New Toyota Camry review

http://www.autocarindia.com/Video/311609,new-toyota-camry-video-review.aspx

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Price Range (in lakhs)*

Ex-showroom price

Rs 23 lakh (est), (ex-showroom, Delhi)

Engine

Fuel	Petrol
Installation	Front, transverse
Type	4 cyls, in-line, 2494cc
Power	178bhp at 6000rpm
Torque	23.5kgm at 4100rpm

Transmission

Gearbox

6-speed, automatic

Dimensions

Length	4825mm
Width	1825mm
Height	1480mm
Wheel base	2775mm

Chassis & Body

Weight	1510-1540kg
Tyres	215/55 R17

Brakes

Front	Ventilated discs
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Beijing Motor Show 2012

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New Porsche Boxster S review, test drive

 Inside Porsche is a conflict that’s tearing it apart. On the one hand there’s the good old rear-engined 911, the sportscar icon; a car designed with enough space to fit a set of golf clubs in; a compromise. On the other are the more purist options, the Boxster and the Cayman; both middle-of-the-road, mid-engined sportscars with their engines in the right place. Logically, it’s the 911 that should be softer and more rounded, and the mid-engined cars that should be harder and faster. But no. Legacy and some mind-bending Porsche engineering have proved that the 911 can cut it with the best, less-than-perfect rear-engined weight distribution be damned. The original Carrera RS, the first 993 Turbo and the recent GT3 RS all have that touch of pure Porsche genius, and the fact that the 911 is simply a great driver’s car is almost impossible to ignore. Question is, how much better could the 911 have been if it had its engine in the right place? Exactly the debate that must be raging inside Porsche, engineers on one side, marketeers and Porsche traditionalists on the other.

 

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Price Range (in lakhs)*

Ex-showroom price

Rs 69.38 lakh (estimated, ex-Delhi)

Engine

Fuel	Petrol
Installation	Mid, longitudnal, RWD
Type	6-cyls, horizontally opposed, 3436cc, naturally aspirated, petrol
Power	311bhp at 6700rpm
Torque	36.7kgm at 4500-5800rpm

Transmission

Gearbox

7-speed dual clutch automatic

Dimensions

Length	4374mm
Width	1801mm
Height	1281mm
Wheel base	2475mm				by autocarindia.com

Jaguar XKR-S review

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Price Range (in lakhs)*

Ex-showroom price

Rs 1.34 crore (pre-budget, ex-showroom, Mumbai)

Engine

Fuel	Petrol
Installation	Front, Longitudnal
Type	5000cc V8
Power	542bhp at 6000rpm
Torque	69.3kgm at 2500rpm

Transmission

Gearbox

six-speed auto

New Audi Q3 review, test drive

Audi’s foray into SUVs started with that Bollywood favourite, the seven-seat Q7. Then came the Q5, which offered much of what we loved in the big Q7, but in a five-seat package. The company’s latest offering, the Q3, is its smallest SUV yet, so can we expect more of the same? We have been driving it in Goa and here are our first impressions of the baby SUV.
Audi is taking a different route, at least at launch, from the one BMW took with its X1. While the Bimmer is equipped and specified to offer the best price possible, the Q3 aims to deliver the full Audi experience. As a result, the Indian-spec model is fully-loaded with kit and looks and feels as good as any of its bigger siblings on the inside. It also gets Audi’s Quattro four-wheel-drive system as standard, while the BMW is rear-wheel drive only.

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Engine

Fuel	Diesel
Power	174bhp/4200rpm
Torque	38.74kgm 1750-2500rpm

Transmission

Gearbox

7speed S tronic DCT

Dimensions

Length	4385mm
Width	1831mm
Height	1602mm

Suspension

Front	McPherson struts with aluminum lower wishbones
Rear	Four-link rear suspension with separate spring/shock absorber arrangement

Brakes

Front	Dual circuit brake system (Ventilated)
Rear	solid discs

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Maruti Ertiga review, test drive

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Price Range (in lakhs)*

Ex-showroom price

Rs 7-9 lakh Ex-showroom (estimated)

Engine

Fuel	Petrol / Diesel
Installation	Front, transverse, front-wheel drive
Type	4 cyls in-line, 1373cc, petrol/ 4 cyls in-line, 1248cc, turbo-diesel
Power	93.8bhp at 6000rpm/ 88.5bhp at 4000rpm
Torque	13.25kgm at 4000rpm/ 20.39kgm at 1750rpm

Transmission

Gearbox

5-speed manual

Dimensions

Length	4265mm
Width	1695mm
Height	1685mm
Wheel base	2740mm
Ground clearance	185mm

Chassis & Body

Weight	1160kg/1235kg
Wheels	15inch
Tyres	185/65 R15

Suspension

Front	Independent, MacPherson struts
Rear	Non-independent, torsion beam

Steering

Type	Rack and pinion
Type of power assist	Electric assist

Brakes

Front	Ventilated discs
Rear	Drums

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Mitsubishi Pajero Sport review

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Price Range (in lakhs)*

Ex-showroom price

Rs 23.53 lakh (ex-Delhi)

Engine

Fuel	Diesel
Installation	Front, longitudinal, four wheel-drive
Power	176bhp at 4000rpm
Torque	40.78kgm at 2000-2500rpm

Transmission

Gearbox

5-speed manual

Dimensions

Length	4695mm
Width	1815mm
Height	1840mm

Chassis & Body

Tyres

265/65R17

Suspension

Front	Independent, double wishbone, coil springs, stabiliser bar
Rear	non-independent, 3-link, coil springs, stabiliser bar

Brakes

Front	Ventilated disc
Rear	Solid discs

Performance

0-20	1.64
0-40	3.46
0-60	5.63
0-80	8.84
0-100	12.45
0-120	18.04
0-140	25.06

Acceleration in gear

20-80kph in 3rd gear	12.56sec
40-100kph in 4th gear	16.04sec

Economy

Tank size

70-litres

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