Honda CB Unicorn Dazzler

 Honda CB Unicorn Dazzler(2010)

Latest new Honda Unicorn CB Dazzler has been launched by Honda in India. You can see new Honda Unicorn CB Dazzler’s price, review and specification below. Honda CB Dazzler is Honda’s third consecutive good looker motorcycle after Honda CB Stunner and Honda CB Twister. CB Unicorn Dazzler looks stupendous which attract the people, most to bike lovers.Call it a result of a lot of prayers or cursing, HMSI very recently launched the upgrade to its long time warhorse Unicorn and dubbed it as CB Unicorn Dazzler. This launch makes Dazzler the 5th bike to use the same 150cc engine in different tunings. It was first used on the Unicorn followed by Achiever, CBZ Extreme and Hunk and now on the Dazzler.
The interesting part is that all the bikes are currently on sale, either on HMSI’s or Hero Honda’s showrooms.

1. LOOKS: Honda has paid special emphasis on the looks of this bike. The bike has been laden with aggressive styling, fiery looking bikini fairing with screenless front cowl, Honda’s emblem embossed huge side cowls similar to Twister, twin tone seats, sporty half chain cover and an attractive pointed tail.
2. ENGINE: Honda has increased the power output of this bike by 0.7 bhp with the output going up to 14bhp in contrast to 13.3bhp produced by the older mill. This makes it more powerful than Achiever and CB Unicorn but still lesser than Hunk and Extreme. The peak power is now produced 500rpm higher at 8500 compared to Unicorn’s 8000 rpm. Torque output remains constant at 12.8 Nm but again the engine produces it at a higher rpm of 6500 compared to 5500 of the older engine. All this signifies that the bike would be a higher revving bike.
3. REAR DISC: Dazzler becomes the first bike among Honda’s 150cc arsenal to sport a 220mm rear Nissin disc brake as standard. Front remains the same 240mm Nissin rotor.
4. DIGITAL CONSOLE: Better late than never! Dazzler also becomes the first bike among Hondas 150cc arsenal which has been endowed with a semi digital console. The assembly comprises of an analogue tachometer (which now redlines at 9250 rpm from the 9000 for the earlier model), regular information lights and a blue backlit digital speedometer which displays speed in big bold letters, tripmeter, clock and a fuel meter.
5. WEIGHT REDUCTION: Seems like Honda has understood the importance of saving every little kilogram on a bikes overall characteristics, Dazzler is a full 8 kilograms lighter than Unicorn. As a result, we might expect it to be slightly more flickable than the older version.
6. ALTERED DIMENSIONS: All the dynamics have been made smaller on this new bike. Length cut short to 2073mm (from 2095mm), Breadth reduces to 754mm (from 756mm) and height trimmed down to 1085mm (from 1100mm). Wheelbase also finds itself shorter at 1328mm (from 1340mm) and even the ground clearance has not been spared. The bike stands only 162mm taller to the ground as compared to the earlier 179mm. In all, Dazzler is a smaller bike as compared to CB Unicorn. This gives us a small glimpse of where has Honda gained those 8 kilograms of weight advantage from.
7. OMISSION OF KICKER: In sharp contrast to Honda’s conservative thought process, the company has given away the kick start. A big question which struck our mind was, WHY? Others do it because their bikes have sporty riding positions and to save the rider of facing the CBZ Classic-like hassles of folding the footpeg to kick start the bike. Dazzler comes with a very commuter oriented seating posture and Honda could have easily accommodated a kicker at its original place. This would further shoo away conservative customers who still feel a machine is incomplete without a kick start.
8. HIGH FUEL EFFICIENCY: Quite akin to Unicorn, Dazzler has also been claimed to return FE figures of 60kmpl under Indian Mode. On road, however, we feel this bike would be slightly less frugal than CB Unicorn.
9. SMALLER FUEL TANK: Unicorn boasted a huge tank with a fuel carrying capacity of 13 liters but Dazzlers tank has been made slimmer with a loss of 1 liter in fuel carrying capacity.
10. NEW TIRES: HMSI has reverted to 17 incher broader rubbers for this bike. Specifications for the front are 80/100 17 (from 2.75 * 18) and rear are 110/80 17 (from 100/90 18). Tuff up tubes on the Unicorn also makes way for Tubeless rubber on this machine.
11. PERFORMANCE: Though no claims have been made by HMSI we expect this bike’s performance to be slightly better than the older Unicorn in outright performance. However, existing CB Unicorn might still remain a better in-city tool with Dazzler performing better where higher revs are required.
12. OTHER TIDBITS: Vibrations dampeners, Maintenance Free 12Volt 4Ah Maintenance Free Battery (The older Unicorn comes with 12V 7Ah), Viscous Air Filter etc

