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Tata Indica Dicor
The engine of the Indica DiCOR is a 1396cc, 4 cylinders, common rail diesel injection unit with 16valves and a double over head camshaft. It develops 70bhp and 14.27kg-m of torque, the latter of which is available from 1400rpm even though the brochure reads 1700rpm. As a result the new Indica pulls forward with little hesitation for a turbocharged ... |
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Honda CRV
The 2.0L engine and the absence of all wheel drive have really helped the fuel efficiency, a gripe with the 2.4. The 2.0L comes with the manual transmission only and gets no sunroof which is unfair. The only tell tale on the inside is the absence of silver garnish for the steering wheel and a single CD music system which very few will notice. You g ... |
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Fiat Palio Stile
It must be admitted that the Palio Stile is a great looker. The A178 platform on which the Palio is based on harks back to those days of the good old Siena, with only minor updates and styling exercises carried on and pushing its life to over a decade now. The first Palio was designed by I.D.E.A institute of Italy and the styling of the further ver ... |
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Rhino Rx
Climbing on to the driver seat, you would note the pedals are irritatingly offset towards the right. The brake pedal is where the accelerator should be. The accelerator is somewhere outside the car that using it extensively could make your legs crippled. Luckily, the steering is in the right place but could have been angled better. Space is only ad ... |
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Audi A4
The Audi A4 3.2 FSI is a longitudinally mounted V6 with 265bhp and 33.6kgm of torque. It’s mated to a six speed automatic transmission and power is sent to all four wheels via the Quattro which is Audi’s name for four wheel drive. Audi was the first company to use ‘all wheel drive’ in cars to improve traction and this is where the A4 really shines. ... |
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Hyundai i10
I cannot understand the need for the i10 neither did I think that there was a space for such a car until Hyundai pointed that out. Initially they had the capable Santro with a 1.1 litre engine and the Getz with a 1.3 litre engine which nicely rounded off the small car range. Then they detected a space between the two and introduced the Getz 1.1 whi ... |
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Hyundai Getz
You are in for a fresh change in the form of the new Getz CRDI. This hot hatch has loads of power and being a diesel, is economical to run which means you can have the cake and eat it too. The Getz CRDI with the Verna’s engine was a bit of a surprise for me too, since I was expecting it to come with the smaller 1.1L CRDI engine that is in the pipel ... |
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Hyundai Sonata
One thing I like about the Sonata is its looks. It looks typically European with its Audi inspired headlights and bold shoulder line. There are splashes of chrome which adds to the elegance and the way in which the taillights and headlights complement each other at their edges is superb. The wide tail-lamp cluster and the twin exhaust pipes give th ... |
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Honda Civic
The 1800cc engine of Honda Civic is mated to a 5speed automatic gearbox, is a perfect combination. It puts out 130bhp which is adequate. The paddle shifts work wonders too when you are in a hurry. The automatic gearbox with provision for manual override allows the engine to be revved right up to the red line. When driven carefully, the Civic auto i ... |
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Tata Safari
Tata Safari's new 2179cc Direct Injection Common Rail (DICOR) engine developed in collaboration with AVL, Australia . It produces 140bhp and 32.6kgm of torque and incorporates a DOHC 16valve cylinder head and variable geometry turbo charger to minimize turbo lag. What amazes really is the refinement compared to the previous version which had the ag ... |
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