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Upcoming car and bike launches in 2017

Maruti Suzuki is going to launch its first ever mini crossover - Ignis on January 13. However, unlike Ritz, Ignis will be sold through the automaker's premium dealership Nexa.

The expected price of the car will be around Rs 5 lakh - Rs 7 lakh.
Tata Hexa will come in three variants XE, XM and XT in a manual transmission. While the automatic transmission will come only in two variants XM and XT.

It is expected to be priced in the range of Rs 11 lakh - Rs 16 lakh. With this price tag, Tata would be pitting Hexa against Mahindra XUV 500 and Toyota Innova Crysta.
At the 2016 Auto Expo, Maruti Suzuki unveiled the Baleno RS fitted with its new engine, the small capacity 1.0-litre BOOSTERJET engine. It is a K10 series C engine which is fitted with a direct injection turbo with intercooler to pump out 111PS and 170Nm of torque available from 2,000rom. All this from an engine that was fitted to the Alto K10.

The Baleno range competes with the likes of Honda Jazz and Hyundai Elite i20 here in India, and is likely to launched be the end of this financial year.
Nissan will roll out X-Trail Hybrid, India's first fully hybrid sport utility vehicle, by April.

X-Trail Hybrid, globally popular especially in the United States, will be CBU (completely built unit) and will be imported from Japan. Powered by petrol and electric engines, the vehicle will give a mileage of over 20 km per litre.
This 5-seater SUV is expected to be powered by 2.0 litre TDI diesel engine producing 147 hp and 340Nm of torque. The engine will be paired to a 7-speed DSG automatic gearbox.

Volkswagen showcased the Tiguan at the Auto Expo 2016 and will be launched as a CBU (Completely Built-up Unit) unit in India.
Tata Motors' sports utility vehicle Nexon, first showcased at Auto Expo 2016, is based on the company's new Impact Design philosophy hat shaped the mid-segment hatch Tiago.

The Nexon will hit the showrooms only around April-May 2017. Its going to compete with the likes of Ford EcoSport, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Renault Duster.
The company cited Jeep Compass as a big launch, this all new compact SUV will be manufactured at the automaker's Ranjangaon facility in India. The 2017 Jeep Compass will be available in three trim configurations.

India will get a petrol and a diesel powertrain in manual and automatic transmission options.
Expected to be launched during mid 2017, this new generation compact sedan is likely to get the same set of engines as the Maruti Suzuki Swift hatch.

It is most likely to be based on the 2017 Suzuki Swift, which was recently launched in Japan.
Hyundai Motor India will launch the facelift of its popular selling hatch Grand i10 in February 2017. The car comes to India within 4 months of its global unveil in Paris in October 2016.

The car will continue to be powered with its existing 1.2L Kappa petrol engine and 1.1 U2 CRDi diesel engine. Only the petrol engine will continue to get the 4-speed automatic transmission variant.
Revealed in November 2016 ahead of the Los Angeles Motor Show, the 2017 Ford EcoSport will be launched somewhere around third quarter. It has received design changes at the exterior and is likely to led to growth in EcoSport sales.

It is most likely will get new steering wheel, wider instrument cluster with a large multi-info display, new HVAC controls and a floating touchscreen infotainment system with navigation.
TVS is expected to roll out Akula 310 in March 2017. The Akula 310 concept was first showcased at the Auto Expo 2016. It is likely to be priced at around Rs 2 lakh.

Akula 310 will be powered by 310 cc engine mated with a 6-speed gearbox that can produce 34 Bhp power and 28 Nm torque.
TVS' alliance with BMW Motorrad for a sub-500cc motorcycle began over three years back and the '310 R' is the first product to come out of the stable.

The G 310 R will be powered by a 313cc single-cylinder, four-valve liquid-cooled engine which is expected to put out close to 34 bhp at 9000 rpm.

It will compete with the likes of Honda CBR250, Kawasaki Ninja 300, and Mahindra Mojo.
This is going to be the second premium product from HMSI which will be locally assembled in India after the Honda CBR 650 R.

It is powered by a 998cc, liquid cooled, parallel twin engine mated to a 6-speed gearbox. The engine produces 94 bhp of power and 98 Nm of torque.

The bike is expected to be feature rich and will be priced above Rs 10 lakh.
The Hero Duet E pure electric scooter made its global premiere at the 2016 Delhi Auto Expo.

The scooter is powered by a 5 KW/14 Nm electric motor with a claimed 0-60 kmph time of 6.5 seconds. On a full charge, it can travel up to 65 km.
The Vespa GTS' 300 cc engine can deliver maximum power of 22 HP at 7,500 rpm and maximum torque of 22.3 Nm at just 5,000 rpm with a top speed of 122 km/h.

It may get a price tag of over Rs 4 lakh.
Ather Energy is a start-up building India's first Smart Electric Scooter, the S340.

The nomenclature S340 refers to S for the Scooter, 3 for the 3KWh capacity of the electric motor and 40 for the 40Amp battery capacity.

The electric scooter can achieve a top speed of 72 kph and a range of up to 60 km.
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