Indian Autos blog

NOTE- If you are a regular at Indian Autos Blog, then you would have seen the interior of the Porsche Panamera. Well, sort of, as it has been featured here not once, but twice.

Porsche has released a few images of Panamera’s interior. Complementing the exterior, the inside looks very elegant, sophisticated and functional. The center console features an array of infinite buttons that resembles a Blackberry !

The steering wheel has thumb shifters to select the ratio of the seven-speed PDK dual clutch gearbox. Backseats seem to look as comfy as the front counterparts. This we think, is the only Porsche that will be able to seat ‘Human Beings’ in the rear (leave alone the Cayenne for the moment).

Hyundai i20 has been on sale for just a month, the company says the i20 has given Hyundai a wonderful new year, amidst the economic crisis. The i20 which surprised Hyundai with phenomenal record sales, is now spreading good news to employees too. The i20 sales has gone to the extent that Hyundai was forced to recall 100 of its trainees that were discontinued in December due to the ongoing credit crisis.

Japanese car manufacturer, Toyota has revealed its plans to bring the iconic Landcrusier (showcased earlier at AutoMall Delhi ’09 this month) to the Indian Market. A Senior Toyota official said that they will be launching the Landcrusier soon this year.

Fiat Linea – A car that had been launched internationally two years back has finally hit the Indian market and Fiat seems to be banking on Linea sales for a complete image transformation. But when are the other Fiat models joining the troop? Does the Grande Punto have to do Linea’s job of enhancing Fiat’s reputation? All your Fiat questions answered. Read on!

The first units of Tata Nano will roll out from Tata’s Pantnagar facility by the end of February this year. While the engines and gearboxes for the Nano will be built at Tata’s plant in Pune, the final assembly will take place at the Pantnagar plant upon shipment.

Hyundai’s boxy yet once best selling car, the Santro Xing, which was sidelined after their next gen hatchback ‘i10′ was launched, seems to be back in action.

The Hyundai Santro sales figures have risen to an extent that, Hyundai is now looking to generate almost equal numbers from both, the Santro and the ‘i10′, in 2009. This comes at a time when manufacturers are cutting production and processing pink slips to their staff.

HS Lheem, Managing Director, Hyundai Motor India, said, “The Santro is doing much better than our expectations. In 2009, we are looking at almost the same overall sales number as last year or around 2.3 lakh units. Of this, Santro and ‘i10′ are expected to contribute 85,000 units each.”

Its 13th January 2009, and the Mahindra XYLO (“PENTHOUSE ON WHEELS” – as called by M&M) is to be officially launched any moment now. We know that you have become bored of seeing just the front of the XYLO (all throughout the Blogosphere!) So, Until you see the launch, feast your eyes with the IAB Exclusive image gallery of the XYLO.

The 2010 Mercedes Benz E-Class is Mercedes’ next and most talked about car. It is to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this year and the original plan was to display the car to the public for the first time in Geneva lacking any camouflage, before going on sale later this year as a 2010 model. IAB now has exclusive images of the soon to be launched E-Class.