suzuki r3 concept

Designed by Maruti Suzuki India's R&D Department, the Concept R3 is a compact Multi Purpose Vehicle created for the Indian local market. It features a B-pillarless design and can transport six people in three rows.






Maruti Suzuki launched its multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) called Maruti R3 at the 10th Auto Expo in New Delhi on 05th January, 2010. This latest launch Maruti Concept rIII or R3 is a next generation compact Multi purpose vehicle that is designed by a team of Indian young automobile engineers.

The R3 Concept is a compact MPV that can seat six people in three rows and has been designed as an example of a vehicle that could cater for India’s rapidly changing car market and where consumer lifestyles are quickly evolving.

R3 combines compact dimensions and stylish profiling with four wide opening doors without a central B pillar, allowing easy access for all occupants.

"The concept R3 (or rIII) is built on the theme of 'togetherness' and is targeted to users who need to move together in a big family."

As the Indian automobile production subsidiary of Suzuki, Maruti Suzuki has had a major presence in the local market since 1983 and currently holds around a 55 per cent market share of the passenger car market.

DC Design Imperator and Ying Yang Design Concepts at New Delhi Auto Expo

DC Designs Imperator and Ying Yang - Click above for high-res image gallery

If you're not already familiar with DC Designs, let's refresh your memory. Founded by Dilip Chhabria, the Indian designer has been responsible for such autotrocities as the Amrierod and Cayenne Coupe, along with tuned versions of the Rolls-Royce Phantom and Tata Nano. Pleased with what he's done for other people's vehicles, Chhabria has turned his efforts towards developing two new vehicles, both of which debuted this week at the Auto Expo in New Delhi.



Without any hard details on what's underneath each concept, there's not much to say aside from analyzing the exterior designs. Despite its name, the Ying Yang struck us as a stylish amalgamation of the en vogue box aesthetic and a traditional minivan, while the Imperator is far too similar to the Lexus 2054 shown in the movie adaption of Philip K. Dick's Minority Report -- right down to the plummeting windows and red hue. Decidedly less swoopy than its silver screen inspiration, the four-seat Imperator (anyone remember the Isdera supercar by the same name?) is festooned with all the show car baubles you'd expect, including 24-inch wheels and gullwing doors, the latter of which are held up by massive hydraulic tubes that seemingly prove that opening the concept's doors was an afterthought.




You can check out both concepts in the gallery below thanks to Indianautosblog.com.

Tata Motors Displays Indica Vista Concept S At The 2010 Delhi Auto Expo

[2010 Delhi Auto Expo]: Tata Motors has a new concept model based on the Indica vista platform named Indica Vista Concept S. But what you see here is just a concept model but when it comes to production we don’t know what will happen.

Tata Indica Vista Concept S model carries a Safire Engine Petrol and Quadra Jet Diesel that get 5 + 1 gear with independent lower wishbone, McPherson strut with coil spring suspension in the front and Semi-Independent Twist beam with coil spring & shock absorber.

Tata Indica Vista Concept S Features:

• Internationally acclaimed Quadrajet & Safire engines
• World Class gearbox with cable shifting
• 2 DIN integrated music system
• Roof mounted antenna
• Tilt adjustable power steering
• Height adjustable driver seats