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Suzuki R3 comcept gallery

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:32:43 +0000

more pic http://autoten.com/2010/01/05/suzuki-r3-mpv-concept-picture-interior-and-exterior

toyota to annouce Toyota Etios (codename EFC or 801L) to compet with Swift ans Swift Dzire

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:50:36 +0000

Toyota had recently announced that it will unveil its small car codenamed as “Entry Family Car or EFC Or 80

1L” at the Delhi Auto Expo. It has christened the new car as Toyota Etios, meaning ‘the origin of’. The car will be placed in the most competing small car segment and will be priced around Rs. 4.5 lakh or $10,000. The car will compete with the popular small car of India – Maruti Swift. Toyota will introduce both notchback and hatchback models at the Delhi Auto Expo. Toyota intends to maintain the quality of its cars, thus it will introduce its notchback model first. The hatchback model, which will sell in volumes, will come later.

Toyota has squeezed out costs wherever possible to make it price-competitive in India and has made it stand at par with Maruti Swift. Etios will be come with two engine options – a 1.4-liter diesel that powers the Yaris and a 1.2- or 1.3-liter gasoline unit. Toyota also has 1.3L petrol engine (K3 series) but has not made it clear whether it will be downsized to 1.2L to meet the small car regulation norms to save on excise duty.

India will be the lead plant in the world for the Etios, followed by Brazil, thus further consolidating India as a global hub for small cars. The new Entry Family concept car is expected to be 90 percent same to the production version that will be on sale end of 2010

source: autocar india

Suzuki Set To Unveil Concept R3 MPV to replace Versa and Suzuki APV At Auto Expo 2010

admin — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:09:16 +0000

Maruti Suzuki India is all set to unveil ‘Concept R3′ a first compact multi-purpose vehicle or MPV at the forthcoming Auto Expo 2010 in January.

The 6-seater MPV has been conceptualized , designed and built from the search by a team of talented Indian designers in India over a short time span of nine months. It represents the next level of skill enhancement of Maruti Suzuki engineers.
autoten.com expect the car is all new platfrom that lauch in next 1 or 2 year to replace the 2 car model of Maruti Versa india and Suzuki APV. as the Maruti versa was minorchange,get new KB-serise engine ,wil got a lot price down and renamed it call Eeco to replace the Maruti Suzuki Omni.

Suzukifan admin expect the car will slot under toyota innova and will be Toyota Avanza competitor.

here are infomation from autocar india

After closely watching the success of the Toyota Innova, Maruti is planning to launch an MPV in India but in a segment below the Innova. The RIII concept to be unveiled at the Auto Expo will reveal a compact MPV with good packaging of three rows of seats.

Built on a stretched SX4 platform, the production version of the RIII is expected to be built on a monocoque and hence will be more car-like in its driving characteristics than a typical body-on-frame design. It would be safe to assume that petrol power will be offered via a Suzuki K-series motor, which is fast becoming Maruti’s staple engine family. Engine displacements are likely to vary between 1.2 to 1.4 litres. A diesel engine option is a must and it’s likely that the popular Fiat 1.3-litre Multijet will be employed for the RIII.

However, VW’s recent buy out of a 20 percent stake in Suzuki raises the possibility of engines from the German carmaker finding their way under the R III’s hood.

The RIII is currently only in the concept stage and it would take another 18-24 months to make it a showroom reality, once the green light for production is given. The RIII is also part of Maruti’s strategy to explore more profitable segments of the market and lessen its reliance on the small car sector where it is totally dominant.

Suzuki show 17 vehicle and 500-plus sketches in‘Joys of Life’ pavilion at 2010 Auto Expo

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:19:05 +0000