Archive for ‘ Hatchback ’

BY Tushar Kelshikar “Kitna deti hai?” is the first question that springs to mind when you actually think of buying a car. Isn’t it the case with you, too? According to a new report by Consumer Reports, fuel economy is the no.1 factor when it comes to buying a car. Out of the total number people who...

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BY Shantonil Nag Pune became the second city after Delhi to get an exclusive Fiat Caffe at Koregaon Park. The Italian manufacturer is working hard to make its presence strong in the country after the partnership with Tata Motors. The Caffee is spread over 6,300 sq ft with 70 feet gate. The caffee has been designed with Fiat’s...

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BY Shantonil Nag Tata Nano has announced the Nano Drive with MTV, to celebrate the 1 million-fan base on popular social media website, Facebook. The venture between the two will create unique driving experience, which will leverage the online medium to treat travel enthusiasts with 20-day trip which will be completed over 2000km. Commenting on this unique...

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BY Bunny Punia Today while commuting to office, I was driving leisurely on the Gurgaon expressway when I happened to notice the famous ‘red plate’ – something that manufacturers use on their test vehicles across India. The car happened to be a Honda Brio and immediately, I thought I had stuck gold and this was the rumored diesel Honda...

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BY Tushar Kelshikar World renowned American talk show host Jay Leno has just bought a Tata Nano. The world’s cheapest car joins an army of exotic, vintage  automobiles which Leno owns. Jay’s garage is full of collectible cars and bikes from the past to the present. His Tata Nano features unique graphics (Indian national flag colors) on...

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BY Tushar Kelshikar Mercedes-Benz has decided to assemble the GL Class SUV and hatchbacks; A and B Class in India. This announcement comes as the car maker prepares itself to increase their market share. The move will allow Mercedes-Benz India to price the three products aggressively all in a bid to improve sale. That said, the German...

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BY Tushar Kelshikar Hyundai India launched the new i-Gen i20 in the month of March 2012. The new car is an evolution of the old i20 hatchback which was available in both petrol and diesel forms. The new i20 with its refreshed styling, better interiors and a boot full of features seems quite a good buy in...

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BY Bunny Punia Of late, there has been an increase in the number of websites reporting the feasibility and launch of a diesel version of Maruti’s popular hatchback, the Wagon R. Infact, we were among the first to post news on this (read - http://www.gaadi.com/Maruti-WagonR-Diesel) and now, the same is across various websites, the latest being this –...

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BY Tushar Kelshikar There is a lot of speculation going about the Mercedes-Benz B-Class coming to India. Some suggest it could be priced above Rs 20 lakhs, in which case it would be interesting to see if the market is mature enough to accept a 20 plus lakh car which is technically classified as a hatchback. Personally,...

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BY Tushar Kelshikar According to a report published in the Wall Street Journal, Maruti Suzuki could be planning a replacement for the popular small car, Alto. The car maker has seen a steady decline in the sales of the Alto which can also be attributed to the rise in petrol prices over the past 12 months. As...

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