Skoda has come out to impress the car buyers with their new offering the - Skoda Laura Ambiente. This new car comes with a 1.9 litre diesel engine and priced at around 13 lakhs ex-showroom Mumbai.
The Laura L&K is priced at 16 lakhs so this one has a more agressive pricing. The company and the management is planning to come out with a cheaper option in the Octavia which could soon come with a 1.6 litre engine.
TATA has developed a new car which it showcased in the year 2006 at the Bologona motor show. The car is scheduled to be launched in India mid-2008 to end.
The TL Sprint also called the TATA Xenon could be launched in makets like South Africa, Thailand, South America and Europe. The car would be powered with the same engine as the TATA Safari which is teh 140 bhp 2.2 litre Dicor engine.
The max torque is close to 320Nm and will come with a 5 speed overdrive. The TATA Sprint - Xenon would touch 100 km/h in less than fifteen seconds.
The Toyota Yaris is soon going to come to India and will come with a 5 door model. It is powered by a 1.5 litre 4 cylinder VVT engine with 106 horse power.
The car measures externally -
Length - 150.6 in (3825 mm)
Width - 66.7 in (1694 mm)
Height - 60.0 in (1524 mm)
The car when launched in India will come with Anti-lock Braking System and Electronic brake force.
The Yaris when first launched in early 2000 was called the Toyota Vitz, but in North America it was marketed as the Yaris.