Hyundai Motor India Ltd., India’s second largest car manufacturer today launched the much-awaited LPG Santro christened the Santro Eco. The new Santro Eco will be Rs 21,500 more than the existing petrol Santro. This move has been taking as a part of Hyundai’s initiative to promote eco-friendly and non-polluting transportation.

The Santro Eco will come with a factory fitted LPG kit and boasts of features that meet global standards of performance and safety. The Santro eco will be powered by a 1.1L, eRLX engine. It will offer its customers a combination of performance and unmatched fuel economy! The ex-showroom Delhi price for Santro eco (GL) is Rs 354,294 and Santro eco (GLS) is Rs 373,357.

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Yamaha India is getting hot on the wheels this year! Yamaha launched the Sporty new gladiator, Yamaha YZF R15 and the FZ16 and now 3 new scooters were found at Yamaha showrooms in Pune by bikeindia.in. The Yamaha Vino, Mio and Nouvo were found in the Showroom. We have no idea what Yamaha’s plans are, but we think one of these scooters will be entering India.

Yamaha has launched these bikes in their Indonesian markets and we hope that they might bring in some of their best models to compete with the scooter segment leader ‘Honda’.

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The third generation, 2009 Renault Megane, which was recently revealed, will be launched in India. The all new Megane will be produced in Renault-Nissan’s facility outside Chennai. Renault, which is selling through Mahindra will be launched through the Mahindra-Renault dealerships.

Renault came to India with the low-cost Logan and is planning to bring in its performance cars at an affordable price. The previous generation Megane was a success in Europe due to its diesel engine and price. Looking at the features of why it became a success, i couldn’t even think why it wouldn’t become a success in India too. We will have to see if they bring in the Megane hatch version or the Sedan version.

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Autoincar.com had posted the pictures of the Daewoo Lacetti also known as the Chevrolet Optra in Korea. Looks like Chevrolet has done a good job with the car and looks amazing in the white colour. The new Optra is said to launch in India by the month of July in the year 2009! The Chevrolet Optra will be further armoured to be the next generation Chevrolet Cobalt. Looking at the car and the interiors, i can say that the Corolla and Civic will be welcoming trouble next year.
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The all new Chevrolet Cruze has been completely uncovered. The Cruze will enter in India by July 2009, as the Chevrolet Optra. These pictures came from the official GM studio, where the photo shoot was going on. The 2009 Chevrolet Optra will compete against the Corolla and Civic and if given a 1.6L engine, the main competitor would be the all new Honda City.

A very good design indeed though the front looks like the all new Honda Accord. GM had equipped its own unique grille with a huge Chevrolet Badge. The Hood design is really great as it flows down curving back giving it a muscular look. These designs continue in the side with sharp cuts and a very sleek design. It is then occupied by the massive tail lights with a line of chrome connecting the two tail lights.
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When Hyundai launched its model i10, it was greeted with great sales and reviews. Hyundai plans to bring in another model of the ‘i’ series to increase its market share. The i20 will be launched in November, but will be unveiled officially at the upcoming Paris auto show. Hyundai plans to produce the i20 in India, sell it in India and then export it to other countries from India.

The 2 possible engines that can make it to India is the 1.2L petrol engine that produces 78bhp and a 1.4L Diesel engine that produces 90bhp. The i20 is expected to be longer, wider and roomier than the Hyundai Getz.

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Congratulations to Preetham Dev Moses, as he will be participating in the upcoming MotoGP round which will be held in Malaysia. This round will take place on the 19th of October. Preetham received a wild card entry from the FIM. He will be riding a 250cc Aprilia for his races in Malaysia. Preetham will also be participating in the following round which will be held in Valencia, Spain on the 26th of October.

Preetham was the first Indian to test for MotoGP when he rode a 125cc Aprilia on the Zuhai International Circuit in China on the 1st and 2nd September. Now he will be the first Indian to participate in the MotoGP races.

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A reader of cubiccapacity.com had caught a bunch of Fiat Linea testing in Kolhapur in Maharashtra. According to the person who took the pictures there were 6 petrol cars and 6 diesel cars filling up fuel at a petrol station. The Fiat Linea is said to launch in October or november and will be priced between 7-9Lakh bracket and will compete with the new Honda City, SX4,etc.

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One of the reader at team-bhp caught the presence of the European version of the Honda Accord in Uttar Pradesh, near Noida. The European Honda Accord is the same as the Acura’s TSX. The Acura TSX is a sister brand of Honda. Since the Acura TSX’s grille is a more boldy designed and has a thicker chrome design, this is the European Honda Accord! But we wonder what they were doing with that car over here?

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Yamaha Motors India had made a comeback in India by launching the 2 new bikes - Yamaha YZF R15 and the Yamaha FZ16. What i am going to do here is test these two vehicles and give a review on which one is a better choice in which factor. The YZF R15 is selling quite well and the sight of the bike is becoming quite common. But what about the recently launched FZ16?

The YZF R15’s engine is a 150cc liquid-cooled with electronic fuel engine. This engine produces an impressive 17bhp and torque of 15Nm. The FZ16’s engine is also a 150cc air-cooled engine producing a decent 14bhp and a good torque of 14Nm.

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