Hyundai i20 facelift from a dealer yard

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Is this what you’d call a bolt out of the blue? Hardly a day has passed since we showed you images of the Hyundai i20 facelift from a dealer yard and here comes Hyundai with the prices and details of the i20 facelift, dubbed i-Gen Hyundai i20. Hyundai sent out an email containing details and studio shots of the car.

A Hyundai spokesman told Indian Autos Blog there was no specific reason for not conducting a press conference or a launch ceremony. He said vehicles have been dispatched to dealers across the country.

The i-Gen i20 is served up in 12 variants with prices of the petrol variants ranging from Rs 473,400 to Rs 665,894, and the diesel variants ranging from Rs 596,334 to Rs 744,013. The automatic variant is priced at Rs 767,405.

Hyundai i20 facelift prices

The petrol variant is fitted with the same 1.2 Kappa petrol engine but with the Dual VTVT mechanism (used first on the i10 facelift) which delivers 84 ps of peak power. The 1.4 U2 CRDi diesel is paired to a 6-speed manual transmission that delivers 90PS power and 224Nm of torque. Hyundai has brought back the 6-speed manual to the i20, which is great news for long distance customers.

The 1.4 Gamma automatic petrol producing 100 PS power and 139Nm of torque is paired to a 4-speed automatic transmission.

As we pointed out yesterday, plenty of feature additions are available on the new i20 such as rear Parking Camera with display on the cabin mirror, Electro Chromic Mirror that offers anti-glare vision during night time driving, Clean Air-Cluster ionizer for fresh air in the cabin, Auto Headlight Control Function, 6 Airbags, Rear Disc Brakes and Rain Sensing Wipers. A clutch lock system that prevents accidental starts, speed-sensing door locks and rear parking sensors are also available.

Other new features on the i-Gen i20

• Smart Key with Push Button Start
• One Touch Triple Turn Signal
• Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel and Gear Shift Knob
• Driver Seat Arm Rest
• Electrically adjustable folding and heated Outside Mirrors
• 8-Spoke sporty alloy wheels
• Chrome outside door handles

Hyundai i-Gen i20 ARAI fuel economy numbers

The petrol (1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT) engine returns a mileage of 18.5 kmpl and the diesel variant (1.4 CRDi) is rated at 21.9 kmpl. The 1.4-liter petrol automatic transmission variant delivers 15 kmpl.

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technical specifications of the Pajero Sport

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Tomorrow, the 12^th of March, a very rare phenomenon will grace the Indian petrolheads. Mitsubishi is all set to launch a new product in the Indian market. After much delay (3-4 years, I think), the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport will finally be launched in the Indian market. We have already discussed about the technical specifications of the Pajero Sport that will reach Indian shores.

However, thanks to our reader Krishnakant, IAB brings you a massive gallery of the Pajero Sport spyshots snapped from every angle possible.

We all know what the Pajero Sport looks like because it has been in the international markets for donkeys years now. Interesting fact is that the Pajero Sport is not the actual successor to the Pajero that we see on Indian roads. The Pajero SFX was succeeded by the Mitsubishi Montero. The Pajero Sport is actually a luxury SUV based on the Triton platform.

The spyshots also reveal the interiors of the Pajero Sport as well. The Pajero Sport carries dual tone black-beige interiors with some silver garnish. The steering is equipped with steering mounted controls. A small display above the music player helps you play around with the all wheeled drive system.

The Pajero Sport is a through off roader with a proper low ratio gearbox. At the same time, it’s a big softy as well with its leather seats and individual AC vents for each row. Product wise, the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport is a worthy challenger to the Toyota Fortuner. Whether it can actually make a dent in Fortuner’s sales will be decided by price which will be announced tomorrow. Sources have told Indian Autos Blog that a 24.4 lakh rupee price is likely though a last minute change can never be ruled out.

Browse through this massive gallery of spyshots to know what to expect tomorrow.

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Image Slideshow

Can’t see the slideshow above? Head over to the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport spyshot Flickr page.

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2012 evolo Skyscraper Competition

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An architect maybe the drawer of dreams, but the art acts most slowly and surely on the soul. In what is described as the science of drawing and erecting buildings and other physical structure, it is the unwavering vision and imagination of the creators that adds the human feeling to mortar and steel. Presented here is a recap of the 25 most outstanding designs and concepts of the 2012 evolo Skyscraper Competition. Each one as breathtaking as the other!

