Hyundai Elantra 2019

Hyundai has launched the facelift version its premium offering the Elantra with a starting price of 15.89 lakh (ex-showroom).
The Elantra 2019 gets an updated front and rear with LED quad projector headlamp, new hexagonal grille, signature style LED tail lamps and a new 16-inch alloy wheel.
Interior of the car has not changed much aside from tweaked AC vents, slimmer steering wheel and a dual tone color combination. Hyundai’s Bluelink technology has also been added to the feature list of the Elantra.
Elantra 2019 comes with a BS-6 complaint 2.0-litre Nu petrol engine which produces 152PS of power with 192Nm of torque.

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Volkswagen Vento
Finally, after long time the German automaker launched the facelift of Vento with an introductory price tag of 8.76lakh (ex-showroom).
The new Vento gets a fresh front profile which includes redesigned facia, a honeycomb mesh grille and updated headlamps with DRLs. The rear profile mainly remains unchanged apart from a restyled led tail lamps and lot of black treatment to the rear bumper.
Inside, the color scheme has changed and a lot of new features have been added along with a touchscreen infotainment system.
The Vento comes two petrol engines options, the 1.6 litre MPI and 1.2 litre TSI unit. It also gets a 1.5 litre diesel motor which produces 108bhp and 250Nm of peak torque.

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Toyota Camry 2019 (hybrid)

In January 2019, Toyota launched the Camry hybrid priced premium at 36.95 lakh (ex-showroom).
The Camry hybrid is being built on new platform which also underpins the Lexus ES 300h. The new Camry is not just sexier but now it is lower, wider and longer than its predecessor.
The car comes with a petrol engine only, which is a 2487cc unit along with 88kw electric motor. Both the motor when put together in hybrid mode makes 218PS of max power at an ease. Also, the car is capable to run on the electric motor alone.
The Camry gets a new design language which the company calls keen look design. The car gets refreshed interiors along with an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system and a sleeker three spoke steering unit.

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Honda Civic
Honda launched the 10th generation Civic in India after 7 years. Unlike its predecessor the new Civic comes with both petrol and diesel engine option.
Carrying the legacy of old Civic forward the new one looks more like a notchback than a sedan. The new Civic definitely is a head turner on road due to its low hung profile, wide stance, curvy body lines with sharp edges and swooping roofline. At the front it gets an all LED headlamp flanked by chrome finished grille and a C shaped taillamp which stands for the name ‘Civic’. The car runs on a new 17-inch diamond cut alloy wheels.
Honda Civic comes with a 1.8-litre petrol paired with CVT and 1.6-litre diesel mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox.

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Hyundai Aura
Hyundai has unveiled its subcompact sedan ahead of its launch in February 2020. Hyundai Aura replaces Xcent from company’s sedan line-up.
Aura shares its design elements with the Grand i10 Nios. At front it gets similar boomerang DRLs the one running on Nios with satin grille and projector-set headlamps. The rear gets a coupe like styling with the Aura badging on tailgate.
The sedan is powered by the same 1.2-litre petrol (83PS/113Nm) and diesel engine (75PS/190Nm) which see on the i10 Nios. It will also feature 1.0 litre turbo petrol engine tuned up to produce 100PS and 172Nm of torque

Royal Enfield finally has come up with something which it should have, long back ago. Better late than never we guess.

The Chennai based classic motorcycle manufacturer has launched “Make Your Own”, a customization option for the buyers who want to personalize their motorcycles at the time of booking. Currently, this personalization option is available only on the single-channel ABS variant of Classic 350 variant and later it will be extended to the entire fleet of Royal Enfield. This option is currently offered in 141 dealerships across Delhi NCR, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. The company is planning to expand this program along with its network across India. This program allows the customer to choose a variety of parts and accessories which includes engine guard, panniers, rear luggage rack, touring seat options, saddlebags, front visor and much more. Royal Enfield is also offering alloy wheels which carry ARAI certification. The company is also providing a 2-year warranty for all the parts & accessories. The customization option is not available for online booking the customer has to go to the dealership and has to select the desired parts at the time of booking.

The market of aftermarket accessories is a massive market which the company should have entered long back from the beginning of the Ladakh ride with luggage rack or ‘larrier’ (which it is commonly called). Yet, it’s not too late for the company.

The question is how this initiative is better than the previously available options for customization? Earlier the customer had to go the dealership after purchasing the motorcycle and had to buy the desired parts which were mostly out of the stock. Also, the customer ended up with a pair of two parts one of which was the custom and the other was the stock one which the dealer may or may not purchase back. Now as per the new initiative for example, if a customer adds alloy wheel to the motorcycle then the cost of the stock spoke wheels will be deducted from the price of the motorcycle.

