Toyota made a good move by launching the Toyota Corolla Altis recently, but it came really really late. Whereas Honda is launching new products almost every 6 month, including the latest Honda City! Now Toyota will be bringing the facelifted version of the Toyota Innova.

Toyota had already launched this facelifted version in other Asian countries and will enter India in the month of December. The facelift is minor which includes the new bumpers, the refreshed clear headlights and the new tail-lights. The main face-lift takes place in the interiors with a new in-dash CD changer and wood works.

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The most active motorcycle maker this year is Yamaha motors that launched the YZF R15, the FZ 16 and the 2 variants of the Gladiator! Yamaha plans more with 2 new bikes and a set of new scooters coming this year. Now rumours are spilling that one of the 2 new bikes Yamaha would be launching is the YZF R125.

The R125 is the lower option to the YZF R15. The Yamaha YZF R125 is equipped with a liquid cooled 125cc 4-stroke SOHC engine with Fuel Injection. This 125cc engine would produce an impressive 15bhp and torque of 12Nm. Seriously very good for a 125cc engine. A 6-speed manual transmission will also be in the list.

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Capture that! the Zero-X off-road vehicle. Whats so different in this is that it is completely electric! the  Zero-X is made by Zero motorcycles, which records its first step to a cleaner and greener motorcycle off-road racing. The Zero-X is powered by a 17kW motor which will produce an incredible 23 horsepower! incredible for an electric bike.

Another incredible fact is that the Zero-X is only 63kg heavy! it is only as heavy as an average Indian teenager. Again another incredible specs is the ability to reach from 0-50 km/hr in only about 2 seconds and has a top speed of 100 km/ph!

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In Chennai, when i first saw a Hyundai Accent police car i was really shocked and quite impressed.  Then i imagined a Honda Civic police car, who cares?? when police from some countries would be getting a 2009 Dodge Charger to run down suspects! But i wonder when India would be ordering 200 of these?

The more amazing fact is the engine which is Chrysler’s 5.7-litre HEMI V8 engine that produces 368bhp and torque of 395 lb.-ft. At that rate of power and if i got that car, i would love to be a police.

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Korean car maker, Hyundai, got many people attention with the new hyundai i20. Hyundai said that the i20 would be launched in India next month to compete with the Suzuki Swift and its main competitor, the Skoda Fabia. The search for i20 in googles search list was buzzing up day by day after the revealing of the interior and exterior pictures.

In Europe, where the demand for small cars with great fuel efficiency is increasing, the i20 would be launched there early next year to conquer the segment with a hell of feature and engines. In Europe, the i20 would replace the Hyundai, but in India, both the Getz and i20 would be sold side by side, where the Hyundai i20 would be the bigger, more costlier one.

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We bring you the news and pictures of the latest 2009 Mazda 3, which is known as the Mazda Axela in Japan. Not any news for Indians, since Mazda still didn’t make an entry and the sister company Ford is not actively participating in the Indian automobile industry. The 2009 Mazda3 will be revealed live at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which will be started on November 19.

These are the first photos of the Mazda3 and the design is just brilliant. The Mazda3 looks like a compact version of the much more greater and better Mazda6. If Mazda makes an entry with this model, it would be great since, it is a C segment car and would give great competition to the Honda Civic. Way back in the year 2006, there were news that Ford might welcome Mazda in India.

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Thanks to carscoop, I got the news that Honda showcased the concept version of the production City? Ok, now that is really confusing. Normally, manufacturers unveil the concept first and then manufacture the car. The concept was showcased at the 2008 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney.

The concept Honda City is just a pepped up, much sportier version of the current production 2009 Honda City. The design includes the dark maroonish black colour with LED headlights and tail-lamps, the stylish alloys. It is also equipped with a new aerodynamically shaped exterior mirrors that house a set of rear-view cameras.

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honda unicorn grand prix edition

Honda 2 wheelers India had stickered its Unicorn and named it “the Unicorn Grand Prix Edition”! This will be a limited edition bike, only producing 3500 units. The design is said to be inspired from Honda’s racing DNA. This GP editon will be priced at Rs 59,290 (ex-showroom Delhi).

Honda says that “The Limited edition Unicorn Grand Prix Edition Is designed to bring the authentic racing experience every time you ride it.”. By launching this limited edition model by Honda, it doesn’t look like it will be following the footsteps of Yamaha.

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Like many little boys, Leonardo Panayiotou is obsessed with cars. But while his friends have to make do with toys, this four-year-old has got his hands on the real thing.He drives a powerful go-kart and is already beating children three times his age at the track where Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton cut his teeth.

Leonardo’s lap times in his 60cc model, which can do more than 50mph, are fast enough to qualify for competitive racing – although he will have to wait another four years before he is old enough to compete officially.

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Suzuki’s global car, the A-star was showcased in the 2008 Paris Motor Show. The Suzuki’s A-star will be called the Alto in India, but it is not officially confirmed that the new Alto will replace the existing MS Alto or run alongside it. The A-star or the 2009 Maruti Suzuki Alto will be manufactured in India at Maruti Suzuki’s facility at Manesar and would also be considered for export to European countries.

This stylish, funky little car will be launched during the festive season, i.e around Diwali, i.e October end or November. The new Alto will be launched with the latest K-series engine which is a 1.0L engine and also a 1.2L engine will be considered for the Indian market.

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