2012 Toyota Fortuner specification & Features

The upcoming model of the Toyota Fortuner has just been revealed in Thailand. This is the very same facelift that will be coming to India. Toyota has updated its Thailand website with images and specifications of the new SUV as well. The front end is where a lot has changed including the grille, the headlamps and the bumper. The rear end has also undergone a makeover and so has been the interior.

• The new Fortuner now looks more bolder than the earlier version especially with the huge chrome grille with horizontal slats. 
• The headlights get new projector lamps alongside conventional lights.
• The fog lamp housing has also been redesigned along with the front bumper which gets a scuff plate as well. 
• Now the old Fortuner looked bulbous from the front which is not the case with the new model

The new Fortuner retains the brute front end look with the lower side of the front fascia now being more flatter than the old SUV. Toyota has also got rid of the side cladding and replaced it with a nice muscular element. In profile the car is instantly recognizable though. At the rear, a redesigned bumper has been added and so has been a new tail lamp cluster. The new clear lense tail lights get an integrated, circular brake lamp as opposed to a rectangular one on the outgoing model.

The interior has also undergone a subtle makeover, the major change being the center console and the steering wheel. The old version had an interior which looked pretty similar to that of the Innova MPV. In the new version the dials too are new giving it a more fresh and unique feel. Now Toyota is offering a 4-speed automatic version of the Fortuner in Thailand which could also come to India. The lack of an auto box was one of the drawbacks the Fortuner faced making the drive a tad more cumbersome in the city, especially given its massive size.

Now, Toyota customers had been complaining about the lack of an automatic option in the Fortuner and this time Toyota might take heed of this and bring in the auto transmission. Despite the lack of an automatic gearbox the Fortuner has been selling only because of the brand and its street presence which is the most sought in India. The powertrain is to remain the same with e 3.0 litre D-4D Diesel with Intercooler Turbocharger which puts out 171 PS and 343 Nm.

The Fortuner’s main rivals in the market today are the Chevrolet Captiva, Mitsubishi Outlander and to an extent the BMW X1, all of which come with automatic transmissions. Secondly, the Captiva is also due for a makeover but expect the new Fortuner to arrive only in 2012 and not during this year.

Expected Launch Date & Price of Hyundai H800 Hatchback in India

Hyundai H800 Hatchback will be priced under 3 Lakh rupees & come in November to take on the likes of the Maruti Alto and the Chevrolet Spark.

Along with launching the Hyundai H800, the South Korean Automaker is also planning a rapid expansion in its dealer count, especially in India’s hinterland to cover areas which were hitherto untapped by Hyundai.

Hyundai India is planning to add no less than 300 rural sales and service points, across the country, in line with the automaker’s plans of increasing the rural sales outlet count to 1,000. Coming back to the Hyundai H800, the car will feature a three cylinder 800c engine, which Hyundai claims will deliver significantly better power as well as fuel economy than it’s rivals.

We have already put in place 700 rural sales outlets and plan to add 300 more in the next couple of months. These are physical locations built with a small investment and are not the standard brick and mortar model. These will help us get closer to the customer with our executives conducting car demos, test drives and also small repair requirements. With this rural model, we will grow our sales share in these markets to 33 per cent by the end of this year.

Notably, Hyundai India has tasted some success with the Hyundai Verna Fluidic which has raced to the top of sales charts in the Indian C-Segment sedan space. Hyundai’s other big sellers include the Hyundai Santro Xing and the Hyundai i10, which continue to sell strongly. These models have ensured that Hyundai India has gotten its nose ahead of Tata Motors, to emerge as the second biggest car maker in India.

Features, Specification & Price of KTM 200cc and 350cc Duke bikes in India with Bajaj

The KTM motorcycles is an Austrian based company and the company has confirmed that the KTM Duke 200 and KTM Duke 350 shortly launch in India.

The new stylish and sporty bikes will be launching soon with Bajaj auto. The KTM Duke 200 price in India will be around Rs. 1, 50,000/-. 

The KTM Duke 350 price in India is not yet available. KTM bikes are coming India with Bajaj company.


KTM Duke 200 specifications & features

• Bike has 110/70x17 mm Front and 150/60x17 mm rear wheels for nice safety and control on the Indian Roads
• Bike has Multi disc wet clutch system
• Chromium Molybdenum trellis frame chassis is presenting sporty and handsome looks
• Bike is having 4-stroke Petrol fuel bike
• KTM Duke 200 is enabled with DOHC 4-stroke engine with displacement of 200cc power
• High performance engine is producing maximum power of 22Bhp and maximum Torque of 18Nm 
• 6 speeds gear system is presenting high performance speed
• Liquid cooling system engine is available
• Braking system and suspension system are providing excellent braking facility and nice safety
• Dual Muffler Exhaust and sporty graphic and body work of the bike is very attractive

KTM Duke 350 specifications & features

• Ultra-compact 4 stroke engine with modern electronic fuel injection system
• KTM Duke 350 has electronic start option
• Bike has 349.5cc DOHC engine
• Handling and seating arrangement setting of the bike is very comfort

Local Ride

Weather improved today so I decided to do a small ride after lunch.


