Nissan Motor India has launched its sports car, 370Z in India.

Nissan 370Z would now be available in India in two variants; automatic and manual transmission and is priced at Rs. 53.5 and Rs. 54.5 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) respectively.

Speaking at the launch Mr. Kiminobu Tokuyama, Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd’s MD and CEO, said, “Nissan is here to fulfill the diverse motoring needs of Indian customers. The car enables discerning performance car enthusiasts in the country to live fast with its breath-taking performance, cutting-edge technology and seductive design and at a very attractive price.”

Nissan 370Z is powered by a V6 3.7liter engine, which produces 332bhp @ 7000rpm and generates 363Nm of torque at 5200rpm. While the manual (370Z MT) variant comes with 6-speed manual transmission and Synchro Rev Control, 370Z AT (automatic transmission) comes with a 7-speed automatic transmission with manual shift mode.

At the launch of Nissan 370Z, Nissan Motor India also said that it is bullish about the Indian Auto Market and its presence here and is planning to launch 9 new models in the next couple of years.

Maruti Suzuki has launched the upgraded version of Swift (Petrol) and DZire (Petrol) and both will be now be equipped with the more fuel efficient, refined and environmentally friendly 1.2 litre K-series engine and comply with the upcoming BSIV norms.

Additionally, these petrol variants will now have a new improved transmission thus enhancing overall power-train performance. The K12 petrol engine on these variants delivers a fuel efficiency of 17.9 km per litre, certified as per CMVR rule 115. (Previous engine delivered 15.9 kmpl)

While the price of Swift with the new K12 engine remains the same, price of DZire has been hiked by Rs. 10,000.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited has announced a marginal increase in the price of its models, excluding recently launched Eeco, Swift (Petrol) and Gypsy models.

The price increase is to partly recover the increase in the input costs arising out of raw material costs over the past one year. The price increase varies from 0.12 per cent (Ritz VDi) to 1.90 per cent (Dzire LXi). For the affected models, the average increase in prices is around 0.6 percent.

The introductory prices for the refreshed Estilo, which was introduced in August 2009, stand withdrawn.

Here is detailed price hike of Maruti Suzuki cars:

• Prices of Maruti 800, Omni, Alto, A-star and Ritz has gone up by Rs. 600
• Price of SX4 has been hiked by Rs. 2000
• Price of WagonR has been hiked by Rs. 3,700
• Price of Swift diesel has witnessed a hike of Rs. 6,500
• New Estilo is now expensive by Rs. 1,243 to Rs. 2,486
• Price of Swift Dzire has gone up by 10,000