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      2021 Bajaj Dominar 250 Updated With Dual Tone Colours – Same Price

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      2021 Bajaj Dominar 250Colour choices can play an important role in purchase decisions, especially among the young
      Aiming to boost sales, Bajaj has introduced three new colour options for Dominar 250. These are essentially orange, yellow and black in a dual-tone combo with matt silver. In the company’s lingo, these new colours for Dominar 250 are being referred to as Sparkling Black and Matt Silver, Citrus Rush and Matt Silver and Racing Red and Matt Silver.
      Sportier look and feel
      These new colour options have enhanced the overall aesthetics of Dominar 250. Key design elements of the bike are now more pronounced, which ensure a sharper look and feel. Earlier, Dominar 250 was offered in only two colour options. One of these called Canyon Red is a combo of red and black. The other called Charcoal Black is essentially an all-black theme.
      In the new colour schemes, there’s an interesting play of three different shades. While matt silver and black comprise the base background colour, the contrasting yellow, orange and sparking black work to highlight the bike’s core silhouette. These contrasting shades can be seen on the headlight, front fender, engine cowl, fuel tank and rear tail section. Wheel rim strips are also in the respective contrasting shade.
      Another key feature is that wheels are painted white in all three variants. In the earlier colour themes, wheels sported a blacked-out look. However, design of alloy wheels is the same. It is to note that white coloured wheels are also available with Pulsar NS 160, NS 200 and RS 200.
      2021 Bajaj Dominar 250
      Apart from the new colours, Bajaj has also reduced price of Dominar 250. From Rs 1.71 lakh earlier, prices were reduced to Rs 1.54 lakh in July. A price cut of almost 17k is not only significant, but also surprising.
      2021 Bajaj Dominar 250
      It’s because most other OEMs have announced multiple price hikes this year. Reduced price of Dominar 250 has not resulted in any changes or deletion of features. The bike is the same as earlier, but somehow Bajaj has been able to make it more affordable for potential customers.
      Dominar 250 engine and specs
      Except the new colours, there are no other changes to Dominar 250. It is powered by a 248.77cc, liquid cooled, DOHC, twin spark, FI engine that is capable of generating max power of 27 PS at 8500 rpm and peak torque of 23.5 Nm at 6500. It is mated to a 6-speed gearbox and comes with assist and slipper clutch.
      2021 Bajaj Dominar 250
      The bike utilizes a beam type perimeter frame integrated with USD forks at the front and multi-step adjustable monoshock with Nitrox at the rear. Braking duties are performed by 300 mm disc at front and 230 mm disc at rear. Dual-channel ABS is offered as standard. More

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      Cars in Need of an Engine Swap: Window Shop with Car and Driver

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      A couple of months ago, a viewer suggested this week’s very fun challenge, but we kept putting it off. Leave enough comments, though, and we’re bound to listen. The premise: Find a car that would benefit from an engine swap and create something interesting, like this Volvo 240 with a Mustang powertrain. Engine swaps can be extremely rewarding, but they can also be a total nightmare. Each member of the WS crew had to come up with both the car in need and the engine replacement, cobble together some loose plan to get it all to work, and spend less than $20,000. It probably won’t surprise our viewers that two of the swaps involve Chevy’s LS line of V-8s. Reliable, compact, and powerful, an LS is a smart and affordable way to upgrade a car’s performance, often with minimal fuss. One goes into a 1995 Land Rover Range Rover to replace the Buick/Rover 3.9-liter V-8, and the other, a first-gen Cadillac CTS-V. At this point you are probably wondering, doesn’t that Caddy already have an LS? It sure does, but there’s a better LS out there, and it should fit just as well, right? What could go wrong?The rest of the crew has slightly more ambitious ideas, but with ambition comes a lot work. Would you like to see a Fiat X1/9 with a Honda K-series? There’s even a kit to help with the conversion; just be prepared to wait three to six weeks for delivery. Other projects include a Scion FR-S that has dreams of emulating the Toyota FR4586 drift car and a 1984 Dodge Mirada with a vinyl top and a Mopar 6.4-liter crate engine. While this episode won’t provide much advice on swapping engines, you do get to hear about the last Boss Wagon project C/D did and how the Mirada performed in NASCAR. In other words, this is clearly a can’t-miss episode.

