HONDA AMAZE

Honda has their new car in the indian market the honda amaze as a sub 4-meter car (compact sedan segment) to stand against its main rival the maruthi suzuki swift dzire.
Honda believed that they would take on the competition with this car along with their new diesel engine which was the main break through and successfully they did succeed with this car. 
The amaze was a big hit for honda ,there was such a demand for this car that honda has already foreseen this would happen and started its production even before it was unveiled. 
From the front the amaze looks same as the brio but moving to the side the cuts and creases are extended nicely till the boot . And the boot seems to be nicely integrated into the rest of the body unlike the swift dezire which looks like the boot has just been stuck on it .

Inside too it is similar to the brio with the same layout of the dash board that looks plain and simple. The audio system gets only USB and AUX-IN capabilities and misses out on bluetooth and a cd player. Since the front seats are thin it carves out a lot of room for the rear seat passengers which is the class leading of its segment . And the boot is also very spacious and packs in a 400-litres of luggage space.

Under the hood the amaze comes with a 1.5-litre i-DTec diesel engine with a claimed mileage of 25.8 kmpl and also comes with a 1.2-litre i-VTec petrol engine with a claimed mileage of 18kmpl.
It is offered in 12- variants 7 in petrol including 2 automatics and 5 in diesel.

 It comes at a starting price of 5 lakhs-7.55 lakhs(ex-showroom Delhi).

THE DATSUN GO

Datsun was an automobile brand which was discontinued in 1986 is now owned by nissan. They have made it a brand for low cost vehicles for emerging markets and with their new car the datsun go for the entry level hatch-back segment they have now re-entered into the indian car market.

It looks attractive with the diamond shaped shaped grille , angular sweft back headlamps and the nice character lines across the body makes it smart looking. And even from the rear it looks attractive.
The only down side for the exteriors are the tyres which look small and disproportinate to the car that size.

And inside we will immediately notice that the interiors are built to a cost and looks very basic yet simple . The hand brake is located on the dasboard ,the glove box doesn't have a cover and there is no audio system but instead you have your mobile docking station with AUX-IN and USB(only for charging).
It has got two power windows for the front but they are independent and rear windows have manual winders.

The front and rear seats are spacious but as the front seats are connected seats it obstructs the A/C flow for the rear seat passengers.

As per safety airbags are not offered even on the top end variant , seat belts are not auto retractablethey should be adjusted manually.

Under the hood the datsun go gets a 1198cc 1.2-litre 3-cyclinder petrol engine from the micra active with 67bhp@5000rpm and comes with a 5-speed gear box.  
It comes in four variants D,D1,A and T with a starting price of 3.12 lakhs-3.70 lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi).

Though it loses on features the datsun go is a pratical spacious hatch back for the entry-level segment.

THE ALL NEW HYUNDAI SANTA-FE

The korean car maker hyundai has finally launched the all new santa fe in india. With the hyundai's fluidic design language the santa fe is no longer a conventional looking suv , it's stylish and has attitude, the front now gets xenon headlamps and adaptive cornering fog lamps , and a strong hexagonal grille . The side has a nice profile with the rising waist-line gives it a bit of character and  the rear now gets LED tail lamps.  Even in profile , the santa fe manages to hold your attention by it's bold shoulder-line and glasshouse. Rear styling is neat as well with a smart cut that arcs across the tailgate. A closer inspection will also have your eyes locked on to the superb detailing on the headlights. The xenon units come lined with LED daytime running lamps.

Over-all it feels like a big car with an imposing stance.

Inside the santa fe gets new up-market looking interiors with a wide layout of the dashboard with 2-tone brown and beidge glossy plastics along with wood and chrome inserts looks premium and gets  loaded with equipment. 

The santa fe now gets a steering system called flex drive ,it comes with three modes comfort , normal and sporty, along with steering mounted controls. With spacious and comfortable seats along with the 3rd row of seats it makes it a practical family car .

Under the hood the santa fe gets 3rd generation 2.2-litre crdi engine that produces a 197bhp@3800rpm it is a refined engine that's got an ample of power. It produces 436 Nm of torque@1800-2500rpm. It also comes with a responsive 6-speed auto gearbox. 

It is offered in 3 variants :

2wd manual tranmission @26.30lakhs

2wd automatic tranmission@27.33lakhs

4wd automatic tranmission @29.25lakhs

(prices EX-showroom delhi)

The santa fe gives a fuel efficency of 14.74kmpl for the manual and 13kmpl for the automatic.

Hyundai Santa Fe AT 4WD

Engine: 2.2-litre CRDI
Max Power: 197bhp@3800rpm
Max torque: 436Nm@1800-2500rpm
Gearbox: 6-speed auto H-matic
Wheelbase(mm): 2,700
LxWxH(mm): 4690x1880x1690
Top Speed: 9s est
0-100kmph: 190kmph est
Price: Rs.29.25 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).