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P. THARYAN he Ford Mustang, America’s pony car and also an iconic muscle car has finally arrived in India. At Rs 65 lakh price tag, it’s a tad expensive. It should have come for around Rs 45 lakh. But then this two-door coupe has been brought into India through the CBU route, attracting more

than 100pc import duty. We got our hands on this 5 litre V8 model and drove it for several laps around the Buddh International Circuit. After the drive the public relations manager came up to me and presented me a certificate saying, “You have driven the fastest today among all the drivers and your heart beat is the best too”. I felt good, not for being the fastest driver, but knowing that at my age past the 50 years mark, my heart continues to respond normally. As for the drive experience, we have a detailed track report in this issue.

We also got to ride two motorcycles from the UM Motorcycles stable.

These are basically American bikes, doing reasonably well for themselves in the world. UM has tied up with Lohia Auto for assembling these bikes in India. The UM Renegade Commando and the UM Renegade Sport S are good looking bikes. They ride well also. But it seems that a lot of issues on the quality front need to be addressed. Though I personally found the ride and handling good, areas like braking, build quality, NVH levels etc need to be fine tuned. Our reports give an honest feedback of our ride experience.

In the B2B section we have a special report on South India. Despite the growing competition from other regions when it comes to attracting investment from automotive companies, south India remains a favoured destination for fresh investments. Among the south Indian states, Tamil Nadu takes a lead. This issue also contains all the other regular features. www.facebook.com/MotownIndia @MotownIndia www.youtube.com/MotownIndia

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B2B COVER REPORT: SOUTH INDIA SPECIAL FIRST DRIVE - FORD MUSTANG GT

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Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition for 1.07 crore

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Do you think e-vehicles are the need of the hour?

The answer may have different perspectives considering various factors such as societal conditions, consumer preferences, level of infrastructure etc. In terms of the Indian society, a push for the adoption of electronic vehicles is the need of the hour. Given the fact that crude oil accounts for about 34% of India’s total imports, and that almost all the major Indian cities feature on the world’s most polluted places lists, I would say that our country needs to adopt e-vehicles on an emergency basis.

Are government policies encouraging the growth of e-vehicle industry?

The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020, of which Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric vehicles (FAME) is a subset, was an excellent policy which was well-researched, drafted and documented.

FAME, which is more of an implementation wing of the prescribed objectives in NEMMP, has, however, not been able to deliver what it promised and was expected.

The major fault has been in the implementation of the incentives promised to consumers such as subsidies, rebates and cashbacks.

‘Sticker shock’ is still a significant bottleneck for consumers as they realise the initial cost of acquisition of an EV, whether twowheeler or four-wheeler, is about 1.5 times more than that of petrol/diesel vehicles.

Developing an understanding of the consequent benefits to follow, such as energy savings and reduced pollution, in the minds of the consumer was an essential function of FAME and it has failed to execute it in an optimum manner.

What are the core areas that need to be addressed?

The government needs to address the EV issue on war footing rather than put it on a backburner after some announcements of exuberance. The core areas that need to be addressed by the government are:

• Lack of infrastructural blueprint: Probably the most fundamental aspect which limits the scope for EVs is the

severe unavailability of allied infrastructural requirements for Electric vehicles such as charging points. It seems the government has simply jumped onto the bandwagon of EVs to be more ecologically responsive without having the proper infrastructure, money or vision in place.

Even the period of subsidy provided was short lived, running for only two years between April 2012 and April 2014.

• Absence of financial support: Providing essential financial support to EV manufacturers is necessary to stop them from burning out.

The support should not come in the form of emergency doles or debt write-offs, but as a sustained form of financial investment that will help in market creation.

• Imbibing EVs in government usage: The government can set a precedent by using EVs in different governmental operations. This would provide an initial market of considerable size, set an example for citizens and provide a safe ground for

experimentation and practical implementation of EVs. Such stable client base will also motivate manufacturers to undertake more Research and Development efforts to further reduce per unit cost of EVs.

• Non-existent marketing: The government has failed to create an awareness or interest in consumers regarding the use of EVs. The government needs to initiate policies and implement them with immediate effect.

Pockets of small cities could be identified to initiate an experimentation project. .

Is it possible for India to become a 100 percent electric vehicle nation by 2030, as a Minister claimed recently??

The intention of the government deserves accolades, but the ground reality is in stark contrast with these projections. To imagine a country as big as ours becoming 100% EV-driven nation, that too within the next 15 years, is an improbability, especially when considering the present scenario where only 4000 units have been sold this year.

The intention of the government deserves accolades, but the ground reality is in stark contrast with these projections. To imagine a country as big as ours becoming 100% EV-driven nation, that too within the next 15 years, is an improbability.

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First pictures of open-top new limited-edition special series LaFerrari The first photographs of the open-top version of the LaFerrari have been revealed. This new limited-edition special series are aimed at clients and collectors who refuse to compromise on the joy of al fresco driving even when at the wheel of a supercar.

The name and technical characteristics of the new car will be announced at the Paris International Motor Show to be held from October 1 to 16, 2016. At that point the number of examples Ferrari will build will also be announced. However, all available examples have already been sold after a special preview to clients and the order book is closed.

The new limited-edition special series will be available with a removable carbon-fibre hard top and a removable soft top.

It has the same running gear and performance figures as the original LaFerrari, sporting a 800 cv V12 (with a specific power output of 128 cv/l) coupled with a 120 kW electric motor (163 cv), unleashing 963 cv in total.

Significant and extensive modifications have been made to the chassis with the aim of retaining the same torsional rigidity and beam stiffness as the coupé version. The car’s aerodynamics has also been further honed to guarantee the same drag coefficient when driving in the open configuration, a press release from the company said.

Ford Mustang iconic muscle car arrives with a price tag of 65 lakh Ford’s iconic muscle car, the Mustang is finally ready for Indian roads. The right hand drive Ford Mustang will be priced at Rs 65 lakh (ex showroom Delhi). The Mustang will be powered by a 5.0L V8 petrol engine, churning out a 395.5 hp of peak power. This will be the only version that will be available in India, though the car in the US comes with various engine options.

This engine produces 395hp of peak power and a peak torque of 515 Nm. Both the power and the torque are lower than the ones available in the US. For a car with a similar engine abroad, the peak power and torque are 435hp and 524Nm respectively. Ford will bring Mustang for customers in India as a CBU from Flat Rock Assembly Plant in the United States The Ford Mustang will be available in six colour options -- Absolute Black, Ingot Silver, Oxford White, Triple Yellow Tricoat, Magnetic and the signature Race Red.

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CAR NEWS Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition for 1.07 crore Porsche AG is now offering a special edition for two of its Cayenne models.

While the Cayenne Platinum Edition costs Rs 1,06,68,000, the Cayenne Diesel Platinum Edition costs Rs 1,08,86,000. The prices are ex showroom Maharashtra. The Platinum Edition of Porsche’s entry-level Cayenne delivers 300 hp, whilst the Cayenne Diesel produces 245 hp. The new models are available for order now, with deliveries set to commence in August 2016.

The Cayenne Platinum Edition comes in petrol and diesel versions and it features large 20-inch wheels in RS Spyder design, housed in wider wheel arches. The exclusive interiors are complemented by leather sport seats with electric eight-way adjustment, Alcantara centre panels and the Porsche crest on all headrests. The manufacturer of exclusive two- and four-door sports cars uses the Platinum Edition designation for selected model series that are offered for only a limited time. The SUV has stainless steel door sills showcasing “Platinum Edition” lettering. Additional high-end standard features include the latest generation Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system with a seven-inch touchscreen, navigation and Connect Plus module with Apple CarPlay and Siri voice, the BOSE Surround Sound system as well as a stylish analogue clock integrated in the dashboard.

Pre bookings for the all-new FCA India offers its cars Volvo S90 commence with more powerful engines Volvo Auto India has announced the start of pre-bookings of its soon-tobe-launched premium luxury sedan, Volvo S90 in India.

The new S90 marks the beginning of a new chapter in Volvo’s history, capturing its future design direction, incorporating its own range of new technologies and utilising its new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) technology. The booking amount, according to a dealer in Delhi, is around Rs 5 lakh. It is built on the company’s latest design language, and thus shares various design cues with its crossover sibling - the XC90. It just feels as luxurious and special on the inside as it does on the outside. Contemporary in every aspect, this Scandinavian beauty is always ready to delight you!

Tom von Bonsdorff, Managing Director, Volvo Auto India said, “The S90 is one of the most awaited launch from Volvo’s portfolio this year.

It’s got everything you would expect a luxurious sedan to have- the look, the feel and the design without any compromise on the comfort!

The S90 comes with a sub 2L diesel engine and we are confident that it will change the dynamics of the segment in India. We are opening the pre-bookings for our patrons who would like to be the early ones to own the S90.”

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles India (FCA) has announced that its Fiat range of cars, including the new Fiat Linea, Punto EVO PowerTech and Avventura PowerTech will now be offered with more powerful engines and a touch screen infotainment system with navigation, across all trims.

FCA India has rolled out the Fiat Linea 125 S. As the name indicates, the new version of Fiat’s Executive Sedan is now significantly more powerful with 125 PS (123hp) on tap. This ‘power-up’ makes it the most powerful sedan in its segment. The Fiat Linea Petrol range starts at Rs. 7.82 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi). The price of Linea 125 S is Rs 10.46 Lakh, Ex Showroom New Delhi and is available only in the Emotion trim. The Linea 125 S is the most powerful in the Petrol line up and also in its segment in the industry. The PowerTech series starts at Rs. 6.81 lakh for the Fiat Punto Evo and Rs. 7.87 lakh for the Fiat Avventura (all ex-showroom, New Delhi). The new Linea now offers a 5-inch multi-functional touch-screen infotainment system with navigation in addition to a plethora of class-exclusive features such as the soft-touch IP with ambient lighting, rear sun curtain, disc brakes on all four wheels and dual stage driver airbags. The Fiat Linea 125 S is also the longest sedan in its segment with a length of 4596 mm, has the best-insegment ground clearance of 190 mm and a large, 500-litre boot.

Mahindra Scorpio now 7pc more fuel efficient with ‘Intelli-Hybrid’

Leading utility vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Has launched a new mild hybrid technology ‘Intelli-Hybrid’ on their new generation Scorpio.

The technology reduces fuel consumption by 7pc and is available on the Scorpio S10 2WD variant which has been launched for Rs. 13.39 lakh (exshowroom Delhi). The ‘Intelli-Hybrid’ system reduces fuel consumption by providing the engine with electric power during acceleration, auto start-stop while idling and brake force regeneration to charge batteries. The Mahindra Scorpio has previously also introduced technologies like a Voice Messaging System, Micro Hybrid start-stop technology, first in segment CRDe engine and 6-speed Automatic Transmission. Mahindra will offer the ‘Intelli-Hybrid’ system on the following variants of Scorpio with the 2.2 litre mHAWK engine: S4, S4+, S4+ 4wd, S6+, S8, S10-2WD (MT) and S10-4WD (MT).

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BIKE NEWS Piaggio Group Aprilia to launch SR 150 scooter for `65,000/The Indian scooter market is booming and Italian two wheeler major Piaggio has announced that it is introducing the Aprilia SR 150 cross over scooter in India in August 2016. The scooter segment in India is one of the largest in the world, with nearly five million units sold in 2015 and has seen a growth of 20% in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period last year. The Aprilia SR 150 combines the feel of a sports bike with the ease of a scooter, making it a crossover vehicle from the brand. It has been designed and engineered in Italy and will be manufactured at Piaggio’s India plant in Baramati, Maharashtra. It will be sold at an introductory price of Rs 65,000/-. The Aprilia SR 150 will have large 14 “wheels with five spokes that are similar to the Aprilia racing bikes which are seen on the Moto GP championship circuits. It will have a single cylinder 150cc, 4-stroke engine. The sporting spirit of the Aprilia has been formed at the highest levels of various competitions and has witnesses 54 world titles. The bookings for the Aprilia SR 150 will commence shortly and will be available through Piaggio Group’s distributor network across the country.

Ducati Multistrada 1200 Pikes Peak for `20.06 lakh Ducati India has announced the availability of the Multistrada 1200 Pikes Peak across its dealerships in Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune and Bengaluru. The Multistrada 1200 Pikes Peak is available in a dedicated white red and black livery with a Ducati red chassis at Rs 20,06,000 (ex-showroom Delhi). The Multistrada 1200 Pikes Peak is powered by the Ducati Testastretta twincylinder engine with cutting-edge technology. Equipped with Cornering ABS, Cornering Lights on the full-LED headlight, Ducati Wheelie Control, Ducati Traction Control and Cruise Control, the Multistrada 1200 Pikes Peak is replete with technology. The Bluetooth module together with the Ducati Multimedia System lets riders connect the bike to a smartphone and manage key multimedia functions via the switchgears and displays information on the colour TFT dashboard.

Hero launches new 110cc Splendor iSmart for `53,300 India’s two wheeler market leader, Hero MotoCorp launched the new Splendor iSmart 110 for an ex-showroom Delhi price of Rs. 53,300. The bike was first unveiled at the 2016 Auto Expo and has been designed indigenously by the company’s R&D centre. The company currently has 65pc market share thanks to the Splendor and Passion series of motorcycles and aims to further improve its leadership position with the launch of the new Splendor iSmart 110. The Splendor iSmart features an i3S technology which is like the start/ stop function which comes in a few smart hybrid vehicles available in the market today. The Splendor iSmart will be available with a drum brake variant and a more expensive disc brake variant. The bike will be powered by a 110cc Torque on Demand, single cylinder, air-cooled, 4-stroke engine which makes 9.2bhp at 7500rpm and 9Nm of torque at 5500rpm. The air cooled engine has been mated to a 4-speed constant mesh transmission and also comes with self start and kick start options.

Pawan Munjal, Chairman, MD & CEO, Hero MotoCorp at the launch in New Delhi

Lohia Auto’s eco friendly e-bike Oma Star for `40,850 Electric two wheeler manufacturer Lohia Auto Industries has launched Oma Star, an economical and ecofriendly e-bike for Rs 40,850. Some of its features include digital speedometer, stylish alloy wheels, large storage capacity, high ground clearance and telescopic suspension.

The e-bike will be available in attractive four colours: white, red, black and grey. Ayush Lohia, CEO, Lohia Auto Industries, said, “We understand the needs of our customers and believe in providing with smart mobility solutions. We believe ‘Omastar’ adds significant value in form and function to the electric bike segment and also address the environmental concerns of the automobile industry and the country”.

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here can be no better deal than driving a fast car on a race track, not bothering to look out for stray animals or reckless jaywalkers. The fast car I got to drive was the American iconic muscle car -- the Ford Mustang GT. It took Ford Motor Company almost five decades to build a right hand drive version of this pony car, as it is called in the US of A. Though Left Hand Drive Mustangs are available in various engine options including a race track version (Shelby GT 350), India will have to just do with a single variant with a 5.0L V8 petrol engine, churning out a 395.5 hp of peak power and a peak torque of 515 Nm. The peak engine power and torque are a wee bit lower than in the Mustang available in a country like Britain.

This is primarily because of the slightly inferior quality of fuel that we have here in India.

The modern Mustang has retained the essential characteristics of the iconic Mustang of yesteryears, but when the engine starts, you feel the growl is in place and the machine is rearing to go. The long sculpted bonnet and short rear deck still evoke nostalgic memories of the Mustang’s glorious past. The emblem of the Mustang wild horse running from left to right of the vehicle defines the born free character of this vehicle.

Unfortunately, driving a fast paced vehicle for the first time on a race track for just about five rounds at menacing speeds with a class teacher like instructor by

your side is no real fun. I mean you like the car, but you wish you could push the instructor out of the window and make him disappear. So the impressions I gathered about the car was limited to those five rounds around the Buddh International Circuit, India’s only F1 race track.

The two-door coupe looks stunning from all sides. It’s not like an overdressed woman going for a party looking garish after the make-up. Rather, the Mustang is more on the elegant side. The front has the signature sharkbite front fascia and trapezoidal grille with the emblem of the Mustang horse in silver adding character to the car on the whole. The rear is of course very aggressive three-dimensional, tri-bar tail lamps giving shark teeth like look. Though the car comes with seating for four adults, the truth is that this car is shaped more in favour of the front two seats. The longish bonnet, the short rear, and a tight passenger compartment, makes the Mustang look aggressive and bold.

The new Mustang GT has had some design changes as compared to its predecessor. It’s got a lower and wider stance for which the roof height has gone down.

The car is now much more planted to the road, even at higher speeds. The windshield and the rear glass are a bit more steeply sloped The interiors of the Ford Mustang GT are designed in favour of the driver. More leg room, more comfort and a lot of controls to change your driving experience.

It’s almost like sitting inside a cockpit. A large, high-

SPECIFICATIONS

Engine & Transmission 4951cc Ti-VCT V8 petrol / 6-speed automatic with paddle shifters

Power & Torque 395.5 hp@ 6500 +-50 rpm / 515 Nm @ 4250 +- 50rpm

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Max Speed 250 kmph

Tyres Front: 9.0 X 19 X 45 alloy; Rear: 9.5J X 19 X 52.5 Alloy / Radial, tubeless

Price 65 lakh (Ex-Showroom Delhi)

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definition display screen puts vehicle information right in front of the driver with tactile switches and knobs improving ergonomics and providing better control.

The six-way power-adjustable leather-trimmed driver and front passenger seats in Ford Mustang are heated and cooled. The boot can at best accommodate two golf bags and not one of those huge pieces of luggage so many of us Indians are used to lugging around.

Ok, the Ford Mustang GT is not really about family holidays with tons of luggage but rather it’s about those travelling fast and light. All you got to do is to keep

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the key fob with you and press on the start/Stop button on the dash. The throaty noise from the V8 machine let’s you know that the car is ready to eat up the road in front of you. Technically, this engine features an upgraded valve train and cylinder heads. But you will not let any of that mundane information bother you. It’s the speed which you are waiting for and the moment you get the signal, the car leaves the pit lane to begin its sprint in the open.

By simply tapping the toggle switches on the console, one can adjust the steering effort, engine response, and transmission and electronic stability control settings.

There are different Drive Modes to select. These include Normal, Sport+, Track Mode and Snow/ Wet. It’s obvious that I selected the Track Mode to start my five lap drive around the BIC. On normal roads it is best to choose the Normal Mode because it delivers a balance of comfort and responsive handling. Sport+ mode provides a more responsive steering and throttle response, plus different shift points. It is in the Track mode that an enthusiast discovers his slice of heaven. The engine sound gets more powerful and loud and the engine responds so quickly to the tap of the accelerator pedal.

The Snow/Wet mode is ideal when inclement weather forces

you to be careful on the roads.

Paddle shifters should best be used in the Sport+ mode and the track mode if you want to get a bit more oomph out of the car.

On the track with a track mode on, driving the Mustang was a breeze. With right kind of braking and acceleration, I realised the car showed its predictable wheel control. With new fully independent front and rear suspension systems, one can have loads of fun with this rear wheel drive car. I managed my share of drifting as I cut into a corner and braked hard without accelerating.

As the large disc brakes froze my tyres, I noticed that the car remained stable trying its best to pull me out of the corner. It’s only when I accelerated hard that it stopped its slide and promptly put me back on the track with absolute confidence.

The new Ford Mustang also comes with an electronic linelock - which automatically locks the front brakes and releases the rears so you can spin and heat up the rear tyres, raising smoke like nobody’s business. But then the instructor did not allow me to do that. Like I said earlier, if only I could have thrown him out of the car, me and my Mustang would have crafted an entirely different and exhilarating driving experience on the race track. Screaming Horses are fun! MI

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Report P. THARYAN & Photography: AFSAR BAIG

ome to think of it, every person who feels he or she has arrived in life wants to own at least a few up market products, be it Gucci shoes, Rolex watches, Montblanc pens, Roberto Cavalli clothes or Moschino luggage. Besides owning these, one would also love to drive a car from a royal lineage that offers a heavenly experience. Now there’s a catch here.

Cars of royal lineage like the Rolls Royce, Bentley and others cost a bomb. But what about decent upmarket brands like Jaguars and Land Rovers?

Surprisingly these are getting more and more affordable. What is Rs 40 lakh or Rs 50 lakh in today’s world? With money to be made in start ups, stock markets and well paid jobs, decent up market cars are up for grabs.

So when I got to test drive a Jaguar XE, the first thing I told myself was, “Wow, good cars are getting affordable by the day”. The new jaguar XE sports saloon was launched at the Auto Expo early this year. It came in two variants, the Pure and Portfolio. Recently the company added a Prestige variant. All these are powered by a 1999cc 4 cylinder turbo charged petrol engine but the Portfolio model I drove is the most powerful of the lot, producing 237 horse power @ 5500 rpm and a peak torque of 340Nm at around 2000 to 4500rpm.

