Royal Enfield's new factory rolls out first bike.....

New plant at Oragadam near Chennai has an initial capacity of 1.50 lakh units and will build the Desert Storm and Thunderbird 350/500 models to start with..

 

Speaking on the occasion, Siddhartha Lal, Eicher Motors Managing Director and CEO, said, “At Royal Enfield we have recorded a major milestone today with this plant at Oragadam becoming operational.Royal Enfield has witnessed a huge surge in demand in the recent past, recording a growth of over 50 per cent for each of the last two years. However, even as we start commercial production today, we have already begun working on the second phase of expansion at Oragadam, which will further increase the production capacity to 250,000 motorcycles in 2014."

 

part from hiking production capacity, the new facility optimises production costs by merges relevant automation with human craftsmanship.  A new CED (Cathodic Electrocoat Deposition) paint shop with a capacity of 600 motorcycles per day has been set up. Further, a robotic painting system and powder coating system have also been employed to reduce wastage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honda's new models for India: In Pictures!.

Honda has several cars lined up for the Indian market. Slotted between the City and Civic will be the Crider while there will also be a full-size MPV, the M-01 concept, and a smaller MPV based on the Jade concept.

The Honda Crider may look dimensionally similar to a City, but actually slots between the City and the Civic.

The Crider aims to spawn a new upper middle class segment and is designed especially to take on emerging markets.

The Concept M was designed by the design studio at the Automobile R&D Center of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. in Japan.

With the M-01 based MPV, Honda aims to offer the attributes of a passenger car with a comfortable and spacious cabin that is also fun to drive.

The Honda Jade is pretty much a Civic based station wagon, expect something of a compact MPV based on the Jade’s underpinnings to make it to India.

NOTE: These are some of the upcoming HONDA'S concept car models .

Honda's latest 150cc bikes ..!!

Honda's latest 150cc offering, the CB Trigger, comes with Combi Brake System (CBS) as an option and commands a starting price tag of Rs 67,384 (ex-showroom Delhi)

The latest offering is powered by a 150cc, four-stroke mill capable of pushing out 14.14PS @ 8,500rpm and boasts a torque figure of 12.5Nm @ 6,500rpm. Visually the new bike looks like a beefed-up version of CB Twister with some design elements influenced from the Dazzler.

The CB trigger is the first bike in the country to have Combi Brake System (CBS) as an option. The CBS applies both the brakes simultaneously which aids stability under hard braking and reduces braking by as much as 32 per cent. Honda has loaded the new offering with features like mono-shock suspension, digital instrument panel, tubeless tyres, maintenance-free battery and viscous air filter.  The company claims that the CB Trigger will return a mileage of 60kmpl. 

The bike will be offered in three variants namely Standard (disc brake in front and drum in rear), Deluxe (disc brakes front and rear) and CBS (disc brakes front and rear with CBS). Bookings for the bike had started in April itself while deliveries will start this month onwards. The 150-180cc segment currently contributed upto 10 per cent of the total two-wheeler sales in the country and with the CB Trigger Honda  plans to increase its sales and penetrate this 

segment deeper.

Variant and Pricing:

Model	Variant	Price (ex-showroom Mumbai)
Honda CB Trigger	Standard	Rs 72,431
Honda CB Trigger	Deluxe	Rs 75,575
Honda CB Trigger	CBS	Rs 82,386

For more info log on to : www.honda2wheelersindia.com

Kawasaki Ninja 300 : Road Test

the new Kawasaki Ninja 300 for a spin to find out how much better it hcompareas really gotten d to its predecessor.!!!!

Kawasaki  has been at the helm of motorcycle madness ever since the bike-maker came into being.  Kawasaki  is back at the game again this time with the all-new Kawasaki Ninja 300. As the world moves towards all-out street motorcycles like the Honda  CBR250R, the Suzuki Inazuma, the KTM Duke to name a few and their styling too is more for the street than anything that has to do with race machines.

Already an icon by itself, the Ninja 250R has long been holding the crown in the quarter litre class with its big-bike appeal matched with a strong motor, ease of riding and low ownership costs. With such strong credentials, it was indeed a dangerous task for Kawasaki to rebuild an all-new machine without losing the ethos of the Ninja 250R which have successfully stood the test of time. 

the aerodynamic bodywork not only helps in better top-speed gains but underneath the fairing there is a reworked radiator cowl which prevents the hot air away from reaching the rider’s legs. 

 liquid-cooled, parallel twin cyOHC motor of the Ninja and takes to the roads to understand how the riding position actually helps. Unlike the Ninja 250R, the 300 offers sportier seating posture but the raised two-piece handlebars make for a comfortable 

 this little green mean monster has all the go to match the show. The Ninja 300 gets capacity hike from 249cc of the Ninja 250R to 296cc thanks to a longer stroke (62.0 x 49.0 mm as against the Ninja 250R’s 62.0 x 41.2 mm). The hike has helped in presenting the Ninja 300 with increased torque and stronger mid-range grunt and the new engine now makes 39PS of power at 11,000rpm and 27Nm of torque at 10,000rpm. 

 the Ninja 300 posting a time of 6.57 seconds in fifth gear – almost a whole three seconds quicker than the Ninja 250R’s time of 9.55 seconds in the same test. 

