Cars

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

India’s largest passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki unveiled the new compact SUV concept XA Alpha XA Alpha a concept for a compact SUV, was unveiled at the Maruti Suzuki pavilion at Auto Expo 2012 XA combines ruggedness and ‘muscle’ – the traditional attributes of a Sports Utility Vehicle – with elegance, a certain finesse and [...]

You might find it hard to digest, but Ford has unveiled a compact SUV with a three cylinder, 1-litre engine. Prices haven’t been announced yet. Ford has introduced the all-new Ford EcoSport at Auto Expo 2012. Modern and innovative, the all-new Ford EcoSport was designed to combine best-in-class design, technology, quality and safety aimed at [...]

Bajaj Auto Ltd launched its first-ever four-wheeled vehicle, saying the RE60 would target commercial users and three-wheeled vehicle owners in India. Bajaj Auto Ltd launched its first-ever four-wheeled vehicle, saying the RE60 would target commercial users and three-wheeled vehicle owners in India, and that production could involve Nissan and Renault. The unveiling of the four-seater [...]