January 24, 2007
Era of diesel cars in India
Which car are you planning to buy?!
Long awaited Swift Diesel is finally out linky
Here is a detailed review of the car –> linky
Guys, this is supposedly an amazing vehicle. This is based on a technology purchased by Suzuki recently from Fiat. This car will supposedly give a mileage of 20kmpl !! So, it should work out to something like Rs. 2 per KM!
(An interesting fact about this diesel technology developed by Fiat is that in India this technology will be used by Maruti, Fiat, Tata and General Motors!)
Also, look out for Santro diesel, Getz diesel and Zen diesel which will be launched soon.
i. Diesel is cheaper than petrol in India (Petrol Rs.55 & diesel Rs.40 per litre in Bangalore -Jan 2007)
ii. Diesel cars give more mileage (distance per litre of fuel) than petrol.
iii. Diesel technology has improved a lot in recent times.
It looks like the era of diesel cars has arrived in India!
Skoda (they have amazing diesel engine technology), Toyota and Honda (will launch a small hybrid car also) will have their small car (hatch back) in India in in another year or two.
In 2007, 50 new car models are being launched in India.
Also, Mahindra-Renault, Nissan, Fiat-Tata have lot of plans for India and not to speak of Audi, BMW and Merc with their own plans for India!
Lot seems to be happening in the Indian car market!