When test cars are given to some of us journalists, they are given for very limited time and we have to review them come what may-- hail, rain or storm. It was pouring in Delhi when we got the car and it continued pouring even when we were driving it around.

Slush, pot holes, water logged roads, traffic jams, all of these greeted us as we drove this car. In Delhi’s

monsoon weather, the car moved without complaining. Test passed with flying colours. The Jaguar XE is a very practical car to drive even in India’s tough road conditions.

The all-new Jaguar XE prices start at Rs 39.90 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) but the Portfolio one costs Rs 46.50 lakh (ex showroom). One look at the car and you conclude that it’s a sports saloon with its short overhang at the rear with the high intensity LED tail lamps, obviously inspired by the sporty Jaguar F-Type. Twin exhausts enhance the rear looks, though I wished the tail pipes had come with smart tips. Rather it’s a bit plain Jane look out there. Not to miss is the Jaguar emblem on the boot. It simply adds magic to the car’s good looks.

Coming to the front of the car, the radiator grille with gloss black insert and chrome surround gives a neat appeal to the car. The round emblem on the grille depicting the jaguar face, brings out the usual Jaguar signature styling. The chrome side window surround gives the side profile of the car a good look. Not to miss are the chrome side power vents. Convenience features like power folding exterior mirrors in body colour, side turn indicators, puddle lamps simply add value to the car. Rain sensing wipers are convenient to some extent but sometimes it gets a bit irritating as the wipers seem to scrape on the windscreen as a few rain drops land on them. The heated rear screen is a must have feature, especially when the weather turns humid or in extreme winter conditions. The car sits on 17 inches Goodyear tyres (225/55 R17) made in Slovenia! The car has a ground clearance of 110mm which is expected of a sports saloon of this kind.

Step into the Jaguar XE, it’s truly heavenly. The seats are softgrain Windsor leather ones with perforation that provide comfort of the occupant.

You can adjust the front seats electrically (10 way). Four memory settings for the driver seats enable you to store your favourite seat position.

The leatherette wrapped instrument panel and a bit of piano finish on the console exudes elegance. The multi function steering wheel wrapped in grained leather is power adjustable for reach and rake. There are metal sill finishers with Jaguar lettering.

Seating is comfortable in front, with dual zone

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Engine & Transmission 1999cc petrol 4 cylinder turbocharged petrol / 8-speed electronic automatic transmission with Jaguar Sequential Shift / paddle shifters

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Power & Torque 237hp@ 5500rpm / 340 Nm @ 2000-4500 rpm

Max Speed 250 kmph

Tyres 225 / 55 R17

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climate control. For the rear, there is space for three adults with three separate seatbelts for safety. The AC vents at the rear are located between the two front seats towards the back. There is enough leg room and knee room for the rear passengers. However, for someone above the six feet height, head room may be bit of a problem. Boot space is ample at 455 litres. Storage spaces are just about okay—twin front cup holders, sunglass holder in overhead console, front armrest with storage compartment, lockable glove compartment and carved out space in the car door panels.

The InControl Touch feature allows you control over the car’s major functions through an 8 inch touch screen. These functions include audio, climate control and navigation system. Also, the 380 W Meridian sound system gives you a great acoustic experience.

From the word ‘Go’, the Jaguar XE offers a great driving experience. The moment you strap yourself in the driver’s seat, you are in a wired world. Put your foot on the brake pedal and press the start/stop button once. The engine roars to life and you will notice that a large knob on the console gently surfaces to enable you to rotate it and select the drive mode. You can only rotate the knob if your foot is pressed on the brake. This is obviously for safety reasons.

It’s a simple setting—P (Parking), R (Reverse), N (Neutral), D (Drive) and S (Sport). Moving from Drive

mode to Sport mode will require you to gently press the knob and turn.

The Jaguar XE is first of a new generation of cars to be launched on Jaguar’s all new Aluminum Intensive Architecture. It is exceptionally strong and light. The all-new Jaguar XE comes with Advanced Driving technologies like Electric Powered Assisted Steering (EPAS). It does give adequate feedback and control on the different surfaces. The car also has an All Surface Progress Control (ASPC) which is a low speed cruise control that helps cope with low traction situations.

The car also has Torque Vectoring

by Braking. Torque vectoring in essence means that in an all wheel drive vehicle like this, it can get power to any wheel nearly instantly without having to use the brakes

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or cut power. It controls wheel spin by braking a spinning wheel or cutting the power from the engine.

This is best tested on a track while cornering or on bad surfaces. The engine is mated to an 8 speed electronic automatic transmission with Jaguar sequential shift. In the D mode, the moment you floor the accelerator, the car gains speed almost instantly, kicking in the turbo at rpms above 2000.

On the slushy rain hit roads of Delhi, the car performed well, making us experience its traction control features. When the weather cleared later and the roads had dried, we belted the cars on lonely stretches and came back impressed with its seamless acceleration and ability to handle well during high speed cornering.

To get more zing out of the car, the Sport mode is awesome and if

you combine paddle shifters with it, the car speeds faster. So now what? Well, I assume you may have bought your Roberto Cavalli attire, so go out and buy the Jaguar XE! MI

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FIRST RIDE UM RENEGADE COMMANDO

SOLDIER ON! Report AAKASH S PAUL & Photography: AFSAR BAIG

“I personally feel that since the RENEGADE COMMANDO has a 280 cc engine, it actually carves out a separate space of its own in the market.”

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he word “Commando” brings to your mind images of tough and brawny soldiers with black grease paint smeared across their face and wearing fatigues with all kinds of weapons strapped around them, looking menacing and purposeful as they walk around. But did you know there is a motorcycle from UM Motorcycles, a company based in the US that goes by the name “Commando”? Does this UM

Renegade Commando motorcycle live up to its name? We find out.

This Renegade Commando comes with a 280cc engine that produces a peak power of 24bhp and 21Nm of torque. These are

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really good numbers but you get to enjoy the maximum amount of power and torque only close to the top end of the rpm band which means that you really have to rev the engine in order to get it to its best. The engine comes mated to a 6 speed transmission. The bike has overdrive gear so while you are cruising in the 6th gear you can actually ride at slower speeds as well. The only hindrance in the experience is caused by the somewhat clunky nature of the gear shifts.

While the exhaust note on the Renegade Commando is sweet to listen to, it is not as good as its sibling - the Renegade Sport S.

I personally found this a bit odd since the Commando is supposed to be a proper cruiser so it should have had that deep rumble like sound and not the Sport S which is aimed to be sportier.

Talking about the overall ride, it is enjoyable and feels how a solid cruiser should feel like. Once you are on a highway, this bike has long legs and the presence of a 6th gear really makes a big impact.

The bike is heavy and thus even after crossing speeds of 100kmph (which you can do easily) it felt rock steady. This cruiser comes with broad 110/90-16 tyres in the front and 140/90-15 tyres in the rear and these provide a good grip on the road and surprisingly allow for some great cornering capabilities. Now since we live in India, we are bound to come across bumps and pot holes more often than not. The Renegade Commando is equipped with hydraulic telescopic suspension in the front and twin hydraulic shocks with springs in the rear.

The suspension gobbles up the

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Engine & Transmission 279.50cc, Single Cylinder, 4 Stoke, Liquid Cooled / 6 Speed, Synchronous Mesh Overdrive

smaller bumps with ease and you almost don’t feel them. It even handles bigger bumps nicely and you won’t find yourself hopping on the seat every now and them. The Renegade Commando comes with a large 280mm disc brake in the front which really lends some great stopping power to this vehicle.

Although the drum brake in the rear was not at the same level as the front disc, it still did a decent job.

The switch gear has been placed ergonomically and everything is within reach. We also liked the tank mounted speedometer. It has an analogue speedometer and a decently sized digital display underneath that. The blue color illumination really looks good, especially in dark conditions and is not too hard to read. This digital meter shows things like fuel level, current gear and trip meter. Another neat feature added

by UM is a USB port tucked on the left side of the speedometer mounting. The overall aesthetics of the bike are good but we felt that since it is competing with big and established names like the Royal Enfield and Bajaj, it could have been improved even more.

Although we feel that with time UM will improve on this aspect of the vehicle.

There are hooks on both sides of the bike for hanging your gear or groceries. This can be very handy considering that this is a cruiser and you will most likely

Power & Torque 24.8bhp@8500 rpm / 21.8Nm@7000 rpm

be taking it on long journeys and will need to carry stuff along with you. The rider seat height is set at 750mm which is good enough for any average Indian. The long seat is comfortable and combined with the T-shaped handlebar, it provides for a hassle free long journey. You can easily ride for long distances without feeling any kind of fatigue or stiffness. There is also a backrest at the very end of the seat that can provide good support for the pillion. The headlight on the

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Fuel Tank Capacity 18 litres

Price

Tyres Front : 110/90 - 16 Rear : 140/90 - 15

Renegade Commando casts a decent beam and is sufficient for when you ride at night. The turn indicators also do their job well.

Although the UM Renegade Commando competes with cruisers like the Royal Enfield Thunderbird (350cc) and the Bajaj Avenger(220cc).

I personally feel that since the Renegade Commando has a 280 cc engine, it actually

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carves out a separate space of its own in the market. It sure might have a few shortcoming here and there but success and finesse comes to those that ‘soldier on’ and continuously strive for something better and we feel UM’s Renegade Commando has a lot of potential. So if you have ever fancied yourself an American cruiser but are on a tight budget then the UM Renegade Commando is the way to go. MI

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FIRST RIDE UM RENEGADE SPORT S

FIRE CRACKER Report: JOSHUA DAVID LUTHER & Photography: AFSAR BAIG

“The build quality of the RENEGADE SPORT S is also quite good, the ride feels solid and the overall quality of materials used is more than satisfactory.”

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hen someone says cruiser, the first thought which comes to mind is a big black Harley. But Harleys are hardly affordable, moreover they were never meant to be affordable in my opinion. Should that really stop the vast market of Indian consumers from owning a cruiser with American heritage? Well honestly it should not but up until now there were no options available. All of this changed when United Motors decided to bring their range of Renegade

motorcycles to India.

Soon I found myself cruising behind the broad T shaped bars of a UM Renegade Sport S. The Sport S has a very urban look with crisp and clean lines running seamlessly along the edges of the bike. The Renegade Sport S definitely has a commanding road presence and turns heads quite often. It also comes with a 360 degree LED system and blindspot mirrors as well. At the heart of the Sport S is a 279.5cc, single cylinder, liquid cooled engine. The petrol motor

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puts out 24.8bhp at 8500rpm and 21.8Nm of torque at 7000rpm.

To be absolutely honest, I was completely taken aback with the response and handling of the Renegade Sport S. I had expected a very lukewarm performance from the single cylinder engine, but instead what I got was a very thrilling ride unlike a typical cruiser, it was more like riding a fire cracker. The throttle response is very accurate and almost instantly you can feel a surge of power from the rear wheel pushing you forward. The engine comes mated to a 6-speed, manual transmission with overdrive gears. The shifts are smooth and the Sport S has

long legs be it on highways or city roads one does not need to shift that often. The bike climbs up to 100kmph in a few seconds and has the capability of going upto 125kmph.

The bike sits on a 110/ 70 R17 tyre in front and a 140/ 90 R15 tyre in the rear. The fat profile of the rear tyre gives the bike a very beefy look and also provides immense grip on tarmac.

The bike has a softly sprung suspension which is facilitated by 41mm hydraulic telescopic forks in the front and spring loaded twin hydraulic shocks in the rear. The bike rides over bumps and potholes with ease and the

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Engine & Transmission 279.5cc, single cylinder, liquid cooled, petrol / 6-Speed, Manual

suspension soaks in most of the jerks. The Sport S has a low centre of gravity and that caters to a well balanced and stable ride. Even while cornering at high speeds the ride feels quite solid and planted.

Braking on the bike is facilitated by a 280mm disc up front and a drum in the rear. The front disc comes with a 2 pot caliper and provides a more than adequate bite but then we felt the rear brakes could have been a bit sharper.

The build quality of the Renegade Sport S is also quite good, the ride feels solid and the

Power & Torque 24.8bhp @ 8500rpm / 21.8Nm @ 7000rpm

overall quality of materials used is more than satisfactory. The rider seat height has been set at a comfortable 750mm and the seat cushion is quite soft, thus cruising along highways even for long hours feels like a breeze. The bike has a decent ground clearance of 150mm and a 1545mm wheelbase. The seating position, handle bars and foot pegs all have been laid out in a manner to make it more comfortable for the rider. The switch gear has been ergonomically placed on the handlebars making them easy to

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Fuel Tank Capacity 18 litres

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Tyres Front : 110/70-R17 Rear : 140/90-R15

access and operate. The Sport S comes with an Analogue Speedo and a Digital Tachometer with a fuel indicator. The Instrument cluster is simple and easy to read.

The UM Renegade Sport S comes with an 18 litre fuel tank and returns approximately 30kms to the litre giving it quite a decent range on a single tank of fuel.

This bike goes up against the Bajaj Avenger and Royal Enfield’s cruiser bike line up. The Sport S does have that characteristic American cruiser appeal and a very peppy performance. What

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is most appealing however is the price tag of just Rs. 1,49,000 (exshowroom Delhi). This fire cracker of a motorcycle is definitely a not to miss if you are in the market for an affordable cruiser. MI

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MOTORSPORT

Marc Marquez wins rain soaked MotoGP in Germany Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda RC213V) who at one point in the race thought that his “run at this circuit was going to come to an end” achieved a historic result in MotoGP race in Germany. At the rain soaked German Grand Prix he scored a unique seventh consecutive victory at the Sachsenring across three categories: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. To complete Honda’s joy in this most enthralling of races, Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda RC213V) finished a superb second to make it a Honda one-two.

Both Marquez and Crutchlow were delighted with their results. Marquez’s third win of the year doubled his championship lead at the halfway stage to 48 points over reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) who could only manage a 15-place finish this afternoon. Meanwhile Crutchlow was ecstatic with his first podium since last year’s Argentine GP, just a few weeks before he and his wife Lucy are expecting their first child, said a Honda press release.

Marquez, who suffered a high-speed spill in morning warm-up, could hardly have achieved his 53rd career victory in more treacherous and challenging conditions. The race started on a soaking track but by half-distance a dry line appeared at certain parts of the circuit. Marquez was the first rider to enter the pits and change to a bike fitted with full slicks. This was a brave and risky decision because the track was still damp in many places, which made it very difficult to work enough heat into his slick tyres.

But the 23-year-old’s spectacularly aggressive riding style soon had his slicks up to temperature and he became the fastest rider on track, catching the leading group, who were still using rain tires, at the rate of six seconds a lap!

So his decision to change bikes turned out to be inspired, but it was anything but an easy decision when he took it.

Most of the leading group did finally enter the pits to change bikes and tires – some to intermediates, some to slicks (including Crutchlow) – which left Marquez with only one rider ahead of him: last month’s Dutch TT winner Jack Miller (EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda RC213V). Marquez quickly swept past the Australian and was soon well ahead, while the battle for the runner-up finish waged between Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati), who had led much of the earlier stages. The Briton pounced on the Italian at the final corner with two laps remaining and then established himself in second place.

Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC213V) had high hopes of a great race after topping this morning’s rain-affected morning warm-up session. However, a challenging qualifying session had put the 30-year-old Spaniard tenth on the grid, so it wasn’t easy for him to fight his way through the pack. At one stage it seemed like he might have a shot at the podium but it didn’t quite work out like that and he ended the race in sixth place, a fraction ahead of Miller and Valentino Rossi (Yamaha). (Source: Honda)

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MOTORSPORT Marc Marquez celebrates; pictures courtesy: Honda

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MOTORSPORT

Andreas Mikkelsen snatches dramatic last-gasp victory at WRC Poland Andreas Mikkelsen snatched a dramatic last-gasp victory at the PZM 73rd Rally Poland on the afternoon of July 3, 2016 when long-time leader Ott Tanak was cruelly deprived of a maiden FIA World Rally Championship win. Tänak’s Ford Fiesta RS suffered a puncture in the penultimate rain-soaked speed test, wiping out his near-20sec lead and allowing Mikkelsen to claim a second career success. He became the sixth different winner in the last six rounds of a hugely unpredictable season.

“We pushed so hard all weekend and with the weather as it was today we knew it was going to be difficult and we gave it everything. It was like a war in the penultimate stage and it was all about luck, who got out without problems, and we were the lucky ones,” said Mikkelsen on Sunday July 3.

Mikkelsen, showing great sportsman spirit went and empathised with Tanak. The former too was on the receiving end of a similar situation when he spun out of the lead in Sweden in 2015 in the final test.

“I told Ott before the final stage that I felt so sorry for him. It would have been an adventure story but that’s the way rallying is. It’s very unpredictable,” said Mikkelsen, who climbed to second in the points.

Tänak had excelled on the sandy but lightning fast roads since Friday afternoon and was inconsolable at the finish. “There’s nothing I can say. All this and then you get nothing, it’s too hard,” he said.

Hayden Paddon completed the podium in a Hyundai i20, 2.3sec behind Tänak, to end a run of accidents in the previous two rounds. However, the New Zealander almost relaxed too much in the final stage, allowing team-mate Thierry Neuville to close to within 0.8sec.

Jari-Matti Latvala finished fifth, a further 4.5sec back in a Volkswagen Polo R. Team-mate Sébastien Ogier was sixth, the championship leader admitting conditions were so bad that simply surviving the final day was his sole aim.

Craig Breen was seventh in a DS 3, moving up after team-mate Stéphane Lefebvre smashed his car’s rear left suspension after spinning into a tree. The Frenchman eventually finished ninth.

Mads Østberg overhauled both Lefebvre and teammate Eric Camilli, who limped through the final stage with damaged suspension on his Fiesta RS after going off the road in the previous test. Camilli took 10th. Dani Sordo retired after firstly slamming his i20 in chicane bales and then damaging his rear suspension against a tree.

Poland marked the midpoint of the 14-round campaign and the second half begins with Neste Rally Finland which is based in Jyväskylä on July 28 - 31.

(Source: WRC / Red Bull Content Pool)

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MOTORSPORT WRC winners; pictures courtesy: Red Bull Content Pool

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MOTORSPORT

Hungary F1 win pushes Lewis to lead position in driver standing After a victory in Budapest in the Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes now heads the driver standings for the first time this year, getting ahead of his team mate Nico Rosberg who was leading all this while. Hamilton has a six-point advantage over Rosberg who finished second at the Hungaroring. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo came in third.

Nico Hulkenberg of Force India came in among the points with a tenth position while his teammate Sergio Perez could only manage an 11th. Winner Hamilton went into a lead position got into a lead position immediately as the race starter and got ahead of polesitter Rosberg. The Mercedes drivers were initially threatened by the Red Bull drivers but they could not get ahead. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel came in fourth followed by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing managed a fifth.

Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari could only manage a sixth while Fernando Alonso took a distant seventh for McLaren. His team mate Jenson Button was the only one who did not finish the race. Button was the only retirement. After complaining of a brake pedal which kept going to the floor he was told by his team not to change gear, and then received a drive-through penalty for unauthorised radio communication. Later his hopes ended when his car suffered an oil leak.Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz, Williams’ Valtteri Bottas and Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg completed the top ten to take the remaining points.

Both Red Bull and Ferrari showed moments of potential. Riccardo so nearly went round the outside of both Mercedes for the lead at the start but having got by Rosberg in Turn 1 he then lost out to him almost immediately in Turn 2.

The result gives Hamilton 192 points to Rosberg’s 186, as Ricciardo moves to third on 115 just ahead of Raikkonen on 114.

Vettel is fifth with 110, as Verstappen closes up with 100. In the constructors’ stakes, Mercedes have 378 points, Ferrari 224 and Red Bull are closing still with 223.

Lewis Hamilton crossing the chequered flag

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Pics courtesy: Daimler

Hamilton celebrating

Lewis Hamilton taking a bow after his win

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AUTO

Stuff DAINESE NEW LEATHER PRODUCTS Italian leather giant Dainese has launched a new SUPER SPEED D1 leather jacket and an AVRO D1 JACKET. It features a Nanofeel antimicrobial liner and has perforated areas to give the rider a more comfortable and dynamic fit.

Price (Overseas): 49,000 approx.

The AVRO D1 jacket is the newest addition in the Dainese Avro range. Made for riders it is made from top quality Tutu cowhide leather. Air vents at the sides and the removable thermal lining allow temperature control in a variety of weather scenarios.

Price (Overseas): 37,000 approx.

The DELTA PRO C2 trousers cost 31,000 approx (Overseas price).

The NEXUS BOOTS are priced at 17000 approx.

(Overseas price) The CARBON D1 LONG GLOVES are made from micro sheep leather with an amica suede super soft palm. There are reinforcements in goat skins between the thumb, index and palm.

Price (Overseas): 11,500 approx.

