Indian Autos blog

A Japanese magazine has posted an artist generated drawing of the 2012 Honda CR-V expected in India by the end of next year. Honda’s Executive Vice President Koichi Kondo – Next fall the CR-V is going to get a full model change, so we have high expectations from that. According to media reports online, the 2012 CR-V will be somewhat larger. This can translate into a more spacious cabin. There  [ Read More ]

We’ve received spyshots of the new Verna testing near the Chennai plant from our reader Reuben and along with it some speculation on the drivetrain options. Indian Autos Blog speculates the new Verna can be strapped with two diesel engines – 1.4-liter and 1.6-liter producing between 90bhp and 115bhp. The 1.6-liter diesel engine might be the chosen candidate to receive the 4-speed Automatic Transmission which our reader got very close  [ Read More ]

After showing us the renderings, Mitsubishi has finally taken the cover of its small car ambitions at Geneva. Aimed at emerging markets such as India, China and Brazil, it is hatchback that is 3,740mm long and 1,680mm wide. Currently called the e-compact Concept, the production model will be powered by 1.0- and 1.2-liter engines. It will have intelligent brake energy regeneration and an engine start/stop system that will help give  [ Read More ]

Mercedes-Benz India in a statement issued moments ago, said it clocked the highest February sales since its entry into the Indian market. The Stuttgart marque sold 662 cars, a 51% rise over February 2010. Here’s the sales split – Mercedes C-Class – 362 units (January 2010 = 172 units) Mercedes E-Class – 230 units (February 2010=161 units) Mercedes GL Class -23 units (February 2010=11) Mercedes ML and R-Class – 27  [ Read More ]

A quick call to the corporate communications team handling Volvo India’s account and the cat’s out of the bag. Volvo will launch the S60 in India in Mumbai on the 10th of this month. A day later, the vehicle’s pricing will be announced for Delhi in the capital city. We’re not completely sure about the engine options but our guess is initially the 2.4-liter 205hp twin-turbo diesel will be released  [ Read More ]

Tata Motors forayed into the luxury segment with the unique offering – the Aria in October. The Aria has been on sale for quite a while now but has failed to capture the fancy of the Indian automobile market. While Tata’s marketing team argues that it is a blend of a SUV and a Sedan and one can’t directly compare it to either of them, we think otherwise. For all  [ Read More ]

After the Mahindra-Renault split, Renault is keen on starting all over again in India. Come June, Renault will launch its first stand alone product in India – The Fluence. Our regular readers have already spotted the Fluence doing its testing rounds in Pune and they were very impressed with the overall package that Renault has to offer. Now there is one more reason to look forward to the launch of  [ Read More ]

Nissan’s good run with the Micra continued in February as the company clocked 2030, its personal best since the launch back in July 2010. The Micra was introduced with the 3-cylinder 1.2-liter petrol engine. In December, the 1.5-liter dCi diesel was released and it has done a world of good to its sales. During the launch, Nissan said that feasibility studies for the AT variant will also be conducted in  [ Read More ]