TATA Harrier

Clearly the most-awaited vehicle from Tata Motors roster in 2019, the Harrier has already been creating anticipation in the Nepali market. As the Harrier is designed on the basis of Tata’s latest Impact Design 2.0 philosophy, it gets an all-new exterior, plush interiors, new gen connectivity and (as Tata claims) best-in-class infotainment. Interior wise, the Harrier will feature rear AC vents, 28 utility spaces, touchscreen infotainment, steering mounted controls, and reverse camera.

The Harrier will be powered by a 2.0-liter diesel engine and mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. It will also get multiple drive modes, as seen on other Tata cars. Safety equipment include six airbags and an Electronic Stability Program (ESP) with 14 additional functionalities.

The five-seat monocoque SUV is engineered on the new generation ‘Optimal Modular Efficient Global Advanced’ Architecture derived from Land Rover’s D8 architecture and developed in collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover.

With an expected mid-2019 launch date, the Harrier will go against the likes of Mahindra XUV500 and Jeep Compass.

 

All-New Hyundai Santro

The iconic Hyundai Santro will make its Nepal debut by mid-2019, in a completely new avatar. The legend­ary brand that has won the hearts of millions of customers will now come with a modern tall-boy design, comfortable and premium cabin, new age technology and advanced safety features. In addition, the new Santro is the first Hyundai model to offer ‘best in segment’ Smart Auto AMT technology.

The exterior is dominated by Hyundai’s signature Cascade Grille, Z shaped character lines, swept back headlamps, and a sporty dual tone rear bumper to give a refined yet sporty appeal. Inside, it provides a higher seating position for easy ingress and egress, and a superior all-round visibility. It also gets the first-in-segment rear AC vents.

The compact hatchback comes loaded with a segment-first 17.64 cm Touch Screen Audio Video System. The multi-media system is equipped with smart phone connectivity: Android Auto, Apple Car Play & Mirror Link and Voice Recognition Function along with iblue Smart­phone App Support. Also, the screen is supported with first-in-segment rear parking camera display.

Built on the principle of Hyundai’s ‘Safe Drive Philosophy’, the new San­tro comes with ABS with EBD, dual front airbags with standard driver airbag, impact sensing auto door unlock and rear parking sensors.

The new Santro is set to rival Tata Tiago, Suzuki Celerio, Renault 1.0 and Datsun Go.

 

Nissan Kicks

Nissan Kicks offers a host of estab­lished design signatures and fea­tures, for example, Floating Roof Design created by blacked out pillars with stylish roof rail and LED DRL, shark fin antenna, front fog lamps and door mounted ORVS with indicators. The bold V motion grille, a signature motif in Nissan’s design language, adds to the new Kicks’ distinctive presence. The uniquely designed headlamps and taillights feature iconic boomer­ang-shaped LED signature lamps to add character. The power­ful, wheel-oriented stance is fur­ther enhanced by R17, five-spoke machined alloy wheels.

Interior features include dual-tone color and use of high-grade materials for a comfortable driv­ing experience. With many first-in-class features, the Kicks is the epitome of Nissan Intelligent Mobil­ity. It comes with first-in-segment around view monitor and Nissan­Connect that has smartwatch con­nectivity and 50+ features.

The car will be powered by a 1.5-liter K9K diesel engine & 1.5-litre H4K Pet­rol engine. Dimensions-wise, it mea­sures 4384mm in length, 1813mm in width, 1656mm in height and has a ground clearance of 2673mm. With plenty of safety features, the Kicks comes with a class-leading turning radius, best-in-class ground clear­ance, vehicle dynamic control and traction control.

 

Royal Enfield 650 Twins

Following an enthusiastic reception from custom­ers around the world, Royal Enfield will be looking forward tobring­ing the all-new Continen­tal GT 650 Twin and Interceptor INT 650 Twin mid-sized motor­cycles to the Nepali mar­ket. The 650 Twins will be an attractive, evocative motorcycles for bike lovers in the country.

At the heart of every Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Twin and Interceptor INT 650 Twin, is the built-in fun factor provided by each model’s special combina­tion of an agile chassis (developed at the company’s UK Technology Center with legendary sports motorcycle frame builder Harris Performance) and a simple but state-of-the-art air-cooled, 650cc engine producing a punchy yet user-friendly 47 horsepower.

The Continental GT 650 will appeal especially to sporting riders with its optional single seat, sculpted fuel tank, rear footrests and race-style clip-on handlebars, all of which have been ergonomically designed to remain comfortable in the city, on the highway or on the twisting back roads where the motorcycle really comes alive.

The Interceptor INT 650, mean­while, harks back to Royal Enfield’s 1960s twins through its teardrop tank with traditional knee recesses, comfortable, quilted dual seat and wide, braced handlebars reminis­cent of the street scrambler style that emerged in ’60s California. Its comfortable and commanding riding position make the Interceptor both fun and practical on all types of ter­rains, from curving coastal roads to the urban jungle, for heading out of town two-up or for cruising down to the beach.