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      VW ID.5 GTX Previewed ahead of Munich Reveal with Rakish Roofline

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      Volkswagen is preparing to unveil its latest EV, the ID.5 GTX, which appears to be a SUV “coupe” version of the ID.4, with a similar front end but a sleeker roofline.The GTX portion of the name indicates a performance-focused model, and the ID.5 GTX will have an electric motor on both the front and rear axles.Volkswagen has yet to say whether the ID.5 GTX will make its way stateside or whether it will be offered without the GTX powertrain setup.Volkswagen sold just over 6000 examples of its new ID.4 electric crossover in the first half of the year, and while Ford has sold around twice as many Mustang Mach Es, it’s still a solid start to Volkswagen’s electric offensive in the United States. Now VW is preparing to launch another member of its battery-powered lineup, the ID.5 GTX. The company is previewing the model with several teasers before its upcoming reveal at the Munich auto show in early September.

      Volkswagen

      Volkswagen says that the ID.5 GTX will be its first electric SUV “coupe”, and the garish green and red swirls of the camouflage in the teasers does nothing to hide the sloping roofline. The ID.5 appears to be closely related to the ID.4, sporting what appears to be an identical front end but trading the boxy tail for a sleeker, rakish roofline in the rear. As a result, it will likely have less cargo space than the ID.4.

      The GTX suffix attached to the ID.5’s name indicates that it is performance-focused, with GTX representing for VW’s ID models what GTI means for the Golf. VW revealed that the ID.5 GTX will have an electric motor on each axle, providing all-wheel drive, and is predicting a range over 300 miles. VW has already given the GTX treatment to the ID.4, but the GTX sub-brand will be limited to the European market, while the U.S. will get a mechanically similar model called the ID.4 AWD. It is not yet clear if the ID.5 will be offered as only the GTX or whether it will be available to American consumers, but more details should be revealed when VW takes the covers off the ID.5 GTX in a month’s time.
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      New Honda U-GO Electric Scooter Debuts With 133 Kms Range

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      Honda U-Go Electric ScooterWhile Honda has no intentions of bringing the U-Go e-scooter to India anytime soon, it would make a very tempting buy considering all the benefits added
      Honda’s future in electric mobility especially in the two-wheeler segment has been a point of discussion in recent months. While the auto giant has filed multiple patents for electric two-wheelers in India, none of them are confirmed to reach production levels eventually as of now.
      On the other hand, in China, Honda has already marked its presence in the electric mobility space. Wuyang Honda, the Chinese arm of Honda Motor Company, has launched a new electric scooter named U-Go at a rather affordable starting price of CNY 7,499 (approx. INR 86,000) and is offered in two variants- regular and low-speed.
      Simple Design
      The latter is priced at CNY 7,999 (approx. INR 91,700). In terms of design, it does remind us a wee bit of Ather 450X but no, it isn’t a Chinese rip-off, especially with the scooter donning the brand name of Honda. The company has adopted a clean and minimalist design approach for this electric scooter. It flaunts a sleek LED headlight with triple beams on the front apron and an LED DRL strip encircling the main cluster.
      The turn indicators are neatly integrated on the sides of the handlebar. The rear flaunts a slim LED taillight along with a single-piece pillion grab rail integrated onto the body. It gets a generously sized 350mm long floorboard. The blacked-out panels on the handlebar, floorboard, underbelly, tail section, rear suspension and rear mudguard add a hint of sporty contrast. The single-piece flat seat promises fairly simple riding ergonomics.
      Honda U-Go Electric Scooter
      Features on offer
      In terms of features, U-Go e-scooter gets a fairly spacious boot with an under-seat storage capacity of 26 litres. Other features include all-LED illumination, a utility glove box, an anti-theft alarm and a USB charging port.
      More importantly, it gets an LCD instrument console that provides basic information like speed, range, battery status and riding mode. The scooter rides on 12-inch front and 10-inch rear alloy wheels.
      Specifications
      Coming to its specifications, U-Go is powered by a 48V 30Ah Lithium-ion removable battery pack which is coupled with a 1.2kW hub motor on the regular model. The low-speed variant gets a less powerful 800W motor. The powertrain returns a maximum range of 65km which can be doubled 130km by the addition of a second battery. However, the addition of the second battery comes at the cost of reduced under-seat storage.
      Honda U-Go Electric Scooter
      The regular variant offers a top speed of 53kmph. Suspension duties on the electric scooter are handled by telescopic forks at front and dual shock absorbers at rear with preload adjustability. Braking hardware comprises a disc brake at front and a drum brake at rear. It gets a very accessible seat height of 740mm. More

