Posts Tagged ‘86’

Nano posts record mileage

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Tata Motors ultra cheap car Nano has successfully passed the required mandatory tests of Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). This means that the Nano is now ready to hit the indian roads as it has met all the specified criteria for roadworthiness laid out by the government including emi......

Hot news update on Toyota altis

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
While the actual launch of the altis will take place only on septmeber 05th, Toyota will showcase the altis in its handpicked showrooms on 23 and 24th August. Check your nearby Toyota showroom to know more about the altis.Engine and Performance:The new corolla altis is powered by a 1.8L petrol engin......

Saturn drops Green Line name from hybrids

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
The Saturn Green Line is no longer. In its stead, the planetary brand's hybrid models will simply be known as hybrids. We think this is a good idea considering that the word 'hybrid' is much more readily associated with saving gas than the Green Line moniker. According to Mike Morrissey, a Saturn sp......

Mercedes unveils new range of diesel four-cylinders

Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the new M-B four-pot diesels.With lots of AMG goodness on the road and in the pipeline, something's got to balance out Mercedes-Benz' carbon footprint. So M-B announced today that it's releasing a new range of four-cylinder diesel mills that balances emissions, ......

Honda readies new hybrid attack, calling the Civic Hybrid a mistake

Friday, October 12th, 2007
Honda CEO Takeo Fukui has said Honda will now take the hybrid war seriously, with a claim that, "The real competition has just begun." Honda is planning to come out with a hybrid-only model in early 2009 that will provide genuine competition for the Toyota Prius.It seems everyone has been forced to ......

Rendered Speculation: 2010 Porsche Cayenne gets smaller

Monday, September 24th, 2007
Wendelin Wiedeking said so himself: "there will be no baby Cayenne." He was telling the truth, but according to latest rumor he simply didn't finish telling the truth. There will be no baby Cayenne that is sold alongside the current Cayenne. But it is speculated that the current Cayenne, for its nex......

Engine war - Bajaj vs TVS

Saturday, September 1st, 2007
Bajaj to sue TVSBajaj DTSi (vs) TVS CC-VTiBajaj Auto Ltd is planning to sue its rival TVS Motor Co for “infringing” upon intellectual property rights(IPR) of its patented digital twin spark ignition (DTSi) technology. Bajaj Auto’s move to sue TVS comes two days after TVS unveiled its latest 12......

Yamaha Gladiator Vs Hero Honda Glamour FI

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
Odds in the crowd…125cc segment is crowded with many products such as TVS victor GLX, Victor Edge, Bajaj Discover, Hero Honda (HH) Super Splendor, Hero Honda Glamour, Suzuki Heat, zeus and Honda Shine. These are commuter bikes and are of usual kind but Yamaha’s Gladiator J.A(Gladiator J.A is a c......

Chrysler Executive VP Frank Klegon on new powertrain plans

Saturday, April 21st, 2007
During the What's New for 2008 preview that Chrysler held at their proving ground yesterday, Executive Vice-President Frank Klegon provided some hints about the company's powertrain plans for the next few years. We've already heard about the two new and one re-tooled engine plants that will be build......

Honda goes looking for a few extra MPGs in Canada

Sunday, April 15th, 2007
The latest news on the Honda vs, the Canadian government issue has Honda Canada now hoping to tweak its Fit and Civic models to qualify for Canada's auto rebate program (the so-called ecoAuto program). The ecoAuto program is a bit like the U.S. gas guzzler tax combined with our incentives for hybrid......