Maruti SX4 Unleashed!!

Here is what I have found out comprehensive info on SX4.

Hatchback is a term describing an automobile design, consisting of a passenger cabin with an integrated cargo space, accessed from behind the vehicle by a tailgate or flip-up window. The vehicle must have at least two rows of seats, with the rear set able to fold down to increase cargo space.
Hatchback vehicles are functionally similar to station wagons (which are intended to carry large volumes), but distinguished by a smaller load area.

A fastback is a car body style characterised by a continuous slope from the roof to the base of the decklid. Fastbacks can be two-door coupés or two- or four-door sedans.
Unlike the hatchback, a fastback car has a fixed rear window and typically a trunk that is separated by a bulkhead from the passenger cabin.Fastbacks provide an advantage in developing aerodynamic vehicles with a low drag coefficient.Mercedes Benz class is one of its finest example.

Fastback is a U.S. term - in the UK, true fastbacks are so unfamiliar that no word exists for them. They are often mislabeled as hatchbacks, which by definition are different vehicles where the entire rear portal or 'fifth door' including the window will open. For example, the Rover 800 liftback is not a fastback.A hatchback that looks like a fastback, but has a rear window integral to the hatch and a luggage compartment integral to the cabin, is properly termed a liftback. All liftbacks are hatchbacks with a fastback's profile, but a true fastback is neither a liftback nor a hatchback.

Now another term ->A sedan car, American English terminology (saloon in British English), is one of the most common body styles of the modern automobile. At its most basic, the sedan is a passenger car with two rows of seats and adequate passenger space in the rear compartment for adult passengers. The vehicle has a separate for luggage at the rear.Both the above automobiles are types of saloons.

Now, the pride lies in that India has its first saloon launched by Maruti in the form of Baleno-the saloon version of SX4.

After all ,it is the first car to be sold with an M class engine.SX4 is the critical product for Suzuki not only in India but also in US where it has lost its edge.

Yes the Honda dominance has finally been broken atleast for may[however see no reason why it cannot continue],the sx4 has outsold the Honda city,coupled with the fact that Hyundai Verna diesel sales have
also picked up means gloomy days ahead for the present honda city in India.Precisely why Honda is going in for another facelift by this diwali[a little unscheduled] before coming up with an all new platform by 2008. So prospective Honda city customers be warned you will sit with an old model in just a few months time.

SX4 is created by the same Suzuki team that won many awards all over the world with the Suzuki Swift. Success of swift lies in its sporty nature, Suzuki has chosen the same for its SX4 sedan.Here is the link where detailed comparison b/w Honda City and SX4 has been given:

http://www.autocrust.blogspot.com/2007/05/maruti-suzuki-sx4-vs-honda-city.html

India's first electric car

REVA- India's First Electric Car heralds a new era of non-polluting, cost effective, quiet city mobility - A boon for city commuters. This elegant, light-yet rugged, two-door sedan comfortably seats 2 adults in the front and 2 children at the back .

Earlier known as Maini Amerigon, the Reva Project was first conceived in July 1994, when Chetan Maini, Managing Director of RECC, initiated the Reva Project at the Amerigon Inc. The first prototype ready in mid 1996 had undergone extensive tests at the Automobile Research Association of India, Pune, for homologation and was certified roadworthy.

The Reva Electric Car Company, RECC, was incorporated in 1995 as a joint venture between the Bangalore based Maini Group and AEVT Inc of Irvindale, California, to manufacture environment-friendly, cost-effective electric vehicles for city mobility. Within a top speed of 65 kms/hr, the Reva battery attains full charge after five-and-a half hours and Boasting of running costs of a mere 40paise per kilometer Reva has surely got a lot of attention till date and has instilled further enthusiasm in young minds to go for such projects.

For more : http://www.revaindia.com/aboutevs.htm