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      Harley Davidson Pan America 1250 Now In India – Unboxing By Himalayan Harley Dealer

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      First Harley Davidson Pan America 1250 In India. Image – Himalayan Harley Davidson, Chandigarh.Harley Davidson Pan America 1250 adventurer tourer will rival the BMW R 1250 GS and Ducati Multistrada V4 series in India
      Harley Davidson unveiled their all new motorcycle, the Pan America 1250 a few weeks ago in the USA. Now, the company is getting ready to unveil the motorcycle in India this Sunday, on 8th August 2021. That is also the day when Harley Davidson India’s Virtual Hog 2021 2.0 is scheduled.
      Ahead of that, the new Pan America 1250 has started arriving at select dealerships across India. One of the first units is now on display at the Himalayan Harley Davidson dealership located in Chandigarh. The dealership has now shared an unboxing video of the new Pan America 1250, which can be seen below.
      Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 – Features
      The new Harley tourer receives several adventure centric styling cues with a tall windscreen, split seating, side slung exhaust, semi fairing design elements and a 21 liter fuel tank. It will ride on alloy wheels as standard and receive tubeless tyres with cross spoke wheels as an option.
      On board features will also include LED lighting, a 6.8 inch colour TFT touchscreen display unit with Bluetooth, heated grips, steering damper, electronically adjustable semi active suspension and a tyre pressure monitoring system. An industry first feature will also include Adaptive Ride Height system which will be offered as an option. The bikes ride on 19 inch front and 17 inch rear alloy wheels.
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      The new Pan America is powered by a 1,252cc, Revolution Max V-Twin engine that offers 150 hp power at 9,000 rpm and 127 Nm torque at 6,750 rpm. These higher RPM figures are achieved due to a short stroke design in place of a long stroke one that offers a two fold increase in rev limit over that seen on Harley’s other V Twins.
      The engine also gets liquid cooling with variable valve timing, double overhead camshafts and 4 valve cylinder head. It gets mated to a 6 speed transmission with slipper clutch. Being built on a front frame, mid frame and sub frame bolt on, this results in lower overall weight standing at 242 kgs and 254 kgs on Standard and Special variant respectively.
      Suspension and braking is via fully-adjustable SHOWA USD fork and monoshock and radial mono-block four piston calipers with 320mm dual front brake and 280mm single brake at the rear.
      Price
      Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 is being presented in two variants of Standard and Special. These priced between Rs 16.90 lakh to 20.26 lakh (ex-showroom, India). It may be recalled that in October last year, Hero MotoCorp and Harley-Davidson announced a partnership for the Indian market. As per the agreement, even as Harley had announced its exit front the country, Hero MotoCorp has taken over distribution rights for all Harley Davidson bikes, parts and merchandise.
      Hero MotoCorp has set up 12 exclusive Harley dealerships and increased its touch points. Around 100 Harley bikes constitute the first batch and also include the new Pan America 1250 adventurer tourer. The other models include Softail, Fat Bob, and Street Bob. The booking process has commenced for all models, which are priced from Rs 10-35 lakh and have been completely pre-booked, showing the outstanding demand that Harley bikes still command in the country. More

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      Ford BlueCruise Removes the Hands from Highway Driving

