All New Maruti DZire Bookings Start at Rs. 11,000 | Autoculture

Maruti Suzuki has officially started the bookings for the all-new DZire at a token amount of Rs. 11,000/- at more than 2,000 dealerships across the country. The new sedan will be launched on May 16, 2017 in the Indian market. Underpinning the latest HEARTECT platform, it is lighter, stronger, more rigid and crash safer than its predecessor. All-new Maruti Suzuki DZire would be available in both petrol and diesel fuel trims with AMT (AGS) gearbox, starting ‘V’ variants. The DZire sedan would be locking horns with Honda Amaze, Hyundai Xcent, Tata Zest, Ford Aspire, Volkswagen Ameo and Tata Tigor.

The all-new DZire comes with an entirely new design, while the interiors would be finished in a dual-tone black and beige upholstery with urbane satin chrome and burl wood ornamentation. It would be offered in a total of 14 variants: Lxi, Vxi, Vxi AGS, Zxi, Zxi AGS, Zxi+, Zxi+ AGS, Ldi, Vdi, Vdi AGS, Zdi, Zdi AGS, Zdi+ and Zdi+ AGS. The interior cabin would get a new flat bottom steering wheel and 7-inch Smartplay touchscreen infotainment system with MirrorLink, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. In addition, dual front airbags and Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) as standard safety fitment across the entire variant line-up. Also, the sedan would boast of Pedestrian and Passenger Safety compliance ahead of regulations.

The all-new DZire sedan would be offered in both petrol and diesel fuel trims with the same set of petrol and diesel engines. The petrol variants would be powered by the 1.2L VVT K-Series engine with estimated fuel efficiency of 22kmpl. On the other hand, the diesel variants would get their power from the 1.3L 4-cylinder DDiS 190 engine with approx. mileage of 28.40kmpl, making it India's most fuel efficient car. Both the engines would be available with a 5-speed manual transmission, while the AMT gearbox would also be on offer. The new Maruti DZire would come in three new colors - Oxford Blue, Sherwood Brown and Gallant Red - and three existing paint schemes - Magma Gray, Silky Silver and Arctic White.

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Indian Government aiming for all-electric car fleet by 2030 | Autoculture

Indian Government is aiming to have an all-electric car fleet by 2030 and the information was revealed at the CII Annual Session 2017 by Mr Piyush Goyal, Minister of Power, New and Renewable energy. The main objective of aiming at an all-electric car fleet is to reduce fuel imports in the country and in turn that would also limit the rising air pollution levels in major cities.

The Central Minister has also revealed that the Ministry of Heavy Industries and the NITI Aayog are currently planning to draft a new policy which will help in promoting and adopting electric vehicles in India. The new policy is likely to make the prices of the electric vehicles on the same level as that of conventional fuel-powered vehicles.

Further, Mr Goyal suggested that the Government might offer subsidies to all-electric vehicles in the initial stages (say next 2-3 years), before the market economy achieves a proper scaling and becomes self-sufficient. Adding to this, he also cited Maruti Suzuki as an example and claimed that with the Government's help and support in its initial days, Maruti has managed to become the country's largest carmaker.

Currently, the Government has the FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles) initiative that offers subsidies on hybrid and EV manufactured in India. Government is now planning to bring more subsidies to the sector, along with establishing infrastructure for the electric vehicle industry, including battery swapping programs and charging stations. This is likely to lure in more customers to the electric car industry, therefore encouraging it in the country.

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Vinc Diesel have become an official member of the Dodge brand family | Autoculture

Vin Diesel, ace actor, producer, director and screenwriter, has partnered with Dodge to star in the company's new commercials. Diesel, known for driving legendary Dodge performance vehicles in his iconic role as Dom Toretto in the films of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, is extending his passion for muscle cars beyond the big screen by collaborating with the company. The star of “The Fate of the Furious,” Diesel currently headlines the No. 1 film on the planet, which just took the spot of the world’s biggest global opening of all time.

Diesel would be powering a new campaign for Dodge and SRT, America’s mainstream and ultimate performance brands, while also be featured in a series of television ads — with the first three debuting May 1. “Dodge and SRT vehicles have an attitude and presence that provide their owners with much more than just transportation,” said Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Car Brands - Dodge, SRT, Chrysler and FIAT, FCA - North America. “Customers who choose to purchase a Dodge from among nearly 300 available vehicle nameplates intentionally do so to make a personal statement. As Dom Toretto, Vin has played an integral part in the development of the Dodge attitude, since his 1970 Charger appeared in ‘The Fast and the Furious.’ It is very fitting to now have Vin become an official member of the Dodge brand family.”

