Vintage cars showcased at Delhi Auto Expo

Vintage cars, some of which are hundred years old, have become a major source of attraction at the ongoing Auto Expo 2010 in New Delhi.The Heritage Motoring Club of India is behind the initiative of showcasing around 50 cars.

"On an average, between forty-fifty cars are displayed on every Auto Expo. Apart from that, we do lot of other events where we do parades, rallies, shows, drives, including long distance drives. The main purpose in doing all of these is to stimulate public interest and restoration, preservation and collection of vintage classic automobiles," said Diljeet Titus, the General Secretary of HMCI (Heritage Motoring Club Of India).

Some of the cars exhibited in the show were vintage BMW Isetta 300, Buick Series 90L, Jaguar XK120, Mercedes 180 Pontoon, and even a 1966 Mustang.

Toyota Etios Price – Budget Small Car for India

Etios will give competition to popular small cars like Maruti Swift, Ritz and Fiat Punto. Toyota will display this car alongside 13 concept and other vehicles at the Auto Expo, Delhi January 2010.

To make Toyota Etios affordable, it will feature limited sound-proofing, Durable interior, Basic seats and one windscreen wiper.

Toyota Etios Price in India: Approx 5 Lacs to 6 Lacs Indian Rupee (INR)

Auto Expo 2010: Honda New Small Concept unveiled at New Delhi show

India's Auto Expo 2010 kicked off this week and the first major concept to come out of New Delhi is this: the Honda New Small Concept.

Befitting its name, the New Small Concept is both compact and rather bland – particularly when compared to Honda's recent stylistic endeavors – but the five-door hatch is sure to find budget-minded buyers when it arrives in both India and Thailand in 2011.

Unfortunately, details on the proposed powertrain and interior are all but nonexistent, with Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. (Honda's Indian arm) simply stating that the HSC can fit five people and benefits from an "Efficient Energetic Exterior." For an inexpensive runabout, the HSC has potential to be a hit in emerging markets, but don't expect it to hit U.S. or European shores anytime soon. Make a break for the brief press release after the jump.

DREAM CARS

Lamborghini, or Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. as it’s officially called, produces some of the most exciting sports cars in the word. Some of the newer Lamborghini models are the Countach, the Diablo, the Gallardo and the Murcielago.

Fact 1:
Lamborghini is named after the founder of the company Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916-1993). Ferruccio Lamborghini founded the company in 1963 when he was 47 years old. The factory is located in a small Italian village called Sant’Agata Bolognese near Bologna.
Fact 2:
Ferruccio Lamborghini was a successful tractor manufacturer before he got interested in sports cars. His interest in sports cars made him buy many different high-performance cars including both Maseratis and Ferraris, but he was never really happy with any of them and therefore decided to built his own, perfect sports car,
Fact 3:
Lamborghini used to be an independent company, but today it is a subsidiary of the German company Audi AG. Audi AG became the owner of Lamborghini in 1998. Lamborghini went bankrupt in 1978 and was sold to Chrysler a long time before Audi AG became the sole owner of the company.
Fact 4:
The fastest Lamborghini is the Le Mans version of the Murcielago R-GT model. It has been reported to have a top speed of 370 km/h. The fastest street model from Lamborghini is the Murcielago LP640 with an estimated top speed of 340 km/h. Both of the models have a V12 engine with more than 6000 cc.
Fact 5
Several of the newer Lamborghini models feature the familiar Lamborghini scissor doors that rotate up and forward on a hinge near the front of the door. The Countach, the Diablo and the Murcielago all have scissor doors, but the Gallardo does not. Both the Countach and the Diablo are no longer being produced, so the Murcielago is the only current model with scissor doors.

Fact 6
No Lamborghini have ever been produced with less than a V8 engine. Most of the Lamborghini models throughout the history of the company have come with the legendary Lamborghini V12 engine, but the newest model, Gallardo, only have a V10 engine oil. No Lamborghini models with a V8 engine have been since production of the Silhouette stopped in 1989.
Fact 7
The first Lamborghini was the 350GTV from 1963. It was extremely fast for its time with a top speed of 280 km/h. In 1964 a smaller version of the 350GTV appeared. The smaller version was called 350GT and had a top speed of 240 km/h. The Countach from 1974 was the first Lamborghini to go faster than 300 km/h.
Fact 8
In 1975 did Walter Wolf, a rich Canadian businessman and F1 racing team owner, persuade Lamborghini to produce three super powered Countach models. The Wolf Countach had the same engine as the orginal Countach prototype and were able to reach a top speed of 315 km/h.

AUDI A7 IN AUTO EXPO 2010

The Audi stall at the Auto Expo has been buzzing with a lot of activity. The German manufacturer has announced that the A7 Sportback will be going into production internationally and will be on sale in India by 2011. Powered by a 3.0 litre V6 diesel, the Sportback gets to 100 kph from standstill in less than 7 seconds and the top whack comes at about 245 kph. The 4.2 V8 TDI diesel Q7, perhaps the most powerful diesel SUV, has been launched at the Auto Expo with a price tag of Rs 65 lakh and will be in showrooms by the April 1st, 2010. Speaking of showrooms, Audi has also planned to expand its dealer network from the current 12 to 17 in the coming future.

Audi has also slashed the price of the A6, with the Limited Edition 2.7 TDI, at Rs 37 lakh ex-showroom Delhi at the Expo. We spoke to Audi management – Benoit Tiers, MD Audi India and Peter Schwarzenbauer, member of the Board of Management of Audi AG – at the Auto Expo. They said that Audi sold 1,650 units in India in 2009 and expect to sell 2,300 to 2,500 units in the country this year. Globally Audi sold 925,000 vehicles and plan to double this figure by 2015.