Monday, April 20, 2009

OPEL AMPERA


Amidst the uncertain future of the GM-Opel relationship , the German car maker unveiled the
Ampera sedan at Geneva . The car is essentially a rebadged Chevrolet . Volt albeit with more aggressive front and rear styling and Euro -spec interiors . Under the body , the Ampera uses the same Voltec propulsion from the Chevy Volt and uses similar body panel construction for efficient aerodnamics . Opel also plan to re-engineer this car as a right -hand driver under the Vauxhall brand . Both cars are expected to be producced by the end of 2011 , approximately a year after the Chevy Volt goes on sale .

Skoda FABIA SCOUT



The blokes at Skoda unveled a rugged news Fabia variant in the form of the scout . The car is a based on the Fabia Estate but gets a muscular look with flared plastic bumpers and also side skirts .Two roof bars are added to aid its ability of carrying adventure equipment . it gets the underpinning of the Fabia Estate too . Unfortunately , it will come with the same engine options and a front wheel drive system . Driving on the lines of the Fabia's success, the Scout might make it to India instead of the Estate (Combi)

Thursday, April 16, 2009

ALFA ROMEO MITO GTA CONCEPT
















A sportier version of the MiTo was displayed at Geneva in the form of a production ready prototype called the Mito GTA Concept . it features a pair of racing bucket seat and a GT
style five - point harness . FIAT also separately displayed the main highlight of the Mito GTA - the turbocharged four - cylinder engine with Multi Air technology . However, when the car goes on sale , expect a standard set of four seat to make it to the production trim . The engine is expected to retain the 230 PS state of turne.

Audi TT RS

















Audi 's entry - level sports coupe finally gers a convertible siblinh with the long awaited RS badge a Geneva . What comes along with the badge is a 2.5 - litre turbocharged direct - injection
petrol engine that puts out more than 340 PS and is mated to a six-speed manual gear box . The entire package sprints to a 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds flat for the coup and 4.7 seconds for the open top . The two cars will go on sale in May in the European market. Expect the due to follow the Audi TT route and enter India by mid -zone , albeit with a subtler state of tune to sustain our fuels .

Monday, April 13, 2009

Tata Nano Europa (By Auto Guru )




The one Lake rupee car is hear But since its inception at the ninth Auto Expo, the Nano has raised a lot of brows regarding its fortunes in the European market. TATA has decided to silence their
critics with a European concept of the low cost city car. The most striking difference is in its appearance . The Nano Europe gets LED lights , 14-inch four lug alloys and a slightly longer wheelbase . The concept also gets an all - aluminum three cylinder mill with a five -speed gearbox and a power steering for better highway performance . Safety , which was a
global concern for the India Nano , has been worked upon too . The Europe gets stability control , antilock brakes and airbags . It is expected to be priced at D5,000(Rs 3 lakh approximately )
when it makes it to production and goes on sale in Europe . Expect the finer elements of the Europe to trickle down to our local variant within a few months of its international launch.