2012 Tata Nano Launched, Is More Powerful

Tata Motors has officially introduced the 2012 Nano, which gets a slight update to the engine, new colours, new interiors and an improved fuel economy of 25.4 kmpl (from the earlier 23.6 kmpl). The company has not hiked the price and the 2012 Tata Nano is priced at the same Rs. 1.40 lakhs for the Nano Standard, Rs. 1.70 lakhs for the Nano CX and Rs. 1.96 lakhs for the Nano LX (all prices ex-showroom, Delhi). The power is now increased from 35 PS to 38 PS and the torque has been increased from 48 Nm to 51 Nm. Tata Motors claims that the car has the lowest CO2 emission (92.7 gm/km) among cars in India. The top speed is still limited to 105 kmph and the car is available with 4-years / 60,000 kms warranty.

The 2012 Tata Nano has gets a revised suspension set-up, including an anti-roll bar at the front with the steering mechanism mad easier. Tata Motors claims that the Nano now has a racier sounding exhaust note, something which we can only confirm later. All the variants will now get booster-assisted brakes as standard with the Nano CX and LX now getting both side ORVMs. The interiors now feature beige treatment in the Nano LX, black in the Nano CX and medium graphite in the Standard version. The 2012 Tata Nano is available in ten colours (eight are all new) – Pearl White, Rouge Red, Aqua Blue, Neon Rush, Serene White, Meteor Silver, Mojito Green, Papaya Orange, Sunshine Yellow, and Champagne Gold.

2012 Suzuki GS150R Facelift Launched

Suzuki Motorcycle ha launched the facelifted version of the GS150R. This 150cc bike features no major upgrades and has been given minor design modifications to make it look. The bike looks sportier than its competitors, the Honda CB Unicorn and the Honda CB Unicorn Dazzler. The main visible upgrade is the design of the front headlight. The new headlight design has been made more sporty and aggressive. Apart from this, the bike is powered by the same 150cc engine with no change to the existing power and torque output. The engine is mated to the same 6-speed gearbox.

Going by the impression of the older version which is expected to be carried over to the new version, the engine is very smooth and gives a good fuel efficiency figure. The gearbox is also quite smooth. The new variant has also been introduced in white colour in addition to black, black with red and black with greenish blue colours already available in the older versions. Suzuki also assembles the Slingshot and the Slingshot Plus models which are powered by the 110 cc engine. It also sells the Access scooter in competition to the Honda Activa and the Dio. Apart from this, the company also sells the GSX-R1000, the Bandit 1250S, the Hayabusa 1300 and the Intruder M1800R as CBU imports.