TATA NANO: world's cheapest car

The people's car is priced at 1 lakh Rupees i.e $2500/£1,300.
Top speed: 70km/hr
Engine rear-mounted 623cc, 33bhp multipoint fuel injection engine
Transmission continuous variable transmission
Fuel consumption 50mpg
Body sheet metal with crumple zones
Extras air conditioning and airbag optional. No radio, no power steering, one windscreen wiper

Hyundai i10 has the edge over others

The new and fresh i10 has definitely made news since it's arrival. It's manufacturers were so confident of it being hit in India that they launched i10 first in India, world preimere, as they put it.

i10 was recently voted best among its competeters - Chevy's Spark and Maruti's Zen Estilo in the compact car segment by NDTV's Car and Bike show and rated 9 out of 10 in theindiastreet.com.

Hyundai came up with power blended with performance and named it i10. Though it comes out with a heavy price tag when compared to others, it certainly stands out in many areas.

VEHICLE SUMMARY

Model: Magna (O)
Car Body Type: Hatchback
Segment: B+ Segment
Top Speed: 150

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
Displacement: 1086cc, In-line, 4 cylinder
Engine Type: Petrol
Maximum Power: 66.7ps@5500rpm
Maximum Torque: 10.1kgm@2800rpm

DIMENSIONS
Length: 3565 mm
Width: 1595 mm
Height: 1550 mm

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
Seating Capacity: 5
Tyre Size: 155/80 R13
Steering: Power
Brakes: Front Disk, Rear Drum
Gears: 5 Manual
Ground Clearance: 165.00
Kerb Weight: 860.00
Fuel Tank: 35.00

Figures: maxabout.com

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Cars in 2007

Mahindra-Renault’s Logan:
The much awaited Mahindra Renault Logan has finally been launched in India with a stunning price tag of Rs. 4.2 lacs (ex-Mumbai) for the base 1.4-litre petrol version. Also on offer are a more powerful 1.6-litre petrol model priced at Rs. 5.6 lacs and the frugal 1.5-litre common-rail diesel version which is priced from Rs. 5.4-lacs to Rs. 6.4 lacs for the base and top end versions respectively.


Porsche Cayenne:
Porsche, introduced its second generation Cayenne SUV in India at a price range of Rs 49.3 lakh to Rs 1.1 crore. The newly designed Cayenne, Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo models have been given more powerful Direct Fuel Injection (DFI) engines, which at the same time generate up to 15 per cent savings in fuel consumption.
The basic version of this sporty SUV has a 40-bhp power enhancement and is now driven by a 290-bhp six-cylinder engine, the displacement of which has increased from 3.2 to 3.6 litres.
Nissan Teana:
Nissan rolled out its second vehicle in India -- the luxury sedan Teana -- to tap the growing high-end car market in the country.

The sedan has been priced at Rs 20.47 lakh or Rs 2.047 million approximately (ex-showroom) in Delhi, Chennai Banglore and Hyderabad and slightly higher at Rs 20.67 lakh (Rs 2.067 million approximately) in Mumbai.



BMW
3 series :The 3 Series is available for entry-level super luxury car customers. Two trim options each will be offered for the petrol and diesel engine versions. Deliveries are expected to begin by March.

Though the engine options and the price positioning of the 3 Series cars have not been announced, they are expected to be adequately laden and priced to enable them set new benchmarks in the segment. This could mean that the cars will be priced in the Rs 20-32 lakh range.


5 series:The new 5 Series will follow the 3 Series into India and may be available in the market by June 2007. Indicating the seriousness with which BMW is entering the Indian market, company officials have confirmed that the model to be introduced here will be the new face-lifted 5 Series model with a new options package, which is yet to be launched globally.Expect pricing to be about Rs 40-lakh plus.


Maruti SX4 sedan:
Maruti launching the SX4 sedan in India later this year.The new car based on the SX4 platform is likely to be launched with an all-new 1.6-litre petrol engine and possibly with the same 1.3-litre DDiS diesel that powers the Swift diesel in India.

Experts believe that Maruti could price this new car in the range of Rs 6 lakh to Rs 7.5 lakh.

New World Record



French train manufacture Alstom's V150 touched 574.8km/hr on Tuesday and broke all the previous records by a great margin. Alstrom is the second biggest train manufacturing company and the first in manufacturing fast trains.

The bullet train is named V150 since it moves 150 metres/sec. V150 is definitely the fastest train on wheels even though Japanese claim the fastest with their electromagnetic train which touched 581km/hr in 2003.

The train will open to public from July,2007 and will run from Paris to Strasbourg. It will cost less than the commercial Airliner and just more than the regular train service.

So V150 is a great threat to the Airline bussiness in France.