Indian Autos blog

Do you remember the Fiat Siena or if you prefer the Fiat Petra? Of course, you do. After all it was the so called ‘Car of the Year’. Essentially it was a Fiat Palio with a big boot. Despite being COTY, the car never really took of in the Indian Market. Over the years, the Siena has almost disappeared from the entire market. Spotting one now is like trying to  [ Read More ]

Ford was understood to be working on the stripped-down version of the Indian Fiesta to fill the void left by the Ikon. And here’s proof. The Fiesta Classic was caught testing by Anything-on-wheels, and it reveals the clear picture – There’s no cosmetic change or truncation at the rear. The dimensions will be retained and the mirrors, body plastics and door handles will be black. The interior will be devoid  [ Read More ]

Our reader S.R.Vishnuvardan from Bangalore spotted the Nissan Atlas while he was returning from Chennai. The vehicle was tested at speeds not less than 140kph, Vishnu tells us. His Scorpio was hardly able to keep up with the commercial vehicle, which could soon find its way into the Indian market. Also known as the Cabstar (a familiar name from the Alwyn Nissan portfolio back in the 90s), this commercial vehicle  [ Read More ]

Tata Motors has confirmed its participation at the Geneva Motor Show this week with a three-door, four-seat concept car. The micro car will be about 3m in length, but engineered to provide maximum space. This could be Tata Motors’ calling car for Europe, but not before 2013, if they decide to commercialize it. Tata Nano Europa concept from Geneva 2009 Carl-Peter Forster, chief executive, Tata Motors – The idea of  [ Read More ]

The heat from the soon-to-be launched Liva and new Swift has finally taken a toll on Honda’s ambitions. The Economic Times is reporting that Honda’s first Asia specific small car – Brio, which was slated to be launched in August-September, will now to be launched next month. Even IAB is baffled by this news because Honda has somehow managed to pull back the launch by half a year which is  [ Read More ]

Maruti Suzuki has confirmed development is taking place on two products. The first will be sold locally and the other will also be sold in overseas markets. I.V. Rao, Managing Executive Officer (engineering) of Maruti Suzuki – Our team of engineers at our R&D centre at Manesar is working on a model that will be launched globally. It will be made not just for the Indian market but also for  [ Read More ]

After spotting the Mahindra Global SUV (Mahindra W201) over the last couple of years in and around Chennai, we thought we’ll bundle the developments into a speculative piece on it. We’ve had a close look at the interior when it was parked at a road side tea shop, we’ve chased it on the highway, tailgated it inside Chennai city and even tried analyzing its belly for signs of a V6  [ Read More ]

The Suzuki Swift Samurai design is not Suzuki’s entry for a fancy dress competition. Suzuki will showcase the Samurai edition at Italian dealerships on February 27 and 28. The limited edition will be exclusive for Italy. You will not spot any mechanical upgrades on the Samurai. The difference is purely cosmetic with red passion paint. The roof and mirror wear Japanese imperial flags. Tinted windows, black pillar and custom logos  [ Read More ]