Specification of Honda CB Unicorn Dazzler:

• Weight/ Measurements:
  • Kerb weight: 138 kg
  • Fuel tank capacity: 12 litre
  • Wight: 754mm
  • Length: 2073 mm
  • Height: 1085 mm
  • Ground clearance: 162 mm
  • Wheelbase: 1328mm
• Chasis:
  • Chasis: Advanced Design Dimond Frame
  • Tyre type: Tubeless
  • Front suspension: Telescopic fork
  • Rear suspension: Mono suspension 3 step adj
  • Rear tyre: 110/80 17- M/C 57P
  • Front: 80/100 17-M/C 46P
  • Rear Brake tyre: Disc 220 mm dia
  • Front Brake tyre: Disc 240 mm dia
• Engine & Transmission:
  • Transmission: Constant Mesh, 5 speed gear
  • Gear shift pattern: 1 Down- 4up
  • Engine: Air cooled, 4 Stroke, SI endine
  • Torque: 1.3kg@ 6500 rpm
  • Displacement: 149.1
  • Net Power: 14 bhp@ 8500 rpm
  • Air filter: viscous paper filter
  • Carbuerator/ fuel injection: Carb
  • Starting system: self
• Electricals:
  • Chain case: Half
  • Mileage: 60
  • Lgnition: Digital CDI (Multi Mapping)
  • Headlamp: Halogen 12V 35/35 W
  • Battery: 12V-4AH Maintenance Free
  • Inst panel: Digital

  The Honda CB Unicorn Dazzler is available in 4 colours:

• Armour Gold Metallic
• Pearl Siena Red
• Pearl Nightstar Black
• Sword Silver Metallic

Features of Honda CB Unicorn Dazzler:

• Side body panels
• New clear lens tail lamp and heat shield
• Digital Fuel Gauge & Trip Meter
• Dual tone styling
• 150cc Four Stroke Engine
• New front cowl
• Spilit grab rail
• Digital Speedometer with Analogue Tachometer
• Alloy wheels with Tubeless tyres
• Front Disc Brake, Rear Drum or option for Disc Brake.

The Honda CB Unicorn Dazzler is available in 4 colours:

• Armour Gold Metallic
• Pearl Siena Red
• Pearl Nightstar Black
• Sword Silver Metallic

Cars Loan Rates hike

Interest rates on auto loans are set to go up 2550 basis points from next week following the 25 basis points hike in repo and reverse repo rates by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Car buyers will now have to shell out an additional Rs 100 as EMI on a Rs 4,00,000 loan for a period of 36 months.
This will be the second hike in interest rates in the current financial year. Banks had hiked rates by 25 basis points around April -- the existing rate of interest on automobiles varies between 9.5 per cent and 12.5 per cent.
At present, over 70 per cent cars in the country are financed and the average ticket size of a car loan is Rs 3 lakh for a period of three years.
According to latest sales numbers, total passenger vehicle sales in the country went up 26.8 per cent to 1,76,920 units in June as compared to 1,39,490 units in June 2009.

"We will review interest rates on auto loans next week and are looking at raising it by at least 25 basis points, which will be a marginal increase over the exiting rates of 9.75 per cent," Sumit Bali, chief executive officer, Kotak Mahindra Prime, said.
According to Manju Srivatsa, president (retail), Axis Bank, interest rates depend on multiple factors and there is scope for another hike from next week. "The bank has already taken a hike of 25-50 basis points two months ago and this will be the second hike in four months of the ongoing financial year." Analysts, however, feel the current hike is minuscule and will not impact the overall sentiment in the market. In other words, the demand for automobiles will continue, although the growth curve may taper down a bit.
"Even if banks decide to hike interest rates after the RBI decision, it will not impact the purchasing decision of Indian car buyers. However, we may see overall growth moderating to 15-18 per cent as against over 30 per cent that we have been seeing since January this year, as the pent-up demand has been met with several new launches in the passenger car category in the past," said VG Ramakrishnan, senior director (automotive practice), Frost &Sullivan.
Analysts feel the current hike is minuscule and will not impact the overall sentiment in the country's automobile market..

Now Dream Cars is really Big Dream

Ford Figo

Ford Figo

The Indian auto market is dominated by hatchback segment cars, as more than 70% customers prefer cars in such a segment. In order to grab more share in this peculiar market, Ford has launched its stunning model, Ford Figo in India with a competitive price tag that starts from Rs 3.5 lakh. The reason behind such a price tag is to survive the competition with other major players of this segment like Maruti, Hyundai and Tata. The car has been designed while keeping in mind, the Indian road and traffic conditions.

