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Maruti Suzuki which has proved as the largest small car maker in the country is yet to shed its small car maker tag at the earliest and wave in the unexplored waters of the big sedans in India. Suzuki Kizashi is the sedan that Maruti Suzuki is banking on to piggy back in the sedan market in India. Suzuki Kizashi, a four door sedan will plunked in with a more fuel-efficient 2.4-liter engine and is expected to be competitively priced between 10-12 lakhs. This premium mid-sized sedan is a little smaller when compared to its competitors Honda Accord and Toyota Camry and will come with six speed manual version or CVT. This “Sports Sedan” as Suzuki often maintains, will have twin silencers in the rear which are integrated to the rear bumper to give a sporty feeling. The car is spacious beyond expectations both in the interior section as well as styled to perfection on the exterior. We are sure that this sedan will make more than few heads turn and will give some serious competitions to other contenders in the block.

Volkswagen, in its bid to capture more than a 10th of the Indian car market is all set to unleash its beauties in India in 2010. One of the cars coming from the VW stable is the Phaeton, a luxury redefined premium class car from the humble people's car maker. This car also is one of the most expensive cars to be rolled out from the VW factory. VW Phaeton has got all the right German Engineering coupled with finest craftsmanship. The exteriors may be of a plain Jane look when compared to other German competitors already plying in India, but is the interiors of the car which is matchless and reeks of opulence and luxury in equal measures. Draped in ‘Vienna Classic’ leather upholstery, the interiors are more like a drawing room, with Eucalyptus wood decor, seats with fulsome mattresses and personalized air conditioner. Volkswagen Phaeton is available both in petrol and diesel variants, 4.2 and 6.0 liter engines. The buyer is further spoilt for choice with the options of 23 shades thrown in. VW Phaeton has in its name about 100 patents including features like standard 4motion four-wheel drive, air compressor suspension system, draftless four-zone climate system, Carbon fibre-reinforced Silicon Carbide (C/SiC) ceramic composite brakes and capacity to select a preferred ride type.

India is very familiar with Rolls Royce ever since it was patronized by the erstwhile Rajas and Maharajas in India during pre-independence years. Rolls Royce will be back in town with its fourth offering after RR Phantoms, Phantom-Coupe and Phantom Drophead coupes, called Ghost in 2010. This Rolls is just smaller in proportions when compared to the RR Phantoms, Phantom-Coupe and Phantom Drophead coupes, but larger in terms of features. The best part about it is that keeping the tradition, Rolls Royce will provide Indian consumers the choice of personalizing their car. Ghost is refined and cosseting, power-driven by twin turbo 6.6-litre V12 engine. Having a top speed of 155 mph, the car is coupled with 8-speed ZF gearbox, which can accelerate from 0-62 mph in just 4.9 seconds. Systems such as Active Roll Stabilisation, four corner air springs and Variable Damping Control operate as one, imperceptibly to the driver and passengers to provide the best possible comfort for occupants. An all new and extremely sensitive air suspension connected to the main computer will detect the movement of a single rear passenger from one side of the seat to the other, and will compensate accordingly. It would be available in India for a neat 1.5 to 2.5 crores.