Thanks to the tardiness of the British authorities, the Tata Indica Vista EV is having to put up with battles even before its introduction in the U.K. In Europe however, things are just the opposite.
Tata Motors plans to begin selling the Indica Vista EV next year in Spain during the month of August, and prices will start at 24,000 Euros.
The lithium ion batteries and electric motor on the Vista EV extend a maximum power of 75 hp. It is coupled to an automatic transmission that helps it reach a top speed of 110kph. The Vista’s acceleration is not in the space shuttle territory, but a time period of 9 sec for 0-50 kph is adequate within city limits.
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The Czech car manufacturer Skoda has launched a Octavia (Laura) that runs on natural gas for taxi operators in Spain.
Skoda, joining forces with Gas Natural (a supplier of natural gas) to enable the use of natural gas as fuel on the Octavia, uses a combination of natural gas and conventional gasoline for its operation.
The project aims for cleaner and sustainable mobility. The deployment of these cars in the busy metros like Madrid and Barcelona will prevent emission of 23 tons of CO, 300 tons of NOx, 17 tons of particulate matter and 700 tons of CO2 in atmosphere each year.
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The Audi Q3 is set to be tagged as a budget SUV that should be priced at around 30 lakh rupees if it makes it to India in 2011-12. It will be priced to take on the likes of the Ford Kuga.
The Audi Q7 is already here and the Q5 will be announced on the 4th of next month, so we’re positive about Audi bringing the Q3 to India as well, and sources in Audi have also informed us about the same.
The Audi Q3 concept was shown at the Barcelona show that went by. It will be produced in Spain in 2011. We’ve even provided a rendering of Audi Q3 here before, if you did not know.
Our friends over at Autoblog Spanish have confirmed to us that the Tata Nano Europa will cost € 4,000 in Spain next year. As we reported earlier, Tata’s present at the Barcelona show with a host of cars and announced the Nano’s price during the car’s presentation, just minutes ago. The car will be available in the market by the end of 2010.
In addition to that, the Indica Vista will go on sale with a 71 hp DICOR engine that’s not offered here in India. A 75hp Multijet engine and 86hp SAFIRE (petrol) engine will also be listed in the Spanish brochure.
Globally, the trend followed has seen SUVs shrinking to fit parking spaces and equally the buyers’ budget. Ford‘s last year’s introductions saw a small urban SUV called the Kuga and Toyota‘s Urban Concept is one other example to this case.
German rival BMW plans to take on the competition with its X1, a car that closely resembles the X3, which will grow to accommodate the slightly smaller X1 in the BMW series.
Supplementing the line of smaller and cheaper SUVs will be Audi‘s Q3. The Q3 was announced by the company last week and it will be produced in Spain as a smaller alternative to the Q5 and Q7. Rumors are floating of a possible Q1, but the company’s stand at present isn’t anything but the Q3, which will be built in VW Group’s plant in Martorell, Spain.
The Q3 will essentially replicate what its older siblings have successfully emulated. The platform adopted for this smaller SUV will be utilized to make a hatchback named A3. A long list of engines will include a 147kW 2.0L TFSI engine, a 171kW 3.0L turbodiesel V6 and a 210kW 3.6L FSI V6 in the diesel category.
For India, Q3 rolls in during 2011
The Audi Q3 will eventually make it to India in 2011. Expect it to arrive in both petrol and diesel forms. Pricing should be under 30 lakh rupees for the base petrol version, but that’s just our prediction.
