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Coming With Changes Hyundai Eon FaceLift 2015

This Year with the small changes in the design Hyundai eon facelift model is going to be introduced.Hyundai eon was introduced on the year 2011,this car is designed in the fluidic model concept of Hyundai.At this stage,Hyundai elite i20 and some model cars have been changed into fluidic 2.0 version.So Hyundai motors is working to introduce the eon model in fluidic version.This year the eon facelift model may be launched in india,automobile zone sources said.

It is expected that the changes in the interior as well as exteriors will take place.Hyundai plans to make this model as a best choice in the budget car segment.So it is making the small car design to look more attractive.Changes in engine does not take place.

Engine: 800cc 1.0 litre petrol engine (tentative)

Eon car with new design changes will be slightly higher in price.

Present Eon Price: Rs.3.83 lacs (Ex-showroom delhi)

Mitsubishi to compete with Maruti

Currently Mitsubishi is allied with Hindustan motors and selling pajero sport SUV.In this Case,the alliance with Hindustan motors is going to end next year.So Mitsubishi has started the work to establish its market for their own brands in india.Accordingly the company plans to increase the dealership network and to bring model new hatchback,sedan and SUV cars.But the information about the models were not revealed.Mitsubishi plans to bring Mirage hatchback to Indian market  which is currently selling in other asian countries.This model will come to india in the year 2016.

Mirage Hatchback Car Specifications

Engine: 1.2 litre petrol engine.Diesel model will come if there is welcoming to petrol model.The Price and the features of this car will create a great competition to Maruti Swift.

Mitsubishi Attrage

As well as Mitsubishi Attrage sedan car  will compete with Nissan sunny and Toyota Etios.

Engine: 1.2 litre petrol engine with Manual Transmission.After that Automatic gearbox and diesel model cars will be introduced.

Budget Cars Below Rs.5 lacs

Once upon a time car is being a dream thing and is meant  only for the rich people.Due to the massive development of technology in the world today an average person can own one or more cars.This is the current situation.In that respect this article covers  about the budget cars selling below Rs.5 lacs in india.This article will be highly beneficial for middle-class people those who plans to buy a new car.

Nissan Micra Active

Last year enhanced Nissan micra car came in a premium model and another model with fewer features came as “Micra Active” to the market.It is a best choice for the budget car below 5 lacs.

Power: 67 bhp Torque: 104 nm

Engine: 1.2 litre Petrol Engine Gearbox:5-Speed Gearbox 
Boot-Space: 251 litres  Price:Rs.4.79 lacs (Chennai On-road)  
Mileage:19.49 kmpl

Datsun Go

It is the first car model to come in the dutson budget brand.Although in crash test this car created many controversies but this car has more space,best engine in its class than its competitors.

Boot-Space:265 litres

Price: 3.56 lacs(Chennai On-road)

Mileage:20.63 kmpl

Maruti Suzuki Celerio

Celerio is the first Automated Manual Transmission car.The design of this car is fresh and more refined.Build quality is good.It is a best choice for the budget car buyers.

Power:67 bhp Torque: 90 nm 

Engine: 1.0 litre petrol engine. Boot-Space:235 litres
Price:4.43 lacs(Chennai On-road) Mileage: 23.1 kmpl

Maruti Wagon-R

Tall-Boy Design of this car makes this car suitable for the tall people to choose as a budget car.It is proving its reliability every month through the sales. This car is one of the top selling cars in india.

Power: 67 bhp Torque: 90 nm Engine: 1.0 litre Petrol Engine. Boot-Space: 180 litres Price:Rs.4.35 lacs (Chennai On-road)  Mileage: 20.51 kmpl

Hyundai i10

One of the best compact cars in the market that has many customers.This car has the best design,build quality and refined engine in its class. Key Features: Superb design and enough space .

Power:68 bhp Torque:99 nm  
Engine: 1.1 Litre Petrol engine Automatic model  also available. 

Boot-Space:225 litres Mileage:19.81 kmpl

Price: Rs.4.68 lacs (Chennai On-road)

Chevrolet Beat

Beat is a Snuggery and Compact design petrol car.It can be easily purchased as a budget car below 5 lacs.

Power: 79 bhp  Torque:108 nm  Engine: 1.2 litre petrol engine,diesel model also available.

Boot-Space: 170 litres   

Price: Rs.4.78 lacs (Chennai On-road) Mileage: 18.6 kmpl

Hyundai Eon

20 Different  Variants available in this small car Eon based on Facilities and Fuel Types.It is best for city-driving and for small family usage.

Power: 55 bhp Torque: 75 nm Engine: 814 cc 1.0 litre kappa engine 

Boot-Space: 215 litres

Price: Rs.3.41 lacs 

Mileage: 21.1 kmpl

Maruti Alto 800

In India,Alto is the highest selling car model.Compact Design,less price are the main advantages of this car.Alto is the best choice for the first time car buyers. Service network is very large for maruti so that it motives  many people to buy this car.

