Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Concept cars bring excitement


Concepts made their presence felt, both in numbers as well as significance, with Indian and global manufacturers unveiling what lies in store for automotive users and enthusiasts. It is not just a crowd pulling activity at the auto shows but they do serve that purpose along with trying to push the brand strengths and direction in an invigorating manner. Car makers strutted their stuff for the future with style and aplomb at the Auto Expo as well - and the popularity of the concepts was more than evident with the crowds that gathered around them.

Suzuki was out in full-concept-force this year, with a whole array of concepts and many others based on current production models like the SX4 and the Zen Estilo. The stunner at its stand was the Suzuki A-Star.

Another delectable concept at the Suzuki show-stand was the Kizashi. It is Suzuki’s vision of the mid-size sedan of the future. ‘Kizashi’, which means ‘prelude’ in Japanese, is actually the company’s way of announcing its new and seriously pursued interest in large cars. The concept marks a large step towards what could be Suzuki’s first independently produced D-segment car - and beautiful enough to make the other Japanese biggies sit up and take notice. Apart from the new 2.0-litre turbo diesel that powers the Kizashi, Suzuki is also contemplating a hybrid version of its big car. Kizashi is expected to come to India at the same time as the rest of the world.
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