The all new Corolla Altis

So the most awaited car of the year has finally arrived , and this time its totally different . Yes , its the new Corolla Altis from Toyota .
The Corolla was launched in India in 2003 and at that time it was probably one of the most sophisticated car on Indian roads . Here is how the first Corolla looked like :

But as soon as in 2005 end Toyota facelifted the Corolla and gave it a better look but without any engine changes . The Corolla had a 1.8 liter 4-cylinder engine which produced 125 ps power . 
The facelifted Corolla looked like this :

The interiors were not changed . 


Then came the Altis with an entirely different look , but was not a great success . 


Toyota also launched the Sports version of this car .

The new Altis was launched after this one in 2014 . And this time its a grand success.







 The new Altis has the following features:   

• 2 Airbags (codriver and driver)
• ABS
• EBD
• Brake Assist
• Engine Immobilizer 
• Central Locking 
• Child Safety Lock
• AC with Automatic Climate Control
• Rear AC vents
• Heater
• Power Steering with Steering Adjustment
• Keyless Start
• Rear Parking Sensors with Camera
• Leather Seats
• Folding Rear Seats
• Driver Armrest
• Rear Armrest
• Leather wrapped steering wheel
• Remote Boot lid Opener
• Electrically Adjustable and Retraceable ORVM
• Turn Indicators on ORVM
• Rain Sensing Wipers
• Projector Headlamps
• Automatic Headlamps
• Fog Lamps
• LED Tail Lamps
• Distance to Empty Meter
• Average Fuel Consumption Display
• Integrated (in-dash) Music System
• Touch-screen Display
• GPS Navigation System
• AM/FM Radio
• CD Player
• MP3 Playback
• DVD Playback
• USB Compatibility
• Aux Compatibility
• 6 Speakers
• Alloy Wheels
• Tubeless Tyres
• 3 years or 100000 kms Warranty

**All these Features are available in 

Toyota Corolla Altis GL  model only. 

The features may look interesting but lets see how the prices are.

So here it starts :

Toyota Corolla Altis JS Petrol  12.40 Lakh
1798cc Petrol, Manual

Toyota Corolla Altis J                13.25 Lakh

1364cc Diesel, Manual 

Toyota Corolla Altis JS               13.82 Lakh

1364cc Diesel, Manual 

Toyota Corolla Altis G Petrol    13.92 Lakh

1798cc Petrol, Manual

Toyota Corolla Altis G AT Petrol 15.22Lakh

1798cc Petrol, Automatic (CVT)

Toyota Corolla Altis G                 15.22 Lakh

1364cc Diesel, Manual 

Toyota Corolla Altis GL Petrol   15.56 Lakh

1798cc Petrol, Manual 

Toyota Corolla Altis GL              16.85 Lakh

1364cc Diesel, Manual 

Toyota Corolla Altis GL              17.07 Lakh

1364cc Diesel, Manual 

NOTE: All prices are

Ex-Showroom Price (New Delhi)

So the prices are also interesting , isn't it ?

Fiat's new threat to the all new Honda City

Fiat's new rival to the Honda City is here , its the all new Fiat Linea which is ready to take over the new Honda City . It is the longest car in the segment with huge boot space (500 l) and a good legroom in the rear seats . Its price starts from 8.15 lakh (ex-showroom , Delhi) for the Active MJD . The Linea has been in production since 2009 but is not very successful due to lack of proper and efficient service facilities . However Fiat is trying to expand its service . 

