All-new Volvo S60 to premier at 2010 Geneva Auto Show

The all-new Volvo S60 has its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show on the 2nd of March. It makes its entry into one of the automotive world's toughest segments backed by an extrovert attitude never before seen in Volvo showrooms. The all-new S60 is built at the Volvo Cars factory in Ghent, Belgium. The first cars will be delivered to customers in early summer 2010.
"The sporty design delivers a visual promise of enthusiastic driving characteristics and I can assure you that the all-new S60 truly lives up to that promise. Its driving properties are better than those of any previous Volvo. What is more, the car's innovative new technologies help you become both a better and a safer driver," says Volvo Cars President and CEO Stephen Odell.

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Toyota Corolla Altis CNG variant available in Delhi, NCR and Mumbai

Toyota Kirloskar, which has recently launched CNG variant of Corolla Altis sedan at the Auto Expo, has confirmed that the model is now available at all dealership outlets in Delhi, NCR and Mumbai. Also displayed at the recently held Toyota ‘Q World programme’ in Mumbai, the Altis will sport CNG kits fitted at the dealership level. Although there are no interior and exterior changes, a 12kg CNG cylinder in addition to the 55-litre fuel tank is fitted in the boot that takes up about ¼ of the 475 litre boot space, as revealed by company sources. The CNG vehicles will cost Rs. 80,000 over MRP of the petrol versions and is also expected to be available in other cities as well. It is to be mentioned that the Corolla Altis CNG features a 5-speed manual VVT-i 4cylinder 16-valve 1.8-litre petrol engine with a power output of 132 bhp and 17.3kgm of torque.

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Mahindra XYLO Mileage Marathon winner Khattar gets mileage of 27.7 km/litre of diesel

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), the market leader in the utility vehicles segment in India, recently organised a unique XYLO Mileage Marathon, a special Mahindra Top Gear club initiative, for its customers in Delhi. Intended to highlight the vehicle's superior mileage feature, the drivathon saw participation from 60 XYLO families and engaged them in an effort to generate enhanced customer acceptability and endorsement.
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Force India's Paul Di Resta and Tony Liuzzi at VJM03 testing in Spain

Inclement weather conditions again played a starring role in testing at the Circuito de Jerez, Spain. With the heavy rain showers and high winds that have so far characterised the testing showing no signs of abating, Force India was obliged to modify its testing schedule slightly to allow the race drivers the best chance of the forecasted better weather later this week, with Paul di Resta getting another half day testing in the VJM03 before Tonio Liuzzi took over in the afternoon.
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Commercial production of Tata Nano to at Sanand by April this year

Tata Motors is gearing up to begin the commercial production of Nano at its mother plant at Sanand by April this year. Media reports have already indicated that the vehicle maker is already carrying out trial runs of the aforesaid car at its aforementioned plant in Gujarat. At present, the company produces Nano from its Pantnagar facility in Uttarakhand in which about 180 Nanos are being assembled daily with engines produced in Pune. It may be recalled that after pulling out of Singur, the company was forced to use the interim plant in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, for a large part of this year, where the Ace pickup is also produced. Tata Motors is expected to produce around 40,000 Nanos this fiscal though numbers will increase four-fold to over 1.7 lakh units during 2010-11.

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