Hyundai discontinues i10 Kappa2 Engine Variants in India

Hyundai discontinues i10 Kappa2 Engine Variants in India including the top end variants- the sportz and Asta of its i10, powered by the 1.2 litre Kappa2 engine. Hyundai decision to  discontinue the 1.2 litre Kappa2 engine makes it easier for the buyer to choose between i10 or Grand i10.

Now the i10 will be available in two variants- the Era and Magna and these will be powered by the older 1.1-litre iRDE engine. Hyundai has also discontinued the Automatic variant and replaced it with Grand i10 Automatic variant which is expected to launch later this year.

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5 Cars Expected to Boost Sales in Festive Season

5 Cars Expected to Boost Sales in Festive Season are:

1. Ford EcoSport

Ford Ecosport is a compact and muscular SUV. There are 10 variants with 3 engine options- two petrol ( 1.0 litre and 1.5 litre) and a 1.5 litre diesel engine. The price of the Ecosport starts form Rs 5.9 lakh and goes upto Rs 9.4 lakh (Ex showroom). Theengine gives a mileage of 13kmpl to 16kmpl (petrol) and 16kmpl to 22.4kmpl (diesel).

2. Hyundai Grand i10

The new Grand i10 is available in two engine options – Petrol and Diesel. Powering the petrol variant is a 1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT Petrol engine produces 83PS at 6,000rpm and 2nd Gen 1.1 U2 CRDi Diesel engine makes 71PS of max power and 159Nm of peak torque. The fuel efficiency of the 2nd Gen 1.1 U2 CRDi Diesel is claimed to be 24Kmpl. The price of Hyundai Grand i10 start from Rs 4.29 lakh to Rs 6.41 lakh.

3. Maruti Suzuki Stingray

The Wagon R Stingray is a facelift of Wagon R and it is mated with 1.0-litre petrol engine with a manual transmission gear box which produce 67.1bhp and 90Nm of torque. It delivers a mileage of 17.08 kmpl in the city and 20.51 kmpl in Highway. The Wagon R price start from Rs 4.10 lakhs to 4.68 lakhs.

4. Honda Amaze

Honda Amaze is a powerful car in it’s class. It is mated with two engine 1.2 litre SOHC i-VTEC engine for petrol and 1.5 litre DOHC i-DTEC engine. The petrol engine produces 86.7Bhp and 109Nm of torque, the diesel engine produces 98.6Bhp and 200Nm of torque. The Honda Amaze price start from Rs 4.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the petrol and Rs 5.99 lakh for the diesel.

5. Skoda Octavia

The new 2103 Skoda Octavia will be launched in India on 3rd October 2013. Three engine options, a 1.4 liter TSi engine offering peak power of 140 PS and 250 Nm of torque which will be mated with a 6 speed manual gearbox. The second variant is a 1.8 liter TSi engine offering 177 Bhp peak power and 250 Nm torque which will be mated to a 7 speed auto DSG gearbox. The third variant of 2013 Skoda Octavia is a 2.0 TDi engine capable of 150 bhp peak power and 320 Nm peak torque. The Skoda Octavia is expected to launch at a price of Rs 12.5 lakh (ex-showroom).

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