fter much speculation about the ‘Indigo Vista’(see here), the Tata Motors have launched the same under the brand name Indigo Manza. But, the Manza is not just the sedan version of the current generation Indica. It has got some design tweaks when compared to the Indica Vista. Though the Tata Manza is based on Indica Vista’s stretched platform, the company insists that Tata Manza is an altogether new car with complete new body on a new platform which houses an all new interior and makes a bold styling statement. The …

aruti Suzuki India launched another of it’s global brands – the Splash – to be called the Ritz in India(as the name Splash is already in use by another car maker). At the Paris Motor Show in late September 2006, Suzuki presented `Project Splash`, a concept car showcasing a taste of the styling of the future production-version Ritz. The extremely positive response of the audience confirmed to Akira Kamio and his team that they had taken the right path for Ritz. However, we wonder whether the design of the Ritz …

aruti Suzuki India, the country’s leading carmaker, is recalling 1,00,000 A-Star hatchbacks to fix a fuel leakage problem with the model. Maruti is recalling the cars from Europe, as the A-Star had been exported to different parts of the world.(Find out more here) The total cost of the same is about Rs. 30 crores of which 40 percent will be borne by the auto component manufacturer. The recall includes Maruti A-Star models manufactured during November 2008 and August 2009, and sold in domestic as well as overseas markets. About 1 …

he A-Star is another A-segment entrant from Maruti Suzuki. The car created headlines even before it’s first pictures were out, as it housed the KB-Series 998cc engine, which is Euro 5-compliant with Co2 emissions and develops 67 Bhp of power with 90 Nm of torque. Maruti had invested Rs. 1200 crores and 3 years to make this petrol mill, and the results are apparent. The engine loves to be revved, and the gearbox feels good. The fuel consumption of A-Star is a whopping 19.6 kmpl, as tested by ARAI. All …

        he 80th international motor show is running at Geneva right now,started off on 4th of this month and will continue till 14th.This is an annual event, where almost manufacturers from 30 countries show their concepts and new borns. The motor show started of in 1905 still running successfully.Super cars and concept cars are the usual show stoppers in this motor show.This year it has around 250 manufacturers from different parts of the globe.More torque and technology is what is being shown now, new break throughs and findings are displayed, the …