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      Do not confuse it with Blue’s Clues, the children’s education show, or a booze cruise, the young adult adventure that’s happens when you combine a boat with tons of alcohol. No, this is BlueCriuse, Ford’s hands-free driving feature and answer to GM’s Super Cruise and Tesla’s Autopilot. It is available on some 2022 F-150s and Mustang Mach-Es.Long story short: it works as advertised. Ford isn’t promising commuters the chance to catch up on Instagram on their drive to work. But it is giving drivers the chance to lessen fatigue on the slog that is many Americans’ rush-hour drive home. BlueCruise may be able to keep the car in a lane and a safe distance from traffic in front, but that doesn’t mean it is driving. The driver still needs to pay attention and be ready to resume control if any number of virtually infinite possibilities arise that the computer can’t compute.

      BlueCruise, much like Super Cruise, is geo-fenced and limited to divided highways. Ford calls them Blue Zones, but know that it includes over 100,000 miles in all 50 states and southern Canada. Activate adaptive cruise control and BlueCruise takes over once it has a good sense of its surroundings. Ford leveraged the digital instrument cluster to totally change its appearance when BlueCruise is active. This is one of the best uses of a digital cluster and it avoids any confusion. There’s a camera and two infrared light emitters in the cabin to keep track of what you’re keeping track of. If your eyes wander too long from the task at hand, which is driving, BlueCruise will shut down.

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      The system worked great for us. Only when we wore a mask and sunglasses did BlueCruise think we weren’t paying enough attention. In addition to tracking eyes, the camera tracks the whole face. (We had a minder from Ford in the car with us and we were trying to be respectful.) Once we removed the mask, there wasn’t a single warning to pay better attention.We got to sample the Level 2 autonomy system in Dearborn, Michigan, while behind the wheel of an F-150. The camera and dual IR emitters are totally integrated with the pickup’s dash. In the Mach-E, however, there is a camera wart on the steering column. There is no relative limit as to what speed you can set BlueCruise to maintain. We didn’t confirm that the F-150 could achieve it, but we did set the system to 106 mph while cruising at 55 mph behind a tractor trailer on the Southfield Freeway. We’re guessing the top speed of the pickup is 106 mph. If you have a 2021 F-150 or Mach-e with the ADA prep pack, you can pay a one-time $600 fee to upgrade your car to BlueCruise spec. This can be done over the air or at a dealership. Another over-the-air update—Ford calls them Power-Ups—that includes an automated lane-change feature will roll out at some point in the near future. For now, drivers will have to signal and initiate the lane change themselves.This is just one step of many more that need to happen on the path to full autonomy. Ford is confident it will be put more than 100,000 BlueCruise equipped cars on the road in the next year.
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      New Royal Enfield Classic 350 Launch Date 31st Aug – Unofficial Bookings Open

