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Nissan's MICRA Launched In Indian Roads
NISSAN gorgeously launches its Next economic gadget for automobile Industry ' MICRA'. Small cute Micra has been creatively designed with great interiors and exteriors. But incidentally had been under some controversy over its shape and size. But whatever it deserves, it would be truly a common mans fiancé soon.Built on a new versatile V-platform, Micra is designed to offer a broad appeal to customers in both emerging and developed markets.
Micra has extensive and amusingly much more space than it seems from the exterior view.
Positioned in the B+ car segment, the new Micra is equipped with some key technological innovations, which are designed to simplify day-to-day life for its owners. It offers first-in-its-class Intelligent Key plus Immobilizer, push-button engine start-stop system and electric foldable mirror.
The boot space and leg space for the back seats are comfortable, But, rear seats are flat and lack thigh support, drawing it back from comfort zone a bit.
This Tiny monster might also be proud on its own new featured technologies.
- The wing-mirrors get automatically folds and unfolds when you lock and unlock the car.
- Keyless entry and push start/stop button.
- Micra is the first car in the segment to feature SRS airbags on ALL models, but only on driver’s side on the lower variants.
MICRA makes driving Pleasure:
The Nissan Micra is powered by an 1198cc three-cylinder motor that develops a maximum power of 75bhp at a whooping 6,000 rpm. Three-cylinder engines are infamous for idle vibration but Nissan has come up with a unique technology (oval rotation of the crank pulley) which has considerably cut down idling vibration. Moreover, the Indian version has been tweaked for optimum fuel efficiency and lesser emissions. The result is evident – an Automotive Research Association of India backed figure of 18 kmpl!.
The third gear offers a wide enough power band that makes driving in dense traffic easy. With a small turning radius of just 4.65m and excellent visibility, city driving becomes a pleasure. However, the gear shifting is slightly jagged, which is definitely not expected from Nissan.
The Nissan Micra is powered by an 1198cc three-cylinder motor that develops a maximum power of 75bhp at a whooping 6,000 rpm. Three-cylinder engines are infamous for idle vibration but Nissan has come up with a unique technology (oval rotation of the crank pulley) which has considerably cut down idling vibration. Moreover, the Indian version has been tweaked for optimum fuel efficiency and lesser emissions. The result is evident – an Automotive Research Association of India backed figure of 18 kmpl!.
The third gear offers a wide enough power band that makes driving in dense traffic easy. With a small turning radius of just 4.65m and excellent visibility, city driving becomes a pleasure. However, the gear shifting is slightly jagged, which is definitely not expected from Nissan.
Micra is not just another car in the B-segment. It is a good blend of practical design and a handful of new unique features and seamless technology ingeniously packed. It has managed to live up to the reliability that you expect form a brand like Nissan. Prices for the car are not yet finalised and we need to wait until July 14 for that. However, rumour has it that the estimated price is Rs 4.00 lakh for the base XE model, Rs 4.75 lakh for the XL, and Rs 5.25 lakh for the top-end XV variant.
SKODA SUPERB 1.8TSi
Skoda's Flagship is waving high with fresh technology and even better quality.
SKODA SUPERB Model 1.8TSi
Basic Cap. Description
Read Honda Accord's Performance and Styling Here.
Read Merce - E class comfort matters Here.
HISTORY OF SKODA SUPERB 1.8TSi
Launched in 2004, the distinctly double sized Superb proved to be a consistent seller for Skoda over the years. It's imposing size, massive interior space, impressive levels of quality and semi affordable sticker endeared it to the chauffer - driven set.
Powered initially by a 191bhp petrol V6 motor, it was howevre the 163bhp smooth-running diesel V6 launched later that proved to be the more popular.
TSI --- DIRECT - INJECTION TURBO PETROL
The TSI motor delivers good performance and fuel economy. Get to know about TSI motor specifications Here... Read More
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Robust engineering, cutting edge technology and solid build quality, all at athe best price possible. Skoda's simple but difficult - to - achieve formula has found itself a place in the hearts of Indian luxury car buyers. Skoda Superb is just suitable and fits exactly to its name value. Superb technology drifts it unique in the market and approach in style is simply the best. However, after all ITS SUPERB, and few may also say, 'It's the name that Matters'. Good work Skoda!