Ford India has also invested US $ 500 Million in India to double its production capacity to 2,00,000 units per annum that shows Ford's despearation to make it big just like Maruti, Hyundai and Tata Motors. As such, with the launch of Ford Figo in the Indian auto market, the company plans to make its position stronger in the interminably growing hatchback segment.

Ford Figo is not only a small car in India but is also a ray of hope for Ford Motors as it has placed the company on a track that was much needed from the auto firms perspective. The company has equipped Ford Figo with everything that a small car owner can wish for. However, there are some limitations since it's a compact car and you cant possibly fit everything here. What the car does offer is the much advanced and desirable array of features that include Lane Change Indicators, Rapid deceleration warning, speed sensing volume control, smart programmable remote key, distance to empty, 6 speed intermittent wiper and intelligent central locking.

Ford Figo is available in both petrol and diesel models with four variants each. It's stylish look, exciting interior and exterior features and other advanced features with comparatively low price tag, woos the masses and even class.

The petrol version of Ford Figo is powered by the all new 1.2L petrol engine which produces 71Ps of maximum power and 102 Nm of peak torque while the diesel version of Ford Figo comes loaded with the company’s popular 1.4L, Duratorq diesel engine that currently powers Ford Ikon and Ford Fiesta and has gained a lot of popularity for delivering high engine performance with good fuel economy. This Duratorq diesel engine produces 69PS of maximum power and 160 Nm of top torque. Ford Figo comes in four variants in both petrol and diesel engine. The variants are Lxi, Exi, Zxi and Titanium. Thus the total variants for diesel and petrol are 8.

The company has taken the price of the base variant of Hyundai i10 as its benchmark for the petrol variants of Ford Figo that is priced at Rs 3.5 to Rs 3.6 lacs. While the diesel variants of Ford Figo are priced in the range of Rs 4.5 to Rs 5.45 lacs. These exceptional price ranges for such a large and stylish premium hatchback model has given it a good start.

Ford Figo shares its key elements of Ford’s kinetic design with its other stable mates like Ford Mondeo, Ford Focus and the recently launched European Ford Fiesta. Ford Figo is designed and engineered by Ford Australia. The slim upper grille and large lower grille, body colored bumpers with fog lamps create a magical view that pleases the eyes.

Ford Figo features an array of advanced third generation safety features like Dual Front Airbags that offers safety in case of front collision, ABS (Antilock Brake System) with EBD (Electronic Brake-Force Distribution) that enhance the stability of the car and provides a comfortable driving experience. Belt tensioners and Belt Force limiters, Seatbelt warning indicator, Door-ajar warning and many more safety features are present in Ford Figo

Ford Figo Models:-

· Ford Figo Petrol LXI It is the base variant of Ford Figo which is equipped with 1.2L petrol engine and it carries basic features that any B segment car offers.

· Ford Figo Petrol EXI It offers some additional features that are Passenger side ORVM (Out Side Rear View Mirrors), Full Wheel Covers, Front Power Windows, Remote Trunk Open, Fabric Insert on Door Trims, Passenger Vanity Mirror on Sun Visor, Removable Parcel Tray, Music System, Central Locking, Keyless Entry and Engine Immobilizer.

· Ford Figo Petrol ZXI Additional functionalities which will be available with this variant are Body Colored ORVM and Door Handles, Chrome Finished Front Grille, Side Repeaters and Tailgate Opener, Height Adjustable Driver Seat, Automatic Adjustable ORVM, Cargo Area Lamp, Phone Interface through Bluetooth, Tachometer, Rear Wash/Wipe and Defogger.

· Ford Figo Petrol Titanium It is the top end variant of Ford Figo which is loaded with few more features that are Six Speed Variable Intermittent Front Wipers, Anti Drip Wiping, ABS with EBD and Dual Front Airbags.

· Ford Figo Diesel Titanium It offers same features as like “Ford Figo Petrol Titanium” only the difference is its 1.4l Duratorq diesel engine.

· Ford Figo Diesel LXI It is the base diesel variant of the car. It offers same features as like “Ford Figo Petrol LXI” only the difference is engine. It is loaded with 1.4L, Duratorq diesel engine to offer excellent mileage and engine performance.

· Ford Figo Diesel EXI It offers same features as like “Ford Figo Petrol EXI” only the difference is its 1.4l Duratorq diesel engine.

· Ford Figo Diesel ZXI It offers same features as like “Ford Figo Petrol ZXI” only the difference is its 1.4l Duratorq diesel engine.

Colours Of Ford Figo:-

· Diamond White

· Moon Dust Silver

· Metallic Chill

· Sea Grey

· Squeeze

· Colorado Red

These colors are available with all variants of Ford Figo

For more information you can visit

www.india.ford.com