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      Image for reference. Credit – Bullet Tower.New Classic 350 will share most of its mechanicals including chassis and engine with Meteor 350
      After a long wait, new-gen Royal Enfield Classic 350 will be available at showrooms soon. It is expected that new Classic 350 will continue to delight users, just like its predecessors. Even though there have been new rivals like Honda CB350, Jawa and Benelli Imperiale 400, Classic 350 continues to lead with a comfortable margin. New-gen Classic 350 will have to take on new rivals including upcoming retro-styled products from Suzuki and Yamaha.
      New-gen Classic 350 design and features
      New Classic 350 continues with the signature retro elements such as round headlamp, tear-drop shaped fuel tank and turn indicators, and broad rear fenders. The motorcycle offers a comfortable riding stance with its mid set foot pegs and ergonomically shaped handlebar. The seats are expected to offer superior comfort. New-gen Classic 350 will be available in both single-seat and dual-seat variants.
      Updated Classic 350 will get new colour options. Based on the theme, the motorcycle could sport a blacked-out look or have chrome-heavy styling. Parts that qualify for chrome finish include the headlamp cowl, turn indicators, handlebar, front and rear suspension, rims, engine and exhaust. Exact details will vary based on the variant and colour.
      In other updates, new Classic 350 gets semi-digital instrument console. It combines an analogue speedometer and a digital display for odometer and fuel indicator. The bike has also been equipped with Tripper navigation system, which displays navigational arrows to the destination. It works when paired with the user’s smartphone via Bluetooth.
      New Gen Royal Enfield Classic 350 Launch Date 31st Aug 2021. Image – Power On Wheel
      New-gen Classic 350 engine and specs
      In terms of performance and ride quality, new Classic 350 will be far superior in comparison to its predecessor. The motorcycle utilizes an entirely new engine and J1D platform. These were first introduced with Meteor 350, which was launched in November last year. The new platform and engine will be used for upcoming new/next-gen 350cc products as well.
      The new 349cc, air-oil cooled, long stroke motor is capable of generating 20.2 bhp of max power at 6100 rpm and 27 Nm of peak torque at 4000 rpm. It is mated to a 5-speed constant mesh transmission. The engine is known for its smooth power delivery and adequate amount of bottom-end torque. With the use of a counter balance shaft, engine vibrations have been reduced significantly.
      New platform for Classic 350 comprises twin downtube spine frame integrated with telescopic forks at front and twin tube emulsion rear shock absorbers. The motorcycle is expected to get option of disc-drum (with single channel ABS) or disc brakes at both ends (with dual-channel ABS).
      Launch date of the new gen RE C350 is set for 31st Aug, 2021. Ahead of that, unofficial bookings have opened at select dealerships for a payment of Rs 10-20k – depending on the dealer. Official bookings have not opened yet. More

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      Royal Enfield Continental GT Electric Motorcycle – Powered By Saietta

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      Royal Enfield Electric Motorcycle
      Climate change objectives can be achieved faster with conversion of existing vehicles to electric
      It’s good to know that electric two-wheelers are registering greater acceptability among users. However, sales of new electric scooters alone may take a long time to achieve the goal of 100% electric ecosystem. One also needs to focus on millions of fossil-fuel powered two-wheelers that continue to pollute the environment. The need of the hour is dedicated conversion kits that can be produced on a mass scale, are affordable and can be easily fitted in existing two-wheelers.
      Saietta electric motor for Continental GT
      UK-based Saietta Group specializes in developing electric drive systems for electric vehicles (EVs). It has come up with an electric motor that can be fitted directly onto Royal Enfield Continental GT. A number of tests are currently underway to assess overall performance and viability of converted Continental GT.
      Royal Enfield Electric Motorcycle
      The company has plans to mass-produce the motors, once everything has been fine-tuned and perfected. These motors will also be distributed to Indian OEMs through Padmini VNA. The latter is a leading manufacturer of advanced auto components.
      It is to note that Royal Enfield is in the process of developing its own range of electric motorcycles. These will continue to use the retro theme that can be seen on existing Royal Enfield motorcycles. However, it’s not certain when exactly these motorcycles will be launched. It’s also not certain if Royal Enfield will be able to dominate the electric segment, just as it does in 350cc to 650cc segment. It will be interesting to see how the king of thump performs in a green, silent world.
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      Hero Xtreme electric motor
      Targeting the commuter segment, Saietta has converted a Hero Xtreme with an electric motor. This too has been equipped with a swappable battery system. As compared to charging an electric two-wheeler, a swapping ecosystem offers multiple benefits.
      Hero Xtreme Electric Motorcycle
      Batteries can be swapped within seconds whereas charging can take several minutes even with fast charger. Another benefit is that customers don’t have to invest in buying the battery. They just need to pay for using the battery, which works out much cheaper.
      From a design perspective, it is obvious that converted Continental GT and Hero Xtreme will need some sort of a body kit. In their current form, the motorcycles come across as a work-in-progress unit.
      Hero Xtreme Electric Motorcycle
      Existing users of these motorcycles are unlikely to make the switch to electric until the visual shortcomings are take care of. Even though the motor is an innovative work and pioneering move by Saietta, one cannot completely ignore aesthetics associated with a motorcycle. More