Kawasaki Ninja ZX14 Pictures….
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Kawasaki Ninja ZX14 Pictures….
Archive for December, 2008
Mahindra-Renault refuses to supply the Logan to taxi drivers
Monday, December 29th, 2008The Mahindra-Renault Logan’s USP - lots of space at a rather low-ish price - hasn’t really taken off with too many car buyers in India, and the Logan has received quite a drubbing from cars like the Ford Fiesta and Maruti SX4. Now, it seems the only people who want to buy the Logan are taxi drivers in Mumbai, who are looking for a replacement for the age-old Premier Padmini.
According to a representative of the Mumbai Taxi Chalak Malak Sena, which has asked Mahindra-Renault to supply them with around 250 units of the Logan, discussions are on with the Mumbai RTO regarding whether or not the Logan can be used as black-and-yellow taxis in Mumbai. The company, which is okay with the car being used as a slightly more upmarket, airconditioned cab, is not willing to supply the Logan for basic taxi use.
On their part, the Mumbai taxi drivers’ association says cars like the Maruti SX4, Hyundai Accent and Ford Ikon are too expensive and/or not spacious enough, which is why they want to go with the Logan. They’ve even gone ahead and filed a PIL against Mahindra-Renault for refusing to supply the Logan for taxi usage. The Maharashtra state government is expected to take a decision and resolve the feud in the first week of January 2009.
[Via: indiaautomotive]
Tata Motors launches Limited Edition 10th Anniversary Indica Vista
Monday, December 29th, 2008Tata Motors is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Indica Vista , the vehicle that marked the company’s foray into car manufacturing (apart from the erstwhile Tata Estate of the mid-1990s), and which remains one of its most successful vehicles ever.
To mark the occasion, Tata Motors has launched the 10th Anniversary Limited Edition Indica Vista, which comes in an exclusive colour combination - porcelain white bodywork with a black roof. The car also features new alloy wheels, a gold painted front grille, 10th anniversary emblems and mascots and a specially designed number plate. Inside, the limited edition Indica Vista has a new music system, new seat fabrics and various other detail changes.
With around 940,000 units of the Indica having been produced over the last 10 years, the car remains a bestseller for Tata Motors. The 10th Anniversary Quadrajet Diesel Indica Vista is priced at Rs 504,045 (ex-showroom Delhi), while the 10th Anniversary Safire Petrol Indica Vista is priced at Rs 415,263 (ex-showroom Delhi).
[Via: indiaautomotive]
Jagdish Khattar aims at setting up 100 Carnation outlets by end-2011
Monday, December 29th, 2008With Premji Invest and IFCI Venture Funds having invested in his dream, former Maurti MD, Jagdish Khattar is now aiming at having 100 outlets of Carnation ready by end-2011. Envisioned as a multi-brand car service provider, each Carnation outlet will be equipped to service cars, will stock car accessories, tyres and batteries etc., and will also provide car insurance services. Each Carnation shoppe will have anywhere between 20-40 work bays, with each being capable of handling 3-4 vehicles per day.
Khattar, who aims to have around 25 Carnation outlets functioning by the end of next year, aims to set up the first one before March 2009. To start with, Carnation outlets will be set up in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Amritsar, Noida and Kochi, followed by other towns and cities across the country.
With investments of Rs 80 crore from Premji Invest and Rs 28 crore from IFCI Venture Funds, Khattar should be well on track to achieving his targets with Carnation. As of now, car manufacturers are reportedly unwilling to cooperate (in terms of supplying spares) with Carnation, but Khattar is confident of overcoming that stumbling block in due course of time.
[Via: indiaautomotive]
Hyundai i20 Launched….
Monday, December 29th, 2008 
Hyundai has launched the i20 in india in 3 variants - i20 Magna, i20 Asta & i20 Asta(O). The only difference in Asta & Asta(O) is that the O variant comes with side and curtain airbags which is a first for a car in this segment in India.
The fully loaded Asta variant comes equipped with hosts of comfort and convenience features:
- Adjustable front and rear head rest
- Dash Integrated 2 DIN Music Player with USB port, 4 speakers & 2 front tweeters
- Steering mounted audio controls
- Cooled Glove box
- Electrically adjustable rear view mirrors
- Electrically foldable rear view mirrors.
- ABS with EBD Dual front, side & curtain airbags
It has been priced between Rs. 4.80 to 5.82 lakhs in 8 shades - Dark Grey, Sparkle Blue, Berry Red, Sleek Silver, Silky Biege, Black Diamond, Crystal & Electric Red.
Royal enfield to launch new Machismo with Twinspark
Saturday, December 27th, 2008 
Following the Thunderbird Twinspark , Royal Enfield is all set to launch the twinspark variant of its 350cc Machismo . The new UCE engine first seen in Thunderbird twinspark will be fitted in the new machismo twinsparkRoyal Enfield new Machismo Twinspark will feature badges of twinspark over the body panels but other than that there will be no visible changes to distinguish.
[Via: vicky]