Tata Nano Crash Test

The world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, has proved itself to be as innovative as its makers intended it to be. One more milestone in the Nano's brief but eventful journey so far has confirmed that this no frills, small car paradigm-shifter is not just the cleanest automobile in the country from a tail-pipe emissions perspective but it has also been proven that low cost doesn't come at the cost of in-built safety.

Proof of this came in the course of a crash test conducted, not at the firm's renowned Engineering Research Centre (ERC) in Pune (which has the country's first and probably the best crash test facility), but the crash certification facilities at the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) in the UK. Tata Motors in the course of its extensive development programme in India had already subjected the Nano's structure to both computer analysis and crash simulations along with actual crash testing of various prototypes before signing off the car for final production. The Nano already confirms to Indian crash worthiness regulations having been subjected to the 48km/h full frontal impact test, the static door crush test and also the roof crush test.
The test at the MIRA was done to validate Tata Motors' efforts to be in line with current European legislation what with the firm's avowed intent to market the Nano Europa on the continent within the next two to three years. The crash test results for the Nano proved that it has met the current European 56km/h full frontal and side-impact crash tests including an offset-collision test, norms which would also be applicable in India by 2012. What is impressive nonetheless is that the basis of the structure being safe and sound has been validated in an emphatic manner and as we have come to understand most of the additional modifications done to the BIW (body-in-white) for this test would also manifest themselves on the production Nanos rolling out both from Pantnagar now and shortly from Sanand.

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Tata Indicruz
Expected in August - September 2009
Estimated price: Rs 8-10 lakh

Toyota built the Innova, Mahindra built the Xylo. So why will Tata stay quiet? Tata is building it’s first-ever MUV the Indicruz. The Indicruz will compete with the Toyota Innova and the Mahindra Xylo. Tata’s car profile will have some more variety with this Multi-Utility Vehicle. The Indicruz is based on the platform of the Tata Safari and will sport the same 2.2-litre engine block which powers the Safari.

Engine:
The Tata Indicruz features the 32-bit 2.2-litre 16 valve DICOR engine which even powers the Tata Safari DICOR, Sumo Grande and the Xenon XT. The engine has two variants, one which produces 140bhp and the other which produces 120bhp. The Sumo Grande has the 120bhp engine whereas the rest has 140bhp engine. We believe the Indicruz will be powered by 140bhp.

Features:
The Tata Indicruz should be a trendy MUV, which will have most of the features of a MUV and should be spacious like most of the Tata vehicles. The front grille and the head light combination is somewhat similar to the Indica Vista with the headlight tapering upwards at the end.

The Indicruz will be built to seat 7 to 8 and Tata could add ABS and airbags to increase the safety features.

Competitors:
The Tata Indicruz will compete with the Toyota Innova and the Mahindra Xylo. Tata needs to price its Indicruz well, to get hold of a huge market share.

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Volkswagen Touareg
Expected in Late 2009
Estimated price: Rs 50-55 lakh
After the Passat and the Jetta, Volkswagen will now officially introduce the Touareg, its first SUV for the Indian car market. The Touareg is currently available as CBU under special imports and as such cannot be registered as a company car, and the delivery period is 3-3.5 months. The Touareg shares its platform with the Porsche’s Cayenne, which is currently being sold in the Indian market.

Engine:
The Volkswagen Touareg could possess a 3.0 litre V6 TDI DPF heart. The DPF stands for Diesel Particulate Filter which like the catalytic converter converts the harmful gases and an additional feature of filtering the particulates. This powerplant can produce a torque of 500Nm at 1,750rpm and the 225 horses can do the 0-100kph run in less than 10 seconds.

Features:
Being a high-end sports utility vehicle, the car has active and passive safety features like ABS, six airbags, brake pad wear indicators and crash optimized pedals. The Touareg got a 5 star rating in terms for its safety features by the IIHS (Insurance Institure for Highway Safety) which country? India?. The Touareg also sports features like leather seats, parking assistance, mobile connection as in a bluetooth one or one in which you insert the SIM into the car itself?, automatic climate control cooling, electronically adjustable seats, etc.

Competitors:The Volkswagen Touareg will compete with the Audi Q7, Volvo XC90, BMW X5 and the Porsche Cayenne.

