Rolls Royce Drophead-coupe

Fully convertible luxury :

This year round, Detroit was uncommonly mild for the January chill - with only light snow flurries and a temperature hanging around zero. And even then, the crop of luxury convertibles unveiled at the Motor Show seemed somewhat incongruous.
Of course, the new soft-tops launched by Rolls-Royce and Mercedes-Benz are more in keeping with Malibu than Michigan - to attract potential buyers for the Rolls Royce Phantom's Drophead Coupé and the Mercedes-Benz Ocean Drive - who are mainly Hollywood celebrities and other wealthy Californians.

Mercedes at least acknowledged the colder climate of Detroit by displaying the Ocean Drive on a part of its stand that had been turned into an ice rink. The V12-engined car is basically a convertible version of the S-Class with a custom, coachbuilt body. It's something Mercedes is actively considering, and it could be called CLC in the Merc range. It definitely looks good, and we say bring it on!
The good news for those with the money is that Rolls-Royce is definitely building the Phantom Drophead Coupé, and production will start at Goodwood in the summer. The two-door, four-seat convertible is described as "a less formal interpretation of classic Rolls-Royce design". It is derived from the 100EX concept car and uses an aluminium spaceframe to give a combination of rigid bodyshell and low weight. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Chairman Ian Robertson, told reporters: "The Drophead leads us in a more informal direction, attracting new buyers to the marque." And he confirmed Rolls would expand its range: "In the coming years, other new models will strengthen the company still further.

For people who are considering buying a convertible and are on a slightly lower budget, BMW's new 3 -Series Convertible made its debut too. It's the first BMW to have a retractable electric hardtop roof. The vehicle, which is bound to capture the imagination and the approval of BMW fans, will be launched in the UK in April. Options have already been announced - you can lay your hands on a 325i or 335i version, priced at £33,030 and £37,895 respectively. So does the convertible stand a chance of coming to India? Since it's a hard-top convertible and BMW has big plans for this country, we actually see a good reason to offer it here too...

Volkswagen Passat for India launched

Volkswagen has launched its luxury car Passat for India with a 2000cc diesel engine and state of the art features. There will be two versions of the Passat, both diesels, powered by four cylinder TDi 2.0 litre Highline engines. Maximum power will be 103 kW (140 BHP) and torque of 320 Nm at 1750-2500 RPM. Top speed claimed for the Volswagen Passat versions in India is 209 kmph, while the car would reach 0-100 kmph in 9.8 seconds. It is also an acknowledgement to the realities in India that VW has launched the car without a petrol version to begin with.
Passat and the other models will be assembled at the Aurangabad plant of Skoda, a VW subsidiary, until its own Rs 2,450 crore plant coming up in Pune is ready.

In two variants priced at Rs 22.35 lakh and Rs 24.35 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), Passat will take on the likes of Honda Accord, Toyota Camry and Skoda Superb. It will be available only in the diesel version through a dealership network of three, which is to expand to 10 by the end of the year.
“Passat will set the pace for our future product launches in India as it is the key market for our overall strategic growth plans,” said Joerg Mueller, managing director, Volkswagen group sales India. The Passat one one of Volkswagen's most succesful cars in the world, notching up sales of 14 million units since its launch in 1973.
Two popular VW cars namely Phaeton and Touareg are already being imported by dealers. Passat will be imported in India as CKD kits.
Safety features in the Volkswagen Passat are impressive, including eight airbags, Anti-brake locking system (ABS) and electronic stabilisation programme (ESP).
The top end VW Passat for India will feature additional features such as front seats with electronic 12-way adjustment, rear and front parking sensors, bi-Zenon headlights with self-cleaning system, electric sliding/tilting glass roof, anti-theft warning system and a multi-function steering wheel with operating facility for gear change.

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Honda Civic....Since 1972

Honda Civic,Since 1972 satisfying customers :

The Honda Civic is a compact car manufactured by Honda. It was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door coupe, followed by a three-door hatchback version that September. With the transverse engine placement of its 1169 cc engine and front-wheel drive, like the British Mini, the car provided good interior space despite overall small dimensions.
Early models of the Civic were typically outfitted with a basic AM radio, rudimentary heater, foam cushioned plastic trim, two-speed wipers, and painted steel rims with a chromed wheel nut cap. The current Civic has become much more luxurious with satellite-linked navigation, a six-speed manual transmission, power locks and power windows available.
The Civic evolved from having an 1170 cc engine (1973) to having engines with larger capacities and more creature comforts (air conditioning, power windows, etc.) through the 1980s, 1990s and into the 2000s.
In the United States of America, the Civic is the second-longest continuously-running nameplate from a Japanese manufacturer; only the Toyota Corolla, introduced in 1968, has been in production longer.

