Friday, February 15, 2008
The German Automaker Volkswagen is planning big and advancing for the Indian market, the Passat is said to launch soon and the Tiguan next year. This time, they have included a car in that segment where the cars are beginning jump onto the roads, the Volkswagen Jetta, which will be competing against the likes of Honda City, Chevrolet Aveo, Ford Fiesta, Maruti Suzuki SX4 and the Hyundai Verna.
The Volkswagen Jetta Happenings
The Volkswagen Jetta is actually the Volkswagen Golf, with a boot, and more quality interiors along with bigger engine. The Jetta is sold around in places like America and the middle east with bigger engines. This car would be out from Skoda's Aurangabad facility, as the owner of Skoda is Volkswagen themselves. The Jetta will be released in Petrol as well as Diesel.
The Germans will be offering two engines, that is the Petrol and the Diesel. The Diesel engine is already present in our roads, the 1.9L diesel engine that is currently found in the Skoda Octavia, again this is because of the owners of the two brands are the same. And also they will be having the 1.6L Petrol engine that will compete mainly against the SX4's man machine and the Verna's Horses along with the Fiesta's pleasure. The 1.6 will be powering either a 100bhp or a 115bhp.
The transmission will be a manual 5-speed and if the automatic comes, its a 6-speed automatic. But the automatic will be costlier, and will be competing against the lone automatic City.
Exteriors and Safety
The exteriors are pure Golf, the golf has the same exteriors, but the built has been changed and some parts has been changed for reducing the maintainance cost. The face is not that new, its been in the international market for a while now, but still has that style to compete against the competition. The body has to be a little more sportier in the front to compete against the SX4 though, but the back is the part where its shoes style. The Jetta looks like a bit above competition in size and practicality though. the clear lens and the shape is a resemblance to the Volkswagen family. The grille looks great and the fog lamp area is well laid out. The quality and built is really good and it looks muscular, now thats a place where the SX4 gotta struggle against this car. Though not that sporty lights in front, it gives that roaring look that is really acceptable for many people. The car looks great in yellow and black, but this colour wont be coming, we gotta do it ourself.
The Volkswagen Jetta has been made by high strength steel. The cage is really powerful. 6 airbags are provided in the international market but only 2 or maybe even 1 might come in India. Independent suspension are given and seatbelt pensioner's and tyre pressure monitoring system also is provided.
nteriors and Comfort
The interiors of the Jetta is very spacious, however tall you are, the Jetta will find it big for you. The interiors are of truly business class travel, with a combination of black and beige. The rear legroom is also said to enormous. The seats are low and might be comfortable. The cockpit is maid for the driver, all the buttons are reachable and easy to know.
The dynamic safety chassis for the Jetta gives a successful synthesis of outstanding sportiness and convincing comfort qualities. The multi-link rear axle improve handling, safety and driving kindness.
Specifications:-
Wheelbase 2580 mm
Length 4550 mm
Width 1760 mm
Height 1460 mm
The Volkswagen Jetta is the longest, widest and has the longest wheel base in the category, and defeats the Logan too in width. So all the titles goes to the Jetta.
Verdict:
The VW Jetta will be coming in the middle of 2008. The City and SX4 better watch out, and they have another car on the comparison list in the petrols, the city will catch up with the new 2009 Honda City, but thats not gonna happen in another 2 years, but what happens to the SX4? Lets wait and watch.
There was once an era when the Corolla used to rule the segment, and had overtaken all its competitors. What happened? It was the Civic from Honda that was the end of the era, even after many discounts and offers, it could still not get the Civic, and now they've got a new one, better to get the back its dignity, Corolla, the world car.
The redesigned version of the Corolla covers were taken out in the 2007 SEMA show where people were ready with their cams eagerly waiting for the first glance.
Engine, Power and Transmission
The Corolla ready for the US is getting a 2.4L DOHC four-cylinder engine which will produce 158bhp, but that s none of our business, but will also anger you as they get better engines with lesser price.. arrg. So, what we will be getting is a 1.8L DOHC petrol engine, which will be producing 132bhp, the power is exactly to that of the Civic and little better torque. They will be getting the traditional 5-speed manual, or the Toyota Corolla might be getting the Automatic Version too.
