New Cars in 2009
The ever-increasing automobile market of India has been attracting car-makers from around the world. Right from BMW to Volkswagen to Audi, there is hardly any car model that has not reached Indian customers. Apart from the huge line-up of foreign-made cars, Indians also have large number of indigenous cars to look forward to. The coming year i.e. 2009 will also see the entry of many new cars in India, suiting every need and budget. So, while one hand, you will see 'Tata Nano', made specifically for lower middle-class consumers, there will also be the entry of Hyundai Avante, a premium model, on the other. Let us know more about the latest car models in India, the ones that will be making an entry in 2009.
New Cars In 2009
Premium Model
- Mitsubishi i-MiEV - Mitsubishi has developed another vehicle for electric vehicle research, the Mitsubishi i MIEV. Mitsubishi took the Mitsubishi i, and installed a lightweight motor into it, hooked up to a pack of high-energy density li-ion batteries, retaining the rear-midship layout. The Mitsubishi i’s rear-midship engine location allows the new motor and battery p
acks to be placed in front of the rear axle line, which ensures ample cabin space for passengers. The Mitsubishi i MIEV is also equipped with an on-board charger which supports charging from ordinary electric outlets - plug-in capability!
Mitsubishi will begin joint research with the Tokyo Electric Power Company, and The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., in November 2006 and with Kyushu Electric Power Co., Ltd, in January 2007. MMC will provide each power company with Mitsubishi i MiEV cars. The power companies will evaluate how fast-charge infrastructure can be developed for electric vehicles. Fast charging will allow the Mitsubishi i MIEV to be charged in about 20 minutes, compared to the hours it takes now.
After this first phase, fleet testing will begin in Autumn 2007 in order to verify the vehicle’s technical capabilities in daily use and to evaluate the commercial acceptance in collaboration with the power companies above along with, the Kansai Electric Power Co., Ltd, and Hokuriku Electric Power Company. The data collected from the test of daily use shall be used to assess the commercial viability of EVs in the market place.
The 1080kg electric vehicle is powered by a permanent magnet synchronous motor developing 63 horsepower and 180Nm of torque. This motor spins up to 8,500rpm, which translates to a top speed of 130km/h. This is hooked up to a pack of 330 volt lithium ion batteries which will have a 16 kWh capacity at first, but is expected to be 20 kWh during the fleet test phase. With a 100V power supply, it charges in 11 hours to 80%, and with a 200V supply it fills up to 80% capacity in 4 hours. - Hyundai Avante - Hyundai shall soon phase out its mid-size sedan Elantra and replace it by a new car in India called Hyundai Avante. The new avatar, Hyundai Avante was showcased earlier this yea
r in Delhi Auto Expo . The new car shall be launched in two variants as 2 litre petrol engine as well as 1.6 litre diesel engines. The car shall fall in the price band of Rs. 9 to 11 lakh and is expected in India by end of July. It would be pitted against Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, Chevrolet Optra, Skoda Octavia, etc. Hyu
ndai Elantra was launched in early 2003 and the company decided to phase out the car in mid-2007. It has stopped its production in April 2007. Avanta has already started replacing Elantra around the globe and now it shall do the same in India as well. Hyundai currently has only one car in the executive segment. - Audi RF4 - (No info and images available yet.)
- Ford Focus - Ford Focus can refer to two models of a car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company :
- Focus (international)
- Ford Focus (North America), the model sold in the United States and Canada.
- Focus (international)
*EPA-estimated 24 City/35 Hwy mpg with 5-speed manual transmission. Actual mileage will vary.
**Standard on SE and SES models in CA, MA, ME, NY, and VT; available on retail orders in AZ, CT, NH, NJ, NV, OR, PA and RI.
- Volkswagen Polo -
The VW Polo will compete with Swift, Getz and the new Indica.Come 2009, and Volkswagen would lift the wraps off a new variant of its popular car, Polo. To be a competitor to Maruti’s Swift, Hyundai’s Getz and Tata Motor’s Indica, the new Polo variant will be designed and developed by Volkswagen internally for the Indian market.
The carmaker, meanwhile, inked a pact with the Maharastra government for producing Volkswagen cars from Pune. According to a Volkswagen official, the company would go for the B segment of the passenger car market, which incidentally is the largest in the country. The company sees further growth in this segment.
Post-pact with the Maharashtra government, the auto major would acquire 230 hectares of land in Chakan at Pune. The new plant would boast of an initial capacity of 110,000 units by 2009. The company is expected to invest around Rs 2,450 crore for the plant.
Further, according to reports, the car maker will also roll out its Passat model , which will don a price tag of Rs 30 lakh . The Passat would be rolled out of the Skoda Auto manufacturing facility at Aurangabad by mid-2007. Skoda officials, in the meanwhile, added that it would double production at Aurangabad from 12,000 units to 25,000 by next fiscal. He facility would manufacture Volkswagen cars and look for few models from the Audi stable.
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