“Vin Diesel is the ideal partner to drive Dodge’s new campaign, ‘The Brotherhood of Muscle,’” said Olivier Francois, Chief Marketing Officer, FCA - Global. “Both Dodge and Vin have large, extremely loyal fan bases that are passionate about high-performance vehicles, family and pride. It’s a natural fit that builds on the strengths of both of us.” “Ever since ‘The Fast and the Furious’ began, my favorite has been the 1970 Dodge Charger,” Diesel said. “As Dodge is a partner in making the ‘Fast & Furious’ films, I’ve gotten to know what they stand for … as well as their passion for creating high-performance cars like the Hellcats and the Demon. They’re bringing muscle back the right way and these are my kind of cars

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Tesla Motors is a major American automaker, energy storage company, and solar panel manufacturer based in Palo Alto, California. As of December 2016, Tesla has sold over 186,000 electric cars worldwide since delivery of its first Tesla Roadster in 2008, making the car maker the second largest global pure electric car manufacturer after the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Here we got you some few interesting facts about Tesla Motors.

1. The Tesla Key is in the shape of Tesla Car and have interesting functions.

2. Tesla was founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning and both of them are not with Tesla now.

3.Elon planned to name the first 4 cars as Model S, Model E, Model X and Model Y.

All the 4 models could be collectively called as SEXY. Ford already have a trade mark on model E and hence Elon had to change the plan from Model E to Model 3 which is kind of reverse of letter E. An early brochure from Tesla below

4. All the patents Tesla produces is free to use to any.

In a blog Elon offered all the patents by Tesla will be open to OEM’s to encourage electric vehicles . Below is the image of ‘The nouveau Tesla Patent wall’ welcoming all OEMs to use the patents for electric vehicles.

5. Meaning of Tesla Logo!! The Logo is inspired from Electric Motor Cross-section. 


Elon has confirmed the same in a tweet. Below image will help to understand the logo better. Image Source : Electrek

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Skoda to debut its new compact SUV, Karoq on May 18 | Autoculture

Skoda Auto has been working on its new compact SUV, the Skoda Karoq. This unique name has been derived from the language of the indigenous tribal people who are based in an island that sets off from the southern coast of Alaska.

The Skoda Karoq is a newly designed compact SUV from the house of Skoda and will set a benchmark for the company itself in terms of designing. Bernhard Maier, the CEO of Skoda has said that the car impresses with its uniqueness in every aspect, be it the design language or the product identity itself.

Skoda has been naming its cars from the inspiration of natural location or unearthed and unperturbed natural beauty. Earlier, the nomenclature of the Skoda Kodiaq was inspired by the Kodiak island. Skoda aims to instill the untamed and unspoilt nature of the landscape into the future SUVs to make them more fascinating. The term Karoq is a combination of two words - ‘KAA’RAQ’, which means car, and ‘RUQ’, which means arrow.

The Skoda Karoq will be very spacious, just like any other Skoda car. It will also offer full LED headlamps, driver assistance technology and digital instrument cluster (first time in Skoda). The Karoq will be offered in a total of five engine options out of which four will be absolutely new. The power figures in these engine options will vary from 115 bhp for the base variant and would extend up to 190 bhp for the powerful top end variants.

The Skoda Karoq will make its first public debut on May 18 in Stockholm and will be launched in the market towards the second half of 2017 itself. This product is a part of Skoda’s 2025 future strategy and the company will continue to expand all the model range in the upcoming years.

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Gul Panag, ace actor, auto enthusiast and adventure junkie, has become the first Indian woman to drive a Formula E racing car. Gul drove the Mahindra Racing's all new M4Electro at the Circuit de Calafat in Catalonia, Spain on April 26, 2017. The M4Electro is Mahindra Racing's fourth generation Formula E racing car, and its Season 4 challenger with its sights set on creating racing history. A passionate advocate for EV technology, Gul is the proud owner of Mahindra Electric's all-electric e2oPlus city smart car and was excited to experience the high-end technology of the M4Electro first hand.