SHELL TELLUS RANGE OF HYDRAULIC OILS

Shell Lubricants has launched Shell Tellus S2 MX and Shell Tellus S2 VX- ‘The Future of Hydraulic Oils’ in India. The Shell Tellus range of hydraulic oils have been developed to enable equipment operators to select the fluid that will help to deliver optimum value to their operations through: wear protection, long fluid life, and system efficiency. Shell Tellus S2 MX and Shell Tellus S2 VX are the upgraded formulations of the Shell Tellus S2 M and S2 V hydraulic fluids respectively.

The new products will be available in India starting September 2016 and will be available in pack sizes of 209 litres and 20 litres.

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ALLOYGATOR PREMIUM PROTECTION

The beautifully pristine wheels of some of the world’s most prestigious luxury supercars are now safe from scuffing thanks to leading wheel protection specialists, AlloyGator. Made from super-tough nylon, the AlloyGator wheel protectors fit between the rim and the tyre. They are available in a range of 12 colours and can be fitted to wheels 13 inches to 21 inches in size, with a larger size to fit wheels 12 inches to 24 inches to be introduced soon. AlloyGators are available to purchase online at www.alloygator.com. Price: On request

AUTOGRAPHIX DESIGNER GRAPHIC SKINS Just like a tattoo on the body, Autographix are designer graphic skins for cars and two-wheelers to make them look sporty and stylish. Skins are available for car doors, dashboards, bumpers, windscreens and fuel lids along with two-wheeler tanks. Autographix carries with it the legacy of Classic Stripes which is the World’s largest producer of Automotive Styling Products along with a host of other printed products. Autographix is inspired by music, technology, sports and other themes. Available on Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and also with 4000 retailers pan India. Price: Ranges from 500 to 5,000.

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Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited (GOLIL) has launched its new range of synthetic engine oil - Gulf PowerTrac 4T, for new generation motorcycles in presence of Indian cricket team skipper MS Dhoni. The new range of Gulf PowerTrac 4T is ideal for new generation motorcycles with engine capacity of 180 cc and above.

Available in viscosity grades of 10W-30 and 15W-50, this multi grade engine oil is best suited for consumers who seek maximum power output from their bikes.

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FURYGAN SPEED MESH JACKET, JEANS & GLOVES Inspired by the best-selling Akira leather jacket, the SPEED MESH 3D is a vented leather jacket for riders who prefer leather, even in the hot weather. For comfort, there are leather stretch panels behind the shoulders and Cordura stretch material on the elbows and waist adjusters. For safety, the jacket features triple stitching on areas exposed to abrasion in a crash situation.

Price (Overseas): 23,000 approx JEAN 01 BLACK: The stylish, straight-cut jeans feature Kevlar lining on the back, hips, front of thighs and on the knees, triple or quadruple stitching on areas exposed to abrasion in a crash situation and D3O knee protectors with two height options. There are hip protector pockets with the protectors available as an added option.

Price (Overseas): 10,000 approx.

CYCLONE GLOVES: The Cyclone is a smart sporty summer glove with the ventilation required in warmer weather, without compromising on protection. Thanks to Furygan’s Sensitive Science, the forefingers and thumbs are equipped with a specific insert allowing for the use of touchscreen devices.

Price (Overseas): 5300 approx.

NEW PIRANHA JACKET AND TROUSERS FROM RICHA Richa has introduced a new, sporty two-piece suit to its extensive range of protective motorcycle clothing. The PIRANHA JACKET and TROUSERS together cost 37135 approx (Overseas price).

The LEATHER JACKET features CE-approved D3O armour in the shoulders, elbows and back, as well as an outside shoulder cap as an extra protective layer. There is a removable thermo liner and long and short zips to connect the jacket to the trousers. It is available in Black and Black/White Price (Overseas): 18568 approx.

The matching BUFFALO LEATHER TROUSERS feature D3O CE-approved armour in the knees, a polymesh lining and long and short connecting zips. They are available in Black and Black/white.

Price (Overseas): 15782 approx.

KNEE SLIDERS are available to purchase separately Price (Overseas): 2321 approx.

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BENTLEY TEES OFF NEW GOLF COLLECTION Bentley has launched a collection of handcrafted, state of the art, bespoke golf equipment encompassing golf clubs, bags, luggage and accessories.

Developed in partnership with Professional Golf Europe, market leaders in the global golf industry, Bentley Golf offers the finest in cutting-edge manufacturing processes and expert hand-forging. The collection features irons hand-forged in Ichikawa, Japan, a town with a historical heritage of forging which goes back to the period of Samurai sword production.

Accessories include a stunning Sterling Silver Golf Ball Marker and Pitch Fork featuring Bentley knurling. The six-piece Bentley Golf Ball, Leather Golf Glove, Bag Towel, Umbrella, Leather Scorecard Holder, Cap and Golf Tees, ensure Bentley luxury. All items go on sale through selected golf retailers in September 2016 and online at www.bentleygolf.com.

GM-NASA POWER GLOVE Robotic glove technology developed out of a partnership between General Motors and NASA for use on the International Space Station is being brought to life in health care, manufacturing and other applications though a licensing agreement between GM and Bioservo Technologies AB, a Swedish medical technology company. Working with GM, Bioservo will combine technology from its SEM GloveTM (Soft Extra Muscle) technology with the RoboGlove, a force-multiplying wearable developed during GM and NASA’s nineyear collaboration that included the launch of Robonaut 2 (R2), a humanoid robot, into space in 2011. The RoboGlove uses leadingedge sensors, actuators and tendons that are comparable to the nerves, muscles and tendons in a human hand. One design requirement for R2 was to operate tools designed for humans, and developers achieved unprecedented hand dexterity.

That technology was applied to the RoboGlove.

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CASTROL GTX ECO

Castrol, the global lubricants manufacturer, has launched the first ‘Eco’ product in its GTX range for cars-- Castrol GTX Eco. Harnessing cutting edge technology formulated

by Castrol’s scientists, Castrol GTX Eco provides the same protection that can help to extend engine life but by using re-refined oil, it delivers a 10% reduction in CO2 when compared with standard Castrol GTX diesel products.

Castrol GTX ECO uses an innovative base oil blend of 50pc virgin oil and 50pc rerefined oil.

JAZZMYRIDE DISCOUNTS

Jazzmyride, an e-commerce portal is offering a whole range of automotive accessories at discounted prices through their portal for sale to Indian consumers.

The products include 3D floor mats, antiglare visors and an LED bar. The 3D floor mats are made of high quality fibre texture and are strong, durable and wear resistance. They are 100pc waterproof. MRP: 4100 /Selling Price: 1698 The anti glare visor has an antiglare feature. The dual day and night visors helps one to drive anytime with ease.

MRP: 2000 / Selling price: 598. The 72 Led Bar provides better road visibility. The wide angle light beam covers entire car width of the road.MRP: 31,000 /Selling price: 5498.

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Stuff BMW X-CAT DISC FOOTWEAR RANGE In 2008 BMW Group Design unveiled the BMW Gina Light Visionary Model: a concept car with a seamless, flexible, fabric outer shell stretched over a movable substructure, whose functions were only enabled when actually needed. Its interpretation of familiar functional and structural concepts boldly questioned the philosophy of car design. Now Gina has acted as the inspirational force behind a creative collaboration between Designworks and Puma. The result is the X-Cat Disc, the latest addition to Puma’s Disc footwear range. The BMW X-Cat Disc is available in select Puma stores across the world.

DUCATI FOOTWEAR Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. and FTG Safety Shoes S.p.A. have renewed their long-standing licensing agreement for the production and worldwide distribution of the Ducati Corse branded safety footwear collection. The Ducati Corse collection is already available and features an aggressive, technical look: in black and red, the materials are combined with top quality textile and leather to evoke the world of motorcycling.

IGNYTE JACKETS AND RAIN COATS FOR RIDERS Helmet manufacturer Steelbird has entered into one more vertical of biking and accessories segment with brand name ‘Ignyte’ exclusively for hi- end riders. Ignyte product line included rider jackets, rain coats, pants, gloves and shoe covers. All products are made by 100pc nylon and water proof Fabric. Ignyte Products are designed in Italy and produced as per international standards.

Price: Pant- 1319/Jacket- 1669/Gloves- 1139/Shoe cover- 1349/-

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FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

ASTON MARTIN DB9 Rapide Vantage

Vanquish

Coupe Volante Rapide S V8 Coupe V8 S Coupe V8 Roadster V12 Coupe V12 Coupe Volante

6.0 6.0 6.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 6 6.0 6.0

P P P P P P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

2.90 (Cr.) 3 (Cr.) 3.50 (Cr.) 1.86 (Cr.) 2.20 (Cr.) 2.40 (Cr.) 3.5 (Cr.) 3.85 (Cr.) NA

40 TFSI Premium 40 TFSI Premium Plus + Sunroof 40 TFSI Cabriolet 35TDI Attraction 35 TDI Pemium Edition 35 TDI Premium + Sunroof Edition 35 TDI Premium Plus + Sunroof 35 TDI Technology 35 TDI Technology Pack + Sunroof 40 TFSI Cabriolet 35 TFSI Premium+ Sunroof 35 TDI Premium Edition 35 TDI Premium Edition + Sunroof 35 TDI Premium Sport TDI Technology Pack 35 TFSI 35 TDI Matrix 35 TDI Premium Plus 60 TFSI W12 TDI quattro 50 TDI 50 TDI Plus 60 TDI 60 TFSI quattro 50 TDI quattro 50 TDI quattro Premium 50 TDI quattro Premium Plus 60 TDI quattro W12 TDI quattro 30 TDI S Edition 35 TDI Premium Edition 35 TDI Premium Sunroof 35 TDI Technology 35 TDI Technology with Navigation 35 TDI Premium Plus 35 TDI Premium Plus + Navigation 30 TDI Premium Edition 30 TDI Design Edition 30 TDI Sports Edition 30 TDI Quattro Business Edition w30 TDI Quatrro Premium

1.8

P

16.60

27.10

AUDI

A3

A3 Cabriolet

A4

A6

A8 L

A8

Q3

Q5

1.8

P

16.60

31.40

1.8 2.0 2.0

P D D

16.60 20.38 20.38

44.75 24.56 27.42

2.0

D

20.38

29.3

2.0

D

20.38

2.0

D

20.38

32.9

2.0

D

20.38

35.65

1.8 1.8 2.0

P P D

16.60 18.78 17.11

47.35 35.95 35.39

2.0

D

17.11

37.95

2.0 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.0 4.0 6.3 3.0 3.0 4.2 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.2 6.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

D D P D D P P D D D P D D D D D D D D D

17.11 17.11 15.26 18.53 18.53 7.4 4.7 16.77 16.77 7.5 16.7 6 6 6 NA NA 17.71 15.77 15.77 15.77

38.93 41.95 48.10 51.80 49.20 1.46 (Cr.) 1.98 (Cr.) 1.15 (Cr.) 1.21 (Cr.) 1.40 (Cr.) 1.38 (Cr.) 1.17 (Cr.) 1.09 (Cr.) 1.14 (Cr.) 1.33 (Cr.) 1.87 (Cr.) 30.5 35.25 36.80 39.85

2.0

D

15.77

42.60

2.0

D

15.73

37.90

2.0

D

15.73

40.60

2.0 2.0 2.0

D D D

12.8 12.8 12.8

48.44 51.54 55.44

2.0

D

14.10

42.79

2.0

D

14.10

49.46

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MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

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30 TDI Quatrro Premium Plus 30 TDI Quatrro Technology 45 TDI Quattro Technology Pack S Line 45 TDI Premium Plus 45 TDI Technology Pack 45 TDI Quattro (New) 45 TDI Quattro Technology (New) 45 TDI Quattro Premium 45 TDI Quattro Premium Sunroof Q7 45 TDI Quattro Premium Plus 45 TDI Quattro Premium Plus Sunroof 45 TDI Quattro Technology Pack 45 TDI Quattro Technology Pack + Sunroof V8 FSI S-tronic V10 FSI S-Tronic R8 V10 FSI Plus S-Tronic V10 FSI Spyder RS5 TFSI Quattro 4.2 Coupe RS6 Avant TFSI Quattro RS7 TFSI Quattro TFSI Quattro S4 TFSI Quattro Technology S6 TFSI Quattro S5 TFSI Quatrro TT TFSI Coupe Quattro BENTLEY MOTORS Bentayga W12 GT W12 GT V8 GT Speed W12 GT V8 S GT Coupe Continental GTC W12 GTC V8 GT Speed Convertible GT V8S Convertible Flying Spur V8 Flying Spur Flying Spur W12 Mulsanne Mulsanne BMW 1 Series 118d Sport Line 320d Prestige 3 Series 320d Sport Line 320d Luxury Line Sport Line Gran Turismo Luxury Line 520d Prestige Plus 5 Series 520d Luxury Line 530d M Sport 640d Gran Coupé Eminence 6 Series 640d Gran Coupé Design Pure Experience 730 Ld Prestige 7 Series 730 Ld Eminence

Q5

2.0 2.0

D D

14.10 14.10

51.42 56.02

3.0

D

13.20

62.95

3.0 3.0 3.0

D D D

14.75 14.75 14.75

72.1 79.85 72

3.0

D

14.75

77.5

3.0

D

14.75

61.52

3.0

D

14.75

64.35

3.0

D

14.75

67.01

3.0

D

14.75

69.84

3.0

D

14.75

76.88

3.0

D

14.75

79.71

4.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.2 4 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0

P P P P P P P P P P P P

8 7.60 6.71 7.70 12.1 10.4 10.4 10.30 10.30 NA NA 8.30

1.71 (Cr.) 1.99 (Cr.) 2.55 (Cr.) 2.19 (Cr.) 1.1 (Cr.) 1.4(Cr.) 1.40 (Cr.) 52.64 55.43 95.25 62.95 60.34

6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.8

P P P P P P P P P P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 6.38 8 NA

3.85 (Cr.) NA 3.28 (Cr.) NA 3.54 (Cr.) 3.57 (Cr.) NA 3.63 4.4(Cr.) 3.9 (Cr.) 3.21 (Cr.) 3.40 (Cr.) 5.55 (Cr.)

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0

D D D D D D D D D D

20.58 18.88 18.88 18.88 19.59 19.59 18.48 18.48 14.69 17.54

29.90 35.90 39.90 39.90 39.90 42.90 48.90 51.40 59.90 1.11 (Cr.)

3.0

D

17.54

1.18 (Cr.)

3.0 3.0

D D

16.46 16.46

92.50 1.06 (Cr.)

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7 Series X1 X3

X5

X6 Z4

M

i8 BUGATTI Veyron CHEVROLET

Beat

Cruze

Enjoy

Sail Hatchback

Sail Sedan

Spark

Tavera *

Trailblazer

730 Ld Signature 750Li Eminence 760Li Eminence ActiveHybrid 7L sDrive20d xLine xDrive20d Expedition xDrive20d xLine xDrive30d M Sport xDrive30d Expedition xDrive30d Design Pure Experience xDrive30d Design Pure Experience (7 Seater) xDrive40d M Sport sDrive 35i Prestige sDrive 35i Design Pure Traction M3 Sedan M4 Coupé M5 Sedan M6 Gran Coupé X5 M X6 M i8

3.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0

D P P P D D D D D

16.46 11.62 7.46 13.85 17.05 18.56 18.56 15.35 15.35

1.25 (Cr.) 1.46 (Cr.) 1.95 (Cr.) 1.41 (Cr.) 37.90 46.90 51.90 59.90 65.90

3.0

D

15.35

69.90

3.0

D

15.35

72.90

3.0 3.0

D P

15.9 10.37

1.17 (Cr.) 74.90

3.0

P

10.37

75.90

3.0 3.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 1.5

P P P P P P H

10.75 10.75 10.10 10.10 9 9 47.45

1.17 (Cr.) 1.21 (Cr.) 1.32(Cr.) 1.72 (Cr.) 1.57 (Cr.) 1.62 (Cr.) 2.29 (Cr.)

Veyron Grand Sport

8.0

P

NA

12 (Cr.)

PS LS LT LTZ PS LS LT LTZ LT (MT) LTZ (MT) LTZ (AT) LS - 8 Seater LS -7 Seater LT - 8 Seater LT - 7 Seater LTZ - 8 Seater LTZ - 7 Seater TCDi LS - 8 Seater TCDi LS -7 Seater TCDi LT - 8 Seater TCDi LT - 7 Seater TCDi LTZ - 8 Seater TCDi LTZ - 7 Seater L LS LS ABS LT ABS TCDi L TCDi LS TCDi LS ABS TCDi LT ABS L LS LS ABS LT ABS TCDiL TCDi LS TCDi LS ABS TCDi LT ABS BS4 OBDII LS BS4 OBDII LT BS4 OBDII Neo 3 -10-BS3 Neo 3 -9-BS3 Neo 3 Max-9-BS3 Neo 3 Max -10-BS3 Neo 3 LS-10-BS3 Neo 3 LS-9-BS3 Neo 3 LS-7-BS3 Neo 3 LS-7(C)-BS3 Neo 3 LT-9-BS3 LTZ 2WD AT

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8

P P P P D D D D D D D P P P P P P D D D D D D P P P P D D D D P P P P D D D D P P P D D D D D D D D D D

17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 25.44 25.44 25.44 25.44 17.9 17.9 14.8 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 22.10 22.10 22.10 22.10 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 22.10 22.10 22.10 22.10 16.20 16.20 16.20 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 11.45

4.32 4.65 5.12 5.59 5.26 5.61 5.93 6.57 13.95 16.42 17.45 6.51 6.54 7.13 7.16 8.01 8.04 7.88 7.91 8.38 8.41 9.15 9.17 4.79 5.29 5.53 5.99 5.91 6.44 6.61 7.46 5.76 6.17 6.65 7.17 7.07 7.49 7.81 8.44 3.63 3.91 4.21 7.95 7.95 8.87 8.87 9.70 9.69 9.96 10.07 11.08 26.99

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.8

P P P P P P P P P P P P

20.63 20.63 20.63 20.63 20.63 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.6 25.17 25.17

3.25 3.51 3.73 3.93 4.13 3.82 4.02 4.44 4.68 4.88 2.38 2.82

MODEL

redi-GO FERRARI California FF 488 458 F12 FIAT

Avventura

Linea

Linea Classic

Punto Evo

Punto Pure Abarth FORCE Gurkha

Go+

redi-GO

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FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

T T(O) S

0.8 0.8 0.8

P P P

25.17 25.17 25.17

3.09 3.19 3.34

T Convertible FF GTB Coupe Spyder Speciale Berlinetta

3.8 6.2 3.9 4.5 4.5 6.2

P P P P P P

9.51 6.49 6.96 8.46 8.46 6.66

NA NA NA NA NA NA

Active Fire Dynamic Fire Abarth T-Jet Active Multijet Dynamic Multijet Emotion Multijet Active Fire Active T-Jet Dynamic T-Jet Emotion T-Jet Active Multijet Dynamic Multijet Emotion Multijet Classic Classic Multijet Classic Plus Multijet Classic Plus with alloy Multijet Active Fire Dynamic Fire Emotion Fire Active Multijet Dynamic Multijet Emotion Multijet Sport 93 PS Sportivo Abarth Active Fire Active Active advanced Multijet 595 Competizione

1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4

P P P D D D P P P P D D D P D D D P P P D D D D D P P D P

14.40 14.40 17.1 20.50 20.50 20.50 15.70 15.70 15.70 15.70 20.40 20.40 20.40 14.90 19.50 19.50 19.50 15.80 15.80 15.80 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 16.3 15.7 20.3 14.9

6.80 7.70 10.26 7.49 8.28 8.84 7.22 8.37 9.57 10.1 8.94 10.14 10.62 6.46 7.51 8.08 8.24 5.04 5.53 7.58 6.1 6.81 7.5 7.89 7.25 9.99 4.53 5.62 29.85

Hard Top (4x4) Soft Top (4x2) Soft Top (4x4)

2.6 2.6 2.6

D D D

NA NA NA

9.51 6.97 9.26

Ambiente M/T Trend M/T Titanium M/T Titanium A/T Trend+ MT Ecoboost Titanium Ecoboost +MT Ambiente MT Trend MT Trend + MT Titanium MT Titanium + MT 4x2 M/T Trend 4x4 M/T Trend 4x2 A/T Trend 4x4 A/T Trend 4x2 A/T Titanium 4x4 A/T Titanium GT Fastback Base MT Ambiente MT Trend MT Titanium MT Titanium+ MT Titanium A/T Base Ambiente MT Trend MT Titanium MT Titanium+ MT Ambiente MT Trend MT Titanium MT Titanium+ MT Titanium (AT) Ambiente MT Trend MT Titanium MT Titanium+ MT

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.2 3.2 5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