Honda hits market with its diesel sedan ..!

As honda is known for its quality,design and decency in car manufacturing. So after many awited years  Honda planned to launch its diesel engine car named as (Amaze) .

The car is like daddy or stretched varient of its hatchback Brio with its design , dynamics style, space and best on class fuel efficiency .

   
 The Amaze with diesel power is now into full series production and the specs have been frozen to a price and performance proposition which I am happy to state ticks near almost all boxes on the desirability list of a punter seeking a car in this cut-throat segment where the Suzuki Swift D’Zire is cock of the coop.

Now whats under the hood ....!!!

Honda has gone  an extra mile to not just help the Amaze allow it to impress on paper but also over its entire operating lifecycle. The DOHC 16-valve engine displaces 1,498cc and features cylinder dimensions measuring 76.0 x 82.5mm. 

The enjine is lightweight which is made up with aluminium alloy with featuring lightweight camshaft .

 This 1.5-litre i-DTEC diesel engine for India produces 100PS of power at (3600rpm) and  200Nm of torque at 1750rpm twice that produced by the 1.2-litre petrol engine.
And it gives 25.8kmpl of average thats waaoo in this segment .
It comes in both 5 speed manual as well as automatic transmission similar to brio (hatch).

Here come's the interior of the car .
The car has its own aura and beauty weather if it is interiors or exteriors of the car .

dash board

Honda Amaze vs competition: Technical Specifications

Specifications	Honda Amaze	Tata Indigo eCS	Maruti Suzuki DZire
L x W x H (in mm)	3990 x 1680 x 1505mm	3988 x 1620 x 1540mm	3995 x 1695 x 1550mm
Wheelbase	2405mm	2450mm	2430mm
Engine Displacement:
Petrol	1198cc	1193	1197cc
Diesel	1498cc	1396 cc	1248cc
Power/Torque (Diesel)	100 PS/200 Nm	70 PS/140 Nm	75 PS/190 Nm
Power/Torque (Petrol)	88 PS/109 Nm	65 PS/100 Nm	87 PS/114Nm
No of Cylinders	4	4	4
No of Gears	5-speed manual/automatic	5-speed manual	5-speed manual
Kerb Weight	950-965 kg (manual)	1105 kg	1080 kg
Tyres	175/65 R14	175/65 R14	185/65 R15
Turning Radius	4.5m (MT) / 4.7m (AT)	5 metres	4.8 metres
Boot space	400 litres	380 litres	315 litres
Fuel efficiency:
Diesel (kmpl)	25.8	25	23.4
Petrol (kmpl)	NA	15.7	19.1
Price range	To be announced	Rs 4.78 - 6.21 lakh	Rs 4.92 - Rs 7.50 lakh

  for more info visit to www.honda.com .

New avatar of ford fiesta ....

As ford refreshed its products list by launching its new product ,which hence recognised previously as ford fiesta in sedan class market .

 Ford tried to strengthen its new sedan by uploading new features and providing it a new identity ford (cassic). 

The ford tried to upgrade its new sedan for a new generation which somehow desires technology and power for enhanced driving pleasure and experiance in affordable prices. So ford has just introduced its all new classic titanium variant.

The car's exterior comes with stylish black front grille, new sporty alloy wheels and body colours( ORVMs).

(exterior) 

The titanium is uploaded wid new comfort and safety features like bluetooth enabled stereo system , speed sensing volume controls that adjuts to the vehicles varying speeds and drive away locks that automatically seal all the doors when the vehicle starts moving .

Also a good quality of beige upholstery which covers the most of the interior of car .

(interior)

The car comes with two engine options -  1.6 Duratec petrol engine &1.4 duratorq deisel engine .

The deisel varient delivers 32.38 kmpl and petrol delivers 21.27 kmpl.

The car comes in 6 different varients , priced at  Rs 6.86.400 (exshowroom delhi for petrol) & Rs 7.82.000  (exshowroom for deisel ).

The classic titanium is a stylish and zippy drive in its class and segment which delivers what a owner want from its car .

for more details visit www.india.ford.com