"I feel privileged to know that I am amongst very few people in the world, including the motorsport world, to drive this car on what is only its second outing. The M4Electro is supercharged and feels like the e2oPlus on steroids! The powertrain and the speed of delivery did not take me by surprise because I am already familiar with EV technology, having driven the e2oPlus for a while now. With the M4 Electro, Mahindra has also proved that it is well ahead of the curve when it comes to transportation and is thus, well positioned to shape the future of mobility. In fact, I felt like I was driving the future!” said Gul Panag after she had driven the M4Electro. Mahindra fans will soon be able to experience the power of M4Electro as its powertrain will soon find its way into the company's road cars.

   
Gul Panag, ace actor, auto enthusiast and adventure junkie, has become the first Indian woman to drive a Formula E racing car. Gul drove the Mahindra Racing's all new M4Electro at the Circuit de Calafat in Catalonia, Spain on April 26, 2017. The M4Electro is Mahindra Racing's fourth generation Formula E racing car, and its Season 4 challenger with its sights set on creating racing history. A passionate advocate for EV technology, Gul is the proud owner of Mahindra Electric's all-electric e2oPlus city smart car and was excited to experience the high-end technology of the M4Electro first hand.

"I feel privileged to know that I am amongst very few people in the world, including the motorsport world, to drive this car on what is only its second outing. The M4Electro is supercharged and feels like the e2oPlus on steroids! The powertrain and the speed of delivery did not take me by surprise because I am already familiar with EV technology, having driven the e2oPlus for a while now. With the M4 Electro, Mahindra has also proved that it is well ahead of the curve when it comes to transportation and is thus, well positioned to shape the future of mobility. In fact, I felt like I was driving the future!” said Gul Panag after she had driven the M4Electro. Mahindra fans will soon be able to experience the power of M4Electro as its powertrain will soon find its way into the company's road cars.

"Most people can only imagine what it must be like to drive a racing car and fewer still get the privilege of actually driving one. So, we invited Gul to Spain to experience the power of the M4Electro first hand, especially since she’s already familiar with EV tech at the street car level. We want to let the world know that EV technology is accessible and can help define the electric cars of tomorrow. This is aligned with our vision for the future where the cars we develop will be smaller scaled down versions of race cars,” said Team Principal, Dilbagh Gill as he outlined the Group's vision of the Future of Mobility. To ensure that she could take on this formidable challenge, Mahindra Racing Formula E Team driver, Felix Rosenqvist helped Gul perfect her driving technique on a simulator at Mahindra Racing's Development Centre in Barcelona a day before she took to the track.

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The most advanced features of Rolls Royce

Infra-Red Night Vision Camera System:

Suppose if the RR headlights are off, through a display screen inside the car, you would still be able to see a deer, a child or any obstacle till maximum 300 meters away. Not only that, if the car is about to collide, it gives you an audible tone.

Satellite Aided Transmission:

This is another staggering feature, where the GPS and Satellite systems work with the transmission/Gears and the Headlights. 

Suppose, if your going into a corner, the Satellites alert your GPS systems in the car, it realizes about your turn and prepares the transmission/Gear to downshift & it aims the headlights into the corner to make it easier to make you see it.

Below you can see, the headlights focus on to the corner , to deliver you the clear visual of the road.

Hydraulic Motors

It has hydraulic motors to close the rear doors. The driver and passenger can press and hold a button situated near each quarter-windows or in the center to close the door.

3D Maps

It features 3-D maps with landscape topography, guided tours and enhanced points of interest, as well as composite route planning.

Maps Front Bumper Cameras

They have small cameras installed in the front bumper, as well as side cameras to give you clear views of the road in either direction when you exit a junction. A top view camera also helps to make parking and reversing simple.

RR Logo On Wheels

The wheel centers are weighted so the “RR” logo never suffers the indignity of being displayed upside-down.

On Star Light

It's Starlight Headliner has thousands of fiber-optic nodes in the leather headliner and is hand placed.

Spirit of Ecstasy

As with all modern Rolls-Royces, the Spirit of Ecstasy can be set to automatically lower the body when the car is parked. If you choose to leave her in place, she will speedily retract if tampered with.

Suspension 

Its suspension consists of multi link front and rear wheel attachments, air springs, electronically controlled dampers, and automatically adjusting anti-roll bars.

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