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Students and teachers at Judson Univ check out the Tata Nano inside-out The world’s cheapest car, Tata Nano , made a two-hour stop at Judson University, Elgin, Chicago yesterday on its way to the ongoing Detroit Motor Show in North America. The Champagne Gold Nano LX with licence plate number MH04 ED 7015, borrowed from Tata Technologies’ Centre for Advanced Engineering and Design in Pune was showcased to roughly 200 people who are associated to the University, community and the US government. Almost each of them after getting a taste of the 2-cylinder 624cc city car asked when it would be available in the US

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Tata Nano stops by in Chicago on its way to Detroit Auto Show

The new Maruti Suzuki Alto would come with a K-Series engine and reduced asking price We are aware of the toned down Alto and spruced up Wagon R , but what we would like to see Suzuki unveil this year is the all-new Suzuki Swift which Suzuki has been conducting test runs in Europe. Reports in the print media state the company is working hard to retain maximum market share by introducing a cheaper variant of the Alto. The reigned down Alto will have much of its features and comfort subtracted

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Maruti to launch new Swift, Wagon R and refreshed, cheaper Alto

800cc Spark will serve as backup if the Beat and Spark fail to live up to expectations The 800cc Chevrolet Spark is Plan B for GM India who days ago unveiled the Chevrolet Beat with a ridiculously low price tag. The Chevrolet Beat is roped with a task to do more volumes than the 1,000cc Spark and challenge the might of the i10 and others. Question – But what happens if the Beat doesn’t click?

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Official – 800cc Chevrolet Spark in the works

Cars like the Skoda Superb Combi are in the Indian pipeline Skoda apart from Yeti, has numerous model lined up for 2010 in 2010. The company is keen on enriching its portfolio with a wide variety of models and variants. This year, Skoda will launch Combi version of Skoda Superb , Octavia Scout version, Laura S , refreshed Fabia and the Fabia Greenline version if it is ready.

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Skoda brings Superb Combi, Octavia Scout, Laura S, Fabia Greenline in 2010

If you are looking for a color scheme for a modern kitchen design that looks classy as well, then a black and white kitchen is the choice for you. Popular for its absolute flexibility, the black and white combination creates a dramatic look that can be customized according to your unique needs.

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Do you love to decorate your home, your bedroom, your tree, your living room, your dining room, and your front entry for Christmas? If you do, then read this post which feature ten practical Christmas home decor tips and dazzling examples. Start filling your home with holiday cheer by putting up festive Christmas home decors using the traditional Christmas trees, mantel Christmas decorations, Christmas wreaths, Christmas lights

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Here are some of the details discussed during the vehicle’s launch – 2,000+ Fortuners booked even before price announcement – TKM (Toyota Kirloskar Motors) targets 52,000 vehicles by the year end in overall sales. – Fortuner is placed even to attract sedan buyers – Only manual transmission released; automatic transmission variant by this year end – free trade agreement with Thailand helps ease matters. The Fortuner is a CBU brought in from Thailand – On the sidelines, TKM has announced that there will be no Altis diesel in the near future.

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Toyota Fortuner update – From the press conference

As our man Ritesh Madhok attends the vehicle’s press conference in Delhi, we bring you a set of images that shows the Indian-spec Fortuner from every angle, taken a while back. We can’t wait to hear what the officials have to say about the product, but we assure you we’ll upload those details as we receive them.

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Toyota Fortuner update – Image Gallery

Update 1 – The Toyota Fortuner with the 3.0-liter D-4D engine that puts out 171 PS, 343 Nm is priced at 18.45 lakh (Delhi ex-showroom price). The Fortuner comes with ABS, disc brakes and Airbags to name a few features. The colors are super white, silver mica metallic, grey mica metallic, black mica and light blue metallic.

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Live updates from the Toyota Fortuner launch – Priced at 18.45 lakhs ex-showroom Delhi

One feature we loved in the Audi A4 we drove a while back , has to be the air circulation feature which fires cold air into your back, through the seat pores, and keeps it sweat free. You would love such a feature on your daily commuter, wouldn’t you? Unfortunately, not many of us have the cash to buy an Audi A4 to enjoy this feature.

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Gadget – Car seat cold air circulator

Back in the year 2003 Hero Honda launched its first sports bike called “Karizma” which was among the few bikes to have an engine that surpassed the 200cc mark. This bike became the benchmark and a trend setter for the motorcycle industry which led to other manufacturers like Bajaj to introduce their Pulsar 220

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Naz Narrates – Hero Honda Karizma – Past, Present and Future

Before going in for that explanation let me take you 5 years back. Year 2004 – engineers from Thailand and Japan conceived a skeleton called IMV (Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle) to have 3 offsprings but all of different attitudes and behavior. Now you must be wondering why I am discussing about what has been formed by Thailand and Japan in 2004, because 2 of the siblings were destined for our very Homeland, which will turn the market around and set new benchmarks

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IAB Exclusive – 26 images + First impressions of the India-spec Toyota Fortuner

Answer to the previous lolly pop question – Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire Winners – sivakumar, rohan kumar, ?ushk@r, Kunal, Gurudatta Nayak, Amritaksha Deb, Ikveer Singh, Jean Johny, sudarsanan, Shishir, rupeshp, Lalit, Amit Bhalla, Naveen, deepam, Jishnu Sasidharan V, Adithya Arikere, Happy, Monty Singh, Rahul Shekhar, nipun dhingra, Shoeb, harsh, Hapinder Harry, Harish Kumar, Felixx, Motorbeam.com, Karan, Fiat Fan, The Automotive India Today’s cracker – So, do you know which car this is? It is sold in India too

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QOTD – Do you know this car?