Honda CR-V Diesel Coming in Late 2009

Honda CR-V Diesel
Expected in Late 2009
Estimated price: Rs 22.5 - 25 lakhWith the current diesel engines being quick, silent and efficient; they are giving the petrol engines a run for their money. After manufacturing only petrol engines for decades, Honda has produced its first diesel engine to boost its sales. Honda Siel will use this engine in its CR-V to boost its sales and compete in the current Indian market.

Engine:

Honda has developed a common-rail diesel engine, its all four cylinder displacing a total of 2200 cubic centrimetres. The engine’s 134 horses pull the SUV and produce a maximum of 347Nm of torque.

Features:
The Honda CR-V diesel looks no different from its petrol sibling. The only difference between the two is the powerplant running them.

Competitors:

The Honda CR-V Diesel’s main rivals are the Chevrolet Captiva, Hyundai Tucson, Nissan X-Trail, Mitsubushi Pajero , Suzuki Grand Vitara.
Specs (Speculated)
Displacement: 2200cc
Power: 134bhp
Torque: 347Nm

Chevrolet Cruze Review

General Motors is planning to launch Chevrolet Cruze in C-segment in Indian car market. It is expected that the price of this model came in the range of Rs 11 to 13 lacs to compete with other C-segment cars. Chevrolet Cruze is the first global vehicle that General Motors will launch. Chevrolet Cruze is developed by global designers and engineers team of General Motors and will be manufactured at mutiple locations around the world. Chevrolet Cruze is a mid-sized sedan and it is expected that it might replace Chevrolet Optra and Daewoo Lacetti globally in year 2009.

Chevrolet Cruze Description :

Chevrolet Cruze features a bold stylish front with large headlamp housings which is wrap around the front corners and sweep up like arrow, into the fenders with sculpted hood. Its other distinct design features includes a concave shoulder line with a dashing two tier front grille and a "wheels-out/body-in" feature makes it an eye catching machine. Chevrolet Cruze includes a dashing interior features with a twin cockpit design that was first intoduced in the iconic Chevrolet Corvette sports car.
Chevrolet Cruze is the first vehicle by General Motors that will produced at a revamped Delta 2 platform, an architecture which will be used for all small cars of General Motors around the globe. General Motors is planning to launch Chevrolet Cruze in India in the month of July this year. The Chevrolet Cruze price would be around in the range of Rs 11 to 13 lacs. This price range is set to compete with the other C-segment sedans like Toyota Corolla Altis, Skoda Octavia and Honda Civic.

Chevrolet Cruze Pros :

Powerful Engine, Stylish Look, More Spacious
Chevrolet Cruze Cons :

Low Ground Clearance, Small Boot Space

Tata Indigo Vista Coming Soon

India's third largest passenger car manufacturer Tata Motors going to launch its most awaited c-segment sedan model Tata Indigo Vista in India by the end of this july or in the month of August. The new car will be launched in Indian auto market as a joint venture between auto majors Fiat and Tata Motors and Tata Indigo Vista will be manufactured at its Ranjangaon facility near Pune. Tata Motors uses the platform of its most popular hatchback model Tata Indica Vista to manufacture the new Tata Indigo Vista to reduce the overall manufacturing cost of this car as using the new platform to manufacture any car results hike in manufacturing cost. Tata Motors refuced to say about the exact price of Tata Indigo Vista but company officials indicates that it will be priced in the range of Rs 5 to 7 lacs. This price range seems competitive for this segment and it will surely compete with other cars of this segment like Maruti Swift Dzire, Mahindra Renault Logan, Hyundai Accent, Ford Ikon and Chevrolet Aveo.

Tata Motors moves first 1 Lakh Nano in Mumbai

We've been following the development of Tata Motors' Nano -- a teeny little car whose main claim to fame is its tiny price tag of about 1 Lakh -- since way back when it was only an announcement. Well, today the cycle is complete: the first Nano has officially been sold to Mumbai resident Ashok Vichare, who says he bought the car (his first) because it's the smallest and cheapest sold in India. The company held a lottery to decide who could purchase the first 100,000 Nanos, and says its got a waiting list of about a year for further cars.

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