Ford Figo to be more expensive

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xuZaxLa2NXqCJhNn1t36OQ4fppX18A9HxmlpDSh9Hkua-Yg8Po38S49FFNBvzQdUq5bTdSJzWVnlekLP6nsh1byP5qVDk57uJxgRhDBSp6VkibNSQ25puZoKlTePFDZfxzdo5nEre_U/s1600/figo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xuZaxLa2NXqCJhNn1t36OQ4fppX18A9HxmlpDSh9Hkua-Yg8Po38S49FFNBvzQdUq5bTdSJzWVnlekLP6nsh1byP5qVDk57uJxgRhDBSp6VkibNSQ25puZoKlTePFDZfxzdo5nEre_U/s640/figo2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ford launched the Figo this year hoping it to be game-changer for them. And what a game-changer it has proved to be. Ford has recieved more than 20,000 bookings for the car since the last two and a half months. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The pricing was one of the major factors behind the car's success apart from the brilliant engines and overall package of the car. The car's introductory price was kept as low as 3.5 lakhs for the 1.2L petrol engined version and 4.48 lakhs for its 1.4L diesel engined sibling. But due to increasing costs of components and materials, Ford will have to re-consider the pricing, which means a hike in price soon.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"We can't defy gravity for ever. The general industry cost is rising, steel prices are up, components are costlier and there has also been an increase in transport cost." Ford India Executive Director (Marketing, Sales and Services) Nigel Wark told PTI. The revised price will be effective from June 1st. When asked about the hike, he said ,"We are still fine tuning the price. It will, however, not be a major hike and well below two per cent.”</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And came another news along. Ford will be upgrading their plant and boost the production of Figo in order to meet the market demand and thus reduce the 4-week waiting period of the car. At present Ford manages to produce around 6,000 cars a month but with an introduction of 700 new employees and a second shift at their plant in Chennai, expect the numbers to increase soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>

Ford Figo to be more expensive

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Volkswagen Vento. All the pictures, details and specifications

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aSYavEQ1UjnFQMF4iVoFMgZviH25FPfsxMNWKHn3qKTTfmBjCoP9qS-ZaqjhCg1jihaBm5iCs00GU-Zg9E744kW4HSYOxYsUC1RRWJayqbV1K3kS8PmUKGUvdUxCSpxFDt4oCqUTROk/s1600/vento8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aSYavEQ1UjnFQMF4iVoFMgZviH25FPfsxMNWKHn3qKTTfmBjCoP9qS-ZaqjhCg1jihaBm5iCs00GU-Zg9E744kW4HSYOxYsUC1RRWJayqbV1K3kS8PmUKGUvdUxCSpxFDt4oCqUTROk/s320/vento8.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After being the first in the world to catch the Volkswagen Vento in the flesh, we are again one of the first in India to bring to you the official images, specs and details of the much anticipated car. Volkswagen has released the official images of its Polo sedan in Russia. The model displayed will be built in the company’s manufacturing unit in Kaluga near Moscow. The car will make its show debut at the 2010 Moscow Motor Show in August.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sedan, as we had said earlier, will not just be a boot stuck on to the Polo, but a nicely executed car. The wheelbase of the car, and resultantly the overall size of the car will be much larger than its hatchback version. The new car will be 4.38 meters long, 1.7m wide and 1.46m high with a wheelbase of 2.55m (Polo is 2.456m). This will result in not only better legspace for the back benchers, but also a cavernous boot. The new car’s ground clearance too is increased by 15mm.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Engine options will include a 1.6-litre gasoline engine producing 105PS mated with a 5-speed manual transmission. Height adjustable driver’s seat, trip computer, air bags, power windows etc. will be available as standard equipment or options varying from variant to variant. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the Indian market, the Vento will also come with A 1.6 liter diesel engine producing 105 bhp. We can expect a DSG gearbox to make an appearance on the car at a later point in time. The price is expected to be in the region of 7 to 8 lakh, depending on the variant. Looking at the pictures, the quality of the interiors appears to be top notch. Feast your eyes on the pictures, covering every single detail of the car. And don’t forget to write your comments on how you like this new machine from the German automaker. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoTqFcU3PzmPYNru3JX_Z7pL8dEUhMZm4iOLdZPEF6IvxnLCcSaldAvA4wwonujv692lZFxL6exw7AiBQ57kX11EFHQEohrfLDgXhzUUGnwG8uTDvAFvWzXvYmwT52HlACVONbG3pLIo/s1600/ventao2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoTqFcU3PzmPYNru3JX_Z7pL8dEUhMZm4iOLdZPEF6IvxnLCcSaldAvA4wwonujv692lZFxL6exw7AiBQ57kX11EFHQEohrfLDgXhzUUGnwG8uTDvAFvWzXvYmwT52HlACVONbG3pLIo/s400/ventao2.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">  </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-23DacuhmHJTXa-X_1b8NPHScWMRfEt5w3jj-tcqpaeOZIQgyPIc3oyjerGolFOVDa6hEvLAuj8uTAOck-nJVRV56yhP2CxzXYUhJsxq9V0DfQIzWtIi-YG5pgce_kDQxcLaBBlcd1A/s1600/vento15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-23DacuhmHJTXa-X_1b8NPHScWMRfEt5w3jj-tcqpaeOZIQgyPIc3oyjerGolFOVDa6hEvLAuj8uTAOck-nJVRV56yhP2CxzXYUhJsxq9V0DfQIzWtIi-YG5pgce_kDQxcLaBBlcd1A/s320/vento15.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Volkswagen Vento. All the pictures, details and specifications