P P P P P P D D D D D D D D D D D P P P P P P P D D D D D P P P P P D D D D

15.85 15.85 15.85 15.60 18.90 18.88 22.27 22.27 22.27 22.27 22.27 14.12 13.50 12.62 10.91 12.62 10.91 NA 18.16 18.16 18.16 18.16 18.16 17 25.83 25.83 25.83 25.83 25.83 18.16 18.16 18.16 18.16 17 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.8

6.68 7.40 8.56 9.61 8.18 9.45 7.28 8.01 8.48 9.16 9.75 24.93 26.53 25.43 27.58 26.93 29.19 65.00 4.46 4.75 5.16 5.87 6.51 7.20 5.55 5.84 6.25 6.96 7.60 5.28 5.99 6.90 7.45 8.19 6.37 7.10 7.99 8.54

E M/T E (OP) MT S M/T S (OP) MT SX M/T S CVT VX M/T S (OP) CVT VX CVT

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

P P P P P P P P P

17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 18.1 17.8 18.1 18.1

5.41 5.53 6.19 6.31 6.92 7.31 7.31 7.43 8.31

FORD

Ecosport

Endeavour

Mustang GT

Next-Gen Figo

Figo Aspire

DATSUN D A A EPS T T (O) D A A EPS T T (O) D A

ENGINE*

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Go

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HONDA

Amaze

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Amaze

Brio

BR-V

City

CR-V

Jazz

Mobilio

E M/T E (OP) MT S M/T S (OP) MT SX M/T VX MT E M/T EX M/T S M/T V M/T VX M/T VX BL M/T VX A/T VX BL A/T E S V VX V CVT E S V VX E M/T S M/T SV M/T V M/T VX M/T SV CVT VX CVT VX (0) BL MT VX (0) MT EMT SMT SVMT VMT VXMT VX (0) MT VX (0) MT 2WD L M/T 2WD L A/T 4WD L A/T (Smart Entry) E MT S MT SV MT V MT VX MT S CVT V CVT E MT S MT SV MT V MT VX MT E S V V (O) E S V V (O) RS RS (O)

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

D D D D D D P P P P P P P P P P P P P D D D D P P P P P P P P P D D D D D P D P P P P P P P P P P D D D D D P P P P D D D D D D

25.80 25.80 25.80 25.80 25.80 25.80 19.40 19.40 19.40 19.40 19.40 19.40 16.50 16.50 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 16 21.9 21.9 21.9 21.9 17.80 17.80 17.80 17.80 17.80 18 18 17.80 17.80 26 26 26 26 25.10 NA NA 13.70 13.70 12 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 19 19 27.3 27.3 27.3 27.3 27.3 17.30 17.30 17.30 17.30 24.20 24.20 24.20 24.20 24.20 24.20

6.53 6.65 7.41 7.53 7.93 8.31 4.43 4.65 5.01 5.35 5.74 6.22 6.55 7.02 8.75 9.90 10.90 11.84 11.99 9.90 10.99 11.85 12.90 8.10 8.79 9.32 9.92 10.38 10.92 12.04 11.23 11.23 9.32 9.98 10.44 11.10 12.11 12.42 12.42 22.08 23.90 26.21 5.59 6.23 6.78 7.14 7.63 7.33 8.21 6.89 7.58 8.10 8.56 8.99 7.17 8.26 9.56 10.13 8.67 9.43 10.62 11.19 11.76 12.32

MT Base S MT SX+ MT SX+ AT MT Base S S+ SX SX+ SX+ A/T SX (O) S M/T SX M/T SX A/T L M/T S M/T SX M/T SX A/T D-Lite D-Lite+ D-Lite+(O) Era+ Era+ (O) Era+ LPG Era+ (O) LPG Magna+ Magna+ (O) Magna+ LPG

1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

P P P P D D D D D D D P P P D D D D P P P P P P/LPG P P P P/LPG

15.29 15.29 15.29 15.29 21.38 21.38 21.38 19.67 19.67 17.01 19.67 16.30 16.30 14.30 22.70 22.70 22.70 19.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10

9.15 10.32 11.84 12.86 9.99 11.2 12.11 12.37 13.36 14.5 14.43 15.07 16.39 17.51 15.54 16.35 17.72 19.02 3.24 3.50 3.60 3.64 3.74 3.92 4.02 3.96 4.06 4.23

HYUNDAI

Creta

Elantra

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Eon

Elite i20

Grand i10

i10

i20 Active

Santa Fe

4S Fludic Verna

Xcent

Sportz Magna (O) Magna (O) opt Kappa MT Era Kappa Magna Kappa Sportz Kappa Asta Kappa Asta (O) CRDi Era CRDi Magna CRDi Sportz CRDi Asta CRDi Asta (O) Kappa Era Kappa Magna Kappa Sportz Kappa Sportz Spl Edition Kappa Magna AT Kappa Asta A/T Kappa Asta (O) CRDi Era CRDi Magna CRDi Sportz CRDi Sportz Spl Edition CRDi Asta (O) Era Magna Magna Special Edition Sportz Sportz LPG Kappa Base Kappa S Kappa SX with AVN CRDi Base CRDi S CRDi SX 2WD M/T 2WD A/T 4WD A/T Base S SX S AT SX A/T SX (O) CRDi Base CRDi S CRDi SX CRDi S AT CRDi SX (O) CRDi SX (O) A/T Kappa Base Kappa S MT Kappa S AT Kappa S MT Spl Edition Kappa SX MT Kappa SX (O) Kappa SX (O) A/T CRDi Base CRDi S CRDi S Spl Edition CRDi SX CRDi SX (O)

0.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

P P P P P P P P D D D D D P P P P P P P D D D D D P P p P P/LPG P P P D D D D D D P P P P P P D D D D D D P P P P P P P D D D D D

21.10 20.30 20.30 18.60 18.60 18.60 18.60 18.60 22.54 22.54 22.54 22.54 22.54 18.90 18.90 18.90 18.90 18.90 18.90 18.90 24 24 24 24 24 19.81 19.81 19.81 19.81 19.20 17.19 17.19 17.19 21.19 21.19 21.19 14.74 13.01 13.01 17.01 17.01 17.01 17.01 17.01 17.01 23.50 23.50 23.50 23.50 23.50 19.08 19.10 19.10 19.10 19.10 19.10 19.10 16.90 24.40 24.40 24.40 24.40 24.40

4.24 4.39 4.49 5.55 6.14 6.67 7.20 7.56 6.76 7.35 7.93 8.43 8.80 4.86 5.13 5.58 5.68 5.91 6.79 6.05 5.76 6.04 6.50 6.60 6.97 4.34 4.58 4.74 4.87 5.16 6.66 7.39 8.14 8.02 8.75 9.52 28.31 29.57 31.73 7.87 9.05 9.77 9.93 10.58 10.82 9.13 10.28 11.01 11.17 12.27 13.08 5.36 6.08 6.83 6.25 6.40 7.09 7.85 6.26 7.00 7.17 7.34 8.04

BS4 4x2 MT HI Pack BS4 AT Premium Bs4 4X4 MT

3.0 3.0 2.5

D D D

12.08 12.08 NA

22.21 24.81 12.30

F-Type Coupe F-Type S Coupe British Design Edition F-Type R Coupe F-Type R Coupe AWD F-Type S V6 S Covertible F-Type R V8 S Covertible Pure Portfolio Prestige XF Luxury XF Luxury XF Aero Sport XF S Premium Luxury Portfolio Premium Luxury Portfolio

3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.0

P P P P P P P P P P P D D D P D D

9.87 10.85 8.6 15.3 11.3 10.85 10.7 13.06 13.05 13.06 10.8 16.36 16.36 14.74 9.43 14.47 9.43

1.24 (Cr.) 1.44 (Cr.) 1.62 (Cr.) 1.92(Cr.) 2.04Cr.) 1.58 (Cr.) 2.07 (Cr.) 39.90 47.99 43.69 51.19 51.51 52.51 59.97 1.01(Cr.) 99.99 1.77 (Cr.)

LP 700-4 LP 700-4 Roadster LP 610-4 LP 580-2

6.5 6.5 5.2 5.2

P P P P

6.3 6.3 NA NA

3.69 (Cr.) 4.77 (Cr.) 3.43 (Cr.) 2.99 (Cr.)

S SE

2.2 2.2

D D

12.83 12.83

47.59 52.75

ISUZU MU-7 D-Max V-Cross JAGUAR

F-Type

XE

XF

XJ LAMBORGHINI Aventador Huracan LAND ROVER Discovery Sport

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SE (5+2) HSE HSE (5+2) HSE Luxury HSE Luxury (5+2) V8 Autobiography V8 Autobiography (LWD) Vogue Vogue (LWB) Vogue SE Range Rover Vogue SE (LWB) Autobiography Autobiography (LWB) SV Autobiography (LWB) SV Autobiography (LWB) Pure SE Range Rover Evoque HSE HSE Dynamic SC Autobiography V8 SC SVR Range Rover S Sport SE HSE MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA EX Non AC BS4 EX AC BS4 SLE BS4 SLX BS4 Bolero* PLUS AC BS4 PLUS NON AC BS4 ZLX BS4 * Ex-showroom Gurgaon K2 (6 Seater) K2+ (6 Seater) K4 (5 Seater) K4 (6 Seater) K4+ (5 Seater) K4+ (6 Seater) K6 (5 Seater) K6 (6 Seater) K6 + (5 Seater) K6+ (6 Seater) K8 (5 Seater) K8 (6 Seater) KUV1OO K2 (6 Seater) K2+ (6 Seater) K4 (5 Seater) K4 (6 Seater) K4+ (5 Seater) K4+ (6 Seater) K6 (5 Seater) K6 (6 Seater) K6 + (5 Seater) K6+ (6 Seater) K8 (5 Seater) K8 (6 Seater) N4 N4 + N6 NuvoSport N6 AMT N8 N8 AMT C2 C4 Quanto C6 C8 RX5 MT RX6 MT Rexton RX7 AT S4 S4 PLUS / S4 PLUS 4 WD S6 PLUS S8 Scorpio S10 2 WD S10 4WD Getaway 2WD Getaway 4WD DI 2WD PS DI 4X4 Thar 4x4 CRDE T4 T4+ T6 T6+ T6+ AMT TUV 300 T8 T8 mHAWK (100 HP) T8 AMT T8 AMT mHAWK (100 HP) D2 D4 Verito D6 ABS

Discovery Sport

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2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 5 5 3 3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 5.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

D D D D D P P D D D D D D D D D D D D P P D D D

12.83 12.63 12.81 12.97 12.51 7.8 7.8 13.3 13.3 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 7.8 NA NA NA NA 7.24 7.8 12.65 12.65 12.65

54.27 55.30 56.82 62.79 64.31 2.62 (Cr.) 2.76 (Cr.) 2.07 (Cr.) 2.19 (Cr.) 2.47 (Cr.) 2.57 (Cr.) 2.54 (Cr.) 2.68 (Cr.) 3.81 (Cr.) 3.92 (Cr.) 48.60 54.55 59.90 65.68 1.74 (Cr.) 2.03 (Cr.) 1.16 (Cr.) 1.31 (Cr.) 1.51 (Cr.)

2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

D D D D D D D

15.96 15.96 15.96 15.96 15.96 15.96 15.96

7.02 7.44 7.87 8.42 7.85 7.44 8.66

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

P P P P P P P P P p P P D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

18.15 18.15 18.15 18.15 18.15 18.15 18.15 18.15 18.15 18.15 18.15 18.15 25.32 25.32 25.32 25.32 25.32 25.32 25.32 25.32 25.32 25.32 25.32 25.32 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.21 17.21 17.21 17.21 11.18 11.18 11.18 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 11.23 11.23 13 13 13 18.49 18.49 18.49 18.49 18.49 18.49 18.49 18.49 18.49 20.08 20.08 20.08

4.57 4.87 4.99 5.05 5.21 5.27 5.58 5.64 5.8 5.87 6.14 6.2 5.49 5.72 5.84 5.9 6.06 6.12 6.49 6.55 6.71 6.78 7.05 7.11 7.44 7.77 8.47 9.12 9.24 9.89 6.99 7.56 8.03 8.55 21.05 23.48 24.86 9.99 10.62 / 11.90 11.66 12.7 13.38 14.56 8.81 9.8 5.79 6.31 8.71 7.38 7.74 8.05 8.3 9.04 8.92 9 9.65 9.73 7.24 7.49 8.21

MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

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D2 D4 D6 W4 FWD W6 FWD W6 FWD AT W8 FWD W8 AWD XUV 500 W8 FWD AT W10 FWD W10 AWD W10 FWD AT W10 AWD AT D2 BS IV D4 BS IV XYLO * H4 BS IV / ABS BS IV H8 ABS AIRBAG BS IV * Ex-showroom Haryana MAHINDRA REVA

Verito Vibe

e2o

T2 Premium

*Inclusive of Govt. FAME demand incentives MARUTI SUZUKI STD STD (O) LX LX (O) LXi New Alto 800 Lxi (O) VXi VXi (O) LXi CNG LXi (O) CNG LX LX (O) LXi Lxi (O) VXi Alto K10 Vxi (O) LXi CNG VXi AGS Lxi CNG (O) VXi AGS (O) Sigma Delta Zeta Alpha Delta AT Baleno Zeta AT Sigma Delta Zeta Alpha LXi LXi (O) LXi AGS LXi AMT (O) VXi VXi (O) VXi AGS VXi AMT (O) ZXi ZXi (O) Celerio ZXi AMT ZXi AMT (O) LDi LDi (O) VDi VDI (O) ZDi ZDI (O) GREEN VXi GREEN Vxi (O) VXi MT VXi (O) MT VXi Plus MT VXi Plus AT ZXi MT Zxi Plus MT Ciaz ZXi AT VDi VDi (O) VDi Plus ZDi ZDi Plus 5 Seater 5 Seater Ac 7 Seater Flexi (PETROL) Eeco Flexi Green 5 Seater Non Ac Green 5 Seater Ac Lxi (Manual) Ertiga

1.5 1.5 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.2

D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

20.08 20.08 20.08 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 14.88 14.88 14.02 14.02

6.39 6.67 7.32 12.24 13.65 14.52 15.39 NA 16.32 16.3 NA 17.33 NA 8.88 9.33 9.56 / 10.00 11.46

Electric Motor

E

8.4

6.6

0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4

P P P P P P P P CNG CNG P P P P P P CNG P P P P P P P P P D D D D P P P P P P P P P P P P D D D D D D CNG CNG P P P P P P P H H H H H P P P P CNG CNG CNG P

24.7 24.7 24.7 24.7 24.7 24.7 24.7 24.7 33.44 33.44 24.07 24.07 24.07 24.07 24.07 24.07 32.26 24.07 24.07 24.07 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.4 27.39 27.39 27.39 27.39 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 27.62 27.62 27.62 27.62 27.62 27.62 31.79 31.79 20.73 20.73 20.73 19.12 20.73 20.73 19.12 26.30 26.30 26.30 26.30 26.30 15.10 15.10 15.10 15.10 20 20 20 17.5

2.45 2.51 2.79 2.85 3.05 3.11 3.24 3.3 3.66 3.72 3.25 3.31 3.41 3.47 3.58 3.78 4.04 4.05 4.1 4.11 5.15 5.80 6.42 7.11 6.86 7.47 6.33 7.00 7.61 8.32 4.03 4.23 4.50 4.70 4.33 4.53 4.80 5.00 4.63 5.1 5.1 5.23 4.81 5.02 5.12 5.32 5.42 5.9 4.99 5.11 7.53 7.7 8.11 9.28 8.77 9.33 9.94 8.23 8.37 8.81 9.52 10.17 3.21 3.51 3.38 4.46 4.24 3.88 4.25 6.18

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Ertiga

Gypsy Omni

Ritz

S-Cross

Swift

Swift Dzire

Vitara Brezza

WagonR

Stingray

LXi (O) (Manual) Vxi (Manual) VXi AT ZXi (Manual) ZXi + AT VXi CNG Smart Hybrid LDI (Manual) Smart Hybrid LDI (O) (Manual) Smart Hybrid VDI (Manual) Smart Hybrid ZDI (Manual) Smart Hybrid ZDI+ (Manual) King Soft Top King Hard Top 5 seater 8 seater LXi VXi VXi ABS VXi AT ABS ZXi Mc LDi Mc VDi Mc VDi ABS Mc ZDi Sigma Delta Zeta LE Zeta Alpha Delta Zeta Alpha LXi LXi (O) LXi Optional (O) VXi Glory Limited Edition VXi Vxi (O) ZXi LDI LDI (O) VDI Glory Limited Edition VDI VDI (O) ZDI LXi LXi (O) LXi Optional (O) VXi VXi (O) VXi AT VXi AT (O) ZXi LDi LDi (O) VDi VDi (O) ZDi ZDi AGS Ldi Ldi (O) Vdi Vdi (O) Zdi Zdi+ Zdi+ Dual LXi LXi CNG LXi CNG (O) LXi (O) VXi VXi (O) VXi AMT VXi AMT (O) LXi VXi Lxi (O) VXi (O) VXi AMT VXi AMT(O)

1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

P P P P P CNG H H H H H P P P P P P P P P D D D D D D D D D D D D P P P P P P P D D D D D D P P P P P P P P D D D D D D D D D D D D D P CNG CNG P P P P P P P P P P P

17.5 17.5 17.03 17.5 17.03 22.80 24.52 24.52 24.52 24.52 24.52 11.96 11.96 16.8 16.8 18.50 18.50 18.50 17.16 18.50 23.20 23.20 23.20 23.20 23.65 23.65 23.65 23.65 23.65 22.07 22.07 22.07 20.40 20.40 20.40 20.40 20.40 20.40 20.40 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2 20.85 20.85 20.85 20.85 20.85 20.85 20.85 20.85 26.59 26.59 26.59 26.59 26.59 26.59 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51

6.57 7.51 8.54 8.12 8.71 8.13 7.08 7.14 7.74 8.26 8.66 6.26 6.41 2.63 2.65 4.3 4.89 5.13 6.14 5.49 5.5 5.97 6.16 6.58 8.03 8.74 9.55 9.88 10.6 10.23 11.26 12.03 4.71 4.76 4.97 5.36 5.47 5.6 6.32 5.96 6.16 6.32 6.44 6.56 7.43 5.16 5.31 5.47 5.99 6.22 6.82 7.02 6.98 6.11 6.32 7.09 721 8.07 8.57 6.99 7.12 7.62 7.75 8.55 9.54 9.68 4.08 4.62 4.81 4.41 4.33 4.66 4.81 5.14 4.26 4.54 4.59 4.87 5.02 5.34

Ghibli Quattraporte Quattraporte GTS Gran Turismo Gran Turismo Sport MC Stradale Gran Cabrio Gran Cabrio Sport Gran Cabrio MC

3. 0 3. 0 3.8 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

D P P P P P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

1.1 (Cr.) 1.5 (Cr.) 2.2 (Cr.) 1.8 (Cr.) NA NA 2.0 (Cr.) NA NA

180 Sport 200 CDI Sports

1.6 2.2

P D

15.50 NA

26.45 27.45

MASERATI Ghibli Quattraporte Gran Turismo

Gran Cabrio

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CLA-Class B-Class

C-Class

E-Class

GLA-class

GL-class GLE-class ML-class

S-class

CLS-Class SLK-class

AMG

MINI Mini 3-Door Mini 3-Door Mini 5-Door Mini Convertible Mini Countryman MITSUBISHI Pajero

200 CDI 200 Sport 200 CDI Sport 180 Sport 200 CDI Sport Facelift 200 Avantgarde (CKD) 220 CDI Avantgarde (CKD) 200 CDI Avantgarde (LE) 220 CDI Style LE 200 CDI Avantgarde 250 CDI Avantgarde 350 CDI Avantgrade E-400 Cabriolet 200 CDI Style 200 CDI Sport 200 CDI Sport CKD 200 CKD 200 Sport 350 CDI 250D 4MATIC 350D 4MATIC 250 CDI 350 CDI 350 CDI 500 500 Coupe Maybach S 500 Maybach S 600 600 Guard Maybach S600 Guard 250 350 CLA 45AMG GLA 45AMG C -63 S AMG E 63 AMG GL 63 AMG G 63 AMG Crazy Colour Edition ML 63 AMG SLK 55 AMG S 63 AMG Coupe GT S

2.1 2.0 2.1 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 3.0 3.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.1 3 2.1 3.0 3.0 4.6 4.6 4.6 6.0 6.0 6.0 2.2 3.5 2.0 2.0 4 5.5 5.5

D P D P D P D D D P D D P D D D P P D D D D D D P P P P P P D P P P P P P

17.90 15.04 17.90 NA NA 14.74 19.27 19.27 19.27 13.82 14.21 NA NA 17.90 17.9 17.9 NA NA NA NA NA 14.80 8.70 NA NA NA NA NA 8.8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

31.50 35 35.90 28.45 29.54 39.50 40.50 38.50 38.50 48.50 50.70 59.90 78.50 31.9 36.90 34.90 33.9 36 77.50 69.90 58.90 56.60 67.90 1.13 (Cr.) 1.44 (Cr.) 2.05 (Cr.) 1.70 (Cr.) 2.65 (Cr.) 8.9 (Cr.) 10.50 76.50 75.00 70.90 73.40 1.30 (Cr.) 1.29 (Cr.) 1.75 (Cr.)

