geneva Motorshow in March – its first product that is a result of the Fiat – Chrysler JV. The SUV will be on sale in Europe by the beginning of June this year. The Freemont is a 7 seater SUV built on the Dodge Journey platform. Fiat has slotted its own engine under the bonnet – a 2.0-liter MultiJet turbo  [ Read More ]

Hyundai’s Nano Killer – HA (its internal codename) is something of a very keen interest for IAB. The simple reason being it will be the first car to challenge the Nano on its home turf. We have brought you the spyshots of this car before but those were taken in the dark and one couldn’t see much. Don’t be disappointed, here we have some fresh spyshots taken in bright sunlight.  [ Read More ]

Tata Motors announced the launch of Tata Venture in BS3 form in certain parts of Maharashtra. The Venture multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), Tata Motors claims, can accommodate eight passengers in three front facing row of seats. Dual HVAC, power steering, power windows, reverse parking aid, keyless entry with engine immobilizer and rear wipers are some of the features in this well equipped MPV that’s based on the Super Ace platform. Powered  [ Read More ]