1) Himalaya Water Tower by Zhi Zheng, Hongchuan Zhao & Dongbai Song

2) Mountain Band-Aid by Yiting Shen, Nanjue Wang, Ji Xia & Zihan Wang

3) Vertical Landfill by Lin Yu-Ta

4) Citadel Skyscraper by Victor Kopieikin & Pavlo Zabotin

5) Occupy Skyscraper by Ying Xiao & Shengchen Yang

6) Folded City by Adrien Piebourg & Bastien Papetti

7) Migrant Skyscraper by Damian Przybyła & Rafał Przybyła

8 ) House of Babel by MADETOGETHER – Nikita Asadov

9) Plastic Fish Tower by Kim Hongseop, Cho Hyunbeom, Yoon Sunhee & Yoon Hyungsoo

10) Tower of Babel by Maciej Nisztuk

11) Mountain City by Charly Duchosal

12) Coal Power Plant Mutation by Chipara Radu Bogdan

13) District 3 – Skyscraper of Liberation by Xiaoliang Lu & Yikai Lin

14) Bridge of Hope Skyscraper by Mohammed Adib, Ivan Arellano, Jordi Cunill, Maria Teresa Farre, Christian Koester & Davide Roncato

15) Vertical Ground by George Kontalonis, Jared Ramsdell, Nassim Es-Haghi & Rana Zureikat

16) Airport Skyscraper by ZhiYong Hong & XueTing Zhang

17) Aakash by Lemire Abdul Halim Chehab, Suraj Ramkumar Suthar & Swapnil Sanjay Gawande

18 ) Cliff Dwellings by PLUG: Román J. Cordero Tovar, Eric Israel Dorantes, Daniel Justino Rodríguez & Izbeth K. Mendoza Fragoso

19) Human Rights Skyscraper in Beijing by Ren Tianhang, Luo Jing & Kang Jun

20) Noah’s Ark: Sustainable City by Aleksandar Joksimovic & Jelena Nikolic

21) Tundra City by Pavel Sipkin

22) GreenGru Airportscraper by Gerasimos Pavlidis

23) Oceanscraper by Hui Chen & Luying Guo

24) Tehran Tower by Mahdi Kamboozia, Alireza Esfandiari, Nima Dehghani & Mohammad Ashkbar Sefat

25) Floaring City by Wei Zhao

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Sony’s latest portable gaming

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Sony’s latest portable gaming console first launched in Japan on December 17th, the PS Vita, has received pretty much fantastic reviews across the board on mutliple technology blog’s over the last few months, however whilst in its first week of sale in Japan it did very well, since then it has had literally next to no market demand at all. In total, the second week of sales for the PS Vita totted up a sad sounding 72,479 units, which is even less than Sony’s PSP gaming console which shipped 101,121 units.

It makes large sense to us then that sellers/retailers of the portable gaming console in Japan have been forced to slash their prices of the PS Vita, in a move clearly aimed at giving the kiss of the life to Sony’s latest product.
Of course, all products need to be priced perfectly in the market they are moving in to, so we shall have to see exactly how Sony prices the PS Vita when it is officially launched in the UK on February 22nd this year. Hopefully, they won’t price themselves out of the market straight away, but if you want our two cents we reckon’ the UK sales for the PS Vita will follow that of Japans.
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Honda City facelift

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Lovers of the king of the C-Segment, the Honda City, have reason to cheer as Honda SIEL today afternoon unveiled a revised version in New Delhi. Make no mistake, there are no changes under the skin and the operation is purely cosmetic.

Honda City facelift exterior additions

• New chrome grille
• Restyled front & rear bumper
• New tail lights
• 10 spoke alloys
• Improved ground clearance, now stands at 165 mm

Honda City facelift interior additions

• New fabric seats
• Center control panel
• Chrome fittings
• Blue meter

Honda City facelift extras

• Sunroof
• Cruise control
• Turn indicators on ORVM
• Introduction of Corporate edition for value customers
• Two new colors – Carnelian pearl red and Sparkling brown metallic

Honda City facelift price (ex-showroom New Delhi)

• Corporate Edition – 6.99 lakh
• E – 7.70 lakh
• S – 8.20 lakh
• V MT (Manual Transmission) – 8.70 lakh
• V AT (Automatic Transmission) – 9.42 lakh
• V MT with sunroof and leather seats – 9,50,500 rupees
• V AT with sunroof and leather seats – 10,22,800 rupees

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2012 Honda CR-V Image Gallery

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Being a Japanese company, the first market on the roster for a global Honda model can’t be Korea or Australia, right? Honda announced the 2012 CR-V for the Japanese market today that would go on sale on the 2nd of December. This is about two weeks ahead of the US market release. The Honda CR-V is among the largest selling Sports Utility Vehicles in USA.

The 2012 CR-V was on view at the Los Angeles Motor Show this month and for the Japanese market, Honda offers the five-seat crossover in two variants – 20G and 24G. The base model is FWD with a 2.0-liter petrol engine producing 150HP/191Nm paired to a CVT. The second model is a 2.4-liter AWD variant with 190HP/222Nm married to a five-speed AT.

With a target of selling 18k units in Japan, Honda has priced the base model at 16.6 lakh rupees and the AWD model at 18.4 lakh rupees. Honda SIEL told IndianAutosBlog.com earlier this year that the new CR-V is not going to be shown at the 2012 Auto Expo.
We’re expecting Honda to launch the new CR-V next year in India but the Achilles’ heel of this Japanese Samurai is the missing diesel engine.

2012 Honda CR-V Image Gallery

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