Exteriors, features and Safety
The all new Corolla is designed from quality products keeping in mind the style and shape. It was designed by the Toyota Design in association with styling studios from Italy. Ah yes! Italy, people will like that country's design. It offers all new body with sleek, stylish shape and with these styling, space inside is made up. The new one is a wide fella, it is lower, and much much sportier than compared to the old one. Although the parts are borrowed from the Camry, the fit and finish is not that impressive, deep lines are seen on the hood.
There are lines and curves that add a defined look to the overall profile. The front and side is brilliant, amazing styling and will definitely give a peck on the Civic, but where the problem is the back, its spoiled the sportiness of the overall look, it created a simple business type of style. The Safety features include the usual dual front passenger airbags and side airbags and effective headrests, and including ABS. Some of the others are rear defogger, fog lamps, seat belt pretensioner.
Dimensions Of The Car
Overall Length: 4,540mm
Overall Width: 1,760mm
Overall Height: 1,465mm
Wheelbase: 2,600mm
nteriors and Comfort
The interiors are modern and refreshed, better than the current one and much cleaner. The wood days are over in the center console, but are used in the door hand rest. A new steering wheel might be on the loose. The instruments are well laid out and there is an extra glove box this time, one after the other. The Corolla now is said to have an enormous legroom, well even this will have. The storage areas are also big and enhanced. 60/40 split seats at the rear add an extra comfort to the passenger to access the boot.
Overall, the Interiors are well laid out and clean, but unlike the Civic the Corolla ain't funky with lights.
Verdict:
The new one is definitely a good one from Toyota and will definitely take the dog for the walk from the Civic. Tough choice between the customer will be created.
News, pictures, reviews, and announcement of the new car from has been released and flying all over the internet, after a good response of the i10, Hyundai will be bringing most of their new series, and one of them is the i30 which will soon make to India, maybe in mid-2008. The sporty wagon will be placed in a dead region of the upper high hatch, that is the SRV segment where there will be more competition heading, like the Honda Jazz, Toyota Yaris.
The I30 was first a concept code named FD, and now the official images are released. There are some sporty cracks who would like to get their hands on this bad boy and strike the road. But they will have to wait a little. The Hyundai i30 is said to be the hatch of Elantra, just like the SRV which is the hatch of the Optra.
The I30 has a choice of 2 engines – petrol and a diesel. The 2.0L CRDi Diesel engine will produce 138 bhp and a torque of 304Nm, incredible! Pah! And the 1.6L Petrol engine said to produce 120bhp at 154Nm of torque. It has more power and Torque than the Chevrolet SRV.
The Hyundai I30 might come in an automatic transmission and a 5-speed manual.
Sleek, Sporty as it looks like, the design shares with its cousin – the Kia Cee’d. Made for Europe, the car’s build quality is not that much appreciated. Strong lines and curves along with a broad figure, delivers a low sporty styling. Design and styling done in the Hyundai Motor Europe Design and Technical Center in Russelsheim, Germany, the I30 is a true European design from Europe inside and outside. Wiped away headlights and swift lines along the back with huge tail-lamps bring back the beauty of the car. The rear is armored with heavy lines.
Some of the features are spoilers with brake lights, antenna, defogger, pull out door handle, Body colored side view mirrors.
The I30 is said to have enormous space, and provides a range of features. Starting with the traditional vertical Air-Con Vents from the Elantra, the glove box comes with a cooler and the instrument cluster comes with a light that doesn’t strain your eyes and a digital meter that shows fuel, kms, etc. The Steering wheels is also from the new Elantra with controls in it. The dash is made clean with colors of coal, silver and lights of blue. The I30 comes with a lot of storage compartments; it is said to have 20 storage compartments. There is an armrest for the driver which has a different compartment if opened.
The I30 has a good legroom and can accompany 5 adults easily. The boot of the I30 is huge. Well you can see it for yourself in the picture given. The I30 also come with dual airbags and ABS for Safety.
