Royal Enfield to launch Bullet Classic 500 on 4th November

Royal Enfield has often been criticized for launching newer and modern products outside India first. The same happened with the Classic 500. However, within a few days, 4th of November to be precise, the Chennai based manufacturer will roll out Classic in India as well.
The Classic sports a 500cc fuel injected engine that produces 29PS of power - this helps the bike attain a top speed of around 145km/h on the speedometer. But the Royal Enfield Classic 500 is not about performance - its all about the old world charm, the nostalgic feel, the Bullet thump..

Expect to pay around Rs 1.5lakh for this one!

Honda launches Aviator 110cc

Wasn't Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) plagued with issues with its labor strike at the manufacturing facility? In the midst of all these, showing its commitment towards the Indian market, Honda has launched a new version of the Aviator scooter, which now gets the same 110cc that powers the new Activa. The Aviator 110 is around 15% more fuel efficient than its predecessor and goes on sale with a sticker price of Rs 42,000 (standard model) and Rs 47,000 (deluxe model, with front disc brake), ex-showroom Delhi.

Pictures from : www.vicky.in

Updated Maruti SX4 launched with automatic gearbox

Maruti Suzuki yesterday launched an updated refreshed variant of its mid-size sedan, the SX4. The launch also included a new automatic gearbox variant that will only be available on the top end ZXI version. 

Apart from this, the SX4 also gets the following changes.
1. The engine gets a power boost to 104.7PS, up from 103.4PS on the older car. The torque however remains the same.
2. Its gets a new sporty honeycomb grille
3. New sexy 10 spoke 16-inch alloy wheels
4. New dual tone interiors
5. USB connectivity for the music system

The new SX4 range starts at Rs 6.68 lakh for the base version, going upto Rs 8.36 lakh for the top ZXI automatic version with ABS, EBD and airbags. The SX4 hasn't been doing very well for Maruti and this move could change the whole story here. There isnt any other good automatic car around this kind of money - the Honda City for example sells for almost Rs 2 lakh extra for a similarly equipped top-end model. 

Welcome to Moto Species : Who are we?

The first thing, we sure, that will strike you guys (and gals) is the blog name - Moto Species? What in world are we trying to do here would be the obvious question right? Well, we choose this name because all other names were already taken up on Gmail and Blogspot. Secondly, we do consider ourselves fans of anything that has wheels and an engine - we are crazy about automobiles, nut-cases in the real sense and as passionate about cars and bikes as you guys are. And hence this little blog about the happenings of one of the biggest automobile markets in the world - India.

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