MERCEDES – BENZ G – CLASS ALL IN LUXURY

MERCEDES – BENZ G – CLASS ALL IN LUXURY

The classic Mercedes-Benz G-Class or as some call it, the G-Wagen which is short for Geländewagen (all-terrain wagon in German), is one of the most capable off-roaders money can buy these days but it's also one of the longest-standing models in the auto industry having been originally launched in 1979.

The Bulgarian interior specialists from Vilner revealed today their aftermarket program for the elegant Mercedes G-Class. For demonstration purposes, the chose as the base vehicle the high-performance AMG version of the G Class, with its side exhaust pipes. At the exterior, Vilner's G-Class is pretty much a standard vehicle , however, its interior has been completely re-designed. It features a full leather upholstery, with various embossed elements scatered along the door panels and roofliner  and Alcantara styling accents. Vilner used the same leather to pretty much every plastic surface, including the rear-view mirror and the seat belts. The Vilner Mercedes G-Class also comes with a range of chromed trim parts, and other design details.

For entertrainment purposes, Vilner's Mercedes G-Class is fitted with a "Ground Zero" sound system. Vilner did not disclose the price you'll have to pay to get these interior upgrades.

The tuning house has completely revamped the G-Class' interior with high quality materials such as leather etc .........that have been applied everywhere. And by everywhere we do mean everywhere as even the driver's mirror has been trimmed in beige Alcantara.

A new Ground Zero sound system along with a fresh set of alloy wheels and LED daytime running lights round off the tune.

Source - Carscoop blog

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HYOSUNG GT 250R – 250 CC SPORTS BIKE FOR INDIA

                   HYOSUNG GT 250R – 250 CC SPORTS BIKE FOR INDIA

In 2011 june this year Garware- HYOSUNG said their plans of introducing bikes in the 250cc to 400cc category in 2012 in our india. I am confident that company may offers over the versatility , it has more ambitious plans for India including the introduction of its electric bike range.

In this 2011 year only the company introduced 3 super bikes  HYOSUNG 650R & ST7 ,  and the recently launched HYOSUNG GT 650N  bike. Now the company is all set to deliver more with its HYOSUNG GT250R  , 250CC model.

Mr. S.P.Raykar, Director, Garware Motors said that the bike is at advanced stage of homologation of its twin engine and is expected to be launched in 2013 in india . The interesting part about the GT250R is that the company has already said that the price of the bike is likely to fall close to RS. 2.25 Lakhs.

Though GT250R will be launched as confirmed, no confirmation has been given on which model, full fairing or naked, will come first. But with all hope the full fairing version will be introduced first. The pricing is quite high to be competitive enough with HONDA CBR 250R but you never know how customers would react to it.

Moreover YAMAHA is also working on their 250CC models for the Indian market .

Source - carblogindia

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NISSAN SUNNY DIESEL SPECIFICATIONS

                              NISSAN SUNNY DIESEL SPECIFICATIONS

Nissan going to launch SUNNY diesel version coming on February 2012. If market trends are anything to go by, the diesel variant will cost seventy thousand to eighty five thousand  more than the petrol one.

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ENGINE TYPE	4 CYLINDER SOHC DIESEL ENGINE ( DCI )
DISPLACEMENT	1461
MAX POWER OUTPUT ( PS @ rpm )	86 @ 3750
MAX  TORQUE NM @ rpm	200 @ 2000 RANGE
TURBO CHARGER	FGT ( FIXED GEOMETRY TURBO )
TRANSMISSION  TYPE	5 SPEED MANUEL

NISSAN SUNNY highlights features - cabin space, powerful engine, ride quality, big boot, safety features...........

The India unit of Nissan Motor is aiming to sell nissan petrol varient more than 40,000 vehicles in the current 2011 financial year through March. An earlier version of this story wrongly stated this figure as the sales target for their Sunny sedan only. The company originally provided the incorrect figure.

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BIKE MANUFACTURES -SLOW DOWN THEIR TARGETS

BIKE MANUFACTURES -SLOW DOWN THEIR TARGETS

Undeterred by the slowdown in the automobile market, two wheeler manufacturers in India aim to post decent sales this financial year, buoyed by good sales in November.

While Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer India Yamaha aims to sell over four lakh units this year, rival Bajaj Auto plans to post sales of four million units this fiscal.

India Yamaha Motor Director-Sales and Marketing Jun Nakata said they planned to sell over four lakh units, aiming to garner a 10 per cent market share in the next few years.

"We are looking to sell 4.80 lakh motorcycles this fiscal and are looking to achieve overall 10 per cent market share over the next few years", India Yamaha Motor Director (Sales and Marketing Jun Nakata said.

In November alone, India Yamaha reported a 29.20 per cent increase on total sales at 39,162 units. The company had sold 30,310 units in the same month last year.

Sales in the domestic market grew by 24.08 per cent as the company sold 28,178 units against 22,710 units in the same month last year.

There was good news on the export front too for India Yamaha, with a whopping 44.53 per cent jump in sales to 10,984 units during the month from 7,600 units a year ago.

Asked about the sluggish automobile market conditions, Nakata said the company was much affected by it. "We have none or very less impact so far. We expect growth be around 15 per cent in the industry", he said.

