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Yamaha Bike Price List

by Paul Joseph July 21, 2011 Featured

Yamaha Bike Price List – VMAX, MT 01, YZF-R1. FZ1, YZF-R15, Fazer, FZ-S. SZ-R, SZ, SS125, YBR 125 Bike Price in India Yamaha VMAX Price: Rs. 20,00,000/- Engine: 4-stroke, DOHC, 4-valve, V-type 4-cylinder,Liquid cooled Dimensions: 1,679cc Maximum Power :147.2 kW (200 PS) @ 9,000 rpm Maximum Torque:166.8 Nm (17.0 kg-m) @ 6,500 rpm Transmission:5-Speed constant

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SVP unwraps the Chevrolet Beat diesel

by Paul Joseph June 19, 2011 Featured

Our good friend Siddharth Vinayak Patankar of the highly popular Car and Bike Show on the NDTV network unwrapped the Chevrolet Beat diesel on last evening’s episode. Siddharth gave readers the lowdown along with a brief comparison with the Ford Figo. Details revealed during yesterday’s CnB show – A 936cc 3cyl diesel engine producing 57bhp and 150Nm of torque is paired to a new 5-speed gearbox – Turbo lag is less as the turbo is small and comes to optimum operating speed quickly – Suspension is tuned for more comfort – The cabin is more silent than the Figo’s – Variants are the same and equipment hasn’t been discounted on any of them – ARAI approved fuel efficiency figure is 24kmpl – Steering system shifted from hydraulic to EPS The Beat’s diesel engine is a downgraded edition of the 4cyl 1.3-liter Fiat Multi-jet engine powering everything from the Fiat Palio to the Maruti SX4. On the show, President and MD of GM India Karl Slym on said the Beat and Spark have different sets of customers. The buyer the Beat diesel will target is the WagonR and i10 fan. As petrol prices continue their journey north, the Beat diesel we must say has come at the right time, though the company would have liked to have it much before. OnCars.in earlier this year reported that the new diesel engine will be marketed as XSDE (eXtra Smart Diesel Engine). Features of the engine include an iron block, aluminum DOHC cylinder head, maintenance-free timing chain, centrifugal blowby separator filter for reduced oil consumption, low-noise timing gears, a balancer shaft designed to minimize NVH and a precisely sized waste-gated turbocharger. GM India told IAB that the Beat diesel will be launched during the second half of July. Chevrolet Beat Diesel caught testing The review can be seen on NDTV.com

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College students build diesel scooter returning 110kpl

by Paul Joseph June 16, 2011 Featured

If squeezing another mile from that last liter of petrol has been like no other relief, here comes happiness to you in TWO forms. First is that you may now not spend on the more expensive fuel i.e. petrol but diesel and then the cherry on top is that you get to run 110 KM in a liter of it. (Yes, confirmed!). A group of newbie engineers form a Bangalore based engineering college, all inspired by their motto of achieving more fuel economy have developed a prototype of their project which is a diesel powered motor-scooter which does 110 kmpl in actual life. The team consists of mechanical engineering students from M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology. The basic construction of their project is that they have fitted a diesel Bullet engine to a Kinetic Blaze scooter, amazingly being able to retain the automatic transmission and clutch from the Kinetic scooter itself. Guided by their mentor and teacher Dr. S V Prakash four mechanical engineering students namely Naveen V V, Tony Paul, Nadeem Anwar and Sanjay Bhushan attempted and achieved success in completing their project which they completed as the final year project for the college final year examinations. The engine swap was not a breeze as many technical changes to the engine parts had to be made including reducing the engine displacement from 350cc to 200cc. As a part of the weight saving measure the team was also able to bring down the weight of the flywheel to a mere 7 kg. The power output of the engine has also been bought down to 3.5 bhp from the original 6.5 bhp. The team in total spent Rs.77,000 and is pretty confident if the project is mass produced, the cost would come down to approximately 55,000-57,000 rupees. The need for such economical transportation is in a direct opposite relation with the ever increasing fuel prices. The prototype costs 40 paisa per km compared to 1.70 Rs when compared to the closest petrol counterpart. The efforts of the team have not gone in vain as the Kirloskar group has shown interest in the project and will be further providing assistance and aid to the team in bettering the technology, churning out a fine tuned and maybe more fuel efficient engines for future. Image Source – CarBlogIndia.com

