Upcoming Wheels to Rock the Roads In 2013


2. Ford EcoSport

Expected Price – 7.00 to 9.00 L

Expected to be Launched on January 2013

US carmaker Ford will roll out its first India-made compact Sports Utility Vehicle “Ecosport” early next year. Early this year in 2012, Ford displayed SUV-Ecosport at the Auto Expo held in New Delhi.

Ford Motor Company (Asia Pacific) President Joe Hinrichs, Ford India, President and Managing Director Michael Boneham and Ford Business Services, Executive Director, Joginder Singh informed the Chief Minister the company would recruit more than 1,200 people within a year, across its Chennai and Coimbatore centres.

3. New Skoda Octavia

Expected Price – 11 to 16 L

Expected to be Launched on End of 2013

The Škoda Octavia is a small family car produced by Czech automaker Škoda Auto since 1996, but it’s all set to launch its new Octavia next calendar year in India. The third generation Octavia was revealed on 11 December 2012, at the Škoda museum in Mladá Boleslav.

The new model will be 9 cm (4 in) longer and 4.5 cm (2 in) wider than the second generation and the wheelbase will be extended by 10.8 cm (4.3 in). It is also up to 102 kilograms lighter than the previous model. At the interior, an 8-inch touch-screen display, also used in the Volkswagen Golf, will be available, as well as an electric panoramic roof. The luggage compartment will have a volume of 590 litres (21 cu ft).

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