Automobiles

Ford may have spent last month using technology to create more problems, but this month it shows how it’s using technology to actually solve problems. The new kick-activated tailgate on the Kuga SUV lets you open the tailgate without your hands. It’s a valuable feature for anyone that tends to lug two armfuls worth of [...]

Having first unveiled its Juke Nismo Concept at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan has chosen the 2012 Geneva Motor Show to give the car its European debut and reveal that it will indeed go into production as the first in a series of production cars to get the Nismo treatment. Essentially a toned-down version [...]

Hyundai’s newest concept car, the 4.4 meter-long (14.4 ft) four-seater i-oniq electric sports hatchback, features a 109 PS electric motor and a range-extending 3-cylinder 1.0 liter petrol engine. In electric-only mode, the i-oniq has a range of 120 km (75 miles), but with the petrol engine producing electricity, the range extends beyond 700 km (435 [...]

Nissan India today assumed leadership of the online space by becoming the first international automobile company in India to cross the 500,000 community fan base on its Facebook brand page. The social media success has come in about four months of the Company launching an online campaign, New Star of India, through the most popular [...]

TVS launched its 2012 edition of the Star City. The new Star City has dual tone body colours with six new colour combinations and a new headlamp design. TVS has also added clear lens indicators to the package. Available with a five-year warranty, TVS has priced the base version of Star City at Rs 38,650 [...]

Washington: A tiny, revolutionary, fold-up car designed in Spain’s Basque country, which is said to be the answer to urban stress and pollution, was unveiled on Tuesday before it hits European cities in 2013. The “Hiriko,” the Basque word for “urban,” is an electric two-seater with no doors whose motor is located in the wheels [...]

Youngman JNP6250G is the world’s longest bus that was designed in China. The city bus is 82-feet long and it is meant to help deal with the multimillion populations in such megapolises as Beijing and Hangzhou. The bus includes 5 doors and 40 passenger seats, while the rest of the space can fit 260 standing [...]

Nagapattinam: Engineering students of a university in Thanjavur have designed two types of light weight, eco-friendly and low-cost cars, including an amphibian one capable of travelling on road and floating on water. While one type of car runs on petrol and LPG, the other one is an electric car operated using a battery tapping solar [...]

The country’s second largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto Tuesday launched a sports bike ‘Duke 200′ from its Austrian associate firm KTM’s portfolio at an introductory price of Rs 1.18 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). “The launch of ‘Duke’ is one of the many steps in our association with KTM over the last five years. Between Bajaj Pulsar [...]

Eco drive: Japanese car maker Toyota launched a new version of its hybrid sedan Prius in India. The new Prius that is priced between Rs 27.39 lakh and Rs 29.41 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The company, which is present in India through a joint venture with the Kirloskar Group, had first introduced the world’s best selling [...]