Cars and Bikes

   Ford Mahindra joint venture will come up with many new models with power trains supplied by Mahindra, first up in the list is going to be the Ford Aspire based electric sedan.    Aspire that is currently sold in India is a sub 4-meter version to qualify for the sub 4-meter tax benifit,but there is a longer wheelbase Aspire manufactured in India that is exported to South Africa. Longer wheelbase model will be used for the electric car as there is no sub 4-meter benifits for electric cars. Details of the electric car is still unknown but is expected to be powered by a Lithium-ion battery that will make 50kw (68ps). The car will have a range of 150km and top speed of 110km/h. The car is expected to be launchrd by the end of this year or early next year and will be pri ed around 10-12 lakh.

Tata motors is offering a discount of upto Rs65,000  for their cars and SUVs for the month of May. Tata Bolt and Zest are offered discounts upto Rs65000 while Tigor and Hexa gets benefits upto Rs55,000.  2018 model of all these cars are offered an additional Rs 20,000 discount as a part of stock clearance.  Safari storm which is currently the oldest Tata model on sale can be had with discount upto Rs 50,000 plus additional Rs 20,000 on 2018 model. Tata Nexon is offered benefits upto Rs 40,000. Tiago ,Sumo Gold and Nano(production stopped) are offered benefits upto Rs 25,000.

Bullet 350 ABS Rs 1.21 lakh Bullet 350 ES ABS Rs 1.35 lakh Bullet 500 ABS Rs 1.88 lakh Classic 350 ABS Rs 1.53 lakh Classic 500 ABS Rs 2.04 lakh Classic 500 Chrome ABS Rs 2.12 lakh Thunderbird 350 ABS Rs 1.56 lakh Thunderbird 350 X ABS Rs 1.63 lakh Thunderbird 500 ABS Rs 2.06 lakh Thunderbird 500 X ABS Rs 2.14 lakh Himalayan ABS Rs 1.80 lakh Himalayan Sleet ABS Rs 1.82 lakh

Datsun is offering the car in 5 variants – D, A, T, T(O) and S. Here’s a look at what you get with each variant: D  (Priced at Rs 2,38,900, ex-showroom Delhi) The base variant of the redi-GO comes with the limited features but is still a decent option for anyone wanting to take the leap from a two-wheeler to a car. Features include a heating and ventilation system, average and instant fuel economy readouts, a trip meter, an upshift indicator, driver-side sun visor, driver-side wing mirror and black steel wheels with hubcaps. A  (Priced at Rs 2,82,649, ex-showroom Delhi) The ‘A’ variant adds an air conditioner, digital tachometer, rear grab handles, an accessory socket, an immobilizer, silver accented headlamps, a chrome accent on the front grille, body coloured bumpers, a passenger-side sun visor and wing mirror, glovebox with a lid, a foldable rear seat, premium seat fabric, a blackened B-pillar and silver steel wheels with hubcaps. T  (Priced at Rs 3,09,149, ex-sh

      Mahindra and Mahindra expands its electric vehicle portfolio with the launch of eVerito.The car comes in 3 models-D2 , D4 and D6.The base model of the car D2 is priced at 9.5 lakh  (Ex showroom Delhi) while the price of the top end D6 model goes up to 10lakh Rs (Ex-showroom Delhi).   E-verito is powered by an elecric motor coupled to a 72v battery pack.The car is claimed to have a driving range of 110km on full charge.The car can be fully charged in 1hour 45 minutes using fast charging technology while the regular charging takes 8 hours.eVerito has a top speed of 86kmph.Mahindra claims the running cost of the car to be 1.15 Rs per km.        Design of the car is same as that of the current Verito sedan.However it gets some sticker works and revamped interior to help defferentiate it from the Verito.