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Force Explorer – Force Motor SUV India Specifications & Pictures
Bajaj Auto Increases Stake In KTM To 38 Percent
Mahindra & Mahindra REVAi Electric Car Specifications Features & Price

Force Explorer – Force Motor SUV India Specifications & Pictures

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 07:18 AM PDT

Force Motors, who is one of the most popular brands in the commercial vehicle industry had announced of introducing a cheap SUV for the Indian market and today we are going to make you familiar with the prototype that the brand is ready with for our market.

The new SUV is speculated to be Force Explorer which is said to be cheap SUV like Premier Rio and yet offers a host of features enough to keep the customer glued. With this car, the Pune based company expects to create the same magic as created by Mahindra Scorpio for Mahindra & Mahindra.

The company has also made a huge investment of almost Rs.150 Crore to set up a facility at Pithampur with an annual capacity of 24,000 units.

Force Explorer SUV Specifications

The car will be powered by a 2.2 Litre MPFI petrol heart producing a maximum power of 220BHP and the most important facts about the same are the Built and Ride & Handling which are undertaken by Daimler and Lotus Engineering respectively.

Bajaj Auto Increases Stake In KTM To 38 Percent

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 02:55 AM PDT

Netherlands based subsidiary of Bajaj Auto, known as the Bajaj Auto International Holdings have purchased 244000 shares of KTM power sports, an off-road bike manufacturer increasing its total stake in KTM to a total of 38.09 %.

This is a strategic move which will help both Bajaj and KTM in the long run as KTM is about to launch its off-road bike KTM Duke 125.

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Mahindra & Mahindra REVAi Electric Car Specifications Features & Price

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 02:30 AM PDT

Mahindra & Mahindra has been strategically inclined towards each step they take after it bought appreciable stakes in the REVA and now after this important decision the time is to show the public what it can deliver. So to start with Mahindra has launched Mahindra REVAi in Hyderabad.

The launch has a lot of importance since it is the first launch by the company after Mahindra took over it. The REVAi is basically the same Reva which was on sale in India except for a few added features which add some charm to the former. The company also has plans to launch Reva NXG and Reva NXR but is nothing has been disclosed about the launch time.

"We are delighted to launch the Reva i in Hyderabad where there is already a great deal of interest in our vehicles." said R. Chandramouli, chief of operations, Mahindra Reva.

Mahindra REVAi Features In India

The Reva i gets a few additional features, as compared to the older Reva which are as following:

A "boost" mode for increased acceleration
A "hill restraint" feature for driving down steep slopes
Energy management system (EMS) which is a technology ensuring optimum performance and life from the battery
Regenerative braking system to charge the battery while applying brakes or slowing down the car
The car can travel up to 80 km on a single charge
7 seconds to accelerate from zero to 40 kmph
Easy to drive with no gears and ideal car for congested roads

Mahindra REVAi Price In India

The company is ready to offer the car to a customer who could give the same an interest free refundable deposit of Rs. 1 lakh along with 36 monthly installment of Rs.8999 each, all summing up to Rs.3,23,964 and also a sum of Rs.50,000 at the end of the third year to take complete ownership of it. Or at the end of 3 years one can return the car and get Rs.1 Lakh back which he or she had paid initially.

The car is a bit too pricy even for a customers who is badly looking for a Zero Emission car and is concerned about our environment. So now we have to wait and watch how many if such cars are sold by the company.

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