Skoda Fabia launched in India

Skoda Fabia in now available for Booking although a public launch is expected only at The Auto Expo.

"The Skoda Fabia is here and its designed to make your life special. Introducing Idia's first super hatch. Drive it once and feel special forever."

Pictures of Skoda Fabia.

The Fabia comes with a price tag of 6 -7 lakhs and would compete with the Upcoming Swift Sedan and Honda Jazz/Fit. The fabia comes with 1.2 L petrol engine and 1.4 Turbo diesel engine whch proudces 69BHP , The interiors are very well finished and the build quality looks good. The biggest strength of the fabia is its Dimensions. Its a Hatchback with interiors comparable to that of mid seized cars and features from the luxury cars.
The fabia comes with dual airbags as standard and loads of other features.

Features of The Skoda Fabia:-
Excellent Legroom, Rear Fog Lamps, Rear parking Sensors, Projected Headlamps, Electrically adjustable OVRMs, Heated OVRMs, Rake Adjustable Steering Wheel, Reach Adjustable Steering Wheel, Single CD MP3 Audio player, Parktronic Display, Electric Sunroof, Height Adjustable Driver seat, Height Adjustable Front passenger Seat, Adjustable Rear Head Rests, Rear Parcel Tray/Luggage Retension Net, Front and rear reading lamps, Rear Wash and Wipe, Front Seat Belt pretensioners, ABS.

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Cars to be costlier next year, Is it true?

Well as I reported earlier here: Indian Automobile updates December 07
Car makers like Maruti, GM, Hyundai, Skoda are all likely to increase the prices of all their models.
Hyundai cars are expected to get costlier by about Rs. 6,000 where as the prices for Maruti cars are expected to go up by Rs. 12,000 and also heard that Skoda cars would be dearer by Rs 20,000. The reason for this price hike is told to be the rise in input costs and freight charges.

Well at the same time if you have noticed, All the manufacturers are giving great discounts, gifts, additional accessories, free insurance etc., in the range of Rs 20,000 to as high as 60,000 that too on A and B segment cars. And all the offers are valid only till Dec 31.

So whats the catch? Great offers till 31st Dec and Price hike in Jan, does that sound fishy?
Okay one more clue: What would a second had car buyer ask you when you would sell your car? Well the question would be "Which Year ?".

Honestly i have been watching this for past couple of years and you will find history repeats its self. Car manufacturers and dealers are eager to clear all their stocks before year end as there is a natural slow down in auto sales in december as most of the car buyers prefer to wait for a month for buying a new car rather than adding an extra year in the life of their car. This is in spite of absolutely no changes expected in the models next year. Hence the dealers offer discounts, spread the word about price hike following next year (which is not found to be true in most of the cases) etc.

In my opinion this is the best time to buy a car. The prices may or may not increase but the discounts, benefits that are on offer right now wont be there for sure.

Skoda India launches new Laura Ambiente

Skoda India, on Wednesday, announced the launch of Laura Ambiente, a new variant of its best selling model Laura. Priced at Rs. 13.21 lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi), the new variant that comes in diesel version has 1.7 PD TDI engine.
Laura Ambiente picture
The new variant has been equipped with added safety features such as two airbags, traction control system (ABS and ASR), rear-parking sensors, and automatic wipers with rain sensors.
The company presently sells three variants of Laura, elegante, manual and automatic, priced at Rs 14.58 lakh, Rs 16.15 lakh and Rs 16.71 lakh respectively.
The product will be available in diesel version and at all dealerships across the country. The company said it would launch its hatchback model Fabia in Delhi Auto Expo next year.

Laura Ambiente Technical Specifications:-
Engine Type: TDI
Displacement: 1896
Max power : 105 bhp @ 4000 rpm
Max Torque : 250 Nm / 1900rpm
Max speed : 192 kmph
Acceleration : 0 - 100 in 11.8 sec
Emission : Bharat iii complaint
Front brakes : Ventilated Discs
Rear brakes : Discs
Front suspension : McPherson strut with lower wishbone and torsion bar stabilizer
Rear suspension : Multi-axle with torsion bar stabilizer
Wheels : 6.5j*15" Alloys
Body Type: 5 seater , triple space steel body work, steel, fully galvanized
Boot space : 560 liters
Kerb weight : 1380
Fuel Tank: 55 L diesel
Length : 4572
Height : 1485
Width : 1769
wheelbase : 2578
Ground Clearance : 164

Colors :Brilliant Silver, Candy White, Satin grey, Corrida red

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