Local ride

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After a slow traffic light crawl out of the city I rode via Bunya Road and Clear Mountain Road which were mostly free of cars. The clouds looked rather dark and heavy and I was wondering if I had made a bad call. After Win road I rode back to Samford and up the road

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Yamaha Grizzly 700 Brake Pads

The Grizzly 09 Undressed Just because the NEW Grizzly 700 is the lightest in its class, we mean that they lose their horses for more of the animal Yamaha seem to think, not coordinated and they have great faith that it has made ?. the treatment is much better than ever, it seems difficult to deal with this idea throwing a paper airplane into the wind and it is hard to beat to reduce the weight of an ATV, so if you throw a big sticks it handles better I take a step back on that one and let you talk to the money.

Yamaha Grizzly 700 Camo

So what is the EPS system really? I was lucky that a few years ago a new model Vauxhall test, the EPS and the only fault I found was it was night when the full disco and light show was driving, that the additional load on the battery for the EPS system is a significant difference in the horses pulling the wagon. Is that why they have made the Grizzly even easier?

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Move away from one to another Gizmo 3 mode command on the drive appears in the winning run here is the drive power is much smoother than ever before the four stroke engine seems to respond and give a very fast delivery to the area. You have the right to say: "This is perhaps the ultimate utility ATV? Sorry to say this but they have!

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TVS Sport | TVS Sport Review | TVS Sport Price 2011

TVS Sport Bike Review

TVS brand has come very much appreciated in recent years and wanted to know the supplier make the journey of popularity. Almost 75% of car sales business is the brand the star. But another star is born not long ago, the TVS Star Sports coming two models can be. The base type of sport is available in two colors, red and jet black carbon and alloy wheels. Download the Deluxe version with the fuel gauge and dual toned Chrome sports video in about 3 colors, black, blue and silver.

TVS Sport Colors

If you want to criticize the overall performance of TVS Star, let me know that the sports bike is equipped with a 99.7cc engine and provides a high energy 7.5bhp. Relative to his older brother, Star City, the sport has a certain down-tubed frame, and a four speed gearbox. The suspension has the same appearance as the City Star, but the latter is the use of five measures of adjustable stroke, just a little 'longer than the beginning Get City. Sport is equipped with alloy wheels and what makes it different from the city a new face-lifted muffler (silencer with a mat a cluster heat shield chrome dual pod). I have the assessment of other indicators of Star Sports and also come in as normal, even if headlamp dome five pilot lamps. (TVS reviews this feature is one of those in the region to begin with).

TVS Sport Cost

Body panels and tail lights to get the compilation simplified and sophisticated overall look to give back. The fuel tank is shiny and colorful double side panel makes it attractive. The vibration is a problem that the TV was able to trade significantly in the next few days a serious contender for the big names in the industry to give.

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I-80, Nevada - Crossing The Desert

I seemed to get off to a slow start this morning and by the time the bike was “neatly packaged” I had already worked up a sweat in the Salt Flats heat so decided to leave West Wendover with minimal layers. Of course I wasn’t far out when I found it necessary to stop and put the layers back on. It seems the weather fairies have been on my side. While most of the rest of the US is in the midst of a heat wave the route I’m following has remained comfortably cool and dry and appears may stay that way for the next few days at least.

I wanted to see new things on this tour; I just don’t think I was prepared for how much of the something new I was going to see. The desert seems to go on forever, the road following nature’s route, twisting and turning through natural canyons and mountain passes. It’s bleak, dry and barren. The only trees are made by man – telephone poles and hydro lines stretching across the desert. Again today, the railroad paralleled my path most of the way. The brown countryside became monotonous with only a few shanty towns and the odd ranch or mining site. I watched many a dust whirlwind dance beside the highway. Who are the people who live in this rugged wilderness? I now understand why the cowboy I chatted with in Nebraska said nothing, just raised an eyebrow when I said I was going to follow 80 west.

An Oasis frozen in time

I-80 from West Wendover to Reno seemed a long ride on a modern steel horse I cannot imagine the journey in the 1840s by horse and wagon … or even in the 1920s by motorcar. I stopped at the Oasis exit to photograph a memory of those days gone by - A truck stop that was abandoned on a stretch of pavement now overgrown. It was frozen in time, the people having just walked away. Its sign was still boasting ice cream and groceries, the last vehicle to visit was still parked in front.

In contrast to the desert, Reno is a vibrant, color-filled and bubbling place; my oasis here, Whole Foods Market – a travelers dream. It has everything imaginable including delicious foods of all kinds to go, just 7.99 a pound. I’m close to a car wash - tomorrow the dirty girl gets a bath but tonight she and I are California dreaming!