 This car is extremely spacious and is very comfortable to drive and is indeed a driver's car . And in fact all the Fiat cars are spacious whether new or old (for eg: the Palio , Uno , Siena , Punto). It has excellent Engineering skills put into it as it is loaded with many useful features . These features include(in Emotion T-Jet Petrol) :

• 3 - Point ELR Seat Belt with Pre tensioners & load limiters
• All four disc brakes ( T jet versions only)
• Anti-lock Braking system (ABS) (* Tjet active version only)
• Automatic Door Lock
• Central Door Locking
• Double Crank prevention System
• Driver Seat Belt warning light[With Buzzer]
• Exact door open indicators
• Fire prevention system (FPS)
• Immobiliser with rolling code (FCS)

• 16 inch Alloy Wheels
• Chrome Body Side Moulding
• Chrome Exhaust Tip (T-jet versions only)
• Chrome front radiator guard frame and chrome trim moulding on front bumper
• Dual Parabola Head Lamps
• Front & Rear Fog Lamps
• Outside door Handles -Chrome
• Boot Lid Handle -Chrome
• Side Indicator on Outside Rear View Mirror

Boot Lamp Dual Tone Dashboard Front Seat Back Pockets Inside Door Handles -Black Leather wrap Steering Wheel & Gear Knob Premium Leather upholstery Autoswitch On/Off Headlamps Digital Clock External Temperature Display Programmable Followme Headlamps Programmed Service Reminder Rain Sensing wipers Real Time Mileage Indicator Trip Calculator - Range / Mileage / Avg. Speed / Duration Cruise Control Ambient Light on Dashboard All 4 Power Windows with 'Delay' & 'Auto Down' Function Collapsible Rear Sun Curtain Desmodronic Foldable Key Driver Seat Height Adjust Electrically Adjustable Outside Rear View Mirrors Internal Roof Light with Dimming Effect Night Panel in Front Roof Lights Rear Armrest with Glove Box & Cup Holders Rear Defogger with Timer Rear Roof Light Remote Keyless Entry Remote Tailgate Open Tilt Steering Vanity Mirror Both Sides(Illuminated) Front door panel with side pocket and bottlebox (0,5 l) Bottle holder 1 liter in the front seat armrest Automatic Climate Control AC Rear AC Vents (Foot & Knee Level) Radio CD-MP3 with 4 speakers + 2 tweeter & phone hands-free system Steering Mounted Audio Controls USB & AUX in on front console . So , isn't it loaded with loads of features ??

 This car has 1 Petrol and 1 Diesel engines :

• 1.4 T-Jet Petrol with 112 ps power
• 1.3 MJD with 92 ps power

This car is available in 7 Variants :

• Active 1.4 T-Jet Petrol (6.99 lakh)
• Active 1.4 L T-Jet Petrol (7.44 lakh)
• Active 1.3 L Advanced MJD (8.15 lakh)
• Dynamic 1.4 L T-Jet Petrol (8.53 lakh)
• Emotion 1.4 L T-Jet Petrol (9.01 lakh)
• Dynamic 1.3 L Advanced MJD (9.28 lakh)
• Emotion 1.3 L Advanced MJD (9.73 lakh)

Note: ex-showroom Delhi prices 

Let's take a look at the interiors :

 

The Ambient Lighting inside is exceptionally beautiful 

  

The Uber Cool car

The Hyundai i20 is a super-mini car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai since 2008. The i20 made its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October 2008 and sits between the i20 and i30. It is a front-wheel drive car and is available in three and five-door versions. But in India the
five-door version was launched . 

This car was launched in 2008 and is still manufactured in India . It is manufactured in Tamil Nadu . This car was face-lifted just once since it was launched in 2008 . 

This car has 4 variants :

• Era 
• Magna
• Asta
• Sportz

The Asta is the costliest variant with the following features :

• Front Airbags (Driver and Passenger)
• ABS
• EBD
• AC with Automatic Climate Control
• Tilt Steering
• Rear Parking Sensors with Camera
• Key-less Start 
• Driver Seat Height Adjustment
• Head Rests (front and rear)
• Rear Window Defogger
• EORVMs
• Rear Wipers
• Rain Sensing Wipers
• Automatic Head Lights
• Daytime Running Lamps
• Integrated Music System
• Alloy Wheels
• Tubeless Tyres

Here is the Asta variant :

 

The car has 2 engine options :

• 1.2 Petrol
• 1.4 Diesel

It is the safest car in India and the most stylist car in its segment . This car is loaded with features with a reasonably affordable price tag .

