Beauties and beasts from auto expo 2014

Beauties and Beasts from Auto Expo 2014

Prepared by: Ms. Meera Mody

Auto Expo 2014 :

• The 12th edition of the Auto Expo is underway at the India Expo Mart at Greater Noida. With more than a 100 cars to be unveiled and a suitable number of two-wheelers, the first two days of the expo, February 5 and 6 are restricted only for the media. The expo will be thrown open to the general public for four days from February 7-11.

• Luxury carmaker BMW India on Wednesday unveiled four cars in Auto Expo 2014 in Greater Noida.

1.BMW i8, which was first seen in Hollywood flick 'Mission Impossible 4'.

2.BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo3.New X54.BMW M6 Gran Coup

BMW

• The cars from the BMW were unveiled by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.

• The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid supercar is one of the highlights of the Auto Expo 2014 and BMW plans to import this 362bhp electric beauty by late 2014 in CBU form. Guess who may be the first customer?

BMW i8

BMW i8

BMW i8

BMW i8

BMW 320d Gran Turismo:

• Car with comfortable rear seats, meant for a long drive.

• Priced at Rs 42.75 lakh, this will be available in showrooms starting March.

BMW 320d Gran Turismo:

BMW X5:

• The 'Boss', as the X5 is called, had created a new category as a sports utility vehicle when it was first launched in 1999.

• The all new Boss will be manufactured locally at BMW’s Chennai plant and will be made available in the third quarter of 2014.

BMW X5:

BMW M6 Gran Coupe

Merc CLA AMG:

• The most luxurious AMG version of the CLA; Mercedes hopes to find many buyers in India.

• The vehicle has a 2-litre, 4-cylinder engine that thakes you from 0-100 kmph in 4.6 seconds

Merc CLA AMG:

Merc GLA SUV:

• Mercedes enters the compact SUV space with this vehicle. (Until now the company had the M and the ML class in the SUV space).

• This is competition for the Audi Q5.

Merc GLA SUV:

Jaguar Land Rover Range Rover LWB

• Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra poses on the Jaguar Land Rover Range Rover LWB during its unveiling at the 12th Indian auto Expo in Noida, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014.



Maruti : all-new Celerio

• Aimed at strengthening its position in the compact car segment, country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Thursday launched 'Celerio', priced between Rs 3.9 lakh and Rs 4.96 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi)..

• At present, the Celerio doesn't replace any of Maruti's existing models. But going forward, it could replace the slow selling A-Star.

• "Celerio will cater to a growing demand for vehicles with automatic gear shift at an affordable price,“.

• The auto gear shift variants (two) are priced at Rs 4.29 lakh and Rs 4.59 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

• MSI has already started taking bookings for the car.• The Celerio will be pitched against the likes of

Hyundai's Grandi10 and Honda's Brio, whose automatic versions are priced at Rs 6.04 lakh and Rs 6.19 lakh, respectively (ex-showroom, Delhi).

• The Celerio will offer a fuel efficiency of 23.1 km per litre.



Tata

• The event kicked off with homage to Karl Slym. Everybody got up. There was Slym’s picture right in front of the stage. 1963-2014.

• In the last 15 months or so that he spent at Tata Motors, Slym had only one agenda in his mind: Tata Motors had to wake up to create a new product.

• Everybody, from engineering to quality to design must come together and build a fresh product.

• One that is not called Indica or Vista or Manza. Everything about it had to be new. And cool, young and fun.

• Something very unlike Tata Motors.

• Tata Motors at expo unveiled two new vehicles: a sub-4-metre sedan called Zest and a hatchback called Bolt.

BOLT

ZEST

Tata Nexon

• Home grown auto major Tata Motors on Wednesday unveiled a concept compact sports utility vehicle Nexon, giving a glimpse of its future direction in terms of technologies, as it bids to make up lost ground in passenger vehicles market.

Tata Nexon

Tata Nexon

Audi : A3 Quatrro

• Priced at Rs 25 lakh, this is the cheapest Audi to be launched in the Indian market.

Audi : A3 Quatrro

Ford's Feisty New Fiesta

• With Smart Technology And Impressive Looks, The Carmaker Wants To Take Its India Presence To The Next Level

• The new Ford Fiesta comes with smart technology (Ford SYNC with AppLink) that allows a driver to multitask: Drive and perform functions on his smart phone through voice commands.

The new Ford Fiesta :

Hyndai : New SantaFe

Hyndai : New SantaFe

• This upgraded third generation vehicle has a 2.2-litre diesel engine and promises better efficiency, lower emissions and a high mileage of 14.74 kmpl.

• Priced between Rs 26.3 lakh and Rs 29.25 lakh.

Hyundau : Xcent

Hyundai : Xcent

• Hyundai, the Korean car company, has been a constant, quiet performer in India.

• Xcent: Hyundai’s sub-4 metre sedan is slated to launched in March. It directly competes with Maruti's D’zire and Hondas Amaze.

• The Xcent will go on sale next month. The car will be available in both petrol and diesel variants and also with manual or automatic transmission.

Maruti : SX4 S-Cross & Ciaz

• Maruti Kicks off Auto Expo with Two 'Futuristic' Launches: SX4 S-Cross, Ciaz

• New models aimed at meeting the growing demand of sedans in India.

• The SX4 S-Cross offers various driving modes for better performance and safety and hopes to compete with the Mahindra XUV.

• The Ciaz, which has a sporty look, is being introduced to compete with Hyundai’s Verna and Honda’s City.

Maruti : Ciaz

Maruti SX 4 S Cross:

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Beauties and beasts from auto expo 2014