Our reader Koushal Ghokle, who earlier tipped us on the E350’s whereabouts in Pune , now sends us proof of Tata testing the single cab Xenon on the very same roads. Spotted on the Pune bypass road, this car was doing speeds in excess of 100kph with its loading area filled with cans

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Spied – Tata Xenon single cab pickup in Pune expressway

Answer to the previous question – Maruti Suzuki Zen Estilo Winners – bhaskar b, Manjunath D, Harish Kumar, kross, Vishal Chopra (Gedi Junction), Hapinder Harry, keshavaraj, harsh, naveen, The Automotive India, , Mustang, Vivek Shukla, Shoeb, vinayak, Adithya Arikere, vinayak, Jishnu Sasidharan V Today’s question – Identify this headlamp’s native Right or wrong, support us! Put your answers in the comment box below.

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QOTD – Which vehicle’s headlamp is this?

Examining the close-up spy shots of the next generation Suzuki Swift , you understand Suzuki isn’t making any sweeping changes. The easily identifiable silhouette stays untouched, while we still believe the dimensions have marginally gone up and the front fascia comes from the Kizashi . Quite a lot of speculations on the powertrain, a hybrid variant is also said to be in the pipeline

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Spied – 2011 Suzuki Swift close range shots

Hyundai has announced that it is bringing a i10 Electric Vehicle to the Frankfurt Show next month. Specifications of the EV is unavailable but the car plays a major role in the company’s mission to be in the top four largest green car makers. Hyundai is working on hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and it hopes within two to three years it will begin selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the United States

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Reliable sources online say the next generation Nissan March/Micra comes with a 1,000cc engine that uses both a supercharger and turbocharger! We don’t know how they can sell it as a budget hatch if they couple both the compressors to a new engine with dual injection technology . Could the technology filled SI engine trigger a revolution in the auto industry? Or will it make things easier for the i10 and A-Star by leaving them with no opposition to face?

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Supercharger and turbocharger engine for next generation Micra?

Suspension – The New City has an MacPherson Strut with stabilizer, coil spring in the front and torsion beam axle with stabilizer, coil spring setup at the rear. We drove on the city roads and on the highways in the ratio of 60-40 before we came to a conclusion that the New City is able enough to handle the highways better than the city.

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Test Drive – Day 3 – Suspension, Handling, Brakes and Boot

This is an article that explains to the common man some of the basic details regarding an essential part of their motorcycle -  the Tyre Tubed and Tubeless Tyres In simple terms, tyres which have tube in it are called tubed tyres and the ones which don’t are called tubeless tyres. But there is more to this than what has been just said as each type of tyre is made for a particular kind of usage.

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Naz narrates – What I learned about tires

Answer to the previous question – Mitsubishi Outlander Winners – Nishant Lakhina, ahamed, sibu, Aj, Aseef, Jishnu Sasidharan V , Naveen s, Fiat Fan, Shoeb, Adithya Arikere, Aditya Prakash, modifii, Vivek Shukla,  Hapinder Harry Today’s Question – Behind the girls and the red cover, what do you see? Right or wrong, support us! Put your answers in the comment box below.

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QOTD – Who hides behind the girls and the cover?

Kids fonts with their hand drawn style and irregular shapes are always useful if you want to bring a childlike fun to a design. So if you are looking for fonts to use for a kids party invitation, fun family gatherings or for your kids’ school project, you actually have hundreds of options to choose from. Here, we offer our top picks when it comes to kids fonts that you can use for free

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20 Free Kids Fonts for Your Projects

Honda has reached this stage of importance here in India solely due to the City, this being its smallest offering until the Jazz was launched. Right from day one the City has evoked a lot of interest among buyers looking for the latest technology and others who intended to take their ride to the next level with alloys, body kits, ECU remaps and other fitments. This week we’re driving the new Honda City which shares its underpinnings with the Jazz

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Test Drive – New Honda City Initial impressions

The Honda Fit (Jazz) Sport model is not available in India, Honda is mulling over the possibility of introducing the 1.5-liter engine variant in India next year. In the U.S though, you could buy the Fit off a Honda showroom. Now add to that some flashy jewelery in the form of Honda and Mugen parts which makes the Fit sportier and more fun (and more pricey as well) Honda’s long-time racing team and performance parts supplier, Mugen, has introduced a list of accessories.

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Mugen’s custom parts for Honda Jazz in America

After looking at the re-styled Fiat Grande Punto Evo , I am sure many of you would question why Fiat introduced the older model in India. The new spy shot, for the first time, reveals the full front fascia of the car. The embedded plastic strip with the fog lamps, I’m sure, would be body colored in the high end model! The base Fiat Grande Punto Evo would have them black.

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Rendering + new spy shot – Fiat Grande Punto Evo

We’ve not been writing much about Volvo in India since they run here with just the S80 and the XC90. We were informed Volvo is pondering over the possibility of the XC60 locally, and here comes another announcement from the company – the new S60 sedan is here next year. The safety conscious Swedish auto maker is uncertain of who its owner will be, but Indian operations is fully inert to those developments assures Volvo Car India Managing Director Paul de Voijs

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Volvo plans to introduce S60 in India next year

The new city car from GM, which will be in India by this year end, rolled out of Daewoo’s plant in Korea as the Matiz a few days ago. The production of the rebadged Chevrolet Spark with a different grill, will be launched in Korea with a 1.0-liter and 1.2-liter petrol engine capable of delivering 66 PS and 78 PS respectively

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New Spark with 1.0, 1.2-liter petrol engines roll out of Korean plant