Posts Tagged ‘ABS’

Tata Indica Vista Ignis with ABS and airbags arrives

Not yet, but very soon, as these spy shots propose, the Indica Vista Ignis with steering mounted controls, Airbags, ABS and a 1.4-liter SAFIRE engine is galloping our way.

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Tata’s Vista Ignis will have Fiat Linea’s 1.4-liter petrol engine capable of delivering 95PS. Currently, the petrol Vista uses a 1.2-liter engine with 65 PS rating from the same family, which isn’t underpowered, but taking stock of what the the competition offers, the 1.4-liter variant could ignite Vista sales.

On the other hand, Tata Motors is known better for its diesel engines. The Safari petrol bombed, the Indica XETA could not hold a candle, and the Indigo and Marina petrols were nothing more than faint attempts to change the diesel-only image. Tata even offered a staggering 100hp Indigo XL limousine, which found minuscule success.

Could the Ignis mark a new era in Tata Motors’ petrol offerings? You tell us.

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Entry posted on August 11th, 2009 and filed under Spy pictures, Tata

Special Edition Chevrolet Aveo with airbag, leather upholstery, ABS launched

Special Edition Chevrolet Aveo with airbag, leather upholstery, ABS launched

General Motors launched a special edition Chevrolet Aveo with a host of new features in Delhi today. The best part of the special edition is it costs the same as the donor car, ie – More VFM.

The new set of features include useful items like leather upholstery, airbag, ABS and height adjustable driver’s seat. The change we would like to see on the Aveo would be refreshed exteriors and a diesel engine under the bonnet.

click past the break to read the press release and images.

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Entry posted on July 17th, 2009 and filed under Chevrolet

Mahindra Xylo gets ABS option on E8 trim

The successful Mahindra Xylo just got a little safer. ABS is offered as an option to customers interested in buying the E8 variant. An extra 18,000 rupees is charged for the same. The variant is known as E8 ABS. Contact the Mahindra dealer in your city to learn more.

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Entry posted on May 19th, 2009 and filed under Sideblog

Ford upgrades Fiesta ZXi variants for Free!

Ford upgrades Fiesta ZXi variants for Free!

As a counter measure to tackle the threat posed by Fiat Linea and Honda City, Ford India has launched an upgraded Fiesta ZXi that comes with some new features at no additional cost.

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Entry posted on February 13th, 2009 and filed under Ford

Honda City – Launched in Australia

Honda City – Launched in Australia

As we reported earlier, the New 3rd Generation Honda City was recently launched in Pakistan. Following the trend of overseas launches, the Australian Auto-market is the latest recipient of the new Honda City.

The latest model of Honda City offers all new levels of styling, performance, driving dynamics and ride quality combined with outstanding packaging, functionality and versatality.

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Entry posted on February 7th, 2009 and filed under Honda

Fiat Finally launches its Linea- India Price, Specification and more; UPDATE- EXCLUSIVE LAUNCH IMAGES

Fiat Finally launches its Linea- India Price, Specification and more; UPDATE- EXCLUSIVE LAUNCH IMAGES

The Italian car manufacturer Fiat has finally launched its Linea sedan in a glittering ceremony in Mumbai at Taj Lands End. The car was due in December but because of recent Mumbai terror attacks car makers like FIAT and Mahindra postponed the launches of their new products, Linea and Xylo respectively.

“Fiat has kept its promise of making this an exciting year for its customers. The launch of the Linea is the first in the line of three launches that Fiat will undertake this year, the other two being Bravo and Grande Punto,”Said Fiat India CEO, Rajeev Kapoor.

FIAT Linea is available in both forms- Diesel as well as petrol, the Petrol version comes with 1368cc FIRE engine which produces max. torque of 115 NM @ 4500 RPM, and the diesel is available with 1248 CC popular Multijet engine which is very new and refined and it produces Max. Torque of 203NM @ 2500 RPM, it has total of six gears including 1 reverse which is M/T type.

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Entry posted on January 15th, 2009 and filed under Fiat

2008 Honda City- An indepth look

The Hinda City has always maintained its superiority in the Indian market and now we have a new version. The Honda City is now in its third generation, has been launched in India, Singapore and Thailand. In line with the global economic outlook as well as global fuel prices, manufacturers have been downsizing their [...]

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Entry posted on November 5th, 2008 and filed under Honda

Revealed- Volkswagen developing New Midsize Sedan (NMS)

Volkswagen has been caught developing a new sedan aimed particularly at the US market. The particulars of the new sedan, code named Volkswagen NMS, or VW New Midsize Sedan, are scarce, but the company recently circulated a few pointers: it will be the size of a Volkswagen Passat, but at the price of a [...]

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Entry posted on October 30th, 2008 and filed under Announcements, Volkswagen

VW Caddy gets 4 Stars safety ratings from ANCAP

More news about the VW Caddy has just come from Australia. If you remember, in a previous post, we gave a preview of what we can expect in India from VW. This piece of information is an addition to that post. Australia’s leading vehicle safety organisation, the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), has [...]

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Entry posted on October 29th, 2008 and filed under Announcements, Commercial Vehicles, Volkswagen

Honda Debuts ‘Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication’ system Motorcycle Safety Technology

Honda has yesterday debuted a revolutionary new ‘Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication’ system, which – it is anticipated – could reduce road casualties of both motorcyclists and car drivers.
Let me just give you the gist of the technology and you can read further the press release, after the jump
The bikes have systems similar to Wireless Lan and [...]

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Entry posted on October 29th, 2008 and filed under Bikes, Honda, Rider Stuff

Chevrolet Matiz LPG Eco Logic launched in Italy- Why will it come to India

In Italy, Chevrolet has unveiled the LPG-powered Matiz (Spark) which comes with a choice of two engine options-the 4-cylinder of 995 cc 65 hp engine which is available in India, and the 3-cylinder 796 cc 51 hp, which was used on the Daewoo version in India. This move is to cash in on the [...]

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Entry posted on October 27th, 2008 and filed under Chevrolet, General motors