Wednesday, 07 March 2012 16:08
Volkswagen MQB Platform - All in One
Written by Naveen Kumar Sathiyanarayanan
Volkswagen’s new MQB platform which will underpin many VW, Skoda and Audi models of the future. But why is this platform so important and is the envy of other manufacturers worldwide? Our good friends at Motortrend give us interesting insight about the same. MQB loosely translates Modular Transverse Matrix platform will unify all the products that fall under the VW group. It has already debut on the Audi A3 that was unveiled at Geneva Motorshow…
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Tuesday, 06 March 2012 14:26
Video: Tata Megapixel concept unleashed Featured
Written by Naveen Kumar Sathiyanarayanan
Tata Motors presented the Megapixel, a four seater global range extended electric car concept at the 82nd Geneva Motor Show. The powertrain is constituted by a lithium ion phosphate battery and a petrol engine to recharge it on the move. The Tata Megapixel has a range of up to 900 km (with a single tank of fuel), CO2 emissions of just 22 gm / km and a fuel economy of 100 km/litre (when the vehicle…
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Friday, 02 March 2012 16:11
Hyundai previews i-oniq concept
Written by Naveen Kumar Sathiyanarayanan
Hyundai has issued the first image of its new concept car, named the Hyundai i-oniq, which will be on show at next week’s Geneva motor show. The i-oniq is an electric sports hatchback with a range-extending petrol engine and has been built to showcase Hyundai’s new technology and design thinking. The Hyundai i-oniq has a 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine mated via a generator to a lithium ion electric motor which produces 108bhp. In electric-only mode,…
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Friday, 02 March 2012 15:03
Nissan to introduce Datsun brand in India in 2014
Written by Naveen Kumar Sathiyanarayanan
Datsun? Isn’t that the early name of Nissan in USA? Yes, indeed you are correct. The Datsun marquee showed the US markets that cars need not be serviced or repaired every two days. They can be very reliable and fuel efficient at the same time. However, in 1983, a business decision was taken to kill the Datsun brand to strengthen the Nissan marquee. Now speculations are rife that Nissan is planning a revival of the…
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Thursday, 01 March 2012 19:44
Land Rover sends millionth Discovery
Written by Naveen Kumar Sathiyanarayanan
Land Rover is no stranger to achieving lofty goals, whether it's summiting one of the world's tallest mountains or traversing expanses of its most barren wilderness. But this time, it has reached another milestone altogether as the millionth Discovery (sold in the States as the LR4) has rolled off the marque's West Midlands production line. The achievement was reached just the other day at the JLR assembly plant at Solihull near Birmingham, England, expedited as…
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