5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4

P

NA

2.24 (Cr.)

P P P P

10.41 NA NA NA

1.50 (Cr.) 1.26 (Cr.) 2.62 (Cr.) 2.39 (Cr.)

Cooper D Cooper S Cooper D Cooper Convertible CooperD

1.5 2 1.5 1.6 2

D P D P D

21.15 15.75 21.15 14.59 16.57

28.50 31.50 31.90 34.90 36.5

Sport 4x2 A/T Sport 4x4 M/T

2.5 2.5

D D

NA 10.77

27.12 27.52

XE XE+ XL XL (O) XV XV (O) SV XL CVT XV CVT DCI XL DCI XL Comfort Active XL Active XV Active XV S XE XL (P) XE D XL D XV D XV D Premium Safety XL (P) XE (D) XL (D) PLUS 85 PS XV (D) THP XL (D) Plus Special Edition

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

D D D D D D D P P D D P P P P P D D D D P D D D D

19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 18.44 19.34 23.08 23.08 19.49 19.49 19.49 16.95 16.95 22.71 22.71 22.71 22.71 13.06 19.87 19.87 19.87 19.87

9.13 9.67 10.51 10.77 11.21 11.48 12.22 5.99 6.8 6.48 7.02 4.55 4.83 5.3 7.91 8.4 8.80 9.46 9.93 10.46 9.99 9.99 11.69 13.15 11.69

Careera Careera S Careera 4 Careera 4S Careera Cabriolet Careera S Cabriolet Careera 4 Cabriolet Careera 4S Cabriolet Turbo Turbo S Targa 4 Targa 4S GT3 Boxter S

3.4 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.8 2.8

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

12.19 10.86 10.75 10.1 1.86 10.3 10.52 10 Na NA NA NA NA 11.36

1.38 (Cr.) 1.59 (Cr.) 1.48 (Cr.) 1.68 (Cr.) 1.51 (Cr.) 1.71 (Cr.) 1.61 (Cr.) 1.81 (Cr.) 2.14(Cr.) 2.57 (Cr.) 1.59 (Cr.) 1.79 (Cr.) 2.01 (Cr.) 1.02 (Cr.)

NISSAN

Evalia

Micra

Micra Active

New Sunny

Terrano

PORSCHE

911

MERCEDES-BENZ A-Class

VARIANTS

Boxter

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Cayenne

Cayman Macan

Panamera

Boxter GTS Cayenne Diesel Cayenne S Diesel Cayenne S Cayenne Turbo Cayman S Cayman GTS Cayman GT4 S Diesel Turbo Panamera Panamera Diesel Panamera 4 Panamera GTS Panamera Turbo Panamera Turbo S

3.4 3.0 4.2 4.8 4.8 3.4 3.4 3.8 3.0 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.6 4.8 4.8 4.8

P D D P P P P P D P P D P P P P

12.9 13.88 12.5 9.52 9.52 NA NA NA 15.80 10.80 NA NA NA NA NA NA

1.15 (Cr.) 1.04 (Cr.) 1.21 (Cr.) 1.19 (Cr.) 1.78 (Cr.) 1.05 (Cr.) 1.158(Cr.) 1.30(Cr.) 1 (Cr.) 1.11 (Cr.) 1.17 (Cr.) 1.16 (Cr.) 1.20(Cr.) 1.50 (Cr.) 1.86 (Cr.) 2.34(Cr.)

GX GLX DX LX CRDi

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

P P D D D

15 15 13 13 20

4.71 5.16 5.64 6.10 6.70

RXE RXL 85 PS STANDARD 85 PS RXE 85 PS RXL 85 PS RXS 110PS RXL 110PS RXL AMT 85 PS RXZ 110PS RXZ 110PS RXZ AMT 110PS RXZ AWD E2 E4 4x2 MT 4X4 MT 4X4 AT STD RXE RXL RXT RXT (O) 85 PS STD (8 SEATER) 85 PS RxE (8 SEATER) 85 PS RxE (7 SEATER) 85 PS RxL (8 SEATER) 85 PS RxZ 110 PS RxL (8 SEATER) 110 PS RxL (7 SEATER) 110 PS RxZ (7 Seater) 110 PS RxZ (8 SEATER) Stepway RxZ 110 PS 8 seater Stepway RxZ 110 PS 7 seater RXL RXL ABS RXZ RXL RXL RXZ

1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

P P D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D P P P P P D D D D D D D D D D D P D D P D D

13.06 13.06 19.87 19.87 19.87 19.87 19.6 19.6 19.87 19.6 19.6 19.72 20.04 20.04 17.15 16.26 14.56 25.17 25.17 25.17 25.17 25.17 21.04 21.04 21.04 21.04 21.04 19.98 19.98 19.98 19.98 19.98 19.98 18.06 23.08 23.08 16.95 21.64 21.64

8.46 9.26 9.26 9.46 10.26 10.76 11.06 11.66 11.46 12.26 12.86 13.56 14.72 16.30 23.47 26.68 27.74 2.62 2.98 3.23 3.57 3.67 7.58 8.56 8.56 9.43 10.99 10.4 10.4 12.26 11.95 12.36 12.67 5.08 6.24 6.95 7.94 8.99 9.39

Ghost SWB Ghost EWB Ghost V-Specification Phantom Phantom EWB Drophead Coupe Coupe Wraith Drophead Coupe

6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.6

P P P P P P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

4.50 (Cr.) NA NA 3.34 (Cr.) NA 4.01 (Cr.) 4 (Cr.) NA NA

Ambition TSI Style Plus TSI AT Ambition TDI CR Ambition TDI CR AT Style Plus TDI CR AT Active MPI Ambition MPI Style Plus MPI Style Plus Black Package MPI Style AT MPI Style Black Package MPI AT Style Plus AT Style Plus Black Package MPI AT TDI CR Active TDI CR Ambition TDI CR Style Plus TDI CR Style Plus Black Package TDI CR Ambition AT

1.4 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

P P D D D P P P P P P P

16.80 14.70 20.60 19.30 19.30 15 15 15 15 15 14.3 14.3

16.58 20.83 18.46 19.78 22.41 7.94 9.06 9.73 9.86 10.44 10.57 10.79

1.6

P

14.3

10.92

1.5 1.5 1.5

D D D

21.14 21.14 21.14

9 10.12 10.79

1.5

D

21.14

10.92

1.5

D

21.66

11.38

MODEL

Rapid Superb

Yeti

Fluence Koleos

Kwid

Lodgy

Pulse

Scala

Aria

Bolt

Ghost Series II

Phantom Series II Wraith Dawn SKODA

Octavia

Rapid

GenX Nano

Indica

Indigo eCS

Safari Dicor

Safari Storme

Sumo Gold

Xenon XT

Tiago

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TDI CR Style Plus AT TDI CR Style Plus Black Package AT Style TSI MT Style TSI AT Laurin & Klement TSI AT Style TDI AT Laurin & Klement TDI AT Style 4x2 Style 4x4

1.5

D

21.66

12.06

1.5

D

21.66

12.19

1.8 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

P P P D D D D

14.12 14.67 14.67 18.19 18.19 17.72 17.67

23.82 25.13 28.25 27.73 30.85 21.31 23.10

Pure LX 4x2 BS IV Pleasure LX 4x2 BS IV Pride 4x4 BS IV XE Revotron 90PS XM Revotron 90PS XMS Revotron 90PS XT Revotron 90PS XE Quadrajet 75PS XM Quadrajet 75PS XMS Quadrajet 75PS XT Quadrajet 75PS XE XM XMA (AMT) XT XTA (AMT) ev2 LS BS IV ev2 LX BS IV GLS BS IV LS LX VX EX BS 4 LX BS 4 LX BS 4 EX VX 4x2 VX 4x4 CX BS 4 CX - PS BS 4 EX BS 4 GX BS 4 XT EX 4x2 XT EX 4x4 XB XE XM XT XZ XB XE XM XT XZ

2.2 2.2 2.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.2 2.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05

D D D P P P P D D D D P P P P P D D P D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D P P P P P D D D D D

15.05 15.05 15.05 17.57 17.57 17.57 17.57 22.95 22.95 22.95 22.95 23.6 23.6 21.9 23.6 21.9 25 25 15.64 25 25 25 11.57 11.57 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.9 16 16 16 16 13.49 13.49 23.84 23.84 23.84 23.84 23.84 27.28 27.28 27.28 27.28 27.28

11.02 13.22 16.27 4.58 5.28 5.52 6.12 5.73 6.19 6.57 7.23 2.08 2.43 2.85 2.64 3.05 4.89 5.37 4.87 5.91 6.09 6.24 10.79 9.54 10.39 12.27 13.86 15.23 7 7.18 7.74 8.43 9.95 10.99 3.20 3.59 3.89 4.19 4.75 3.94 4.29 4.69 4.99 5.54

A/T Hybrid J+ G G (CVT) GL VL A/T DJ DJ+ DG DGL J PS G V VX D-4D JD D-4D GD D-4D VD D-4D VXD J PS G V VX D-4D JD D-4D GD D-4D VD D-4D VXD G V D-4D GD D-4D VD 4x2 M/T 4x2 A/T 4x4 M/T 4x4 A/T 4x2 M/T (TRD Sportivo) 4x2 A/T (TRD Sportivo)

2.5 2.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5

P H P P P P P D D D D P P P P D D D D P P P P D D D D P P D D D D D D D D

12.98 19.16 14.05 14.05 15.22 14.05 15.22 21.45 21.45 21.45 21.45 16.78 16.78 16.78 16.78 23.59 23.59 23.59 23.59 17.71 17.71 17.71 17.71 23.59 23.59 23.59 23.59 17.71 16.78 23.59 23.59 12.55 11.9 12.55 11.9 12.55 12.55

30.28 30.90 13.78 15.31 16.61 17.27 18.66 14.81 15.01 16.42 17.57 6.42 6.72 7.12 7.75 7.55 7.85 8.25 8.88 5.13 5.31 5.81 6.32 6.43 6.61 6.95 7.46 6.38 8.03 7.70 8.00 25.18 26.18 27.03 28.03 25.36 26.36

TOYOTA Camry

Corolla Altis

ROLLS-ROYCE

FUEL*

TATA MOTORS

RENAULT

Duster

ENGINE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

PREMIER

Rio

VARIANTS

Etios

Etios Liva

Etios Cross

Fortuner

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VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

* Prices (Ex-Showroom Delhi) PRICE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Innova Crysta* *Prices ExShowroom Mumbai

Land Cruiser LC 200 Land Cruiser Prado VOLKSWAGEN Ameo

Jetta

Polo

2.4 G MT - 7 Seater 2.4 G MT - 8 Seater 2.4 GX MT - 7 Seater 2.4 GX MT - 8 Seater 2.4 VX MT - 7 Seater 2.4 VX MT - 8 Seater 2.4 ZX MT - 7 Seater 2.8 GX AT - 7 Seater 2.8 GX AT - 8 Seater 2.8 ZX AT - 7 Seater

2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.8

D D D D D D D D D D

15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 14.29 14.29 14.29

13.83 13.88 14.69 14.74 17.53 17.57 19.47 15.99 16.04 20.77

VX 200 Premium

4.5

D

9.65

1.34 (Cr.)

Prado VX-L

3.0

D

11.13

92.35

Trendline Comfortline Highline TSI Trendline TSI Comfortline TDI Trendline TDI Comfortline TDI Highline TDI Highline A/T Trendline Comfortline Highline GT TSI Trendline (Diesel) Comfortline (Diesel) Highline (Diesel)

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5

P P P P P D D D D P P P P D D D

17.83 17.83 17.83 14.69 14.69 19.33 19.33 19.33 16.96 16.47 16.47 16.47 17.21 20.14 20.14 20.14

5.24 5.99 7.05 14.69 16.24 15.86 17.8 19.75 20.8 5.38 6 6.93 8.98 6.82 7.75 8.42

MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Polo Cross Polo Vento

Vento

Beetle VOLVO

GT TDI MPI TDI Trendline Comfortline Highline Comfortline DSG AT Highline DSG AT Comfortline Highline Comfortline DSG AT Highline DSG AT 1.4 TSI

1.6 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4

D P D P P P P P D D D D P

19.91 16.47 20.14 16.93 16.93 16.93 18.19 18.19 20.64 20.64 21.5 21.5 17.68

9.09 7.54 8.96 8.09 9.06 9.97 1030 11.22 10.31 11.28 1159 12.51 30.31

D3 Kinetic R-Design D3 Inscription T4 Petrol T6 Petrol D4 Kinetic Momentum Inscription R- Design

2 2 2.0 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.0

D D D P P D D D D

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

25.49 28.53 29.45 27.29 43.26 30.88 35.00 39.03 41.71

Inscription

2.4

D

NA

38.90

D4 Kinetic D4 Momentum R-Design D5 Inscription Momentum D5 Inscription Luxury

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.0

D D D D D D

NA NA NA NA NA NA

44.80 47.99 53.56 51.70 70.96 80.23

V40 V40 Cross Country

S60

S60 Cross Country XC60 XC90

TWO WHEELER PRICES MODEL

ENGINE*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

* Engine in CC | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakhs

BAJAJ AUTO Avenger Street 150 DTS-i Avenger Street 220 DTS-i Avenger Cruise 220 DTS-i CT100 Discover 125 DTS-i Discover 150 S Discover 150 F Platina 100 KS Platina 100 ES Pulsar 135LS Pulsar 150 DTS-i Pulsar AS 150 Pulsar 180 DTS-i Pulsar 200 NS Pulsar AS 200 Pulsar RS 200 Pulsar 220 F V BMW MOTORRAD R 1200 R R 1200 GS R 1200 GS ADV 0A02 R 1200 RT R 1200 X (RnineT) 0A06 K 1300 R K 1300 S S 1000 RR K 1600 GT K 1600 GTL K 1600 GTL Exclusive 0603 DSK BENELLI TNT 25 TNT 300 TNT 600i TNT 600 GT TNT 899 TNTR 1130 DSK HYOUSUNG Aquila GV250 GT 250R GT 650R Aquila PRO GV 650 ST7 DUCATI Scrambler Icon red Scrambler Classic yellow Scrambler Full Throttle Monster 821 Monster 821 Dark Monster 1200 Monster 1200 S Monster 1200 S Stripe Hyperstrada

150 220 220 99.27 124.6 145 145 99.27 102 135 149 149.5 178.6 199.5 199.5 199.5 220 149.5

45 45 45 89 82 60 60 90 96.90 64 65 55 45 40 42 35 38 75

0.75 0.85 0.85 0.31 0.51 0.54 0.58 0.43 0.45 0.58 0.72 0.80 0.75 1.20 (Lakh) 0.94 1.20 (Lakh) 0.88 0.62

1170 1170 1170 1170 1170 1293 1293 999 1649 1649 1649

24 19 16 18 NA 17 19 17 22 22 NA

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

249 300 600 600 898 1131

NA NA NA NA NA NA

1.80 lakh 3.03(Lakh) 5.42(Lakh) 6.01 (Lakh) 9.53 (Lakh) 11.86 (Lakh)

249 249 647 647 678.2

NA NA NA NA NA

3.38 (Lakh) 3.50 (Lakh) 5.68 (Lakh) 6.20 (Lakh) 6.99 (Lakh)

803 803 803 821 821 1198 1198 1198 821

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

6.97 (lakh) 8.18(lakh) 8.18(lakh) 10.25 9.72 21.18 25.91 26.37 11.28

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MODEL

ENGINE*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

821 821 1198 1198 1198 1198 955 1285 1285 1198

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

10.26 19.6 14.45 16.56 14.81 18.15 13.97 34.49 42.49 49.02

749 883 1202 1202 1585 1690 1690 1690 1690 1247 1690 1690 1801

NA 21.70 NA 20 18.18 17.85 17.85 13.86 17.85 15.80 17.86 17.85 NA

4.69 (Lakh) 7.67 (Lakh) 9.30(Lakh) 9.10 (lakh) 10.64(Lakh) 13.05 (Lakh) 15.45 (Lakh) 16.70 (Lakh) 16.89 (Lakh) 21.92 (Lakh) 25 lakh 29.76(Lakh) 49.32 (Lakh)

102 109 110.9 110.9 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 124.7 97.2 109.1 124.7 124.8 124.7 149.1 149.2 149.2 149.2 149.2 223

49 50 NA NA 80 80 80 81 81 81 NA 79 83.10 79 60 81.10 NA 52.40 68 65.10 65.10 65.10 55 48.50

0.45 0.48 0.49 0.47 0.39 0.42 0.46 0.46 0.47 0.51 0.51 0.53 0.54 0.48 0.5 0.56 0.65 0.61 0.61 0.71 0.73 0.70 0.71 0.84

109.2 109 125 110

60 60 60 60

0.48 0.46 0.56 0.5

* Engine in CC | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakhs

Hypermotard Hypermotard SP Multistrada 1200 Multistrada 1200 S Diavel Diavel Carbon Panigale 959 Panigale 1299 Panigale 1299 S Panigale R HARLEY DAVIDSON Street 750 Iron 883 Forty - Eight 1200 Custom Street Bob Fat Bob Fat Boy BreakOut Heritage Softail Classic Night Rod Special Road King Street Glide Special CVO Limited HERO MOTOCORP Pleasure Maestro Maestro Edge Duet HF Dawn HF Deluxe HF Deluxe Eco Splendor+ Splendor PRO Splendor PRO Classic Splendor ISMART Passion Pro TR Super Splendor Passion Pro Passion XPro Glamour Glamour PGM - FI Ignitor Achiever CBZ Xtreme Xtreme Sports Hunk Impulse Karizma HONDA New Dio Activa I Activa 125 Activa 3G

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ENGINE*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

* Engine in CC | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakhs

Aviator CD 110 Dream Livo Dream Neo Dream Yuga Navi CB Shine CBS CB Shine SP CBS CB Unicorn 150 CBS CB Unicorn 160 CBS CB Hornet 160 R CBS CBR 150R CBR 250R ABS CBR 650F CB 1000R ABS CB 1000RR CB 1000RR SP Edition Gold Wing- GL 1800 INDIAN MOTORCYCLE Chief Classic Chief Vintage Chieftain Scout Roadmaster Springfield KAWASAKI Ninja 300 Ninja 650 R Versys 650 Ninja H2 Ninja ZX 10R Ninja ZX 14R Ninja 1000 Versys 1000 Ninja Z800 Ninja Z1000 ER-6n Z250 KTM KTM 200 Duke KTM 390 Duke KTM RC 200 KTM RC 390 LML NV SPL NV LS STAR EURO 150 STAR EURO 200 MAHINDRA 2 WHEELERS Duro DZ Rodeo UZO Gusto 110 Gusto 125 Centuro NXT Centuro XT Centuro Rockstar Mojo PIAGGIO Vespa LX Vespa VXL Vespa S Vespa ELEGANTE Vespa Premium ROYAL ENFIELD Bullet 350 Bullet 500 Electra Twinspark Himalayan Thunderbird 350 Thunderbird 500 Classic 350 Classic 500 Desert Storm Classic- Chrome Continental GT SUZUKI Access 125 Lets Swish 125 Hayate Slingshot GS 150R Gixxer Gixxer SF Bandit 1250 SA Intruder M800 Intruder M1800R Intruder M1800R B.O.S.S Hayabusa GSX - S1000 GSX - S1000F GSX - R1000 V- Storm 1000

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ENGINE*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

1037

NA

14.95 (Lakh)

865 1200 675 1050 675 675 800 800 800 800 1215 1699 1699 2294

18.12 NA NA NA 16.37 16.37 17.56 17.56 17.56 17.56 15.93 NA NA NA

6.19(Lakh) 8.70(Lakh) 7.91 (Lakh) 11.49 (Lakh) 10.69 (Lakh) 12.14 (Lakh) 10.60 (Lakh) 11.60 (Lakh) 12.70 (Lakh) 14.02 (Lakh) 18.75 (Lakh) 14.10 (Lakh) 16.40 (Lakh) 21.70 (Lakh)

87.8 109.7 109.7 99.7 109.7 109.7 124.53 109.7 159.7 177.4 197.75 69.9 99

65 62 62 95 83.90 62 67 76 60 45 35 NA 67

0.44 0.5 0.45 0.36 0.44 0.49 0.52 0.49 0.73 0.88 0.98 0.28 0.3

113 113 113 113 110 123 153 150 150 153 149 149 149 321 847 998 998 1679

NA NA 53 66 82 78 NA NA NA 62.40 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