Power: 48 bhp  Torque: 69 nm Engine: 796 cc 1.0 litre petrol engine Boot-Space: 177 litres. Alto k10 is the another brand of this model.  Price: Rs.2.97 lacs Mileage: 22.7 kmpl

 Tata Nano

This car is Suitable for City driving.Ladies can easily drive this car in more traffic areas.It is a best choice for those who want to buy a second car. Power steering is available in this car.

Power: 38 bhp 

 Torque:51 nm   

Engine: 624 cc 

Price: Rs.2.34 lacs 

Mileage: 25.4 kmpl

 Honda Brio

Brio have good Space,best petrol engine but the car design is not admirable to everyone.It is best for city-driving as it is small in size.

Power:87 bhp  

Torque: 109 nm 

Engine: 1.2 litre petrol engine

Boot-Space: 175 litres 

Price:Rs.4.76 lacs

Mileage:18.9 kmpl

Best Safety Feature Offering Cars Below Rs.10 Lacs

In India due to the overwhelming population of the vehicles,safety in road is becoming a question mark.So if we go out of home and returning to home is becoming a very rare event in the present life.Every year 5 lac accidents are happening only in india and in this 1.50 lac people's are getting died every year.

In this case,recently the car crash test conducted makes us to worry.The cars selling in india is not even having basic safety features said by the Global NCAB association.In that respect,now we are going to see the 5 best safety feature offering cars in india that is selling with the price lesser than Rs.10 lacs

Nissan Micra active

This car was introduced in 2013.

Safety features in the top variant-
Dual airbags,auto door closing as per the speed, ABS airbag, brake assist, EBD etc are available as a fixed features.

This car is a right choice for the people who are intended to buy a safety featured car that comes in a budget price. 

Best Alternative-Maruti Swift

Ford Ecosport

It is one of the best safety features offering car that cost less than Rs.10 lacs. 

Safety features in the top variant-
Electronic stability program,traction control,ABS braking system,6 airbags.SYNC facility that is made by Microsoft is also present.If the car get stucked in a accident,it will give intimation to the 108 number and it will be very helpful to save many lives. 
Best Alternative- Mahindra Scorpio and Nissan terrano

 Hyundai Elite i20

As all of us know i20 is filled with lot of amenities.Hyundai has not kept  any defect in the safety features of this car. 

Safety features-
Automatic headlights,rain sensing automatic wipers,6 airbags, ABS brake, EBD, Reverse parking sensor. 

Best Alternative-Volkswagen polo is offering airbags as a fixed feature and it is also having good architecture and safety features.

Renault duster

It comes with best architecture combined with best safety features. 

Safety features-
Front dual airbags,ABS brake system,brake assist technology with EBD (Electronic Brake Distribution)system,Engine protection shield are the special safety features. 

Best Alternative-Nissan sunny

New Honda City

It is the car that is existing since long time ago in the indian market.Obviously,this brand uplifted the Honda market in india.It is famous for its front design.

Safety features-
Dual SRS airbags,ABS brake system,G force control technology,Brake assist enclosed with many other special features.Good design,powerful engine are the advantages of this car. Special features-6 airbags,ABS,EBD technology,rear parking sensor and seat belt pretensioner features also included.Its specially designed rear mirror gives protection from light in night time.Soon,the facelift of this car is going to come. 
Best Alternative- Hyundai Verna is also loaded with many safety features.

Diesel hatchback cars

Diesel hatchback Cars between Four lacs to six lacs is having a huge market among the indian customers.

The main reason is these cars will offer more mileage.Let us see this type of cars a round-up:

Tata Indica V2

This is the first choice for those who intend to buy a less priced diesel car.Less maintenance and good mileage had made this car a hit in the taxi market.

Starting Price- Rs.4.19lacs 

Mileage-18km.There are two variants in diesel model.

Indica EV2

There is no difference between Indiac v2 and Indica ev2.At the same time Indica Ev2 car is fitted with B.S. 4 diesel engine.

More mileage,less maintenance and more space are the special features of this car.

Starting Price-Rs.4.46lacs 

Mileage-25km

Tata Indica Vista Tech

In order to remove the taxi market symbol in its car the new vista is launched with many premium features loaded.Vista tech car is the limited edition model of the vista.The special features like Driver information system,Satellite navigation are included.

Starting price-Rs.4.78lacs 

Mileage-19.1km. 
Three variants are avialable.

Chevrolet Beat

This car is fitted with a small diesel engine.It is very apt for small families and suitable for city driving.

Mileage,handling,enough features are the advantages of this car.

Starting Price-Rs.4.74lacs 

Mileage-25.44km.There are four variants available..

