Tokyo: For a former James Bond car, it's a chance to live twice. Japanese engineers put a new spin on an old classic car for a recent auto show, remodelling a Toyota 2000GT with solar panels and high-tech gadgets to make it 100 per cent electric and solar-powered. Heralded as Japan's first sports car when it came out in 1967, the vehicle was used in the James Bond movie You...
08:07 PM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: Japanese car maker Toyota launched a new version of its hybrid sedan Prius in India that is priced between Rs 27.39 lakh and Rs 29.41 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The company, which is present in India through a joint venture with the Kirloskar Group, had first introduced the world's best selling hybrid car in 2010. "The introduction of the new Prius is our sincere effort to bring in advanced...
04:27 PM, Jan 07, 2012
New Delhi: Toyota Kirloskar Motors launched their new face-lifted Innova and new Fortuner at the Auto Expo 2012 Delhi. Also on display were an array of their new offerings including a new Etios, new Etios Liva, Altis Easy Seat, new Prius, new Camry and the new LandCruiser 200. The face-lift on the Innova is quite refreshing and the new wrap around headlights and angular lower grill lend it a sporty...
08:16 PM, Jan 06, 2012
New Delhi: Toyota unveiled their Etios and Liva racing concepts for the upcoming Etios Motor Racing (EMR) trophy at the Auto Expo 2012. Toyota Racing Development (TRD) will be supporting the EMR. Toyota's venture into the Indian motorsport scene comes at a time just after India hosted its first ever F1 race last year. The EMR series will be held in the latter half of 2013 and will be part...
11:44 AM, Jan 06, 2012
New Delhi: It's day two of the Auto Expo 2012 in Delhi on Friday, but car lovers will have to wait another 24 hours before the gates are opened for the general public. Toyota will launched its revamped Etios on Friday. 50 car markers from around the world will unveil over 55 new cars till January 11. The hot wheels on display on Thursday included Maruti Suzuki's SUV, Hyundai's three-door...
09:18 AM, Jan 06, 2012
New Delhi: Passenger car makers offered huge discounts in December, as much as Rs 60,000-70,000, to attract buyers, in what has been a year full of speed breakers for the industry. But if you haven't bought your car yet, get ready for price hikes from January. Many car makers out there, Indian and multi-national, have announced price hikes in the range 1-3 per cent from January 1. December is typically...
10:28 AM, Jan 01, 2012
Objectivity, above all else, is the hardest part of my job. Let me put it in perspective. In my case the Swift was the first enthusiast's car Id ever driven. The first time I'd experienced fluent steering communication on the twisties, the first time I felt the rear get loose and control it on opposite lock. The Swift diesel was my first taste of a car with a delicious kick...
03:56 PM, Dec 24, 2011
Toyotas entry level sedan, the hugely successful Etios, now gets a diesel twin. And its ready to rattle. The diesel Etios is powered by Toyotas 1.4-litre, D-4D engine. So it has the same engine as the Corolla Altis but detuned to produce a maximum power of 68Ps at 3800rpm. It produces a maximum torque of 170Nm from 1800 to 2400rpm. Toyota has also done away with the expensive Variable Geometry...
03:18 PM, Dec 24, 2011
Most automobile manufacturers today have begun to give a similar family face across all models in its lineup. Toyota's siblings until recently looked different from each other but now even the Japanese manufacturer has decided to give their models a family treatment. That brings us to the SUV you're seeing here, it is the new Fortuner that will be soon be seen on Indian roads. When you look at it,...
04:36 PM, Dec 17, 2011
The Innova doesn't need an introduction. It went straight to the top of its class when it was launched six years ago and is still untouchable. In fact this probably is a record of sorts - despite being on the market, essentially unchanged, it still commands a waiting list! Despite being the staple of taxi fleets all over the country it still is very popular among private buyers. How then...
04:35 PM, Dec 17, 2011
I remember when I drove the Nissan Sunny in India for the first time and came back to office. Apart from everyone going 'sunny side-up' ten thousand times, the joookes on the ad were wearing thin. So the banter shifted to guessing the price. Everyone put the car in the seven lakh plus category, considering the features it had. But when Nissan announced the price a week later, it was...
03:15 PM, Dec 12, 2011
Its an out and out gang war except here, unlike the Mumbai underworld, the characters have turned up in double-breasted suits, including the handkerchiefs sticking out of their pockets. Some of them have their hats on too. It is after all a battle to grab the eyeballs of the elite. The entry level D-segment caters to the luxury seeker who, might never admit it but, also has one eye on...
12:23 PM, Dec 10, 2011
When Babur decided it was time to lay the foundations for the Mughal empire, he marched his armies across the Khyber Pass and into Delhi. Once he had claimed Delhi for himself he figured out that a little southeast of Delhi was a sprawling city known as Agra where much of Ibrahim Lodi's wealth was concentrated. Now that Babur had established himself in Hindustan, there appeared a new threat "...
12:36 PM, Dec 08, 2011
New Delhi: To feed the growing appetite for luxury cars in India, Japanese auto giant Toyota will officially introduce its premium brand Lexus here in 2013 through fully imported route. The company, which is present here through a joint venture with the Kirloskar Group, will set up separate exclusive showrooms for selling the cars and sports utility vehicles of the brand. "Lexus is a premium and reputed brand of Toyota....
01:17 PM, Nov 29, 2011
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