0.49 0.53 0.49 0.52 0.46 0.55 0.74 0.8 0.82 0.66 0.87 1.18 (Lakh) 1.15 (Lakh) 3.26(Lakh) 10.02 (lakh) 22.71 (Lakh) 29.96 (Lakh) 27.35 (Lakh)

* Engine in CC | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakhs

109 109.19 109 109 109 109.9 124.7 124.7 149.1 162.71 162.71 149.4 249 650 998 999 999 1832

60 74 74 74 74 60 65 65 NA NA NA NA 30 NA NA NA NA NA

0.51 0.46 0.53 0.49 0.51 0.39 0.6 0.64 0.69 0.75 0.84 1.23 (Lakh) 1.89 (Lakh) 7.30 (Lakh) 13.26 (Lakh) 15.96 (Lakh) 18 (Lakh) 28.50 (Lakh)

1811 1811 1811 1131 1811 1811

NA NA NA NA NA NA

25.50 (Lakh) 28.50 (Lakh) 32 (Lakh) 12 (Lakh) 37 (Lakh) 30.77 (lakh)

296 649 649 998 998 1441 1043 1043 806 1043 649 249

26 33 NA NA 14 18 15 NA 18 15 NA NA

3.64 (Lakh) 5.37 (Lakh) 6.59 (Lakh) 29.90 (lakh) 16.40 (Lakh) 17.90(Lakh) 12.45 (Lakh) 12.85 (lakh) 7.50 (Lakh) 12.45 (Lakh) 4.96(Lakh) 3.11 (Lakh)

200 373 200 373

NA NA NA NA

1.43 (Lakh) 1.95 (Lakh) 1.68 (Lakh) 2.13 (Lakh)

149.56 147.55 150.82 199.89

NA NA NA NA

0.40 0.45 0.47 0.53

124.6 125 110 124.6 106.7 106.7 110 295

56.25 59 63 NA 85.40 85.40 85.40 NA

0.46 0.49 0.45 0.48 0.51 0.48 0.45 1.63

125 125 125 125 150

62 60 NA NA NA

0.7 0.81 0.85 0.79 0.84

346 499 346 411 346 500 346 499 499 499 535

53.40 NA 53.40 NA NA NA 53.40 53.40 39.35 39.35 NA

1.07 1.54 (Lakh) 1.21 (Lakh) 1.73 (Lakh) 1.40 (Lakh) 1.78 (Lakh) 1.29 (Lakh) 1.64 (Lakh) 1.67 (Lakh) 1.75(Lakh) 1.97 (Lakh)

124 112.8 124 112.8 124 149.5 154.9 154.9 1255 805 1783 1783 1340 999 999 999 1037

64 63 47 69 66 62 63 50 NA 22 13 13 NA NA NA 12 18

0.53 0.47 0.52 0.41 0.53 0.71 0.77 0.85 10.75 (Lakh) 10.05 (Lakh) 15.95 (Lakh) 16.45 (Lakh) 13.57(Lakh) 12.25 (Lakh) 12.70 (Lakh) 15.95 (Lakh) 14.95 (Lakh)

V- Storm 1000 TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES Bonneville A3 Bonneville T120 Street Triple ABS A2 Speed Triple ABS A1 Daytona 675 ABS Daytona 675 R Tiger 800 XR Tiger 800 XRx Tiger 800 XCx Tiger 800 XCA Tiger Explorer XC1200 Thunderbird Storm Thunderbird LT Rocket III Roadster TVS Scooty Pep+ Wego Zest Sport Star City + Jupiter Phoenix 125 Victor Apache RTR 160 Apache RTR 180 ABS Apache RTR 200 XL Super Heavy Duty XL Super 100 YAMAHA Alpha Facino Ray Z Cygnus Ray-ZR Saluto RX Saluto FZ FZ-FI Version 2 FZ-S FI Version 2 SZ-RR FAZER F1 Version 2.0 YZF R15 Version 2.0 YZF R15 S YZF R3 MT-09 YZF R1 YZF R1M VMAX

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ENGINE (CC)

PRICE (RS.)

Outlaw 50 Outlaw 110 Sportsman 110 Phoenix 200 RZR 170 Hammerhead Sportsman ACE Sportsman Touring 570 Sportsman 850 H.O Sportsman Touring 850 SP Sportsman Big Boss 800 400 Crew 570 - 6 Crew 900 - 5 Crew 900 Diesel Ranger EV RZR 570 RZR S 900 EPS RZR XP 1000 EPS RZR XP 4 1000 EPS RZR XP Turbo EPS RZR XP 1000 EPS High Lifter Indy 220 500 Widetrak LX 600 RMK 144 ES Rush Pro Multix

49cc 112cc 112cc 196cc 169cc 150cc 32 HP 567cc 850cc 850cc 760cc 455cc 567cc 875cc 904cc N.A 567cc 875cc 999cc 999cc 925cc 999cc 121cc 488cc 599cc 599cc NA

2.99 lakh 3.70 lakh 3.70 lakh 5.13 lakh 6.45 lakh 2.75 lakh 9.39 lakh 8.78 lakh 15.49 lakh 17 lakh 14.99 lakh N.A 16.59 lakh 20 lakh 22.54 lakh 9.94 lakh 10.95 lakh 19.35 lakh 24.40 lakh 27.11 lakh 29.20 lakh 28.30 lakh 4.65 lakh 12 lakh 14.20 lakh N.A 2.32 lakh

Ozark 250 Quadsport Z400

200 400

5.45 lakh 8.5 lakh

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SOUTH INDIA SPECIAL

DOWN SOUTH

Business Thrives Report: P.THARYAN (Inputs: Anmol Dixit)

Telangana

Karnataka

Kerala

Andhra Pradesh

Tamil Nadu

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abali, the blockbuster Tamil movie starring south Indian superstar Rajnikanth got off to a roaring start in July 2016 across cinema halls in India. While Rajnikanth is, without doubt, a showstopper and a star to reckon with in the celluloid world, there’s lot more that south India offers in terms of investment and a healthy business environment for several industries. The automobile industry is one that has thrived here and continues to do so. Latest data on investments reveal that Southern states continue to attract major investments.

By 2020 when Indian vehicle production will touch 46 million units and auto component revenues will increase several fold from its current annual turnover of US $ 39 billion, south India will contribute at least a third of this output with Tamil Nadu scoring over its immediate neighbours that include Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana and Kerala.

Several major car companies like Hyundai, Renault-Nissan, Ford India, Mitsubishi, BMW India, TVS Motor, India Yamaha, among others operate out of Tamil Nadu alone. Supporting the OEMs are several automotive component manufactures that form the formidable supply base for the vehicle manufacturers. The Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor is a major region for automotive players in the country. On the other hand, states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana too are wooing investment in the automotive space. “The Southern states of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have collectively emerged as hubs for IT, aerospace, automotive and defence manufacturing over a period of time. Clearly defined policies, in some cases special subsidies, supported by good roads and railway infrastructure and specifically ports in the case of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have played a role in this.

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Rear chassis systems for passenger cars from ZF Hero Chassis Systems Pvt. Ltd.

“Many of India’s top ranking engineering colleges are located in the Southern states. These institutions are a source of high quality talent for the automotive industry. Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai are India’s IT / software hubs. With the highly skilled engineering talent available in these cities, they are emerging as important centers for automotive R&D,” says Claude d’Gama Rose, Managing Director, Continental Automotive Components India.

While Continental has a well established presence across the automotive hubs of the country, it has an electronics plant as well as an R&D centre in Bangalore, Karnataka. Recently Continental opened an office in Chennai to support its customers better.

Many automotive majors operate out of different locations in South India. These include both OEMs as well as automotive component manufacturers. Among them are India Yamaha, Allison Transmission,Turbo Energy, Titan Automation, Simpson, Roots, Hyundai Motor India, Ford India, TVS Group, Royal Enfield, Hero MotoCorp (Will be setting up plant in Andhra Pradesh), BMW India, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles

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Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, Mitsubishi, Renault-Nissan plant, Ashok Leyland, TAFE, Caterpillar India, Wabco India, Wheels India, Federal Mogul, Rane Ltd, Visteon, Takata, BorgWarner Thermal Systems, Ennore Foundries, etc.

Tamil Nadu also has the presence of major tyre manufacturers like Michelin, Apollo Tyres and MRF. A note (updated July 2016) put together by the Investment and Technology Promotion Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, says “In order to keep up with the growing demand, several auto makers have started investing heavily in various segments of the industry during the last few months. The industry has attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth US$ 14.32 billion during the period April 2000 to December 2015, according to data released by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)”.

Of these investments, several were directed towards southern states. Isuzu Motors, the Japanbased utility vehicle manufacturer, inaugurated its greenfield manufacturing unit in SriCity, Andhra Pradesh, at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore (US$ 450.94 million)

a few months back. Global auto major Ford plans to manufacture in India two families of engines by 2017, a 2.2 litre diesel engine codenamed Panther, and a 1.2 litre petrol engine codenamed Dragon, which are expected to power 270,000 Ford vehicles globally.

Ford has plants both in Chennai as well as in Gujarat. Germany-based luxury car maker BMW’s local unit based in Chennai has announced to procure components from seven India-based auto parts makers.

MRF Ltd plans to invest Rs 4,500 crore (US$ 660.231 million) in its two factories in Tamil Nadu as part of its expansion plan.

Hero MotoCorp is investing Rs 5,000 crore (US$ 733.59 million) in five manufacturing facilities across India, Colombia and Bangladesh, to increase its annual production capacity to 12 million units by 2020. Part of that investment will be in a new plant in Andhra Pradesh.

In September 2015, India Yamaha Motor announced that it would invest Rs. 1,500 crore in phases till 2018 in its new plant at Vallam Vadagal in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu. The plant has an initial production capacity of 450,000 units which will be increased to 1.8 million units by

2018 This was Yamaha’s third manufacturing facility in the country. The plant was inaugurated during the opening ceremony of the Global Investors Meet 2015 by Chief Minister Ms. J. Jayalalithaa.

The new factory is the first in the Yamaha Motor group to have a vendor park in its vicinity. Spread across 177 acres, the new facility covers an area of 109 acres for IYM and 68 acres for vendor partners.

The vendor park has 9 vendors who plan to invest Rs. 1,000 crore and will employ around 3,000 people by 2018.

Mahindra has a state of the art R & D facility, Mahindra Research Valley at Chennai which regularly churns out a range of vehicles from utility vehicles to tractors. In April 2016, Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) raised the bar in farm technology with the launch of the Mahindra Yuvo, a new age, superior technology, range of tractors in the 30-45 HP category which added to the company’s existing range of highly successful 15 – 57 HP tractors.

M&M invested over Rs 300 crore towards the development of this new platform of tractors. These

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In the auto components space too there are a lot of investments coming through in South India.

German auto components maker Bosch Ltd opened its new factory at Bidadi, near Bengaluru, which is its fifth manufacturing plant in Karnataka. The company has also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru with a view to

SOUTH INDIA SPECIAL strengthen Bosch’s research and development in areas including mobility and healthcare thereby driving innovation for India-centric requirements.

“In India, we talk about South as separate states, but I think it’s a different country all together. We should treat it like that because of the awareness level and the way the behaviour and preferences of customers are different. The South is four to five years ahead compared to the North. .....No manufacturer can think of moving

away from the South, whether it be Tamil Nadu, Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh, you have to be present there, because from OEM and logistics point of view, it makes more sense if you want to cater to those customers....Eventually everyone has to come to the South, the way the automobile industry is growing,” says Roy Kurian, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt Ltd. Giving his views on Tamil Nadu, Kurian noted, “Tamil Nadu is a

good place. Not only Yamaha, but the entire industry is growing there. The market is booming and it is at an all time best. Market share is increasing year by year, in fact, month by month. As a brand, we’re very happy with Tamil Nadu and would like to go more aggressive as far as Tamil Nadu is concerned”.

“There are several factors that work together towards making South India an attractive destination for automobile players.

Some of them are 1. Industry-

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CLAUDE D’GAMA ROSE

Managing Director, Continental Automotive Components India South India comprising states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana continues to woo Indian auto majors as well as ancillaries. Typically what are the advantages this region offers which make it a great investment destination?

The Southern states of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have collectively emerged as hubs for IT, aerospace, automotive and defense manufacturing over a period of time. Clearly defined policies, in some cases special subsidies, supported by good roads and railway infrastructure and specifically ports in the case of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have played a role in this.

Many of India’s top ranking engineering colleges are located in the Southern states. These institutions are a source of high quality talent for the automotive industry. Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai are India’s IT / software hubs. With the highly skilled engineering talent available in these cities, they are emerging as important centers for automotive R&D.

As a preferred tier 1 supplier, our objective is to be close to our customers. Therefore, Continental has a well established presence across the automotive hubs of the country – we have two automotive plants in Manesar, a ContiTech plant in Sonepat, Haryana and a tire plant in Modipuram, near Meerut. In the East, Continental’s

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subsidiary Phoenix Conveyor Belts India has operations in Kalyani, near Kolkata. In the West, we have two Powertrain plants in Pune, Maharashtra and we have an electronics plant as well as our R&D center in Bangalore, Karnataka. Recently we opened an office in Chennai to support our customers better.

Very briefly can you tell us about the progress your company has made in the last two years in the automotive space?

Our Hydraulic Brake Systems (HBS) team moved into a new 7000 square meter production facility in Gurgaon in 2014.

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SOUTH INDIA SPECIAL friendly government policies, 2.Proximity to ports, 3.Availability of land, 4.Strong auto component base and 5.Excellent pool of skilled talent and productive labour,” said a spokesperson of Daimler India Commercial Vehicle.

WILL SOUTH INDIA BAG THE FUTURE TESLA PROJECT? In July 2016, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari visited the Tesla factory in California and urged the

Continental acquired 100 percent ownership of the joint venture with Emitec leading to the formation of the Fuel and Exhaust Management business unit globally. We welcomed around 200 employees from the Emitec plant in Pune, into our fold.

In 2015, Continental also acquired 100% ownership of Synerject, its joint venture which specializes in Powertrain EMS solutions for two-three wheeler and non-automotive applications.

Synerject has a strong Powertrain portfolio for the Indian two-three wheeler market.

In 2015, Tech Center India (TCI) moved into a new facility at Gold Hill Supreme, Electronic City Phase II, which houses eight state of the art labs and over 1500 qualified engineers.

This year, we announced a new assembly line for ABS and ESC for passenger cars and later ABS for two wheelers, which will be located in the existing Continental Automotive Brake Systems plant in Gurgaon, Haryana. The local production start of the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) is planned for the year 2018 in Bangalore.

How would you describe the current scenario when it comes to exports? Is the domestic market a better bet than exports?

We firmly believe in a local for local approach, placing priority

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electric car major to make India its Asia manufacturing hub. The Minister offered it land near major Indian ports to facilitate exports to South and South East Asian countries.

Technically speaking, though several states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have a huge coast line, the ones with big ports and with a proximity to South East Asian countries are Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

Gadkari offered to promote joint ventures between Tesla and Indian automobile companies with a view to introducing pollution-free road transport in India, especially commercial and public motor vehicles.

Tesla senior executive admitted that their manufacturing hub has to be outside the US for markets in rest of the world and appreciated the Indian offer of cooperation which they said will certainly be considered at the appropriate time in future. They said India will

definitely be a market for their next generation low cost sustainable model-3.

Replying to specific queries from the Transport and Highways Minister regarding manufacturing of electric trucks, buses and two wheelers, Tesla team said they have future plans for trucks and pick up vans but not buses and two wheelers. They evinced keen interest in knowing whether there was any subsidy on electric vehicles in India. Gadkari asked Tesla executives to outline their

on local design, development and procurement in order to optimize costs. Continental’s Quality First approach complements our local for local strategy, tailoring solutions in-sync with market demand and customer requirement. That said, there is a growing demand from both domestic and international OEMs for components intended for export.

We are committed to meeting the stringent requirements of our customers and offer them products that meet international quality standards. With our current footprint and programs, we are in a good position to support global and local OEMs, for their domestic as well as export requirements.

of fierce competition.

India still lacks in fundamental areas like infrastructure, business environment, operational ease, transparency and access to credit which are critical to driving the country’s attractiveness as a manufacturing hub. India needs to show dramatic improvement when it comes to policy implementation on ground.

India’s position has improved slightly in the Ease of Doing Business Report by the World Bank, and currently stands at 130 (among 189 countries in 2016).

The key to “Make in India” is productivity in manufacturing and one of the most important contributors to productivity is a stable, reliable and efficient infrastructure.

commit to better planning, policy implementation and technology adoption to bring down road fatalities. With much needed intervention from the Government and increasing demand from customers, there is a growth in the adoption of safety technologies such as ABS, ESC and airbags.

The implementation of more stringent emission norms – the Government’s proposal to skip BS V and advance to BS VI by 2020 – will intensify the need for electronically controlled engine and emission management systems. As CO2 norms continue to get tighter, hybrid and electric vehicles will demonstrate significant environmental advantages over conventional gasoline or dieselpowered cars. Incentive schemes like FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles) will drive the uptake of 48 Volt mild hybrid systems, full and plug-in hybrids as well as full electric vehicles.

Electronics penetration in vehicles is increasing significantly; however the demand for electronics and advanced functionalities often conflict with price sensitivity in India.

Localisation is important in order to meet the specific technology and cost requirements of the Indian market but there should be no compromise to quality in the process.

With a “Make in India” initiative being encouraged by the Indian government, how do you see the various economic policies that are in place? What are the areas where the government needs to look into urgently so as to give the much needed fillip to the Indian automotive industry?

A low cost advantage based only on a lower relative wage rate is not sustainable in the long run. To propel the growth of our manufacturing sector, we need to do more than just maintain our cost advantage in an environment

How do you see your company progressing in the next few years? Are you optimistic about your growth? Also what are the challenges that your company expects to face in the near future, on the face of a rapidly evolving industry in terms of technological changes?

India is emerging as a promising automotive market and we are optimistic about Continental’s growth.

While India contends for a spot amongst the top global producers of passenger cars, we need to

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Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari visiting the Tesla electric car manufacturing unit, in San Francisco, US on July 15, 2016. PIB

proposals for entry into Indian market.

QUICK GLANCE TAMIL NADU The Chennai hub is one of the largest auto hubs of the country.

Because of the massive exports undertaken by companies like Ford India, Hyundai Motor India and Renault-Nissan Alliance from their plants in the state, the state accounts for 21pc of India’s automobile exports. The state aims to reach 5.8 million units production by 2020. There are more than 80 leading automobile components manufacturers in Tamil Nadu. Currently, the state has an installed capacity of more than 3.5 Million units. Companies like India Yamaha and Nissan – Renault have planned capacity expansion in the near future. Tamil Nadu, with the presence of tyre majors like Michelin, MRF, JK Tyre and Apollo Tyres, contributes 40pc of India’s total tyre manufacturing output.

Component majors in the State include the likes of Rane, LucasTVS, Bosch, Valeo, Visteon, Delphi, Brakes India, Amalgamation Group, Samvardhana Motherson Group, etc.

The distinct clusters of automobile industry in Tamil Nadu are identifiable in and around Chennai at Sriperumbudur, Oragadam Industrial Corridor, and Maraimalai Nagar. Moreover,

the state also has the Global Automotive Research Centre in Chennai. GARC is one the seven test centres of NATRiP which in turn is one the largest R&D infrastructure in the country for the automotive sector.

Testing of full range of automobile, agriculture tractors and construction equipment vehicles is done at GARC. Early 2016, the National Council

Force Motors Chennai Plant assembling engines for BMW

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of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) published a survey report titled NCAER State Investment Potential Index (NSIPI). According to its report, Gujarat, Delhi and Tamil Nadu are the top three states for making new investments.

In September 2015, ZF Hero Chassis Systems Pvt. Ltd. the 50:50 JV of ZF India Pvt. Ltd. and Hero Motors Ltd. formally inaugurated a new plant in Oragadam, Kanchipuram district on the outskirts of Chennai city. The plant assembles front and rear chassis systems for passenger cars. A few months earlier Force Motors’ state of the art Engine Assembly plant was inaugurated in Chennai.

This plant located in Chengalpattu Taluk is the first independent plant outside of the BMW Group that assembles and tests engines for the German luxury car maker.

This project was started in June 2014 and was completed in a record time of seven months. The plant can produce up to 20,000 premium engines per year.

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“Tamil Nadu is a good place.

Not only Yamaha, but the entire industry is growing there. The market is booming and it is at an all time best.”

~ Roy Kurian, VP, Sales & Marketing, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd.

Yamaha establishes its second R&D Centre in India Yamaha Motor Research & Development India Pvt. Ltd. (YMRI) has established its second R&D Centre in India. The new Centre is located in the premises of India Yamaha Motor’s plant in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu. The new Centre has been established to ensure optimum utilisation of resources at both the locations and focus towards the enhancement of the capability and the capacity. An investment of Rs. 66 crore has been made to set-up the centre and it is part of the Rs. 1,500 crore investment that Yamaha has already committed to ‘Make in India’ by 2018.

