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Difference between Pulsar 220 DTS Fi vs Pulsar 220 DTSi (2009)

Bajaj introduced its newer and technologically inferior Pulsar 220 DTSi recently. And many would be wondering what are the differences between its previous model Pulsar 220 DTSFi and 2009 model. Here they are

1. Pulsar loses ‘F’ – fuel injection this was touted to be an advanced ignition system, but its actual benefits in Pulsar was limited but it increased the price of the older DTSFi Model. So this is a welcome step as it cotributes to a huge reduction in price.

2. The new pulsar loses the Oil Cooled Engine and gets a Air cooled Engine, if you are travelling long distances oil cooled engines definitely help as they coolant takes care of heat thus avoiding engine damage, but with air cooled models and at high speeds you will need to chill for some time between long drives. So this is not a great move.

3. Engine has been tweaked a little for high speed ie More Raw Horse Power.

3. But the best part is the price of the Bajaj flagship model has been reduced to Rs 74,000 in the same range as Hero Hond Karizma, a whopping 15,000 Rs reduction in price ie 16% reduction in cost.

On the other hand the new pulsar still keeps the Front and Rear Disc Brakes, Tubeless tyres for safe driving which keeps the Pulsar 220 way ahead of the competition at current price. Lets wait and see if Hero Honda does something special to counter the new “Fastest indian”

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TATA Nano allotment status links- check if you have got your Nano

TATA Motors announced today the allotment results and when we tried to find the delivery dates  almost 60% people had delivery dates from October 2010 to December 2010 and 30-40% in the July 2010 to Septembet 2010 ranges. There were customers who have to wait even longer.  The website TATA Motors has setup is not exactly secure if you know just one UIN number (especially if you ordered online) , you can just increment or decrement from your number and check status of many would be NANOers.

I did check almost 50 such numbers and most of them were for delivery between Oct 2010 – Dec 2010. Many were also for Jul 2010-Sep 2010. So dont expect a Nano attack on roads anytime soon.

You can check whether you are lucky or not by entering your UIN number in the following link

Check TATA Nano allotment status

http://tatanano.inservices.tatamotors.com/tatamotors/index.php?option=com_allotment&Itemid=303

You will start getting the TATA Nano allotment letters through Postal service but, checking online is much faster. Also its estimated that very few people will get TATA Nano this year. Most of the first one lakh will get the Nano in Jul-Sep 2010 or Oct-Dec 2010.

Checkout my allotment letter – Name Hidden to protect privacy.

TATA Nano allotment letter
TATA Nano allotment letter

There was little surprise in terms of the allotments and as I had written earlier in the  previous post TATA was prompt in announcing the allotments.

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TATA Motors to sell its first electric car in September 2009

TATA's electric vehicle - TATA Indica Electric
TATA's electric vehicle - TATA Indica Electric

Ratan Tata  announced that  TATA motors is ready with its electric car to hit the road in September 2009. If one could remember a  year back TATA motors had showcased its elecric car in international Auto Show. That was the pre-Nano era. Now one expects TATA’s electric car will surely attract more than what it did some years back.

TATA motors has modified its popular TATA Indica (first indigenously developed car in India) and readying an electric Car. TATA Indica is marketed in UK as City Rower. It is a Hatchback model and has a Sedan counterpart namely TATA Indigo.

TATA Indica is one of India’s popular cars in last few years, its Diesel model being a hit among the Taximen and Indica Petrol among general Public. It sells at 8,000-10,000  USD (4 lakhs to 5 lakhs INR)   in India. The electric car might cost around 20,000 USD according to some sources.