New Maruti SX4 Automatic Car Launched in India

Maruti Suzuki, the largest car manufacturer in the country, today launched the new Maruti SX4 sedan with an engine powered by advanced VVTtechnology. Maruti India has also introduced a 4-speed automatic transmission variant of the new Maruti SX4.

The environment friendly new Maruti SX4 is amongst the first A-3 segment sedans to be BSIV compliant in the country. BSIV regulations are scheduled to be introduced in the country in April 2010. The new SX4 comes with a brand-new sporty honeycomb grille and 10-spoke 16 inch alloy wheels and dual tones interiors and plush upholstery.

The VVT or Variable Valve Timing allows the timing of the intake valve to be changed while the engine is in operation, thereby ensuring that there is never a shortage or wastage of power. This leads to improved engine efficiency, optimized fuel consumption and lesser carbon emissions. With the advanced VVT technology, the car starts, accelerates and climbs steep slopes better. In essence, the technology is an intelligent system leading to a smoother, more luxurious drive and better mileage.

With a more efficient engine, the new Maruti SX4 has ARAI certified mileage of 15.6 km per litre of petrol. The superior technology engine helps the SX4’s four-valve, 1.6 litre engine produce a maximum power of 104.68ps @5600 rpm. The engine also has a high torque of 145Nm @4100 rpm.

The 4-speed automatic transmission makes the city drive much easier. A slick shift allows easy down-shift and effortless up-shift to ensure a smooth and sporty drive. The instrument cluster incorporates an electronic display to highlight the engaged gear.

A cluster of computer controlled sensors constantly manage the throttle input and optimize the engine response accordingly, thus requiring no changing of gears. The overdrive mode in the Automatic Transmission provides additional power on the tap, whenever needed.

The interiors have been stylized in new two-tone beige colours to define calmness and luxury within the vehicle. The steering mounted controls are illuminated for easier usage at night, while there is a new provision of USB connectivity on the dashboard.

In addition auto climate control system, and windshield antenna, the newMaruti SX4 sedan also offers illuminated key insert and variable instrument illumination.

The new Maruti SX4 is available in 2 transmission - Manual and Automatic. While Manual Transmission has two variants VXi and ZXi, the Automatic Transmission is available in ZXi variant with optional leather upholstery. The ZXi variant also comes with safety features like ABS, EDB, Dual SRS airbags.

The Maruti SX4 sedan is the tallest, widest car in its class. It also has the largest fuel tank capacity at 50 litres. It comes with the widest tyres and a boot space of 505 liters. The ground clearance of the new SX4 sedan is 190mm, the highest in the A3 segment.

2009 Mitsubishi Cedia Sports

The muscular yet elegant exterior with clear lines derives it heritage from the legendary EVO 9 series. A facelift in its category, the Cedia doesn’t just turn heads, it will grab you by your eyes.

Technical Specifications:

Engine Type :In-Line Engine

Engine Description : 2.0L 115bhp 4 cyl. In-line high torque engine w/ ECI-MULTI

Engine Displacement : 1,999 cc

No. of Cylinders : 4

Valves per Cylinder : 4

Valve Configuration / Valvetrain : SOHC

Fuel Supply System : MPFI

Maximum Power : 115 @ 5,250 (PS@rpm)

Maximum Torque : 17.8 @ 4,250 (kgm@rpm)

Bore x Stroke : 81.5 x 95.8 mm

Compression Ratio : 9.5 : 1

Transmission Type : Manual

Gearbox :5 Speed

Synchronizers :First gear only

Steering Type : Power

Steering Column : Tilt

Steering Gear Type : Hydraulic Assisted Rack & Pinion

Turning Radius (wheel base) : 4.9 m

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Intruder M1800R

Latest-bikes:The most striking feature of this model is an all-new 1783cc, v-twin engine, liquid cooled with DOHC and digital fuel injection. Presenting to you the new classic look with an engine designed to produce a massive wave of tractable power and responsive torque starting just off idle and reaching to redline. The bike has an unmatched combination of the latest high-performance technology and a unique, exciting style.


