Volkswagen Vento Review, Specification and Comparison
Posted by admin in Volkswagen on June 30, 2011
Volkswagen Vento was launched in July 2010. It is a Polo hatchback.India is one of the most important markets for Volkswagen AG. Vento comes in 5 versions (three petrol and diesel cars) with 2 engine and 2 transmission options. It is a perfect combination of comfort, style and luxury. The interior and the exterior are contemporary and classy. It is currently competing with Honda city, Maruti SX4 and Ford Fiesta in Indian market. It has some special features which is better than its competitors. The Company’s (Maharashtra) Chakan plant manufacturing the engines of it.
Vento v/s Honda City – Honda City has some positive points which are making it to stand against its rival. It is equipped with a 1.5L, 4 cylinders new generation i-VTEC engine that delivers class leading power of 118PS. People will feel fun while riding it. It has Stunning looks, Space and great comfort with Powerful engine. The only negative point of Honda City, they have not introduced Diesel version.
The Company has taken some advanced safety measures for its customers. It has ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System) with Brake Assist (BA), Dual SRS airbags and seat belts. The exterior look of it is so stylish with its new Chrome door handles; new Sporty Exhaust Finisher and Front & Rear mud guards. The interior look of the car makes you to feel that you are sitting in the home. The quality of fabric seats is good with beige tone; power windows panel Silver Colored Fan Knob, silver color inner door handles and door lining garnish adds the beauty for its interior. Read the rest of this entry »
Volvo XC60 Review
Sleek, elegant, chic and sporty are not words you might normally associate with a 4×4 – and you’d be extremely unlikely to use them all at once to describe the same 4×4. That is until the advent of Volvo’s XC60.
Since bringing the utilitarian off-roader into the family leisure market, car makers have striven to style it and tailor it to offer the broadest appeal, with varying degrees of success. Some try a 4×4/MPV cross, while others go for a more laid-back SUV image. There’s even been an attempt by a premium car maker at trying to turn its large SUV into a sleek sports coupe, with notably unsleek, nay, grotesque, results!
Unlike many SUVs, Volvo’s XC60 manages to retain, and even enhance, the svelte lines and subtle contours of its more lightweight saloon and estate brethren. In fact, if you lowered an XC60 to make it adopt a road-hugging stance, it would doubtless appear as a rather rakish sports estate. Volvo calls it “emotional” styling.
Cabin Comfort
You wouldn’t accuse the XC60′s interior of being overdone. It is fresh, modem, stylish and, above all, simple. The all-anthracite lower-half trim of our test example might seem dull and oppressive in some cars, but with little more to lift it than white contrast stitching and tastefully applied bright moldings, the Volvo manages an air of smart practicality. You’d expect nothing less from Swedish design. Read the rest of this entry »