Citroen C4 Coupe
2009 Citroen C4 Coupe has made some judicious styling tweaks to strengthen the car’s successful design, which has been a hit with the public right from the start. 2009 Citroen C4 Coupe restyle focused on the front end, emphasising its elegance, strength and energy. The 2009 Citroen C4 Coupe interior has also been redesigned. 2009 Citroen C4 Coupe Engine-wise, the Citroën C4 is now available with two new petrol engines co-developed with BMW. The VTi 120 and THP 150 units bring 2009 Citroen C4 Coupe even more on-road pleasure and significantly reduce fuel consumption and emissions. The HDi diesel engine used by 2009 Citroen C4 Coupe range has been further enhanced, with many powerplants qualifying for the Airdream® eco-signature. The 2-litre HDi diesel engine is the first to comply with the future Euro V standard in this family. Through the use of new technology (such as low-rolling resistance tyres), several versions with the HDi 92 or HDi 110 paired with a manual or EGS6 gearbox can limit their emissions to 120 g/km of CO2. The new Citroën C4 boasts a richer array of telematics equipment, notably a new-generation navigation system – MyWay – which comes with a Bluetooth® function and can be connected to portable equipment. 2009 Citroen C4 Coupe restyled Citroën C4 retains all the features that have made it a trailblazer in the segment on driving pleasure and safety, including Xenon dual function directional headlamps, the lane departure warning system, the 2009 Citroen C4 Coupe fixed-centred controls steering wheel and hill start assist.
The sQuba
Eco friendly seems to be the automobile industry’s new moto. As environment awareness is growing into the mainstream, more and more car companies are developing green cars which have excellent designs and performance. The sQuba is the world’s foremost car that can be driven on land as well as under water. It is developed by Swiss company Rinspeed. The sQuba is a zero emission, all-electric vehicle which uses 3 electric-motors, one for land and two for water. On land, it is powered by its electric, rear-wheel drive power-train to speed of 80mph, using rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Upon entering water, it is powered by twin electric-powered propellers with two Seabob water jets and can be submerged to a depth of 10 meters. On the water surface, the speed is 3.7 mph and underwater it is 1.9 mph. It is almost out of your budget but is a real Bond car.
HONDA
Though Honda has performed well, it will be disappointed by the fact that the company is no longer number one. Honda’s strength as far as CS well structured dealerships. The areas of gain for Honda this year have been in the Service Advisory and Performance categories, the dealers recording a significant improvement in this area — equating to a substantial jump. Its overall success is due more to a balanced performance than any one factor. The most significant drop according to customer response is in the most important factor . Problems experienced the percentage of Honda owners reporting one or more repair problems at 12 to 18 months of vehicle ownership has continued to increase over the last three years from 27 percent in 1999 to 41 percent in this year’s study.
MARUTI UDYOG
MUL’s sheer production volume high local content and number of dealers make controlling aspects like product and service quality an extremely difficult task. It’s only when you take all these factors into account that Matuti’s rise up the customer satisfaction chart has been a slow sustained effort. It has forged ahead of Honda with whom it shared top spot last year to register the most impressive performance in customer satisfaction.
Its largest gain vis-a-vis the com. petition comes from its strong service performance , registering the largest gain in this area. Maruti also scored superbly in all service related area registering the highest score in each of the three service related factors. The hands-on approach of Maruti’s top level management who have made service and quality a personal crusade seems to have paid rich dividends.
The Versa
The Versa is powered by a familiar engine the same 1298cc Suzuki G13BB motor that Gypsy. However the Versa’s engine produces 82bhp to the Esteem’s 85 bhp. This slight drop in power is essentially due to different intake and exhaust manifolds needed to package the engine longitudinally under the front seats. Torque is marginally less as well with 10.4kgm to the Esteem’s 10.6kg. Other changes include a differently programmed engine managements system that is specifically tuned to suit the load carrying characterstics of the Versa. With the engine residing just under the front passengers’ backsides we expected the Versa to make quite a racket especially since this all-aluminium, 16 valve fuel injected unit with a distinctive clatter from the valve gear is not the quietest of powertrains. However in the Versa it is only marginally noisier than in th esteem and it is only near the redline that the engine makes its presence heard. LIft the front seats and you can see the layers of sound deadenging ,material that have done their job. It’s hard to tell that you’re virtually sitting on the Versa’s poweplant. In terms of performance the Versa is not just the quickest the Versa is not just the quickest vehicle with more than five seats but will shame several mid-size cars as well. Floor the throttle and Versa lunges foward in a most un van like manager. The engine spins eagerly to its 6700rpm redline and within no time you’re up to three-digit speeds. It is after all powered by the best engine in Maruti’s stable.