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Fiat turbo bags best engine award

by Paul Joseph May 21, 2011 Featured

The Fiat’s 875cc two-cylinder Twin Air has won the 2011 International Engine of the Year Award at the Engine Expo in Stuttgart in Germany. There were expert judges as well as some of the world’s most renowned motor journalists. All were awed at the performance of the engine that was extremely low on emissions, high on fuel economy and was powerful enough in its category. There was much anticipation among the judges as well the participants as to how such a tiny turbocharged engine could deliver such performance. This 875cc engine is currently powering Fiat 500 car. Besides the International Engine of the Year Award, the small engine also bagged the Best New Engine, Best Sub 1-litre, and Best Green Engine awards in its category. Surprisingly, the engine completely beat zero emission electric engines by Nissan and Mitsubishi that were also on display at the Expo. The Fiat Linea and Fiat Grande Punto are fitted with a similar 90 Bhp engine. In addition to the Fiat’s 875cc engine, BMW also managed four wins in different categories. It’s 4-litre V8 found in the M3 was adjudged as the best in the three to four litre category. Besides, its 3-litre DI Twin Turbo also won the best engine in the 2.5-litre to 3-litre’ category award. BMW uses this engine in several of its cars. The 2-litre Twin Turbo diesel engine that currently powers the BMW 123d and BMW X1 also won the best engine award in the 1.8-litre to 2-litre’ category. In addiition to it the BMW 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbo engine that is the joint product of BMW and Peugeot also bagged the best engine award in the 1.4-litre to 1.8-litre’ category. Meanwhile, Volkswagen’s 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger engine retained its title in the 1-litre to 1.4-litre category for the third year as well. Moreover, the biggies category engine awards in the above 4 litre category were comfortably bagged by Ferrari. The 570bhp, 4.5-litre V8 engine currently powers the Ferrari 458 Italia.

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Panamera Cayenne cars improved engine

by Paul Joseph April 23, 2011 Featured

Porsche is going to launch Panamera and Cayenne cars in the coming time with variety of options and improvements in the engine part. Porsche Cayenne diesel car is coming with new engine for better efficiency level. The earlier version of the Cayenne is having less power production capacity. The new engine of the Cayenne will have the same displacement and bore, whereas there will be slight changes in the power producing capacity. This time the engine is going to produce 245hp and thus there is increase of 5hp than the older version of the engine. Cayenne will produce this much amount of power by consuming 7.2 liters of diesel to cover 100km. CO2 emissions rate has also been lowered to 6 grams. This particular characteristic of the Cayenne engine has put the car in to the top list of less CO2 emission cars. The performance of the car is also enhanced as compared to the previous one. The car can reach a maximum speed of 220km/hr. Acceleration of the car has also been improved a lot and thus the car can attain greater speeds in less amount of time. The latest improvements have been made by the application of many features. New materials of less weight are being used, latest turbocharger and improved thermal management is also integrated in the latest versions. New turbocharger is being used by the car which in turn increases the efficiency. The total effort has lead to reduce almost 20kg of the total weight of the car and thus the efficiency of the engine is also enhanced. There are various numbers of improvements that are done in the Cayenne S Hybrid. Porsche Panamera model has also experienced many changes. The headlights of the Panamera are enhanced with better options. Wireless internet access option is also provided in the Panamera car.