Well, it’s about time. So, let’s see how this one goes for the king of classic motorcycle manufacturer.

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According to the latest buzz in the automobile sector it is expected that TVS is going to launch its first modern cruiser in the early of 2020.

First showcased at the Auto Expo 2018, it was introduced with a 220cc engine which produces about 20hp of maximum power and a peak torque of 18.5Nm.The 220cc engine is paired with a 1,200- watt regenerative assist motor with a 48-volt Li-ion battery which makes Zeppelin a “hybrid one” similar to what Suzuki’s sedan Ciaz offers. For the electric motor TVS says, it adds to the overall performance and gives 20 per cent of more torque when required.  TVS has not stopped here, the bike also gets an integrated starter generator or ISG which helps the bike to start instantly also in cold condition without any fuzz.

Now talking about the ergonomics and looks, the bike has the typical relaxed cruiser stance with a flat track handlebar. Making it more appealing, the Retro styled fuel tank with the fuel lid placed on the right (similar to what we get to see in Apache) defines its macho character very well. The bike which was showcased was equipped with USD forks at the front end and mono-shock at the rear assisting with a dual channel ABS. The bike was seen having a belt-drive system which is expected to be replaced by a chain drive to lower the price of the bike, which is also the case of USD forks. Other features of the bike include all LED headlamp, digital speedometer, bio electric key, online connectivity and a first in class feature of getting a HD-action camera mounted on headlamps to record your ride.

It is being said that TVS will try to keep the price around 1.30 lacs(ex-showroom), which means it compete directly with evergreen Bajaj Avenger , Suzuki’s intruder and the alone ruling Royal Enfield’s bullet & classic series. If TVS will give 80 per cent of the features to the bike which it showcased along with keeping the price below 1.5 lakh then there is no or little doubt that Zeppelin will rule the Indian roads.

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Adding more to the option of customization for the buyers which is the companies’s new programme Royal Enfield has launched its custom exhaust which is said to give more thump while being road legal as well.These exhaust are of four variants: peashooter,slash cut, straight cut and tapered end.

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All of the variants of the exhaust are either finished in Matt black with silver finish or chrome finished.These end cans are made to fit on Classic 350.Price for the slash cut is Rs.3,300 , Straight cut and tapered cut costs Rs.3,450 , Peashooter is the most expensive here with the price tag of Rs.3600.Royal Enfield is giving a 2 yr warranty on these exhaust. The most crucial part of these exhaust are that they fulfill the noise emission norms.

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After a wait of about 12 months finally we have the jawa’s only bobber styled motorcycle launched in November 2019.The front end is similar to the jawa but as we go behind it is completely different.It has got a single floating seat with long swing arm than other jawa bikes.It uses double cradle frame .The bike has been finished in stealth color with bobbed fender and integrated tail lights. The images of jawa Perak so far has shown that it features bar end mirrors but it is not expected in the production version.The motor cycle uses a 343 cc engine which produces about 30ps and 31nm of torque which more than the other two jawa bikes. The instrument cluster displays speedometer,odometer,and fuel gauge.The bike has got discs on both the wheels with ABS as standard.

Let’s talk about the competition ,as we can guess first from the category that it has a cut and throat competition with Royal Enfield stealth black 500.However the torque of RE 500 is more Jawa has much more refined and high reving engine.The field were Jawa totally nails is the refinement which is expected from RE long back ago .Also the road presence of Perak is going to be much more than the stealth black 500 due to its bobber styled look.This was all for today as it is almost midnight and i also require sleep like other homo sapiens so see you all in my next blog.

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KTM DUKE 390 Adventure finally was showcased in EICMA motor show 2019.Right now it is not launched in India .But it is expected to launched in 2020. There are rumors that bookings have been started unofficially in India by paying INR 10,000 to the dealers.It has been said that the engine is same as of his brother Duke 390 but to match its performance to what it has meant to build the engine tuning is going to be different. As we can see from the above image it has a bash plate ,a long visor, split seats,alloy wheels.It has a tubular steel trellis frame. The cast aluminium swing arm is identical to its naked brother the 390 but it is longer in length in 390 adventure.To tackle the challenging off road it is equipped with 43 mm of USD forks at the front end which is fully adjustable and have a long travel of 170 mm .It has got 19-/17 inch wheel setup at the front which seems to be like a rule for a mid-capacity adventure trouser.The instrument cluster is same as the naked version but it also gets a navigation screen on the above of instrument cluster.It also gets a rebound structure of mono-shock unit at the rear which increases the rear wheel travel by 177 mm. please do comment how you like the blog because it will help me to create better blog. Also comment how do you all likes the duke 390 adventure.