The National capital is gearing up for the biggest Auto Carnival- Auto Expo 2016. The Auto Expo 2016 is organised by ACMA (Automotive Component Manufacturers Association Of India), CII (Confederation Of Indian Industry), SIAM (Society Of Indian Automobile Manufacturers).
The Event will be held in two phases at 2 different places - Pragati Maidan, New Delhi and India Expo Mart, Greater Noida. The Components Show will take place at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi and Motor Show will take place at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida.
The total indoor exhibition space has been increased to 73000 sq. metres with the addition of 6 new halls to existing 8 halls that have resulted in an additional carpet area of 37,240 sq. metres. According to SIAM, 58 automobile manufacturer will participate in Auto Expo 2016 and 1500 companies including 900 Indian Companies and 600 International will participate in Component Show. However some big gaints like Bajaj, Ducati and Royal Enfield will be missed.
New Car Launches:-
As we are getting near to the biggest Auto Carnival following are the list of few Cars expected to launch at Auto Expo 2016:-
- Alto 800 Diesel
Maruti will be launching its most selling entry level car Alto with diesel engine. The sane 0.8 litre 3- cylinder diesel engine which powers Celerio will be equipped in Alto 800/ Alto K10. It will generate the maximum power of 49 bhp against 125 Nm of torque. 5-speed manual gearbox is used. The price will be expected between Rs 3 - 4.5 lakh.
2. Maruti Ignis
Maruti Suzuki's compact SUV is powered with 1.2 litre petrol and 1.3 litre diesel engine. It will consist of manual and CVT gear box with simple, compact design and a highly spacious interior.
The price is expected between Rs 4 - 6 lakh.
3. Tata Zica
Tata Zica will have 1.2 litre Revotron petrol and 1.05 litre Revotroq diesel engine which are claimed to be high performance engines. As far as features are concerned the vehicle is enabled with smartphone enabled turn by turn navigation app, multi drive mode, 9th generation ABS with EBD, advanced dual path suspension etc. The price is expected to be Rs 3.5 - 5 lakh.
4. Renault Kwid AMT
Renault is getting ready to bring the AMT( Automated Manual Transmission). This variant will have more powerful 1.o litre 5-speed AMT gearbox. This is the automated variant of existing model and is expected to be more powerful. The price is expected to be Rs 3.30 - 3.50 lakh.
5. Datsun Redi-Go
The Japanese autocar maker Nissan is planning to bring a low cost car built on Renault-Nissan Alliance's CMF-A platform which will compete against Alto 800. Datsun Redi-Go will be 0.8 litre 3 cylinder petrol engine with 5-speed manual transmission. The price is expected to be Rs 2 - 3.5 lakh.
6. Jaguar XE Sedan
The British Luxury car maker will launch its XE Sports Sedan, the most affordable Jaguar in Indian market which will compete against Audi-A4, Merceded Benz-C Class, BMW 3-Series etc. It will be offered in two engine options- 2 litre, 4 cylinder engine turbocharged and JLR;s new 2.0 litre Ingenium diesel engine. The XE is capable to mark 0-100 kmph in 4.9 second with a top speed of 250 kmph and has an 8-speed automatic transmission. The price is expected to be Rs 30 - 45 lakh.
7. Toyota Vios
Toyota is gearing up to launch a mid -sized sedan Toyota Vios expected to be positioned between Etios and Corola Altis. The petrol version will get a 1.5 litre VVT-i engine and 1.4 litre engine with 5-speed manual and 4 speed automatic transmission. The price is expected to be Rs 7.5 - 11 lakh.
8. Honda BR-V
The seven-seater SUV Honda BR-V will make its debut at Motor Show in Auto Expo 2016. BR-V has 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine and 1.6 litre i-DTEC diesel engine which will produce the power of 118 bhp with 145 Nm of torque and 98.6 bhp with 200 Nm respectively. This SUV will be longest and spacious in its segment. The expected price is to be Rs 8 - 12 lakh.
9. Datsun Go Cross
Datsun Go Cross is another product based on the Renault-Nissan Alliance's CMF- A platform. It is likely to have the same engine as that of Duster- 1.5 litre K9K turbo diesel engine paired to a 5-speed manual transmission. It is expected to price between Rs 5 - 10 lakh.
10. Hyundai Tucson
The 5-seater with most spacious cabin is expected to come with 2.0 litre CRDi diesel engine coupled with 6-speed manual gearbox. Tucson is given the premium and sportier look with features like sloping roofline, hexagonal grill, canted-forward wheel arches and sculpted rear haunches etc. This is expected in the price range of Rs 18 - 25 lakh.
10. Volkswagen Tiguan
The new Tiguan comapct SUV will be 50 kgs lighter and more spacious than its outgoing global model. The Indian model of the vehicle will have 4 cylinder TSI petrol and 4 cylinder TDI diesel engine with 6-speed DSG automatic gearbox. It will compete with Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour etc.The price is expected to be Rs 25 - 30 lakh.
11. Tata Nexon
Tata Motors might unviel the Nexon at Auto Expo 2016 in New Delhi. As we all know it was first showcased as a concept in Auto Expo 2014. The petrol version of Nexon will come with 1.2 litre REVOTRON engine with turbochargers while diesel variant will come either with 1.3 litre or 1.5 litre engine. The expected price is to be Rs 5.80 - 7.50 lakh.
12. Tata Hexa
This is the first In-House designed SUV by design team of Tata Motors in UK, Italy and Pune
with inputs from Land Rover. Based on modified Aria platform, Hexa has 2.2 litre , 4cylinder VARICOR diesel engine with 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic gearbox. The expected price is to be Rs 10 - 14 lakh.
13. Maruti Suzuki's Vitara Brezza (YBA)
The much awaited SUV of Maruti Vitara Brezza is expected to unveil at Auto Expo 2016. The Interior design and components are the same as of Swift with 1.2 litre K-Series petrol engine and 1.3 litre multi jet diesel engine. The price is expected to be Rs 6 - 8 lakh.
14. Jeep Grand Cherokee
The iconic American SUV brand JEEP will be introduced in India by Italian automaker - Fiat at Auto Expo 2016. The Jeep Grand Cherokee will be its first SUV launch in country. The SUV is powered with 3.0 litre V6 diesel engine with an 8-speed automatic gearbox. The expected price is to be Rs 35 - 50 lakh.
15. Chevrolet Spin
The Chevrolet Spin is geared up to make its debut in Auto Expo 2016 in New Delhi. The Chevrolet is expected to boost their sales with this Seven seater. It will include 1.5 litre petrol and 1.3 litre Multijet diesel engine with 5-speed manual transmission as standard feature and 6-speed automatic gearbox will be offered on petrol variants. The price is expected in the range of Rs 6.5 - 8.5 lakh.
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