Auto-analysts said increasing fuel prices and high interest rates prompt many buyers to go for two-wheelers than cars. However there could be an impact in the high performance bikes in the above 150 CC category, they said.

Nakata however struck a positive note, saying sales for India Yamaha will be at the present level and sales of premium segment growth would remain the same.

Chandrashekar , General Manager, Marketing and Sales, Bajaj Auto said that the company expects to sell over four million units this fiscal.

"The impact in the passenger car business is because of various reasons, including interest rates and fuel prices .If a car owner feels the pinch, then two-wheelers always come as an option," he said.

He reiterated that two-wheeler industry was growing at 13-15 per cent year-on-year.

In November Bajaj Auto registered a 25 per cent jump on motorcycle sales at 3,31,967 units. The company sold 2,65,036 units in the corresponding month last year.

Total sales in November stood at 3,74,477 units up by 25 per cent as against 2,99,231 units sold in the same period the previous year.

Source – Indian express

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TOYOTA GOING TO HIKE PRICES FROM 2012 JANUARY 1

TOYOTA GOING TO HIKE PRICES FROM 2012  JANUARY 1

Toyota kirloskar Motor, Indian wing of Jap auto major Toyota has reportedly announced that it it will revise the prices of all of it’s locally-produced vehicles by as much as 3 percent from January 1 due to rupee losing against the yen.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Deputy Managing Director (Marketing) Sandeep Singh said, “For the last three months, we have been absorbing the pressure of currency fluctuations. Now we have decided to pass on some burden to customers. We will raise the prices by 1.5-3 percent from January 1.Although we have not finalised the exact amount of hike for each models, the highest will be for our SUV Fortuner and it will be about Rs. 50,000, Generally we raise prices by 1-2 percent. However, the impact of rupee depreciation and yen strengthening is so much this time that we have to undertake such a steep hike for our products.“As per the reports, TKM has increased the prices thrice this year (in April, July and October) by around 5 percent.

Now, Fortuner and Innova facelifts are just around the corner and it might be a nice opportunity to increase their prices with the introduction of these revised versions.

Source - motoroids

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NEW PULSAR 2012 COMING SOON...........

  NEW PULSAR 2012 COMING SOON...........

There seems to be some hope for all those Pulsar fans are to buy new pulsar as Bajaj finally after months of speculations announced that they will be launching the New Pulsar 2012 in December in view of celebrating 10 years of the brand. However, they we quick to clarify that this will just be a sneak peak at the bike and not the official launch, which will definitely happen in 2012, as the bike is expected in showrooms in 2012. Though BALs MD Rajiv Bajaj has made high claims that the bike will include technology that no other bike in the world can compete with, we are hopeful that the bike will meet these high expectations. This new technology will first appear on the new Pulsar but will slowly be employed in other brands too. “We launched the first Pulsar in November 2001 and are now ready with a 100 per cent new bike with remarkable engine technology. It is really the next big step after DTS-i,” said Mr BAJAJ .

The bike maker has decided to defer the preview and launch to a later date. The bike will now be shown only by the end of January after the Expo 2012 is over. Bajaj Auto will not be showcasing any two wheelers at this year’s Expo, as the focus will be on exhibiting its new four wheeled products, including a new commercial vehicle and most likely the more refined version of its ULC, or the Ultra Low Cost car. The new Pulsar, in all probability will now be showcased to the media during the last week of January.

While that may sound like bad news to a lot of Pulsar fans, the good news is that there is finally some clarity on the KTM 200 Debut. BAJAJ Auto will start giving the motoring journo community the first test ride of the machine in a couple of days, which means that the launch cannot be too far away.

Source – motoroids

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HONDA GOING TO INTRODUCE NEW ACCORD SEDAN HYBRID VARIENT INTERNATIONALLY NEXT YEAR

 HONDA GOING TO INTRODUCE NEW ACCORD SEDAN         HYBRID VARIENT INTERNATIONALLY NEXT YEAR

There's plenty of news coming out from the sidelines of the TOKYO MOTOR SHOW  and a lot of them concern HONDA’S future plans.

Along with the HONDA ACURA – BADGED NSX HYBRID CONCEPT that's heading to Detroit, we also learned that Honda is preparing a raft of hybrid powertrains for its mainstream models.

Honda Motor President Takanobu Ito said that the company's plans include the introduction of a hybrid version of its Accord sedan next year. Ito didn’t elaborate on which markets would get the Accord hybrid nor did he reveal any information on the engine set up.

Aside from Ito's remarks, the company released initial details on its power train plans that include the presentation of a 2.0-liter hybrid powerplant and a brand new two-motor hybrid system.

" Mid - sized vehicles equipped with this system [the twin motor hybrid] are scheduled to begin production, starting with the plug-in hybrid model in 2012 and the hybrid model in 2013," Honda stated in a press release. The company added that the plug-in models would employ the use of a "special lithium-ion battery and charger ".

Honda said that after the recent introduction of the new Freed series, its hybrid lineup in Japan now consists of six models, adding that percentage of hybrid vehicles among new vehicle registrations in Japan in the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2012 is expected to be approximately 50 percent.

Source - carscoopblog

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