Honda launches Accord V6 with sun roof and foot lights

The Honda Accord now comes with sun roof, keyless entry and bluetooth facility

After listening to their customers, Honda SIEL have decided to bump up features on the 3.5 liter V6 Honda Accord.

The revamped Honda Accord has electric sunroof, Ambient Light and Footlight which make things easier at night. In addition, the new Honda Accord is equipped with two sets of Keyless entry and mobile phone with bluetooth interface facility.The footlight and 2 sets of Keyless entry are also available in the Honda Accord 2.4L MT and AT variants.

The new Honda Accord range comes with a price tag of Rs.18,52,000 for 2.4L MT, Rs.19,27,000 for 2.4L AT and Rs 26,15,000 for 3.5L V6. (ex- showroom, Delhi.)

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Entry posted on March 12th, 2010 and filed under Honda

Video – Ford Figo TV Commercials

Three TV commercials of the Ford Figo explaining neatly the key features of the car with Indian flavor. Two commercials after the break.

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Entry posted on March 11th, 2010 and filed under Commercials, Ford

Spotted – Nissan Ad campaign in Thailand for Micra

Nissan has begun going public about its upcoming March/Micra compact car

In Thailand, Nissan is gone up a gear for promoting the new Micra/March compact car. Ads featuring the car is becoming a regular sight in Thailand with the “Coming soon” text in the local language.

Seen here is a wall poster with what possibly could be car’s brand ambassador. Would Nissan do a Hyundai by roping in someone from Bollywood to promote the car?

Nissan’s all-new Micra will be manufactured at the company’s Chennai facility. In the first phase, a 3-cylinder petrol engine displacing 1.2 liters is expected. It will be mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. Diesel variants are expected in the future.

Nissan has not revealed the dimensions of the Micra, but we expect it to be in the size range of the Hyundai i10. Production will start in May and the car will be in Indian dealer showrooms by the end of July.

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Entry posted on March 11th, 2010 and filed under New Nissan Micra/March

Man paints Chevrolet Beat on canvas. So what’s special?

26-year old artist Ian Cook painted a Chevrolet Spark (Beat). He painted it using many colors. He painted in on canvas. His painting is close to the real thing.

What’s the catch?

He had to do it without using a brush!

Ian Cook, a highly talented artist from West Midlands is a car buff himself. He used remote-controlled cars and old tyres to draw the Spark on a blank piece of canvas. It’s not the first time he’s done it. This is his 41st painting and 6th Chevrolet.

Ian Cook -

I’ve done several commissions for Chevrolet before, so when the opportunity to be the first person ever to create an image of the Spark came along, I couldn’t turn it down. It looks quite simple but the logo is actually very intricate. The angles have to be exactly right, and the criss-cross detail of the gold inside the bow-tie was difficult to replicate.

His first three – of the Camaro Convertible Concept, Beat Concept (which evolved into Spark) and Rob Huff’s 2008 Lacetti WTCC car were created in front of thousands of awe-struck on-lookers at the 2008 edition of the British Motor Show. Cook’s next task is to judge the Young? Creative? Chevrolet! art competition which begins shortly.

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Entry posted on March 11th, 2010 and filed under New Chevrolet Spark

Embrace life – A really good safety advert

We’ve stressed many times on our blog to our readers to wear seatbelts regardless of the vehicle speed or the type of road or seating location. By doing this, we’ve understood the only possible method of getting everyone to wear their seatbelts is by running thought provoking campaigns in the media. Here’s one such which is very unique and will help lower the message deep inside our heads.

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Entry posted on March 11th, 2010 and filed under Commercials

Ex-Hyundai boss BVR Subbu moves to Proton

BVR SubbuProton Holdings Berhad appointed Mr Behara Venkata Rama Subbu, also known as BVR Subbu in short as director. 56 year old BVR Subbu served as president in Hyundai’s Indian operations for nine years where he was instrumental in successfully popularizing the brand among Indian buyers.

BVR Subbu’s appointment with the Malaysian company is no coincidence. Proton is eying the Indian market with its hatchbacks and sedans and to get to a firm grip, the company needs an experienced campaigner with a good skill set. BVR Subbu has done it before and there is no reason he can’t do it again.

Proton chairman Dato’ Nadzmi -

BVR Subbu’s extensive experience in the Indian automotive market will be valuable in our plans to expand our business in India. With BVR Subbu on our Board, the Company is now more equipped in its effort to focus on PROTON’s long term export strategy, particularly in the ASEAN, China and India markets.

BVR Subbu is one of the entrepreneurs behind the yet-to-take-off Argentum Motors. Argentum acquired the defunct Surajpur plant belonging to Daewoo and proposed plans for producing cars in contract manufacturing technique. Media reports last year hinted at a possible partnership between Argentum and Proton, but nothing has crystallized.

Over the next few months we are bound to hear more about this development. Stay tuned to IAB.

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Entry posted on March 11th, 2010 and filed under Joint Ventures

Video – Tata Venture Spied

The Tata Venture based on the Super Ace platform was displayed at the Auto Expo in January. Tata Motors officials said they were planning to sell the Venture through both their CV and passenger car dealer network.

Caught testing here, the Venture is being pasted through one of the expressways near Pune. It is fitted with a 71bhp turbocharged diesel engine. The model will be out on the Indian market in the next couple of months, according to Motoroids.

