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Scoop –Toyota Fortuner facelift images leaked

We brought to you earlier the leaked images of 2012 Toyota Fortuner, later we got our hands on an image showing a portion of the tailgate and that matches with the new image that has leaked onto the interweb. Launched two years ago, the Fortuner has been in the international markets for a little longer [...]

Triumph to enter India in 2012

British iconic motorcycle maker Triumph officially announced its plans to enter the Indian market in 2012, with up to 8 models. Triumph considers setting up an assembly facility here and will also establish dealers to sell their bikes in India. “India is a very important motorcycle market and Triumph has assessed it carefully before deciding [...]

Spied – Force One SUV again at Leh-Manali

We have reported earlier many times, Force Motors planning to launch a new SUV very soon, which earlier had no name. But now Force Motors unveiled its new SUV to be called Force “One”. A member of the popular Team-BHP enthusiast forum snapped the new Force One while it was on a test run around [...]

Hyundai’s ‘New Fluidic’ Verna clocks over 20,000 bookings

Recently Hyundai India launched the all new fluidic Verna. We reported you earlier that in just 6 days after its launch, Hyundai clocked 5000 bookings for the car and now almost a month later, the automaker has bagged 20,000 bookings for the fluidic Verna. That is a really huge number for a car in the [...]

TVS Apache Racing DNA Edition unleashed

Recently TVS did something new with TVS Apache. It came up with the launch of the ABS edition and when utility of the bike was not much highlighted as everyone wants to test the bike’s race capabilities, the ABS feature didn’t see find much favour with bikers. Now the company has released TVS Apache RTR [...]

LEGOLAND Employees pranks bosses car with LEGO car

It’s always fun to pull pranks on your boss. As Peter Ronchetti, the General Manager of LEGOLAND California, pulled into his usual parking spot Monday morning, he was to become the target of his subordinates’ prank as they “upgraded” his VOLVO XC60 with a true-to-size VOLVO XC90 – in LEGO bricks. The Model Shop team [...]

JLR opens new dealership in Kolkata

British premium carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover has officially opened its new dealership in Kolkata. The opening of this dealership is part of Jaguar Land Rover’s continued expansion in the Indian market to meet the growing demand for Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in India. The state of the art dealership will improve access to customers [...]

2012 Honda CR-V debut is right around the corner

BA readers we brought to you the first images ever a month ago of the brand new, 2012 Honda CR-V. Now the Japanese carmaker has officially declared that the launch of the next generation CR-V is indeed very close. The new model, as we saw in the spy pictures, will be bigger than the current [...]

Hyosung to launch 250cc-400cc bikes in India by 2012

Pune based Garware Motors has already stepped into the superbike segment with a sportbike Hyosung 650R and a cruiser Hyosung ST7 exclusively for bike enthusiasts. But with the launch of Kawasaki Ninja 650R at a killer ex-showroom price tag of 4.57 Lakh Rupees, which makes the Hyosung GT650R overpriced considering the minimal brand recall and [...]

Tata Motors launched Nano in Nepal

Tata Nano the world’s cheapest car has been launched in Nepal, which is the second foreign country after introduced in Sri Lanka. The Nano has been launched in Nepal at an introductory price of Rs. 7.98 lakhs, which equivalent to roughly INR 5 lakh when converted to Indian currency. The company will sell the car [...]

Most impressive Indian vehicle at Geneva Motor Show was Tata’s Megapixel, which was unveiled today. Tata Motor’s managing director Mr. Prakash Telang stated that The Megapixel “is the result of the progress we have made on the Pixel”. New Megapixel run on three-cylinder turbodiesel engine driven by four electric motors, one mounted in each wheel. They are powered by a 13kWh lithium-ion phosphate battery pack that helps give the Megapixel an all-electric range of 86km. The batteries can be recharged using an induction charging system. When electric power is depleted, a 30bhp 325cc single cylinder petrol motor kicks in to extend the range up to over 900km. It can reach a maximum speed of 110kph. Turning radius of Megapixel is  just 5.2 metres which is quit impressive New Megapixel features double sliding doors on each side to boost cabin access. The MegaPixel has also been designed to accommodate a wide range of power train options which include hybrid and full-electric sources. The absence of B-pillars results in a spacious, easily accessible four-seat cabin, which boasts even more space in the floor areas as the seats are cantilevered on the centre tunnel. There are options for your smartphone which can be mounted and full integrated into the front cabin, and a large touchscreen sits in the centre console to control the interior’s major functions. Tata’s Megapixel sales are not yet been confirmed but The next generation Nano can borrow some similar styles of Megapixel, which is expected to go on sale in Europe by 2015. Also see - Tata Motors to launch 800cc 3-cyl Nano for India See more pictures of Tata Megapixel -