Technical Specifications

Manufacturer :Suzuki

Model :Intruder M1800R

Engine Type :Four stroke, 2-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 54° V-twin

Displacement :1783 cm3 (cc)

Overall Length :2480mm (97.6in)

Overall Width :875mm (34.4in)

Overall Height :1185mm (46.7in)

Wheelbase :1710mm (67.3in)

Kerb Weight :347kg (765lbs)

Ground Clearence :130mm (5.1in)

Suspension Front :Inverted telescopic, coil spring, oil damped

Suspension Rear :Link type, coil spring, oil damped

Break Front :Disc, twin

Break Rear :Disc

Tyre Front :130/70R18 M/C 63V tubeless

Tyre Rear :240/40R18 M/C 79V tubeless

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BMW to unveil two new Mini models

Latest-autos:BMW plans to build two new Mini models at its plant near Oxford in southern England, in a vote of confidence for UK manufacturing and a significant boost for the hard-pressed motor industry.

Norbert Reithofer, BMW’s chief executive, said in an interview with the Financial Times that the move would entail new jobs and investment at the facility, which is operating close to its capacity of 200,000 to 220,000 cars a year.

The German carmaker will unveil “concept” or pre-production versions of a Mini Coupé and a second, as yet undisclosed, car at the Frankfurt motor show this month as it expands its British premium small-car brand.

“I am pleased to announce the Mini Coupé concept car and another new Mini model will both be built at Oxford,” Mr Reithofer said. The Cowley, Oxford, plant employs about 3,500 people and is one of Britain’s largest car factories.

The plans by General Motors to sell control of its European Opel/Vauxhall arm to the Canadian motor supplier Magna International or industrial group RHJ have raised fears for the future of its two UK plants. The Luton plant, which makes commercial vehicles with France’s Renault, is seen by analysts as vulnerable to closure.

In February BMW axed 850 temporary workers at its plant, provoking anger from unions, which claimed they were sacked without notice.

BMW was embarrassed by footage showing workers shouting at a colleague informing them of the cuts. The Tories claimed that the government’s initiatives to support business were failing. Since then Mini sales have rebounded thanks to surging global demand for smaller cars and BMW has rehired most of the temporary workers.

Mr Reithofer would not comment on potential job increases in the UK or a production timetable for the new Minis. Concept cars typically enter production after three years’ development.

Mini plans to build the brand’s first small sport-utility vehicle in Austria from next year at Magna Steyr, a contract carmaker owned by Magna. Analysts speculate that Mini might begin producing cars in the U.S., its largest market.

The two new models planned for Cowley would probably create additional production volumes large enough to require a second assembly line, entailing the creation of thousands of new jobs, said one analyst.

“It isn’t a small number of people needed to staff an assembly line,” said Eric Wallbank, of Ernst & Young. “You’re talking four-digit numbers, potentially.”


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Suzuki Hayabusa 1300

Latest-bikes:Suzuki Hayabusa 1300 is the world fastest production bike, the ultimate choice and preference of all bike lovers.







Technical Specifications

Manufacturer :Suzuki

Model :Hayabusa 1300

Engine Type :4-stroke, 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC

Displacement :1340 cm2 (cc)

Overall Length :2190mm (86.2in)

Overall Width :735mm (28.9.1in)

Overall Height :1165mm (45.9in)

Wheelbase :1480mm (58.3in)

Kerb Weight :260kg (573lbs)

Ground Clearence :120mm (4.7in)

Suspension Front :Inverted telescopic, coil spring, oil damped

Suspension Rear :Linky type, coil spring, oil damped

Break Front :Disc, twin

Break Rear :Disc

Tyre Front :120/70ZR17M/C (58W), tubeless

Tyre Rear :190/50ZR17M/C (73W), tubeless



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Baby Jupiters Must Gain Weight Fast

The planet Jupiter gained weight in a hurry during its infancy. It had to, since the material from which it formed probably disappeared in just a few million years, according to a new study of planet formation around young stars.