SKODA SUPERB Model 1.8TSi
Basic Cap. Description
- 0-60kph 4.52sec
- 0-100kph 9.1sec
- Top Speed 220kph
- Kpl (overall) 10.4kpl FOR Limousine comfort
- Good value AGAINST jittery ride
- Awkward styling
Read Honda Accord's Performance and Styling Here.
Read Merce - E class comfort matters Here.
HISTORY OF SKODA SUPERB 1.8TSi
Launched in 2004, the distinctly double sized Superb proved to be a consistent seller for Skoda over the years. It's imposing size, massive interior space, impressive levels of quality and semi affordable sticker endeared it to the chauffer - driven set.
Powered initially by a 191bhp petrol V6 motor, it was howevre the 163bhp smooth-running diesel V6 launched later that proved to be the more popular.
TSI --- DIRECT - INJECTION TURBO PETROL
The TSI motor delivers good performance and fuel economy. Get to know about TSI motor specifications Here... Read More
First American President To Own And Drive A Car
Sir William Howard Taft, the President of the United States between 1907 and 1913 was the last American President to have facial hair. But the most interesting historical fact to us is that he was the first American President to own and drive a car!! Its fascinating to hear that this American President had a green history of Presidential Cars too.
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CAR LOANS SET TO HIKE UP.
It's been quite a few months that a vital factor like easy financing has been on the side of the domestic auto majors and hence several auto companies have been able to file record sales numbers month after month, but perhaps the advantage is slowly fading away.
Following the 25 basis points hike in repo and reverse repo rates by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interest rates on auto loans is set to go up 25-50 basis points from next week.
In a country where close to 70% of the total cars are financed before they make their way out of the showrooms, experts are of a view that the buyers will now have to shell out an additional Rs 100 as EMI on an Rs 4,00,000 loan for a period of 36 months.
It is to be mentioned here after it is made public by various banking companies; it will be second hike in interest rates in the current financial year as far as the auto loans are concerned.
Notably, the banking industry had hiked rates by 25 basis points around the period of April this year. The existing rate of interest on automobiles varies between 9.5 per cent and 12.5 per cent depending on the bank.
Thanks to & Actual Article on: Stock Watch
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Following the 25 basis points hike in repo and reverse repo rates by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interest rates on auto loans is set to go up 25-50 basis points from next week.
In a country where close to 70% of the total cars are financed before they make their way out of the showrooms, experts are of a view that the buyers will now have to shell out an additional Rs 100 as EMI on an Rs 4,00,000 loan for a period of 36 months.
It is to be mentioned here after it is made public by various banking companies; it will be second hike in interest rates in the current financial year as far as the auto loans are concerned.
Notably, the banking industry had hiked rates by 25 basis points around the period of April this year. The existing rate of interest on automobiles varies between 9.5 per cent and 12.5 per cent depending on the bank.
Thanks to & Actual Article on: Stock Watch
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F1 DRIVERS' HIDDEN TALENTS
Pianist, unicyclist scaffolder. They're not just good at driving, these modern Formula 1 stars...
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Luois Chevrolet's Life Amidst Failures
Louis Chevrolet was race - car driver, born on December 25, 1878, in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland.
Louis Chevrolet was adamant that his name should only appear on luxury vehicles. Chevrolet quit, selling his stock in the company, and went on to form the Frontenac Motor Corporation. By 1917 he had built a new, highly advanced racing car, complete with aluminum engine. but without money to build it, he signed on as chief engineer for a new company called American Motors Corporation. he helped develop tourer, but when production began, he was told to go.
Louis Chevrolet was adamant that his name should only appear on luxury vehicles. Chevrolet quit, selling his stock in the company, and went on to form the Frontenac Motor Corporation. By 1917 he had built a new, highly advanced racing car, complete with aluminum engine. but without money to build it, he signed on as chief engineer for a new company called American Motors Corporation. he helped develop tourer, but when production began, he was told to go.
