Suzuki Puts a Teensy-Weensy Boot on the New Swift for India

Different markets, different needs and different tastes. While the rest of the world is content with the 3- and 5-door body styles of the Suzuki Swift, in India, the Japanese company along with its local partner Maruti has also been offering a sedan version under the Dzire nameplate (apparently, a "hip" misspelling of the word "desire") since 2008.

The presentation of the latest generation of the Swift hatchback in late 2010 brought the development of a new Swift Dzire, a test drive version of which was caught on camera by a reader of Indianautosblog, a couple of weeks (if not days) before the official launch.

We don't have any official information in our hands yet, but it looks like Suzuki has kept the same wheelbase as the hatch simply extending the rear overhang and adding a tiny boot.

While the Swift hatch is a good-looking supermini, we can't say the same about the Dzire as the result is somewhat cartoonish – and that's probably an understatement.

Suzuki's designers also made some mild changes to the front grille and bumper design, while the engine lineup is expected to be carried over from the Swift hatchback.

Photo Credits: Indianautosblog

 

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Jaguar Revisits Station Wagon Territory with New XF Sportbrake

The before Jaguar provided a place truck style was with the ill-fated X-Type Sportwagon, which was created from 2004 to 2009. But Jaguar is preparation to present it another try, now with an property style using the mid-size XF, with which it will go against the BMW 5-Series Visiting and the Mercedes A6 Auparavant.

Oddly, Jaguar wants us to know about the car that will be called XF Sportbrake well before its generate and has already set up a specific Tweets consideration where it publicized these two "spy" images of the property with 50 % its shape included in swirly camouflage.

The images disclose a faintly sloping roofline with a spoiler linked at the back, while this indicates that the XF Sportbrake may also get a wrap-around back window. And for those of you questioning, the model was installed with bogus add-on longest tail lights.

The more realistic edition of the Indian business top quality XF line will have the same actual powerplant array as the saloon including the cheap 190HP 2.2-liter turbodiesel all the way up to a 510HP turbocharged V8 gas for the range-topping XF-R style, which was lately verified by Jaguar's primary developer, Ian Callum.

Look for the arrival of the new XF Sportbrake at a significant worldwide powerplant display next season.

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New JDM Suzuki Alto Eco Returns up to 32km/L - 75MPG

There's a new kid in town frugal, or rather in Japan, the Suzuki Alto 2012 Eco promises an impressive fuel economy of up to 32 km / L (~ 75.3mpg U.S. or 3.1lt/100km) in Cycle 10 - Japanese test 15 and 30.0 km / L in JC08 test cycle.

For the series more fuel efficient Suzuki Alto is powered by 0.66 liters R06A new three-cylinder engine with a start / stop taken from the third generation MR Wagon. It produces an output of 52 horsepower at 6000 rpm and maximum torque of 63Nm (46.5 lb-ft) at 4000 rpm.

Better continuously variable transmission (CVT) manages power switching functions of the front wheels.

The High Eco 2012 will be available in Japan in two trim levels, "S" and "L" with a price of ¥ 995,000 (U.S. $ 12,830) and ¥ 895,000 (U.S. $ 11,540), respectively. Sales will begin December 13.

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New Nissan PIVO 3 Concept is a Leaf for Three

In Tokyo Motor Show, but crazy futuristic concepts is like sushi without wasabi, and Nissan, at least, will not disappoint in this year's event.

After a brief pause in 2009, the Japanese automaker, is returning to Tokyo Motor Show 2011, the third iteration PIVO concept, which follows a PIVO PIVO in 2005 and two since 2007.

While PIVO 3 maintains three-seat layout with a central driving position and steering system on all four wheels of his predecessors, is a style has evolved more and more production.

Bancon, Nissan Division Deputy GM product strategy, says that although the company has not made a final decision to produce the Pivo, which is considering:

"There is no decision to do so. We are now considering the next step after SR LEAF and Infiniti EV and EV LCV. We will have many thinking that the market which seems radically different, it must be an EV signature [model] if you want. "

"So while PIVO 3 is one of the candidates, not alone If you recall, we did years ago, a kind of sports compact EV We have a lot of research of this type of category it should go .. - This type of body type, this type of story you tell people with this car. So I would say, PIVO 3 at this stage is one of the candidates. If we do this, we must do that after the first wave of products LEAF, the NV200 and Infiniti EV EV. So let's say, we are talking about something in 2016 or 2017 or so, then. "

Compact 3-seater model measures 3.0 meters (118 in.). Long, and the reason there are four-wheel electric motors. As noted above, you get to control four-wheel drive that makes it extremely manoeuvrable in the city.

It pivo 3 is also equipped with an automatic valet parking (AVP) system that allows the car to run automatically, find a parking space and park without driver assistance of parking spaces provided with infrastructure in the future. And if that was not enough, Nissan says it can recharge and return to his driver at the exit when called AVP smartphone.

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