The company’s long-term plan

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is to develop products which fit the Indian & Global customer requirements, but at the same time, carry the brand DNA of performance, innovation, design, style and sportiness. The Centre is intended to increase Yamaha’s manufacturing competitiveness in the country. YMRI is a ‘Value Development Company’ and aims to develop not only higher specification but also low cost with good balance for the India market. For this purpose, India R&D would ‘develop’, ‘purchase’ and do ‘cost innovation’. The new R&D Centre has state-of-theart facilities including prototype testing & validation and a test

track with simulation of Indian road condition.

On this occasion, Yasuo Ishihara, Managing Director, YMRI, said, “The objective of the new Centre is to develop models for India and eventually, the Global market. The Chennai Centre shall be the second main pillar for YMRI. By collaboration with the current development power in Surajpur centre, we aim to strengthen more of the cost reduction and attractive product development in the Chennai centre. The key role of this India Integrated Development Centre is to develop optimized specifications for the Indian

market.”

YMRI was established in February 2013 to function as the core of the second Integrated Development Center, following the establishment of the ASEAN Integrated Development Center in Thailand in 2012. The YMRI is the fifth overseas R&D headquarters for Yamaha Motor Group following Italy, Taiwan, China and Thailand.

With the aim of high local development, the company wants to accelerate its engineering and manufacturing at local market quality standards, to support the product competitiveness both within the Indian market and for exports.

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KARNATAKA Like its immediate neighbour Tamil Nadu, this southern state too has very ambitious plans to woo investors from the automotive space. According to a note on “Invest Karnataka 2016” published by the state government, “Karnataka is at the cusp of high growth”. With large number of engineering colleges, R&D institutes and ITIs, Karnataka has the potential to become the automotive manufacturing and research hub of the country. Automobile manufacturing has been identified as a focus sector in the new Industrial Policy 201419, as per the note. Karnataka is the 4th largest automobile producing state in the country contributing 8.5% to national output. It has three auto clusters, one industrial valve cluster and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu at the inauguration one auto component cluster. The of the Isuzu Motors plant in SriCity in Andhra Pradesh state is planning to set up an Automobile Research & Innovation Pradesh saw Isuzu Motors December 2020, Hero MotoCorp Centre which would also be an inaugurating its new plant to will add another 5 lakh units to incubation centre. The government manufacture D-Max pick up its production capacity. In the has also prioritised improvement vehicles, both for the commercial third phase, by December 2023, of the Mangalore port so as to as well as passenger vehicle an additional 8 lakh units will be enhance the connectivity to major segments. The company rolled added with further investment of industrial clusters in the state. out the 1st India made Isuzu Rs. 800 crore.

Several tax incentives too have D-Max V-Cross. The plant with The Chittoor plant will provide been proposed by the government an investment of Rs. 3000 crore, employment to 1,500 people in the for manufacturers of Hybrid and was inaugurated by Chandrababu first phase and another 3,500 in Electrical Vehicles.

Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra the subsequent phases. The plant Several auto majors are already Pradesh. The plant has a capacity will also serve as an export hub for present in the state. They include of 50,000 units that can be scaled two wheelers to Hero’s overseas Toyota Kirloskar Motor, TVS up to 120,000 units in future. markets.

Motors, Honda Motorcycle and Andhra Pradesh has to its AP Chief Minister Chandrababu Scooter India, Mahindra Reva, credit more than a 100 automotive Naidu is serious about his plans Scania Commercial Vehicles, component manufacturers to attract investment in the TAFE, Tata Motors and Volvo (including tier I suppliers and automotive space. The state Buses India.

OEMs). Over half the cylinder liners government has drawn up an Honda Motorcycle & Scooter and clutch plates in India are being Automobile & Auto Components set up a plant in Narasapura which produced in Andhra Pradesh.

Policy 2015-20 that aims to began operation in 2013. The Hero MotoCorp signed an generate new employment company increased its capacity to MoU with the Andhra Pradesh opportunities for at least 2 1.8million units here in 2015-16. state government in September lakh people and attract new Toyota Kirloskar is another key 2014 for setting up a two investments of at least Rs 20,000 player here. It’s a joint venture wheeler manufacturing facility at crore in the automotive sector between Kirloskar group and Madannapalem in Chittoor district. by 2020. The government has Toyota Motor Corporation. The The plant is expected to have initiated setting up dedicated company has manufacturing a capacity of 5 lakh units per suppliers’ manufacturing centres facilities at Bidadi. annum in the first phase, which and auto clusters to leverage is expected by December 2018, economies of scale and produce ANDHRA PRADESH with an investment of Rs. 800 world-class product quality. The In April 2016, SriCity in Andhra crore. In the second phase, by automobile sector in Andhra

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Pradesh has a potential for US $ 2 billion investment and US $ 3.50 billion output, according to a recent analysis by Automotive Components Manufacturers’ Association of India (ACMA). The state has to its credit, more than a 100 automotive component manufacturers (including tier I suppliers and OEMs) which specialize in various auto components such as gears, pistons and axles. Over half the cylinder liners and clutch plates in India are being produced in AP. Andhra Pradesh has one major port (Visakhapatnam) and over 14 notified minor, deep water ports.

The government is in the process of setting up multiple world-class Automotive Suppliers’ Manufacturing Centres (ASMC). These centres shall be industrial parks dedicated to auto component manufacturers and suppliers which shall help them meet the expectations of Auto OEMs in terms of product quality. Also being set up are two major auto clusters (apart from the ASMCs) which will cater to Automobile companies, in the PPP mode in districts of Nellore and

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TELANGANA Telangana which was carved out of Andhra Pradesh a few years back is the baby among the south Indian states. In April 2015, Mahindra & Mahindra extended its production facility at Zaheerabad in Telangana. The new facility increased production capacity by 92,000 vehicles per annum taking the total production capacity to 140000 units per annum.

Mahindra invested Rs 250 crore into the new facility. A few months later in July, the state received yet another boost with an addition of a bus manufacturing plant. The

Rs 250 crore facility was set up

by Deccan Auto Limited and has a capacity to produce more than 3,000 buses annually. The facility was inaugurated by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. Deccan Auto has a technical association with a state-owned Chinese auto company, Jhongtong, for the Hyderabad operations while its promoter, MSRV Prasad, also holds a majority stake in Punebased Corona Bus Manufacturing bringing the two together. Deccan will focus on the luxury segment targeting the private sector while Corona would continue to focus on government transport and city bus.

KERALA This southern State of Kerala is least industry friendly among all the states in the country. Yet its economy which strives on remittances from the Gulf region is dotted with some of the biggest automobile dealerships in the country. Apollo Tyres Ltd., the leading tyre manufacturer in India, acquired the Premier Tyres plant in Kalamassery and converted it into a unit of the Apollo Tyres in North Kalamassery in 1995.

Since then this facility has been managed by the Kanwars rather tactfully, keeping in mind the militant trade unions in the

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Auto components major Delphi too is present in Kerala through Delphi Connection Systems India which is based in Kochi.

Kerala Automobiles Limited (KAL), incorporated in 1978 as a Government of Kerala undertaking near the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram manufactures Three Wheelers (Diesel, Petrol & CNG) suitable for passengers and goods traffic in the brand name of “Kerala” and are considered as Eco-friendly vehicles. Automotive is not a priority industry for the state government.

FLORIAN LAUDAN

Head of Communications, Daimler Trucks Asia What are the advantages that the South Indian region offers which makes it a great investment destination for automotive companies?

There are several factors that together works towards making South India an attractive destination for automobile players.

Some of them are: • Industry-friendly government policies • Proximity to ports • Availability of land • Strong auto component base • Excellent pool of skilled talent and productive labour Briefly take us through the progress your company has made in the last two years in the automotive space?

Daimler India Commercial Vehicle has modernised the truck industry in India and we offered a completely new trucking experience/ new way of selling trucks. With our portfolio of modern trucks, we have powered ahead on our growth course domestically in India and in our export business. Far more than

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30,000 BharatBenz vehicles with the hallmark value-formoney proposition have since been delivered to customers, an unprecedented volume-ramp up in the industry.

We had the start of bus production in the Rs 425 crore expansion of our manufacturing operations in Oragadam, entry into the bus segment with BharatBenz staff buses and Mercedes-Benz Super-High-Deck (SHD) luxury coach. We have done all this in just a short span of three years and look forward to sustainably growing our business.

How would you describe the current scenario when it comes to exports? Is the domestic market a better bet than exports?

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles has two strong pillars that signifies our growing presence in India and beyond. One is the successful domestic BharatBenz business and second is the exports of vehicles and production material.

We introduced the next generation medium duty trucks earlier. We have over 20 products in the

Indian market. In the exports front, we are proud of 5,000 trucks produced for FUSO and more than nine million parts exported to other units within Daimler Trucks worldwide.

Today we export to more than 20 countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, and more than 10 additional markets will come onboard in the course of 2016. Our products are made in India, for India and for the world.

Is your company optimistic about future growth? Also what are the challenges that your company expects to face in the near future, on the face of a rapidly evolving industry in terms of technological changes?

The outlook for the Indian market is very promising, all experts agree on its huge potentials. We are very optimistic on our growth. We have launched the new-generation of our medium-duty vehicles early this year. We are confident that these new vehicles will give us additional momentum in the year. Besides that, this year’s IAA

commercial vehicle trade fair in Germany, we will present some interesting product presentations, also ideas on connectivity.

Our strategy of adapting the best of technology from our global portfolio and offering Madein- India trucks for customers has worked well. As a result, our BharatBenz products have created a benchmark in the Indian CV industry offering customers modern trucking experience.

The advantage for us as an International truck manufacturer is however, that we have all the leading technology – be it adaptive cruise control, lane assist, active brake assistance available in our Daimler technology stable.

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Shell Tellus S2 MX, Shell Tellus S2 VX ‘The Future of Hydraulic Oils’ Shell Lubricants has launched Shell Tellus S2 MX and Shell Tellus S2 VX- ‘The Future of Hydraulic Oils’ in India. India marks the first leg of the global product launch which shall be followed by unveiling of the new products across Singapore, Thailand, China, S Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Germany, Australia and France markets to name a few.

Speaking about Shell Lubricants’ latest offerings, Hans Gerdes, Shell Tellus Brand Manager, noted “As a global leader in hydraulic oils, at Shell, we take great pride in working closely with the leading OEMs, and developing products to fit their needs. For decades, Shell Tellus S2 hydraulic oils have set the industry benchmark for dependable lubricants that are trusted to deliver reliable equipment operations. Changes to equipment technology and operating conditions in recent years have placed increasing demands on the hydraulic oil. For example, demand for increased power output means equipment is often operating under higher loads and temperatures, which places increased stress on the hydraulic oil. In light of this, we have developed two upgraded formulations of Shell Tellus S2 hydraulic oils that deliver dramatically improved performance over the previous generation.”

“At Shell Lubricants, we are committed towards offering our valuable patrons with industry leading products and services that add value to their operations. We work closely with OEMs, academic groups and industry bodies to understand the challenges faced by our customers. With this understanding, we invest in R&D of products that can help customers to reduce ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ of L to R Akhil Jha, Vice President Technical, Shell Lubricants India and Hans their equipment, by upgrading Gerdes, Shell Tellus Brand Manager unveiling the Shell Tellus S2 MX and their lubrication. Over the Shell Tellus S2 VX past decade, we have worked rigorously towards upgrading mineral oil based fluids in the The new Shell Tellus S2 MX and our range of hydraulic oils to market, making it easy for Shell Tellus S2 VX deliver TOST deliver sustainable business customers to introduce the new (Turbine Oil Stability Test) life of value for our customers and; are formulation to their equipment. over 5,000 hours - three times that focused towards contributing to The Shell Tellus range has of typical industry and OEM limits, businesses by ensuring reduced been a successful lubricant and double that of the previous equipment downtime, lower partner in some of the largest generation of Shell Tellus S2 maintenance costs, and improved projects across the world. From (2,500 h). This enables customers equipment productivity. The construction of the massive to operate their equipment for new generation of Shell Tellus tunnels for the Beijing metro to longer with fewer maintenance S2 hydraulic oils - Shell Tellus helping one of the largest diggers breaks, which can contribute to S2 MX and Shell Tellus S2 VX in the world like Komatsu, Shell lower maintenance costs and – are a result of our continuous Tellus range of Hydraulic Oils reduced downtime. The condition efforts and we are proud to have also been used in aiding and quality of the hydraulic introduce these to the market. In two robotic arms – ‘Romeo’ and fluid has a direct impact on the particular, our team is pleased to ‘Juliet’; to carry out complicated performance of the system. With have India as the first leg of this processes on the Ferrari’s engine excellent filterability, consistent global launch”, added Akhil Jha, production line, among others. water separation and improved air Vice President Technical, Shell The new hydraulic oil formulations release , Shell Tellus S2 MX and Lubricants India. have been approved by all the VX can help equipment meet or The new hydraulic oils are major pump manufacturer OEMs, exceed its design capabilities and fully compatible with previous including Bosch Rexroth (for enhance equipment productivity, generation Shell Tellus S2 Shell Tellus S2 MX only), Parker thereby increasing the time hydraulic oil and most other Denison, and Eaton Vickers. between maintenance cycles.

Honda Activa breaks 17-year monopoly of motorcycles

Escorts strengthens global portfolio

Having ushered in the first wave of scooterisation 15 years ago, Honda Activa scooter has created a new history. Ending the 17 year long monopoly of motorcycles, Honda’s Activa (an automatic scooter) is now ruling two-wheeler sales as India’s highest selling two wheeler of 2016 with a lead of over 1 lakh units over its nearest competition.

Gaining lead as the India’s most

Leading tractor manufacturer Escorts Limited has unveiled its global ambitions with launch of 13 new tractors in 12HP to 110HP range under flagship brands Farmtrac, Powertrac, and Euroline Series to cater specifically to the world market. With this the company has forayed into newer and extreme horse power range of 12HP to 110HP. Apart from being aesthetically superior, fuel efficient and powerful, Escorts’ new range of tractors comes with CRDi engines that are in compliance with the International emission norms. The tractors will be made in India. Escorts also announced a new strategic approach of ‘Global Transformation Vision 2020’ to strengthen its market share across the continents.

preferred 2 wheeler for commuting, Activa’s domestic sales stood at 1,338,015 units in 2016 (Jan’16 to June, 2016) compared to 1,233,725 units in the same period of 2015.

What is most remarkable is Activa’s sharp rise to Numero Uno position.

Activa added a phenomenal 197,295 units over last year in just six months (Jan to June, 2016) to be on the top!

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JCB showcases material handling products JCB India Limited, a leading manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment in the country, showcased its telehandlers, skid steer loaders and super loaders in New Delhi.

The company said its lineup of products will revolutionise the material handling industry in India. Currently JCB is one of the only companies which is making telehandlers, super loaders and the unique Loadall in India.

At present JCB is maintaining close supply volumes with 90 pc manufacturing localisation for the Loadall, 55 pc manufacturing localisation for the skid steer loader and a 100 pc localisation for the Super Loader. The company has over the past 3-4 decades invested more than Rs 2000 crore in India and despite the economic down turn has also established multiple manufacturing facilities in the country. JCB has almost 650 retail outlets setup throughout the country and provides financing

options as well.

JCB pioneered the concept of telehandlers in 1977 and is one of the most preferred brands in this segment today. The company has also brought the innovative Loadall to India, which increases the products versatility and usability in construction sites. The Loadall comes with 19 different application based attachments which increase the Loadall’s versatility in a construction site. At present the Loadall is available with different lift heights of 7m, 11m and 17m.

Vipin Sondhi, MD & CEO, JCB

India Ltd., said, “We are delighted to showcase our wide range of ‘Made in India’ material handling product solutions for the Indian market. The industry is now progressing towards more safe and reliable practices and through these revolutionary products we foresee a great opportunity to replicate the global best practices

in the material handling industry”.

Sondhi also said, “The Industry has seen a 40 pc growth in the first half of 2016, but this growth will sustain itself only when 3-4 sectors are back on track. At present Roads and Highways sector is on track with the Irrigation sector picking up as well”.

JBM Solaris to invest 300 cr towards Ecolife bus manufacturing JBM Solaris, a joint venture between JBM Group and Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. will invest Rs. 300 crore towards engineering, design and development, manufacturing, supply chain development and other focus areas. At the Auto Expo held in Greater Noida early 2016, the company had unveiled the 100pc electric bus Ecolife. JBM Solaris will now be manufacturing this bus in India.

The Ecolife buses will be powered by fast charging lithium batteries which have a range of 200kms per charge. Through the use of Ecolife zero emission buses, 4,20,000 litres of diesel fuel can be saved amounting to a reduction of 1150 tonnes of carbon dioxide. These buses also

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come with a plug-in charging facility and are adaptable to different demographic and geographic conditions.

Through this JV, JBM aims at introducing the already proven European technology for EVs, which are sustainable as well as affordable for the first time in the country. One of the focus areas of the company will be in local manufacturing, developing indigenous sources for all key aggregates, systems & components catering to domestic & global requirements.

Solaris will bring forward its expertise in electric buses while JBM Auto will provide its engineering & design expertise, market know-how, manufacturing facilities and infrastructure. JBM

Solaris aim to begin production of Ecolife by Q4 of FY 16-17 at Kosi, U.P. The company under the JV will also work towards bringing in the entire range of buses in further phases.

Nishant Arya, Executive Director, JBM Group said, “Our association with Solaris Bus comes in as a just in time move towards developing green solutions that will transform the public transportation domain in India. I firmly believe that JBM’s expertise in design & development coupled with Solaris’ rich experience in green mass transportation solutions will together result in developing products that are not only green but also convenient, safe and affordable”.

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Daimler Buses presents autonomously driving city bus of the future The world’s biggest bus manufacturer, Daimler Buses, continues to make rapid progress in modern day technology. The Mercedes-Benz Future Bus with CityPilot has driven autonomously for the first time on a route of approximately 20 kilometers in Amsterdam. On a section of the longest bus rapid transit (BRT) line in Europe, the bus drives at speeds up to 70 km/h, stops to the nearest centimeter at bus stops and traffic lights, drives off again automatically, passes through tunnels, brakes for obstacles or pedestrians and communicates with traffic signals. The driver is on board and monitors the system, but with a much easier task than before. Daimler Buses is the world’s first manufacturer to put a city bus into automated operation in a real-life traffic situation.

Daimler Buses will invest approximately Euros 200 million in the further development of its citybus portfolio by 2020 CITYPILOT FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING: FASCINATING TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES SAFETY, EFFICIENCY AND COMFORT The first step towards fully automated driving with buses in urban traffic consists of BRT lines with separate lanes. The Future Bus recognizes whether the route is suitable for automated driving and informs the driver accordingly.

The bus driver then presses a button and CityPilot is activated.

One condition is that the driver does not press the accelerator or brake pedal and does not steer, because any driver activity overrules CityPilot – the driver is always in charge of driving and can take over at any time. CityPilot comprises current assistance systems, those used in Mercedes-Benz coaches for example, as well as additional systems, some of which have

been taken over from Daimler Trucks and further developed for urban traffic. The equipment includes long- and short-range radar, a large number of cameras and the satellite-controlled GPS navigation system. The intelligent connectivity of the cameras and sensors is pioneering, and allows a precise picture of the surroundings and the exact position of the bus.

ON THE ROAD IN THE MERCEDES-BENZ FUTURE BUS WITH CITYPILOT Take Amsterdam as an example: signals from special traffic lights ahead of the bus. Two red lights next to each other mean stop, two white lights one above the other mean go ahead. The white lights come on and the bus starts gently and follows its lane. CityPilot recognizes the traffic lights with its sophisticated camera system. In addition, the vehicle communicates via Wi-Fi with the route infrastructure, receiving information on traffic-light status.

This means that the bus can take advantage of a “green wave” of traffic lights. Two bridges, a tunnel.

The bus safely stays in its lane.

After leaving the built-up area, it accelerates to the allowed 70 km/h. The maximum speed is programmed; even at this speed the driver does not steer. The bus arrives at the bus stop in automated mode. It stops, opens and closes the doors, and drives away again. Red lights ahead; the bus independently brakes gently and comes to a standstill safely.

While the lights are changing, pedestrians are still crossing the road. The bus waits, lets them cross, and does not drive away until the road is clear. In order to

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avoid a collision, CityPilot has an automatic braking system that decelerates the vehicles as required.

The Mercedes-Benz Future Bus with CityPilot therefore significantly enhances road safety.

Thanks to its anticipatory driving style, it improves efficiency, puts less stress on the engine and reduces fuel consumption and emissions. And with its smooth, fluent progress, it also enhances passenger comfort.