  Smithsonian astronomers examined the 5 million-year-old star cluster NGC 2362 with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, which can detect the signatures of actively forming planets in infrared light. They found that all stars with the mass of the Sun or greater have lost their protoplanetary (planet-forming) disks. Only a few stars less massive than the Sun retain their protoplanetary disks. These disks provide the raw material for forming gas giants like Jupiter. Therefore, gas giants have to form in less than 5 million years or they probably won't form at all.

"Even though astronomers have detected hundreds of Jupiter-mass planets around other stars, our results suggest that such planets must form extremely fast. Whatever process is responsible for forming Jupiters has to be incredibly efficient," said lead researcher Thayne Currie of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Currie presented the team's findings at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Long Beach, Calif.

Even though nearly all gas giant-forming disks in NGC 2362 have disappeared, several stars in the cluster have "debris disks," which indicates that smaller rocky or icy bodies such as Earth, Mars, or Pluto may still be forming.

"The Earth got going sooner, but Jupiter finished first, thanks to a big growth spurt," explained co-author Scott Kenyon.

Kenyon added that while Earth took about 20 to 30 million years to reach its final mass, Jupiter was fully grown in only 2 to 3 million years.

Previous studies indicated that protoplanetary disks disappear within 10 million years. The new findings put even tighter constraints on the time available to create gas giant planets around stars of various masses.

Possible Abnormality In Fundamental Building Block Of Einstein's Theory Of Relativity

Physicists at Indiana University have developed a promising new way to identify a possible abnormality in a fundamental building block of Einstein's theory of relativity known as "Lorentz invariance." If confirmed, the abnormality would disprove the basic tenet that the laws of physics remain the same for any two objects traveling at a constant speed or rotated relative to one another.

     IU distinguished physics professor Alan Kostelecky and graduate student Jay Tasson take on the long-held notion of the exact symmetry promulgated in Einstein's 1905 theory and show in a paper to be published in Physical Review Letters that there may be unexpected violations of Lorentz invariance that can be detected in specialized experiments.

"It is surprising and delightful that comparatively large relativity violations could still be awaiting discovery despite a century of precision testing," said Kostelecky. "Discovering them would be like finding a camel in a haystack instead of a needle."

If the findings help reveal the first evidence of Lorentz violations, it would prove relativity is not exact. Space-time would not look the same in all directions and there would be measurable relativity violations, however minuscule.

The violations can be understood as preferred directions in empty space-time caused by a mesh-like vacuum of background fields. These would be separate from the entirety of known particles and forces, which are explained by a theory called the Standard Model that includes Einstein's theory of relativity.

The background fields are predicted by a generalization of this theory called the Standard Model Extension, developed by Kostelecky to describe all hypothetical relativity violations.

Hard to detect, each background field offers its own universal standard for determining whether or not an object is moving, or in which direction it is going. If a field interacts with certain particles, then the behavior of those particles changes and can reveal the relativity violations caused by the field. Gravity distorts the fields, and this produces particle behaviors that can reveal otherwise hidden violations.

The new violations change the gravitational properties of objects depending on their motion and composition. Objects on the Earth are always moving differently in different seasons because the Earth revolves around the Sun, so apples could fall faster in some seasons than others. Also, different objects like apples and oranges may fall differently.

"No dedicated experiment has yet sought a seasonal variation of the rate of an object's fall in the Earth's gravity," said Kostelecky. "Since Newton's time over 300 years ago, apples have been assumed to fall at the same rate in the summer and the winter."

Spotting these minute variances is another matter as the differences in rate of fall would be tiny because gravity is a weak force. The new paper catalogues possible experiments that could detect the effects. Among them are ones studying gravitational properties of matter on the Earth and in space.

The Standard Model Extension predicts that a particle and an antiparticle would interact differently with the background fields, which means matter and antimatter would feel gravity differently. So, an apple and an anti-apple could fall at different rates, too.

"The gravitational properties of antimatter remain largely unexplored," said Kostelecky. "If an apple and an anti-apple were dropped simultaneously from the leaning Tower of Pisa, nobody knows whether they would hit the ground at the same or different times."