The recall issued is to fix the poor seal used at the fuel inlet; potentially affects all models of the Street 750 built in 2015.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company has issued a recall for its entry-level Street 750 and Street 500 motorcycles. This recall potentially affects the 10,580 units manufactured between January 20, 2014 through June 24, 2015 in the U.S., and February 24, 2014 through July 15, 2015 in Bawal, India.

The recall has been issued to replace a faulty fuel pump module installed on the motorcycles. These pumps use a poor seal at the fuel inlet, which could fail, causing an interruption in the fuel supply to the engine. This leads to a brief ‘hesitation’ in power delivery under acceleration when the fuel level is low. According to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, USA, this can happen when the fuel level is below three litres, even before the low fuel indicator light comes on.

The retaining feature which holds the fuel pump pick up to the fuel pump inlet may not maintain the necessary hydraulic seal. Once the inlet seals again, the hesitation may be followed by an abrupt restoration in power, and subsequently causing loss of control over the motorcycle and possibly a crash.

Harley-Davidson is taking steps to fix this issue free of charge for all owners with motorcycles from the affected batch. As a precautionary measure, the bike manufacturer has issued letters to owners requesting them to fuel up their tanks, and not ride any further than 160km without fuelling up again. They have also advised their dealers all over the world to sell, but not deliver these models to new customers unless they have been checked for the issue.

Harley-Davidson India, meanwhile, issued a circular saying, “Harley-Davidson confirms that it has voluntarily recalled model year 2015 Harley-Davidson Street family vehicles, of which the XG750 model is available in India. We identified that some of the motorcycles may have a poor seal at the fuel pump inlet, and have announced the recall in the interest of customer safety. We are committed to correcting this issue and are working with our dealers in India to notify customers and request them to bring their motorcycles in for inspection."

Courtesy : Autocar

Ciaz SHVS diesel to get mild-hybrid tech resulting in better fuel economy; likely to get ABS and EBD.

Maruti will launch the Ciaz SHVS diesel equipped with mild-hybrid technology on September 1, 2015.

The Ciaz SHVS hybrid will come with the breitling replica watches sale existing 1.3-litre diesel engine, but with the addition of an integrated starter generator and start-stop technology. This will result in a bump in fuel economy to approximately 28kpl, from the earlier 26.21kpl. The new Ciaz diesel SHVS will be available across all trim levels and Maruti is likely to replace the conventional diesel Ciaz with this new model. It will be the first sedan in this segment to feature hybrid technology in India. Furthermore, like the recently launched S-Cross, Maruti is also expected to offer ABS, EBD and driver airbag across all variants of the Ciaz.

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The new Elantra gets a refreshed dashboard and centre console; is expected to make its debut sometime later this year.

Hyundai has been teasing the exterior styling of the new Elantra with official renderings and sketches. Now the Korean manufacturer has released an official rendering to show what the interior of the upcoming car will look like. The next-gen Elantra’s exteriors were leaked online recently.

The upcoming Elantra seems to borrow styling cues from the interior of the new Tucson SUV for international markets which was revealed iwc replica watches uk sale earlier this year. Gone is the flowing dashboard and centre console and in its place is a more rectangular and upright unit. The centre console is dominated by a large infotainment system display that sits up top, flanked on either side by air-con vents. The air-con controls and display sit below the infotainment system. A cubby hole that can store small items is placed below the controls.

 A few features such as the hazard light button between the infotainment system and air-con controls and the twin cupholders next to the handbrake seem to be carried forward from the current Elantra. The cabin also seems to get the addition of silver and chrome details.

The new Hyundai Elantra is expected to debut sometime later this year and could be powered by a four-cylinder diesel or the omega replica watches uk sale 174bhp 1.6-litre turbo-petrol unit from the new Tucson.

Courtesy : Autocar

Italian carmaker targets sales of 15-20 cars this year; Mumbai showroom to open doors in October.

Ferrari today marked the start of its second innings in India with the launch of the California T. The Italian carmaker is very optimistic about its return and has made customer focus its top priority.

Ferrari ran into rough waters during its previous stint in India as its previous Indian distributor, Shreyans Group, earned a reputation for duping customers. As a result, many Ferrari owners faced trouble servicing their cars.

However, the carmaker, which has appointed Navnit Motors in Mumbai and Select Cars in Delhi as its new dealers, is now doubly cautious and has promised to look after disgruntled owners.

“Firstly, we had to take care of our existing customers. We have addressed their problems by taking up their issues on a case-by-case basis directly with the factory. We flew in technicians from Italy to service each one of their cars to make sure they are fully happy and can use them,” Aurelien Sauvard, sales coordinator, Ferrari Middle-East and Africa, said.

“We have appointed two new dealers in Delhi and Mumbai. They have training, in both after-sales and sales, and fully functioning service stations. Now we will ensure the new dealers do their homework and make the best out of this brand, out of this market,” Sauvard said, adding that he expects the market for sports cars in India to expand in the near term and that the company is targeting sales of 15-20 cars this year. Ferrari has sold around 45-50 cars in India so far.

Moreover, the carmaker also said that it is planning to launch another new model globally in December.

The newly appointed Ferrari dealer in Mumbai, Navnit Motors, is expected to open its showroom located in Bandra Kurla Complex, in October this year. The Ferrari range starts at Rs 3.45 crore for the California T, going up to Rs 4.87 crore for the F12 Berlinetta. Other models on sale include the 488 GTB, Ferrari 458 Spider and Ferrari 458 Speciale( all prices ex-showroom, Mumbai).

Courtesy : Autocar

Yamaha has quietly removed several commuter motorcycles from its entire line-up in India including the entry level YBR 110 and the SS 125

India Yamaha has removed as many as five commuter motorcycles from its official website, indicating that these models may no longer be offered as part of Yamaha’s product line-up.

The models which are likely to be discontinued include the entry level YBR 110, YBR 125, SS 125, SZ-S, as well as the 150cc SZ-S and SZ-RR bikes.  

So, now Yamaha’s entry level offering is the 106cc Crux, followed by the 125cc Saluto, which recently got a disk brake version as well. The commuter 150cc segment will be served by the SZ-RR Version 2.0, which remains in the product line-up, even though the earlier generation SZ-S and SZ-RR have been phased out. The SZ-RR Version 2.0 will be the entry-level 150cc bike, placed just below the FZ series.

Yamaha has also decided to keep the bestselling earlier generation FZ, FZS and Fazer in the product portfolio, alongwith the current generation fuel-injected ‘Version 2.0’ FZ, FZS and Fazer models.

So, with this trim up, India Yamaha’s current product line-up will include 16 models in all – Crux, Saluto, Saluto (Disk Brake), SZ-RR Version 2.0, FZ, FZ Version 2.0, FZS, FZS, FZS Version 2.0, Fazer, Fazer Version 2.0 YZF-R15 Version 2.0 and the all-new YZF-R3. Yamaha’s CBU line-up includes the FZ1, YZF R1, YZF R1M and the VMAX power cruiser. Yamaha’s scooter range will continue to include the Ray, Ray-Z, Alpha and the Fascino.

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