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Mazda cars to hit Indian roads soon

by Paul Joseph April 21, 2011 Featured

Mazda, the Japan based leading automaker, is planning to launch its range of popular global portfolio cars in the Indian market. Mazda is known for introducing the famous Wankel Rotary Engine of its sports cars. The company now eyes to capitalize on …read more

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Official – Chevrolet Beat diesel engine production begins in June 2011

by Paul Joseph April 18, 2011 Featured

In a press release General Motors has spoken about the 1.0-liter 3-cylinder diesel engine that will debut on the Beat during the second half of 2011. The diesel heart was designed by GM’s Torino Engineering Center supported by engineers at the Bangalore Powertrain facility. Producing 140 Nm @ 1,750 rpm, the engine will be fitted with a Dual Overhead Camshaft and a turbocharger. There is no mention of power output, but we were told by an inside source that it will make 57bhp. The new diesel engine could be marketed as XSDE (Xtra Smart Diesel Engine) and the same engine could be used on the Spark mini car . Read the press release after the break to gain more knowledge on this important engine that promises to boost sales volume of the Beat. Chevrolet Beat Diesel caught testing Press Release General Motors designs new turbo-diesel engine to be used first in Indian market * 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine to have best-in-class fuel efficiency and performance for its size * General Motors Torino Engineering Center development team was supported by GM India Engineering * Production begins in Talegaon, India in June 2011 * First application to be the Chevrolet Beat for India market Torino, Italy — A multinational team led by GM’s Torino Engineering Center and supported by engineers from GM India today announced that production of a 1.0-liter three-cylinder diesel engine will start in June 2011. The diesel expertise of the GM’s Torino engineers has resulted in an engine that is expected to enhance GM’s competitiveness in the Indian market. “The exclusive design leveraged the capabilities of dozens of Torino-based diesel engineers to deliver what is expected to be a leader for its size in performance and fuel efficiency for the Indian market,” said Stefano Caprio, the 1.0-liter engine global program manager and chief engineer. “Contributing to the great fuel economy is an innovative, lightweight three-cylinder design.” The new compact engine will also be the peak torque leader for its displacement in the Indian market (140 Nm @ 1,750 rpm) and low-end peak torque leader for its displacement worldwide at 100 Nm @ 1,250 rpm. GM Torino and GM India Engineering collaborated closely to design in specific regional features and content requirements. Features of the engine include an iron block, aluminum DOHC cylinder head, lifetime maintenance-free timing chain, centrifugal blowby separator filter for lower oil consumption, low-noise timing gears, a balancer shaft for state-of-the-art NVH and a precisely sized waste-gated turbocharger. The 1.0-liter turbo-diesel engine will be manufactured at GM India’s Talegaon plant in Maharashtra and will be launched on the Chevrolet Beat in the second half of 2011. “GM India President & Managing Director Karl Slym said, “This new state-of-the-art turbo-diesel engine will enhance the competitiveness of our Chevrolet line-up in the Indian market. The addition of diesel options to our portfolio will continue to improve our sales volume and market share,” Slym added.

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New Hyundai Verna coming on May 11?

by Paul Joseph April 18, 2011 Featured

Autocar India editor Hormazd Sorabjee, who almost always gets it right, has tweeted that Hyundai will launch the new Verna on the 11th of next month. As we reported earlier, production of the new Verna should’ve commenced on the 15th on this month. Hyundai could offer as many as four engine options (2 diesel + 2 petrol) along with a 4-speed automatic transmission on select variants. The new Verna has been spied almost everyday by IAB readers, we even carried a set earlier today. Source – Twitter.com

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Ford India completes 1,00,000th engine

by Paul Joseph March 30, 2011 Featured

Ford India has achieved an important marker in its Chennai plant. The company announced that yesterday it had rolled out its 1,00,000th engine from its manufacturing plant at Chennai – a feat that was achieved in just 14 months after the engine plant was erected. Ford India President and Managing Director, Michael Boneham – This world-class manufacturing facility reinforces our intent and commitment to compete with great products and powertrains in all segments. The engine plant has been set up as part of Ford’s $500-million investment at the Maraimalai Nagar site with a capacity to produce 2,50,000 engines per year to meet the demands of the Indian market. It exports one-third of the engines produced to South Africa and Thailand The company is certain that the next 1,00,000 units will be manufactured at a much faster pace.

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