It changed the way we looked at cars

Yes , it is the Maruti Suzuki Swift .The Suzuki Swift is a supermini car manufactured by the Japanese Suzuki Motor Corporation. It was originally named SA-310 at its debut in 1985, but in 1986 it was renamed the Swift. In India it was manufactured from 2005 and is still manufactured today . Initially it had a 1.3 liter petrol engine and the diesel was launched later . This car first appeared in a Hindi movie named  'Bunty aur Babli'. It looked lil' odd when it was launched back in 2005 but soon became a huge success . It had three versions:

• LXi
• VXi
• ZXi

Later when the diesel was launched three more variants were launched:

• LDi
• VDi
• ZDi

The ZXi and the ZDi were the top-end models . 

The Diesel car had (and still has) a 1.2 liter engine borrowed from Fiat with some minor tuning giving out 74ps power . 

The Petrol initially had a 1.3 liter engine but from 2011 it is powered by a 1.2 liter engine giving out 85ps power .

This car was face-lifted thrice since it was launched in 2005 .

The first version looked like this :

 

   The second version looked like this:

 

The third version looks like this :

 

Here are the LXi and LDi versions :

Here are the VXi and VDi versions :

 

 Here are the ZXi and ZDi versions :

 

Note: The LXi and LDi , VXi and VDi , ZXi and ZDi look the same both from outside and inside but the engines are different .

It is a wonderful car but a bit small when compared with its competitor cars like the Ford Figo , Hyundai i20 , Honda Jazz , Chevy Sail Hatchback etc..

Wolf in Sheep's clothing

As the title says this car as this car plays a role contrary to its looks . This car is an absolute beast . From the outside and inside it looks like the machine of a CEO or the MD of an established company , but under the bonnet it has a 2 liter engine powered by 121 horses with a torque of 305 nm with unmatchable performance . This car was a monster on the highways and a king on the road . 

This car took just 9.8 seconds to go from 0-100 kmph and gave an average mileage of 14 kmpl which was reasonably good for such a big and powerful car . 

This car had 2 engine options :

• 2.0 liter Diesel
• 1.6 liter Petrol

This car had 2 versions :

• LS
• LT
• MAX

 The LS is the base version but has :

• ABS 
• Wooden Interiors 
• Airbags
• Alloy Wheels
• Tubeless Tyres
• Front and rear fog lamps
• ORVMs
• Indicators in the mirror(LED)
• Rear Window Defogger
• Tilt Steering

 Here is the LS version :

The LT had the features of LS . But there were some extra features which include :

• Leather Seats
• Inbuilt CD Player
• Chrome Plated Door Handles

Here is the LT version:

Just take a look at the interiors :

LS:

LT:

Here is the TVC of this car  

This car was , however , not so popular due to lack of proper service .

Maruti Esteem

This car is the upgraded version of the previously popular Maruti 1000 (1990-1994) . This car was manufactured from 1994 to the end of 2007 and was hugely popular during this time . This car was face-lifted thrice to survive in the market . Its competitor cars were the Hyundai Accent and the Ford Ikon (1.3) . This car was hugely popular as this car was fuel efficient and was also peppy , better and faster than its competitors . This was supported by excellent service from Maruti Suzuki . 

This car had a petrol and as well as a diesel version . The petrol car was immensely popular but the diesel could not make a substantial presence in the market . The diesel car had a 1.5 liter engine borrowed from Peugeot giving out 57 ps power . 

The petrol version had a 1.3 liter engine giving out 84 ps power which was extremely peppy and was faster than the Ford Ikon 1.3 as the latter was a bit heavier than the Esteem . 

This car had 3 versions :

• LX
• LXi
• VXi
• D
• Di

Here is the LX version :

 Here is the LXi version :

Here is the VXi version :

 
D and Di were the diesel ones whereas the others were petrol . 

This car was a great car of its time and was later replaced by the Maruti Swift Dzire .