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BMW X3

The BMW X3 is a compact luxury crossover SUV (though BMW advertises it as an SAV, or Sport Activity Vehicle) produced by the German automaker BMW. It is based on the BMW 3-Series automobile platform. The X3 3.0i won the Canadian Car of the Year Best New Sport Utility Vehicle award for 2005.

Along the heels of a very successful and ongoing production run of the BMW X5, BMW decided in the early millennium that it wanted to compete with the likes of the Land Rover Freelander and other small luxury SUVs just as the X5 had previously done so well in its respective classes. Thus the X3 (internally known as E83), was born.
What thus emerged was a concept unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in 2003. Dubbed the xActivity, BMW previewed to the public for the first time what a smaller SAV based on a 3 Series platform would look like. The concept had no windows, for the most part no roof, and a sleek futuristic interior. Only the basic shape of the car would emerge as the BMW X3.
Just as BMW used many parts from the E39 5 Series parts bin in the making of the X5, the same occurred in the X3's development, whereby BMW engineers reused 3 Series parts. In fact, complete sets of parts came straight out of the E46 330xi unchanged in the X3 (e.g. rear suspension).
Austrian automotive contractor Magna Steyr of Graz, Austria performed additional development work and has been contracted to manufacture all first-generation X3s.

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Nissan X-Trail

The Nissan X-Trail is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan since 2001. It was Nissan's first crossover SUV and used the Nissan FF-S platform. It was released at the same time as several companies introduced car-based compact SUVs including Ford with their Escape and its Mazda Tribute sibling, Hyundai with their Santa Fe and GM with their Pontiac Aztek. It is sold in Japan, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Malaysia, Philippines, India, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, Trinidad & Tobago, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The company currently offers a hydrogen fuel cell model named the X-Trail FCV on lease to businesses.
In Canada, it is positioned below the truck-based Xterra. The X-Trail did not arrive in the Canadian market before 2005. The X-Trail was only sold in Canada for the 2005 and 2006 model years. Its successor, the 2008 Nissan Rogue, which shares the same platform as the 2008-present X-Trail, will appear in North America, and will be very similar to the Qashqai that was available in Europe and elsewhere from early 2007. Nissan Canada's website removed the X-Trail as of September 2007 to promote the new Rogue.
In Latin America, X-Trail was positioned below Nissan Pathfinder. It was very popular and in many countries represented the best selling SUV because of its practical size, comfortable driving and low price. As 2007, Nissan sells the second-generation X-Trail alongside the related Rogue.
The 2008 Nissan X-Trail gave its public debut at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show in March, and will go on sale in Europe this summer. A new slightly bigger version, now 4630mm long, introduced in 2007 based on the new Nissan/Renault Alliance C-platform platform. This will appear in Europe in the first part of the year and towards the end of 2007 in Australia but is not currently planned for the United States and Canada.
Available only in the Japanese market is the SR20VET that produces 206 kW (280 hp). The Australian model is powered by a QR25DE 2.5 L 4-cylinder engine initially producing 132 kW(177 hp) From January 2006, the Australian spec engine was detuned to 123kw. Also available is the QR20DE 4-cylinder engine, producing 103 kW (140 hp) or 110 kW (150 hp) with manual or automatic transmission. The biggest selling engine in the UK is the YD22DDTi, a 2.2 litre turbo-charged common-rail diesel. The X-Trail has had three model revisions, the Series 1 and Series 2 (using Nissan FF-S platform) and the imminent Series 3 (using Nissan/Renault C platform). There were various cosmetic and engineering changes made between series 1 and 2 but the series 3 is all new despite a similar appearance with new engines apart from the 2.5L which has been retained.
Available only in Iceland is the Nissan X-Trail Adventure. You can choose between two base editions (Sport or Elegance, Comfort is not a choice). Included in the Adventure Edition are 29" tires, the lowest part of the vehicle has been raised, reverse backup sensors, step plates and a towing hook. Prices are ranging from 50-54 thousand dollars. It includes active headrests.

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