MAHINDRA RENAULT SANDERO

Mahindra Renault is planning to launch its new hatchback Renault Sandero in India by 2010. The Nashik plant of the company will be used to assemble the vehicle. Sandero has five doors and is very spacious compared to other cars in the small car category. The car is 4.02 meters in length and has a storage capacity of 320 litres.

The launch of Sandero will give Renault an entry to the growing small car market of India. Mahindra will also make an entry into the small car market, something the company has avoided so far and focused on the utility vehicles and SUVs.

Sandero is likely to be launched in both petrol and diesel versions. The petrol engine is below 1200cc category and diesel below 1500cc with an overall length below 4 meters. Mahindra Renault Sandero will come with Anti Lock Braking system, a rail direct injection 1.5 dCi engine, and padded doors. The rear doors of the Mahindra Renault Sandero will open up to an angle of 67°.

Earlier, the Mahindra Renault Sandero was to be built in Renault-Nissan’s new manufacturing facility near Chennai, but now it has been decided that Renault will build Sandero at the Nashik facility.

 Expected Launch: Jul 2010 Expected Price: Not Available

HYUNDAI AVANTE

           Hyundai Elantra is now set to come in its new form Avante. Expected to hit Indian roads in mid-2008, the car was displayed at the 9th Auto
Expo in New Delhi early this year. The car has all nice details and
has a very contemporary looks both in exteriors as well as interiors. It has got roomy cabin, sleek dashboard architecture and all the controls and instruments feature soothing blue backlighting. It also has got twin front airbags and digital climate control. It is a refined machine and has very little wind and road noise intrusion with great body control.

Avante looks good head on but the grille design disappoints and so does the bumper which could have been more chiseled. The car looks its best from the rear with the corolla type tail lamps and a chunky bumper. The side has a wave crease running along which is in sync with the way the C pillar flows into the boot section.

Avante would be launched with a 2 litre DOHC petrol engine and a 1.6 litre CRDi diesel engine and priced between Rs. 9-11 lakh. This pricing would pit Avante against successful sedans like Honda Civic, Skoda Octavia, Toyota Corolla and Chevrolet Optra.

Expected Launch: Jun 2010  Expected Price: 11,00,000

Volkswagen_up

                                   Volkswagen, Europe's largest car maker, is likely to launch its small car Up in India in the early 2010. The car is likely to be priced at Rs. 3 lakh, and is the cheapest car from the stable of Volkswagen. The company is looking at the emerging markets to boost up its bottomlines. Volkswagen is planning to produce 240,000 vehicles per year in India by 2012. The company is quite bullish on the prospects of its small cars in India as the country is a huge market for small cars.

The car's name is a synonym for departure, activity, dynamics and the future. Up debuted at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany. The nostalgia reminding concept harked back to the Volkswagen Beetle by having a Boxer engine in the rear powering the rear wheels, Up has 18 inch wheels.

The Up interior is made to seat 4 adults in comfort and featured a unique flat folding seat system. The seats are air inflatable so the seats fit every body shape. Up also has a unique central displays, two monitors, one 8 inch monitor shows the vehicle speed, fuel level and range, as well as your CO2 emissions.

The second 7 inch monitor controls climate control, radio volume, music selection, telephone, navigation, photos and movies etc. Up measures 3.45 metres (11.3 ft) and has a width of 1.63 metres.

UPCOMING CARS IN 2010 MARUTI KIZASHI

Maruti is now planning to enter the D segment of cars with its new
offering Kizashi. Expected to be launched in the early 2010, the car is expected to compete with the likes of Honda Civic, Toyota Corrola, Skoda Octavia and the upcoming Volkswagen Jetta. The Kizashi concept car was showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007 and at the Auto Expo in New Delhi in 2008. Expected to be priced around Rs. 10 lakh, it will have many innovative features, and is likely to be powered by a 2 litre turbo diesel engine. Kizashi is also likely to have a six
speed transmission and large 21 inch alloys. The car is likely to be produced at the company's Manesar facility in Haryana.

Maruti Kizashi is expected to be the first all-wheel drive sedan in the luxury D segment. The car will carry an advanced four-valve turbo-fired two-litre petrol, Euro V engine, which will also be premiered at the same time. Kizashi is also likely to boast the first six-speed transmission from the Suzuki stable. A crossover sports sedan, Kizashi, which depicts an athlete in motion, is likely to sport 21” wheels. Maruti Kizashi is expected to roll out from its Manesar plant. Kizashi will be positioned in the Rs 10 lakh-plus price band and will compete with the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Sonata, Skoda Octavia and Volkswagen Jetta besides other cars that will debut in the next three years.

Tata Nano

The people's car, Tata Nano was finally launched in Mumbai on 23rd March, 2009

How Tata Nano Saves cost?

• No Radio, Power windows, air conditioning, anti lock brakes, air bags, remote locks or power steering.
• Rear wheel drive: manually actuated 4-speed trans axle that gives the car better fuel efficiency
• Wheel Bearing: Wheel bearing is strong enough to drive the car at 72kmph but would quickly wear out at higher speeds.
• Analogue speedometer, odometer and fuel gauge.
• Single windscreen wiper

MARUTHI ALTO

MARUTHI ALTO

Basically the 800 and alto have same enigne but alto has got more valves.
About your question :
800 has better fuel efficiecy. Here are the figures

City
Alto :17-17.5 kmpl
800: 19-19.4/19.5 kmpl

Highway(with sensible driving)
Alto : 22-22.5 kmpl
800: 23-24 kmpl

These are the figures if you are not lead footed.

If you are about to buy a car and have narrowed down to these two cars then let me advice you for ALTO.
I have met with an accident with an oncoming maruthi 800 on NH8 near baroda. I came out with minor injuries.
Alto is really a safe and solid car that is sold in Japan and was once a segment leader in Netherland market before the Swift came.
So if you are about to decide, go in for Alto
regards,