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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

The Truth About Cars

The base transmission was a five-speed manual, but the original purchaser of this Nubira splashed out an additional 800 bucks for the automatic (that's around $1,123 in today's bucks) The interior of this car looks pretty good, but depreciation for Daewoos happened quickly once the company fled our continent. The engine is a 2.0-liter

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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Maruti 800 | 1983-2014 To say the 800 is a legend would be an understatement; it is the cornerstone on which Maruti Suzuki was built. Also see: Maruti Gypsy Electric review: Future-proofing an icon Maruti Swift | 2005-present The hot-looking Swift was instrumental in changing the way buyers perceived Maruti Suzuki in India.

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Opinion: Consumer Reports’ Tesla Autopilot stunt crossed a line in an already-heated EV climate

Teslarati

Consumer Reports may not want to talk about it much today, but back in the 80s and the 90s, the magazine ended up costing the United States one of its most affordable, fun, and popular off-roaders ever — the Suzuki Samurai. Better known in other territories as the Suzuki Jimny, the Samurai was introduced in the United States in 1985. .

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History of Electric Vehicles in India

Get Electric Vehicle

MEML was closed in 2004 due to a lack of demand. TATA Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Toyota, and a slew of other firms have begun to sell battery and hybrid electric vehicles in India. The main issue with these vehicles was their lack of consistency, short battery life, and extremely high battery costs. 2001 – Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.

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We visited Tata Motor's electric car factory

Plug In India

The crash test facility was put up in 2004 – and off late, TML is taking the crash business very seriously – making safer cars – that have started denting Suzuki’s relatively light and fuel efficient cars. We were assured that crash tests have been done for the Nexon EV too.

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