Ford Figo

It is one of the most likable car among the indian customers.More space is the main advantage of this car.It is giving good performance in highways.
Spacious interiors,a.c,design etc...are the main special features of this car.Four variants are available in this car. 
Starting Price-Rs.4.88lacs Mileage-20km.

Which is best among the compact sedan cars?

Due to the large interest among the people towards the sedan car models,it has made all the car manufacturers to produce new cars in this segment.The compact sedan cars will be lesser than 4 metres in length and offers a large interior space and moreover it is available at less price.

Although,Tata indigo ecs is the first model in this segment but maruti made a new trend in this segment with the dzire model.Then following by this honda introduced amaze and it got a good response in the market.After this hyundai introduced xcent model and it retained the market.Recently tata introduced zest model in this segment and it is also selling well in the market.In this compact sedan car market we're going to see the 4 important cars that admired the customers with their large sales in the market.

Honda amaze

The design of the car makes us to feel a complete sedan.It has more interior space at the rear seats and it has a very large boot space.With sufficient features amaze is also available in petrol automatic model.The main selling point of this car is the mileage of diesel model.

Mileage-18kmpl (Petrol) ; 25.8 kmpl(diesel)

Maruti suzuki dzire

Dzire is a standard sedan car in the indian market.It is meant for the best mileage,good handling response in city driving,wide range of service network etc..makes this car a standard sedan.It is also available in petrol automatic gearbox model.

Starting price-Rs.4.92lacs

Mileage-19kmpl (petrol) ; 23.4 kmpl(diesel)

Hyundai Xcent

New design,best headroom and leg room,spacious interiors,407 litres boot room feature,best build quality,good interiors,lot of features,Hyundai service network etc are the main highlighted features of this car.Next to amaze,this car gives the best mileage in its class.

Starting price-Rs.4.6lacs

Mileage-19.1kmpl (petrol) ; 24.4kmpl(diesel)

Tata Zest

Next to Honda amaze this car holds a good design.It has enough space for carrying 5 passengers and it has lot of features.In this car harman infotainment system has been installed.Then sound will be very less inside the cabin.It is powered by 1.3litre fiat diesel engine as like in maruti dzire.Especially,this car is having the amd gearbox which is very less price in the diesel segment.So this model has huge welcoming and the price of this car is less than its competitors which adds an advantage to this car.

Starting price-Rs.4.64lacs Mileage-17.6kmpl (petrol) ; 23kmpl (diesel)

New Maruti Alto K10

Obviously alto is the india’s most selling car for more than 1 decade.In order to keep its sales maruti frequently updating its alto model.In that row now New Alto k10 car is now available in four variants namely LX,LXI,VXI and VXI(O).

LXI Base Variant Key Features: “Manual air-conditioner takes place with heater facility.Seats attached Head rests,fabric upholstery are present.Seat-Belt is the only safety feature in this variant.Power steering is not given in LX base variant”. 

LXI Variant Key Features: “Power-steering,Tailgate opener,child-lock facility for the back doors,driver side mirror adjustment inside the cabin”.

VXI Variant Key Features: “CD player,Radio in-built audio system is installed.Central locking,Front power windows,Head-Light Warning alarm”.

VXI(O) Variant Key Features: “Driver Airbag,Front Fog lamps and Keyless entry”.

Mileage: 24.07 kmpl (Petrol) ; 32.26 km/kg (CNG)

Engine: 998 cc Power: 58.2 bhp

Gearbox: Petrol,CNG models will be available in 5-Speed Manual Gearbox.

Transmission: AMD Automatic Transmission which is used in Celerio Car.

Price: In accordance with the model rate varies from Rs.3.06 lacs to Rs.3.81 lacs.(Ex-Showroom Delhi)
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Another Budget Car Datsun Go+

                                                          

Nissan Company’s datsun has introduced its first hatch-back car “GO”  in the budget brand on March 2014.Following this,soon “Go+” MPV car was come to the market.

This car is a 7 seater MPV car that is below 4 metres in length.

Expected Price: Below Rs.5 lacs which creates a big expectation.

Some differences has been given in the body lines of “GO” hatch-back car.Black color is coded in the pillars.The dashboard structure is same as that in the “GO” hatch back car.

Engine: 1.2 litre 3 cylinder petrol engine.

Power: 67bhp Torque: 104nm

Due to the 3 cylinder engine the noise and rattling is very high in the car.This car’s 67bhp power and 104nm torque make us shaken.

Acceleration: 0-100km in 14.5 seconds.

 When the car A.C is on,5 persons filled,boot-room is filled with things then there is a lack of power output so changing the gears often is necessary.

Turning Radius: 4.6metre Turning radius makes us to ask that we’re driving a MPV car.It is good.

Mileage: 20.62kmpl

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