With this technology, Daimler Buses is following the development path of Daimler Trucks, which will bring Highway Pilot to series maturity by the end of the decade. Daimler Buses will develop bus-specific aspects of the CityPilot system towards series application independently – like driving to and away from bus stops.

A MORE ATTRACTIVE CITY BUS WITH A REVOLUTIONARY DESIGN The Mercedes-Benz Future Bus is much more than just a technology carrier for autonomous driving: For this city bus, the Daimler Buses team has developed a

specific, attractive vision for public transport that breaks with many conventions. The roughly twelve meter long solo bus on the basis of the global bestseller Citaro goes completely new ways in terms of design. For example, it appeals with an asymmetrical and thus more modern and attractive exterior design. The interior is open and light. The completely low-floor bus is divided into three areas: The “service” area is at the front near the driver; the “express” area for short journeys with a focus on standing room and quick passenger flow is in the middle.

Behind that is a “lounge” area where passengers spend more time. Their smartphones can be charged wirelessly, inductively that is. The completely redesigned cockpit is an integrated part of the whole space. The driver receives the required information on a large display in an innovative presentation style, and can concentrate fully on his or her core tasks. An electronic ticket system dispenses with the conventional selling and checking of tickets by the driver. The ticket system is an important element of the bus’s connectivity.

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Getting from Toronto to Texas in a truck, using Bosch technology In the dark skies over Texas, the turban’s orange glow stands out.

Normally people around here wear a cowboy hat, but Jaspreet Bola knows more about horsepower than he does about horse riding – and anyway, he prefers to stick to his own traditions. It’s eight in the morning as this young Sikh climbs out of the cab of his semi tractor-trailer. In this grey, wet weather at a truck stop outside Dallas, it’s time for a quick coffee, a soda, and a burger. He’ll be choosing the chicken and avoiding the beef – and the same goes for his copilot, Manjinder Sidhu, who has no cowboy hat either, but instead a blue and white knit cap. The Texas Longhorn cattle quietly grazing on the horizon have nothing to fear from this pair.

Jaspreet and Manjinder come from Punjab, a region in northern India, but have both lived in Canada for many years. Every week, their job as truckers sees them driving thousands of miles through North America’s varied landscapes. Day and night. One drives while the other sleeps. They almost always take the same route: from Toronto, Canada’s biggest city, to Laredo, in the far south of the United States.

BOSCH WAREHOUSE IN LAREDO HANDLES AROUND 100 TRUCKS DAILY There they head for the Bosch warehouse, which stretches over more than 11,000 square meters and is just a stone’s throw from the Mexican border. The pale yellow building is one of the Bosch logistics hubs for North America. Some 750,000 pallets pass through here every year, and the site handles around 100 trucks daily. “It takes no time at all,” says Jaspreet, “you just reverse up to the ramp, unload the raw materials, fill up with finished components, and an hour later

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Pictures Courtesy: Bosch you’re back on the road.” This time, too, Jaspreet and Manjinder are transporting nuts and bolts, plastic parts, and seals made in the United States and Canada to Laredo. There, together with similar components, they are readied for onward transportation to Bosch’s Mexican plants, and generally spend no more than 24 hours in the warehouse.

Heading back north, Jaspreet and Manjinder’s truck is loaded with finished products from Toluca, San Luis Potosí, and Aguascalientes: ignition coils, wiper systems, brake components, sensors, and much more – most of them destined for the big automakers in and around Detroit.

UP TO 1,200 BAR INJECTION

PRESSURE FOR EFFICIENT COMBUSTION But these two truckers don’t just have Bosch technology in their cargo hold. It’s also under the hood of their Freightliner Cascadia Evolution. The truck is powered by a Detroit DD15 engine with six cylinders, around 500 HP, almost 15 litres displacement – and the highly efficient Bosch CRSN4 common-rail injection system. The high-pressure pump and rail come from the Jihlava plant in the Czech Republic, while the extremely precise injector is manufactured in Homburg, Germany. “The Freightliner has plenty of power, uses less fuel than other trucks, and is nice and quiet,” Manjinder says. The pump provides system pressure of up to 1,200 bar, while

the injector features an integrated hydraulic pressure amplifier that can more than double the maximum injection pressure. As a result, the engine is economical, and efficient – and provides power whenever it is needed. And this not only in the Cascadia, but also in millions of commercial vehicles in North America and the rest of the world.

But back on the soaking wet parking lot in Texas, thoughts such as this are not the issue.

Jaspreet and Manjinder prefer to spend their time working out how long it will take them to reach Laredo – and above all whether they will manage to get back to Toronto in time for Diwali, the Indian festival of light. They’ve already put around two-thirds of

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CV TECHNOLOGY the journey behind them. “We reckon on roughly 34 hours each way,” Manjinder says. There are rarely any traffic jams, they fill up just once, and the mandatory rest periods aren’t too long when there are two drivers. They know the route like the back of their hands: 2,948 kilometres through the southern tip of Canada, crossing into the U.S. near Detroit, then across the industrial heartlands of Michigan and Ohio, straight through the fields and forests of Indiana and Illinois, and over the Mississippi to Missouri. And when the sky gets bigger and the light changes, and when it’s banjos and not guitars on the radio, that’s when they’ve arrived in the South: welcome to Texas. Now Canada is a long way away.

Doesn’t it get boring? Always taking the same highways and stopping at the same gas stations?

Jaspreet laughs. “It depends on whether there’s something to look forward to,” he says. For him there is: he dreams of having a small house in the suburbs of Toronto and of marrying his girlfriend. That’s what he’s saving up for, regularly putting a little money aside. He and Manjinder are two of a great many truckers with Indian roots who drive for Canadian logistics companies.

“People consider us Sikhs honest and reliable,” says Kashmir Singh, one of Jaspreet and Manjinder’s fellow truckers. Kashmir has been driving all over North America for many years and has already been to all 48 contiguous U.S. states. Like the other two, he now works for himself, driving his own truck, despite the Giggs Express logo on its side. Giggs Express is the company that sent the three drivers on their current journeys. Independent drivers are paid by the mile, which means they are directly affected by the price of diesel. Each time the price goes up, Jaspreet’s house in the suburbs recedes another few months into the future.

BOSCH ECO.LOGIC. MOTION CAN REDUCE FUEL

CONSUMPTION BY 5 PERCENT What the drivers need, therefore, is more economical engines.

That’s why Jaspreet’s brother – who owns the truck – opted for the Freightliner. Not only does it feature state-of-the-art Bosch diesel technology, it also has Eco. Logic motion, the smart assistance system provided by Bosch’s Car Multimedia division. This system makes use of a digital map and knows long before the driver does whether the road is going uphill or downhill, and whether to expect a bend or a long stretch of straight road. Because the system also detects the current speed and the selected gear, it can work with the automatic transmission to accelerate in advance or avoid unnecessary gearshifts – without the driver having to do anything.

Eco.Logic motion can potentially reduce fuel consumption by 5 percent. “Every litre less helps,” Jaspreet says, filling up for a few hundred dollars somewhere in deepest Missouri. All the drivers agree that diesel will remain the most important powertrain in the logistics business for the foreseeable future. That makes it all the more important to further improve internal-combustion engines and make them more efficient, and more cost-effective.

Bosch is working hard on this – so

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Kashmir, Manjinder, and millions of other truckers don’t have to fill up so often. To reduce environmental impact. And to help Jaspreet’s dream of a wedding and a house come true that little bit sooner...

BOSCH CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR TODAY’S AND TOMORROW’S TRUCKS American powertrain: The Freightliner’s diesel engine features Bosch injection technology. The CRSN4 common-rail system ensures optimum performance, low fuel consumption, and reduced emissions. At some point, heavyduty trucks will also be largely automated and connected.

The steering system will play a major part in achieving this.

Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH, the world’s biggest manufacturer of power steering systems, already offers Servotwin®, the first integrated electro-hydraulic steering system for heavy-duty trucks (not installed in the truck presented in this article). This steering system allows precise steering actions at high speeds as well as comfortable truck maneuvering at low speeds. As Servotwin® is developed further, it will bring to trucks many of the assistance systems that have already proved

so valuable in cars. These include corrective steering interventions should the vehicle unintentionally leave its lane and a traffic jam assistant that relieves drivers of a lot of stress. It can also support an assistance function that determines how much steering has to be corrected to counter a sudden gust of wind, and actuates an electric motor to help with the maneuver.

Digital exterior mirror: Lower fuel consumption – the large-surface exterior mirror that increases drag is a thing of the past. On top of that, drivers have a much better view of what’s happening to the rear, even at night.

Freely programmable instrument cluster: The days of fixed mechanical instrument clusters are over. Today’s displays can be adapted to the traffic situation and to the requirements of drivers and automakers.

The extremely high-resolution display allows information to be presented more accurately.

Display unit: The display unit is the central user interface for navigation and entertainment.

Drivers can connect it directly with their smartphones, and in this way safely operate many apps on their truck’s touchscreen. The display’s design and interface dynamically adapt to the driving situation.

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Lanxess polyamide 6 for the engine oil pan of a six-cylinder boxer engine The trend of manufacturing engine oil pans from plastic instead of metals such as aluminum is continuing to gain ground. For historical reasons, the plastic of choice to date has almost always been polyamide 6.6. However, newer designs are favoring polyamide 6, an alternative that offers a similarly high-quality property profile, but is much more economical. The latest design of this type is the oil pan module for the new six-cylinder boxer engines of the Porsche 911 Carrera, which is being manufactured using Durethan from Lanxess.

“The component fully satisfies the specific requirements for functional integration, lightweight construction and cost-effective production that the new generation of engines has to meet,” explains Jorge Soares, project manager for the highly complex component at Polytec Plastics Germany GmbH & Co KG, which is based in Lohne. The oil pan module has been developed in close collaboration between Polytec and Porsche.

MATERIAL DATA FOR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS In a study carried out for Porsche, Lanxess proved the feasibility of manufacturing motor oil pans from polyamide 6. For example, aging tests were carried out to determine the durability of the thermoplastic under exposure to elements such as new and used engine oil. Specimen storage tests spanning a total of 3,000 hours at 150 °C were performed on highly reinforced, hydrolysisstabilised, easy-flowing and high-temperature-stabilised Durethan grades, among others.

“The test results show that the aging behaviour of heat-stabilised polyamide 6 is only marginally different to that of heat-stabilised polyamide 6.6 in terms of tensile

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strength, Young’s modulus, elongation at break and impact strength. Appropriately optimised polyamide 6 compounds are therefore ideally suited for use in components that convey engine oil,” says Christof Boden, expert for engine compartment

applications from Lanxess. The specialty chemicals company is making the test results – and other material data – available to development partners as part of joint projects. Furthermore, customers are supported through every stage in the development

of an oil pan as part of the HiAnt customer services package.

This brand incorporates HPM’s extensive material, simulation and processing competence, which it offers to customers through all stages of component development. Services include, for example, simulating mold filling including warpage calculation, simulation of stone impact and sealing forces, or testing of components with regard to sealing gap expansion and stone impact.

GREATLY SIMPLIFIED PRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION The engine oil pan for the Porsche 911 Carrera consists of an upper and a lower part

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TECHNOLOGY made from 30 percent glass fibre-reinforced Durethan BKV 30 H2.0 from Lanxess. The upper part is screw-connected to a pipeline carrier that is also made from polyamide 6. Using plastic instead of aluminium means that numerous functions can be shaped directly during injection moulding, thereby integrating them into the component. This has helped to reduce the number of separate parts that need to be manufactured and mounted for

the oil pan from 14 on the metal design to eight. The number of key work steps needed in the final assembly of the engine has also been cut from eight to two. For example, the bulkhead panel is integrated into the lower part of the pan and no longer has to be installed separately with a seal.

Furthermore, the oil return lines of the turbocharger, the oil separator and the air-oil separator are combined in the pipeline carrier.

MORE THAN TWO KILOGRAMS OF WEIGHT SAVED Polyamide 6 has helped to reduce the weight of the upper and lower sections of the oil pan to 1.3 and 1.8 kilograms respectively.

Overall, the oil pan is more than two kgs lighter than its aluminum predecessor, due to the lower density of the plastic and the optimised wall thicknesses.

INJECTION MOULDING PROCESS WITH BENEFITS

A key argument in favour of manufacturing the oil pan using injection moulding was the huge potential that the process offers for integrating functions and thereby cutting costs. What’s more, as the parts are produced in a single step in the mould, there is no need for complex finishing work such as deburring die-cast aluminum parts. The lower energy costs are another benefit in favour of manufacturing injectionmoulded parts.

Xtrac launches latest family of gearboxes Transmission technology specialist Xtrac, has announced its latest family of gearboxes launched initially for use in that exclusive and rarefied segment of the global car market focused on the development of ultra-high performance road vehicles.

Xtrac’s project P1227 Integrated Lightweight Electric Vehicle (ILEV) transmission system made its debut at the international Driving Future Motorsport Business Growth Conference. Arranged by the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA), this event took place at the Sahara Force India Formula One Team’s headquarters at Silverstone on July 7, 2016 on the eve of the British Grand Prix and was supported by the UKTI Innovation is Great campaign.

Xtrac has become a worldleader in the design and manufacture of transmission products and components, which are used throughout international motorsport and in particular within F1, IndyCar, Touring Car, Rallying, Rally Raid and many forms of sportscar and GT racing, including its major involvement in the World Endurance Championship, Le Mans 24 Hours, Daytona 24 Hour and Sebring 12 Hour races.

Xtrac’s P1227 gearbox family has been developed to address the growing market requirement for single speed, lightweight and power dense electric vehicle (EV) transmissions. It offers a range of installation possibilities for fast

and powerful electric supercars with front-wheel drive, rear wheel drive or four-wheel drive configuration.

“There is substantial innovation and intellectual property in the design of this new transmission system,” says James Setter, head of Xtrac’s Automotive and Engineering business unit, which focuses on developing

integration of the gearbox with numerous proprietary traction motors, and in particular, reducing its mass by almost 20 per cent compared with our previous P1092 electric vehicle transmission to provide the ultimate electric drive transaxle,” he added.

The new transmission system can

be integrated with motors supplied

by BorgWarner, GKN and YASA, all of whom worked with Xtrac on the integration of their technology into this transmission. The dual electric motors of the transmission system also provide an inherent torque vectoring capabilities. For lower power applications a single electric motor can be specified, reducing the overall vehicle weight further and requiring an even smaller space envelope.

The highly

transmission systems for hypercars, hybrids and EVs to complement the company’s world-beating motorsport transmissions.

“Significant focus went into the

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TECHNOLOGY configurable nature of the design also enables an open or a limited slip differential to be specified.

In addition, the P1227 family of gearboxes offers a range of single gear ratios, as well as considerable motor-generator

configuration and hence vehicle installation possibilities. This enables the transmission, for example, to be installed within a 90-degree angle from the motors positioned vertically above through to horizontally in front of

the output.

“The design draws on Xtrac’s precision design, analysis and manufacturing engineering capabilities,” says Setter, “ensuring that the ground helical gear sets, necessary for road

vehicle transmission systems, offer exceptional levels of NVH refinement for the most demanding silent driveline electric vehicle applications, as well as the durability required for this marketplace.”

Denso, Exa tie up set to transform way vehicle manufacturers work with suppliers Exa Corporation, a global innovator in simulation software for product engineering, and Denso Corporation, a leading supplier of advanced automotive technology, systems and components, have announced a new collaborative partnership that will transform the way carmakers have traditionally interacted with suppliers. The partnership enhances the product development process by moving key engineering and design work from automotive suppliers to a certified simulation-driven process that can be done much earlier in the development process, reducing the number of late-stage vehicle design changes.

Using Exa’s digital simulation platform, Denso and Exa will create a validated PowerFLOW simulation database of Denso thermal products that will be offered to authorised automotive and heavy vehicle customers, providing the ability to simulate and integrate Denso’s technology and components early in the development process. This new process represents an important breakthrough in new vehicle design, as it replaces the current process which selects and tests

supplier components much later in the development cycle, resulting in costly fixes to already established designs.

Steve Remondi, President and CEO of Exa, commented: “This expanded ecosystem of validated components and subsystems will greatly change how the global auto industry develops new vehicles – by enabling OEMs and suppliers to collaborate in the earliest stage of design. The insight enabled will significantly reduce the billions of dollars spent annually testing and retro-fixing late-stage design problems. Ultimately, automakers will move into production with greater confidence that their

supplier subsystems will perform as expected, achieving cost, time and quality targets.”

Hirotsugu Takeuchi, Executive Director from Denso added: “After more than 15-years of working closely with Exa for the design and development of our own products, we see an enormous potential in this collaborative partnership with Exa to dramatically impact our joint OEM customers. By reducing the amount of time and effort required to fix late-stage design problems, we’re helping carmakers bring better vehicles to market, more efficiently.”

Carmakers are experiencing a period of dramatic

change, and Exa’s simulationdriven design simulation platform will help them as they work to fully comply with dramatically changing global emissions and fuel efficiency regulations and simultaneously reduce their development costs and improve product quality and passenger comfort.

Exa Corporation’s visualisation and simulation software helps designers and engineers produce better vehicles and equipment. As a design evolves, Exa accurately predicts the performance of that design while providing actionable insight to optimise the performance of the product.

With Exa, the need for costly physical prototypes and expensive late-stage changes is reduced.

Now, designers and engineers are freed from the risk of producing compromised products that do not meet market and regulatory requirements. Some of the most successful product companies in the world use Exa, including BMW, Delphi, Denso, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, Hino, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Kenworth, Komatsu, MAN, Nissan, Peterbilt, Peugeot, Renault, Scania, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo Trucks.

TOP LEVEL CHANGES IN MOTOWN Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan, has announced the appointment of SAJEEV RAJASEKHARAN as its new Executive Vice President for Sales & After-Sales. In this capacity, he will be responsible for driving growth in market share. Sajeev has over two decades experience in Marketing, Sales and Operations. He last served as Panasonic India’s Deputy Divisional Managing Director (Channel & Retail). He also played an instrumental role in setting up and developing Electrolux’s India (PE Electronics Limited) operations as COO of the company. In his initial years, Sajeev worked with BlowPlast and Onida before moving on to Samsung where his successful decade-long stint in various roles culminated as head of Home Appliances Division.

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW PASSENGER VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the month of June 2016 = 1,95,153 Units)

UTILITY VEHICLES MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the month of June 2016 = 81,910 Units) Maruti Suzuki (24.40)%

Maruti Suzuki (40.27)%

Mahindra & Mahindra(21.61)%

Hyundai Motor (22)%

Hyundai Motor (15.61)%

Nissan Motor (6.18)%

Ford (13.83)%

Tata Motors (6.05)%

Toyota Kirloskar (11.11)%

Volkswagen (5.93)%

Tata Motors (4.07)%

Renault (5.01)%

Honda Cars (3.99)%

Honda Cars (4.36)%

Renault (2.71)%

Ford (4.32)%

General Motors (1.21)%

Toyota Kirloskar (2.98)%

Nissan Motor (0.96)%

General Motors (1.94)% OTHERS (0.96)% Skoda Auto (0.51)% Fiat India (0.31)% Mahindra & Mahindra (0.14)%

OTHERS (0.50)% Force Motors (0.21)% Hindustan Motor Fin (0.06)% Isuzu Motors (0.23)%

TWO WHEELER MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the month of June 2016 = 16,60,405 Units)

THREE WHEELERS MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the month of June 2016 = 74,744 Units)

Hero MotoCorp (33.10)% Honda Motorcycle & Scooter (25.73)% Bajaj Auto (16.47)% India Yamaha Motor (4.75)% Royal Enfield (3.05)% Suzuki Motorcycle (1.82)% OTHERS (0.63)% Mahindra Two Wheeler (0.43)% Piaggio Vehichles (0.15)% H-D Motor (0.03)% India Kawasaki (0.01)% Triumph Motorcycle (0.01)%

LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the month of June 2016 = 40311 Units)

Tata Motors (41.54)% Mahindra & Mahindra (39.41)% Ashok Leyland (6.01)% Force Motors (5.58)% VECVs - Eicher (4.30)% SML Isuzu (1.78)% Maruti Suzuki (0.63)%

Bajaj Auto (58.30)% Piaggio Vehicles (20.59)% TVS Motor Company (9.54)% Mahindra & Mahindra (5.86)% Atul Auto (4.47)% Scooters India (0.89)% Force Motors (0.35)%

MEDIUM & HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the month of June 2016 = 25,904 Units)

Tata Motors (47.85)% Ashok Leyland (33.53)% VECVs - Eicher (12.14)% SML Isuzu (3.25)% Mahindra & Mahindra (2.99)% VECVs - Volvo (0.22)% AMW Motors (0.02)%

As per SIAM data

TVS Motor Company (14.45)%

Piaggio Vehicles (0.61)% Isuzu Motors (0.14)%

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