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Entry posted on March 11th, 2010 and filed under Spy pictures, Tata

Ford Figo – Prices Announced [update]

Ford Figo – Let the game begin

Ford India today announced the prices for Ford Figo variants. The base version for the Petrol is available at Rs. 3.49 lakhs while the Diesel starts at Rs. 4.47 lakhs. Figo, the first small car offering from Ford India, is specifically designed for the Indian market and is expected to be a game changer for the company. The variants and prices (ex-showroom Delhi) below -

Duratec Petrol 1.2 Litre

LXI – Rs. 3,49,900

EXI – Rs. 3,81,900

ZXI – Rs. 3,99,900

Titanium – Rs. 4,42,900

Duratorq Diesel 1.4 Litre

LXI – Rs. 4,47,900

EXI – Rs. 4,72,900

ZXI – Rs. 4,96,900

Titanium – Rs. 5,29,900

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Entry posted on March 9th, 2010 and filed under Ford

Honda launches special edition Jazz with alloy wheels

Honda Jazz Select EditionHonda Jazz Select Edition gets alloys, parcel tray and mud guards

Honda Siel Cars launched a ‘Select Edition’ of the Honda Jazz to commemorate the celebration of ‘Car of the Year’ award it won recently.

The Select Edition comes with rear parcel shelf, front and rear mud guards and alloy wheels. Rest of the things remain untouched.

Honda Jazz comes loaded with ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System) with EBD (Electronic Brake-Force Distribution System), Dual SRS airbags and pre-tensioner seat belts. Under the hood lies a 1.2-liter i-VTEC engine that is E10 and Euro IV compliant. It delivers maximum output of 90 PS (66 kW) @ 6,200 rpm and Torque of 110 Nm (11.2 kg-m) @ 4800 rpm while returning a fuel economy of 16.1 km/l, as per ARAI test data

The ‘Select Edition’ is priced at Rs. 7.21 lac (ex-showroom, Delhi). The cars will reach dealership yards next week.

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Entry posted on March 8th, 2010 and filed under honda jazz

Video – Ford Figo presentation

The Ford Figo will be launched tomorrow in Delhi and the prices will be announced then. For those who can’t wait for that event, why not take a look at the presentation video which gives you all details possible of your next car?

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Entry posted on March 8th, 2010 and filed under Ford

Next Suzuki Generation Swift comes with 1.2 liter petrol engine

The next gen Suzuki Swift will come with 1.2, 1.5 and 1.6-liter petrol engines

Autoten is reporting that the Next Generation Suzuki Swift will debut at 2010 Paris motor show. By October it will occupy showroom floors of Japan and by January 2011, it will debut in international markets.

The next generation Swift will be available with a wide variety of powertrains including a 1.2L petrol engine (codename K12B) with CVT transmission along with 1.3-liter (petrol/diesel not mentioned) and a all-new KB-series 1.5-liter petrol engine and new 1.6-liter four-cylinder petrol engine

Autohome.com.cn is reporting that the sedan version of Next Generetion Suzuki Swift (Swift Dzire) will come earlier than expected. The website is reporting the new model will debut before the end of 2010. It will be a global B-Sedan measuring 4.2 metres in length.

Where do these guys get all this information?

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Entry posted on March 8th, 2010 and filed under Renderings, Suzuki

IAB Drive – BMW 330i

The BMW 330i is powerful, but slightly cramped

IAB drove the BMW 330i. We saw the word “Joy” all over the BMW dealership and were hoping the car lives up to it. We did not have this car for long and the short time would not do justice to a full review. We only wish to share our thoughts on the drive here.

At first, we spoke to the people at BMW and if there is a common word that comes out of everyone at BMW it’s “Joy”. I do not know why they keep emphasizing on it, but did get bored with it.

The word really did not appeal to me and seeing it at every corner of the dealership forced me to do something else. Yes, finally the right thing to do…look at the cars and you would not want to take your eyes away.

So, we neatly buckled up in our car 330i and set out. I had two advisors from BMW who must have thought that I’ve never driven a car before. They kept saying, “Sir, you are two close to the wall”, “Sir, the brakes”, “Sir, please ensure you do not put your left leg on the brakes”. Well, I let them do their job and said “Agreed” to every one of their comments.

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Entry posted on March 8th, 2010 and filed under BMW

GM to bring Corvette and Camaro to India

Chevrolet Camaro Auto Expo 2010The Chevrolet Camaro SS with black stripes turned eyeballs at Auto Expo

Timothy E Lee, president, international operations of General Motors revealed GM’s plan of selling internationally popular models to India.

Lee said cars like the Camaro and Corvette will be brought to India and sold via special boutiques in small numbers as the duties levied on these CBUs are very high.

Timothy E Lee, president, international operations of General Motors -

The import duty required to sell the other kinds of Chevy vehicles like Corvette or Camaro is quite extensive to do it for the buying public. We will have a boutique offering for those kinds of brands but those will never be the volume products for India. Every one of those products will create its own space in India, but it will be very small in numbers.

GM displayed the Camaro (whose production crossed 100,000 just days ago) in Bumblee’s clothes at the Auto Expo this year and is happy with the response it received. We hope GM will bring these iconic models to India in the next one year.

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Entry posted on March 8th, 2010 and filed under General motors
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