Driving trials of Porsche’s ambitious 918 Spyder have already started in Stuttgart. The company has already put the final touches to one of the 918 Spyder prototypes with a black and white livery from the old 917 racer series
Post the 2012 Union Budget, every automobile manufacturer in India was forced to hike the prices of their vehicles. However the government’s recent decision to reduce the excise duties on truck chassis has resulted in Ashok Leyland to reduce prices of its commercial vehicles by one per cent. The company had recently hiked vehicle prices by five per cent in May this year
After months of anticipation Honda has finally launched what will be their most significant motorcycle for India, the Dream Yuga. Honda has launched many revolutionary motorcycles worldwide over the years all with the prefix, ‘Dream’ and the Dream Yuga is the latest in the line. At the heart of the motorcycle is an 110cc mill producing 8.6PS of power at 7500rpm.It is priced at Rs 44,642 ex showroom Delhi
Mercedes Benz has just launched the all new M-Class in India. The updated car gets the new signature front and is now wider and longer. Height though has been reduced marginally. Mercedes currently plans to sell only the ML350 CDI in India with the 3.0-litre, V6 turbo diesel making 258PS and 620Nm. The introductory ‘launch edition’ (only 100 units will be sold) will be priced at Rs 66 lakh (ex-Delhi)
Starting June, Mahindra and Mahindra’s motorsports wing, Mahindra Adventure will begin with a series of motorsport events for 2012-2013. The calendar for the same is as given below. Along with the unveiling of the calendar, M&M also introduced an airconditioner, heater and engine immobiliser in the Thar CRDe. It is priced at Rs 6.75 lakh, ex-Mumbai
Bajaj Auto has unveiled the new Discover 125 Sports Tourer in the Indian market. The new Discover has a 125cc, 4-valve, air-cooled, twin spark carburetted engine which makes a maximum power of 13PS and 10.8Nm of torque. It is mated to a 5-speed gearbox. Bajaj claims that the Discover 125 ST with its kerb weight of 124.5kg will hit a top speed of 105kmph