The Monroe Company eventually hired Chevrolet to build a race car. he updated his Frontenac racer and with his younger brother Gaston at the wheel, won the 1920 Indianapolis 500. Tragically, Gaston would die before the year was out, in a fiery crash on a boardwalk race in Beverly Hills, California.
Louis Chevrolet went on to try and launch Frontenac Motors as a car-maker, but the company quickly went bankrupt. he turned to boat racing in 1925, winning the Miami Regatta, but the victory didnt translate into commercial success. a venture building aeroplanes also failed.
Finally in 1934, Chevrolet was re employed by General Motors in a Minor position, but illness forced him to retire in 1938. Chevrolet died in 1941, at the age of 63, and was buried in Indianapolis, the scene of his greatest racing triumph.
While Louis Chevrolet may have spent just two years working with William Durant, the company he gave his name to has lasted almost a century and has become one of the best known nameplates in the automobile world.
1912 Chevrolet Classic Six
The first Chevrolet to come off the line from Chevrolet General Motors is Chevrolet Classic Six in 1912 at Detroit. It was a big, powerful, and pricey four seat touring convertible, targeted at the rich and famous.
Unlike many of its competitors in those early days, the Classic Six featured left hand drive from the outset. it also featured an electric starter and electric lighting -- even an electric starter and electric light to illuminate the speedometer, which was rare in 1912. the engine displaced a massive 4.9 litres and was the largest powerplant used by any Chevrolet until the 5.7 litre V8 arrived in 1958.
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Chevrolet - History
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In 1911, King George V and Mary Teck were crowned Emperor of India and Empress Consort, at a coronation function in New, Delhi, present national capital of India. Following the coronation, India's capital was shifted from Calcutta to New Delhi.
Meanwhile, across the globe in the United States of America, an entrepreneur named William Durant had joined hands with Swiss racing driver Louis Chevrolet to setup a car manufacturing company that would bear the Swiss driver's name - Chevrolet.
While the British Empire would disintegrate over the next few decades, Chevrolet cars would grow from strength to strength and spread their magic across the globe, including India.
The Name Behind The Name
Chevrolet was co - founded by Louis Chevrolet and William C Durant.
Louis Chevrolet was race - car driver, born on December 25, 1878, in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. William Durant, founder of General Motors, had been forced out of GM in 1910 and wanted to use Louis Chevrolet's designs to rebuild his own reputation as a force in the automobile industry. As head of Buick Motor Company,, prior to founding General Motors, Durant had hired Chevrolet to drive Buicks in promotional races.
The first Chevrolet to come off the line at a new factory in Detroit in 1912 was the Chevrolet Classic Six.
Read More about Chevrolet Classic Six Here
But Durant was quick to realize that if he was to develop his company, he needed to build cheaper cars that he could sell in higher volumes. Louis Chevrolet was adamant that his name should only appear on luxury vehicles. Chevrolet quit, selling his stock in the company, and went on to form the Frontenac Motor Corporation. Chevrolet died due to illness.
While Louis Chevrolet may have spent just two years working with William Durant, the company he gave his name to has lasted almost a century and has become one of the best known nameplates in the automobile world.
The Name Behind The Name
Chevrolet was co - founded by Louis Chevrolet and William C Durant.
Louis Chevrolet was race - car driver, born on December 25, 1878, in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. William Durant, founder of General Motors, had been forced out of GM in 1910 and wanted to use Louis Chevrolet's designs to rebuild his own reputation as a force in the automobile industry. As head of Buick Motor Company,, prior to founding General Motors, Durant had hired Chevrolet to drive Buicks in promotional races.
The first Chevrolet to come off the line at a new factory in Detroit in 1912 was the Chevrolet Classic Six.
Read More about Chevrolet Classic Six Here
But Durant was quick to realize that if he was to develop his company, he needed to build cheaper cars that he could sell in higher volumes. Louis Chevrolet was adamant that his name should only appear on luxury vehicles. Chevrolet quit, selling his stock in the company, and went on to form the Frontenac Motor Corporation. Chevrolet died due to illness.
While Louis Chevrolet may have spent just two years working with William Durant, the company he gave his name to has lasted almost a century and has become one of the best known nameplates in the automobile world.
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