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A Small Car from Hyundai

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLC9Pe18s_4CEAR6lPQLo4B34M-_OROthRk2iXOR4uZfDm1A3JQBXoyJF3w4ZKKKecj_BXZ8UETd3YrKB4PO6UFe8zRGjAP-I1a46iOBs4NElnRmEmVP1SNnrRCHilZPCIkzGcFmI3kE/s1600/hyundai_ix_onic_concept_motoroids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLC9Pe18s_4CEAR6lPQLo4B34M-_OROthRk2iXOR4uZfDm1A3JQBXoyJF3w4ZKKKecj_BXZ8UETd3YrKB4PO6UFe8zRGjAP-I1a46iOBs4NElnRmEmVP1SNnrRCHilZPCIkzGcFmI3kE/s320/hyundai_ix_onic_concept_motoroids.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The number 800 was made legendary by the very much famous Maruti 800 from the Maruti Suzuki Stable. Even babies now know that the small-car market in India has been growing at the speed of a meteor just about to hit the earth. As far as the small-car market is concerned, Maruti Suzuki has proved to be the King. However, other car manufacturers are trying their best now to get their share of the small-car market. There have been a lot of speculations which indicate that Hyundai is planning to introduce a small car to its fleet of cars in India.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The car may hit the production lines by next year at the firm’s Chennai plant. According to our friends at Indian Autos Blog, the car will sport an 800cc three cylinder petrol engine which churns out around 50hp of power. The car might very well be christened ‘H800’ which could be similar to Maruti’s legendary Maruti 800 (H may stand for Hyundai). The H800 is expected to be smaller than the Santro. The car might sport a 5-speed transmission system too. According to various sources, a Diesel engine may be added to the menu in the near future after its launch which is expected to take place by March or April, 2011.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above is image manipulator Samuh Yogetta’s version of the H800. The above illustration has a close resemblance to the i10 and i20. The front-end of the car has been taken from the ix-onic concept. However, no further comments or claims can be made regarding the small car unless and until we get official pictures of the same. So let’s wait and watch whether the car turns out to be similar to the above illustration.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBklpcKiPq37ACoH1B-slToHQl1JkDSueUKKdRA7ZZ4S0W2XVQvwifAxaSedE3Fny3h5qfZHNHxEtNnqf3NkbzdvLzLkCLLYxufaPkc6kg-coFPglQ_uyEI25un85Y_rqe23ReABxB2s/s1600/hyundai_h800_motoroids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBklpcKiPq37ACoH1B-slToHQl1JkDSueUKKdRA7ZZ4S0W2XVQvwifAxaSedE3Fny3h5qfZHNHxEtNnqf3NkbzdvLzLkCLLYxufaPkc6kg-coFPglQ_uyEI25un85Y_rqe23ReABxB2s/s640/hyundai_h800_motoroids.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By: </span><a href="http://motoroids.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Motoroids</span></a></div>

A Small Car from Hyundai

The number 800 was made legendary by the very much famous Maruti 800 from the Maruti Suzuki Stable. Even babies now know that the small-car ...

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