Cars and Bikes

                      Honda will introduce its new Fuel Cell Vehicle on the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show.Honda says that  in this call the fuel cell powertrain occupies just the space of a normal engine and thus the car will be able to seat 5.          Honda is expecting the vehicle to have a range of 700 km but that may decrease a bit.The Japanese specification FCV will also be able to provide emergency backup power to houses during power outages.          Honda has announced that the car will go on sale in japan by 2016.

Ford launched the much awaited Figo Hatchback today at 4.30 lakh for the base petrol variant and 5.30 lakhs for the base Diesel model.The car is packed with a lot of features. The new Figo is available in three engine options: 1.2-litre Ti-VCT petrol, 1.5-litre Ti-VCT petrol and a 1.5-litre TDCi diesel New Ford Figo Price List 1.2-litre Petrol Base         RS 4, 29,900 Ambiente  RS 5, 56,600 Trend        RS 5, 00,600 Titanium    RS 5, 75,600 Titanium + RS 6, 40,600 1.5-litre Diesel Base            RS 5, 29,900 Ambiente     RS 5, 62,600 Trend           RS 5, 97,600 Trend +        RS 6, 22600 Titanium       RS 6, 72,600 Titanium +    RS 7, 40,600

Bajaj Pulsar RS200 gets the fear the black shade Bajaj has announced the new Demon black colour on the RS200. “Fear The Black” slogan is back again.  This will be available alongside the existing Red and Yellow colour.New demon black colour which is a combination of black and red looks sporty. With bajaj bringing back the demon black colour we can expect it in the AS200/150 models too.

Porsche has revealed its electric sports car  Mission E. The car was unveiled at Frankfurt motor show.The car produces an amazing power of 600BHP and is claimed to have a range of a more than 500km on a full battery. With a kerb weight of 2,000kg, the concept is also said to achieve a 0-100kph time of 3.5 seconds, just 0.1 second behind the latest 911 Turbo’s sprint time. This all-electric four-wheel-drive car is powered by two  electric motors – one powering the rear wheel and the other powering the front wheel  delivering a combined output of over 600bhp. The new concept gains at least 80bhp over the fastest production 911 Turbo powered by the twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre six- cylinder engine.  As per Porsche's claim, the production model of the four-door Mission E will be ready before 2020.

Yamaha India has re-launched The  Yamaha YZF-R15 version 1.0 and rebadged it as Yamaha R15 V1.0 S,The bike is priced   INR 1.14 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).  It blends the style and stance from the original V 1.0 with the mechanical bits from the V 2.0. Yamaha India refers to the new R15 S as a ‘single seat’ variant of their flagship motorcycle,and lack of comfortable pillon seat in the R15 V2..0 is what made them relauch the version 1.0 with the mechanical bits of the R15 V2.0. Differences between R15 V1.0S and R15 V2.0 Pillion seat height has been reduced R15S carries a single connected seat against the split unit of the R15 V2.The seat for the rider has also been reduced by 10 mm to 790 mm. The overall length has been increased by 25mm  to 1,995 mm, the width and height remain the same 670 mm and 1,070 mm respectively. The wheelbase has been reduced 55 mm to 1,290 mm from 1,345 mm. The kerb weight  has also been reduced by 5 kg

     Mahindra Two-wheelers will lauch the Mahindra Mojo very soon after several years of wait.  The motorcycle can now be booked at dealerships, against a down payment of Rs 10,000.  Mahindra dealers confirms that the bike will be available by the 2 nd week of October.     We’ve already seen a lot of spy pictures of near production ready Mahindra Mojo bikes being tested in the last couple of weeks .The motorcycle will also get a slightly stepped seat, with individually placed grab rails for the pillion.        The Mahindra Mojo will be using the, 300cc, four-stroke, liquid-cooled and fuel-injected engine with a four-valve equipped head that produces a power of around 32bhp, with peak torque of about 2.5kgm.       The Mahindra Mojo has been seen testing with a dual exhaust system. The bike will get an upside down front suspension  coupled with a rear monoshock. It will also get disk brakes in front and rear wheels.

       Maruti Suzuki unveiled its all new Baleno at the Frankfurt motor show .The car will be launched in India on october 26th.It will compete with the Hyundai i20 and Honda Jazz.        The Baleno for India will be available with a K12M petrol that is seen in the swift and the D13A diesel engines. The 1.2 K12M petrol engine makes   84.3BHP  and 115Nm of torque, while the D13A diesel mill seen in the Ciaz is capable of 90 horses and 200Nm of torque. India will also get a CVT option for the petrol variant, which is the first for a Ma ruti Suzuki car .       The Baleno will get a more premium interior with a touchscreen infotainment system with steering mounted controls and a more polished cabin. The infotainment system will also support Apple CarPlay. The Baleno is targeting the premium hatchback segment and will take on the likes of the Honda Jazz and Hyundai Elite i20.        The new baleno gets a ground clearace of 170mm and boot space of 355 liters.The car is

    Its difficult for any company to compete with the Maruti Suzuki Cars in the Indian market,especially in the small car segment.Renault is all set to give a shot in the small car segment with the all new Renault Kwid.          Renault is planing to price this car between 3-4 lakh to compete with the likes of Maruti Alto K10 and the Hyundai EON.From the first look it is clear that this is going to be the best looking car in the segment.Its SUV like looks and 180 mm ground clearance is the first in the segment.The car has 98% localisation which will help them to bring down the cost.                 ENGINE                   Under the hood, the Renault Kwid houses a brand new 800cc, three-cylinder engine making 53BHP power and 73NM of torque.  After all, it has four valves per cylinder - and hence it's free of any  vibration associated with three-cylinder motors. At 660 kgs, It's also impressively light. It is more than 50kg lighter that its competeters.But rena