2008 started with a slew of launches during the 9th Auto Expo held at New Delhi from 9th – 17th January 2008. As many as 25 new vehicles were launched during the auto expo with around 2,000 participants and 1, 20,000 square feet of display area. This made the auto Expo amongst one of the biggest auto shows in the world in terms of space occupied and had an astounding 17 + lac visitors during the event. This year would always be remembered for the launch of the much awaited 1 lakh car from Tata Motors. The much awaited ‘Nano’ was launched amongst a jam packed Tata Motors stall with more that a thousand people witnessing history being made. On its first-of-a-kind floating pavilion General Motors India also launched its state-of-the-art Chevrolet Captiva premium sport utility vehicle. The striking Captiva is a study of taut automotive dynamism in its design execution. With its boldly contoured hood, aggressive clear-lens projection headlamps and eye-catching grille featuring a prominent Chevrolet bowtie, the Captiva is sure to turn heads wherever it is driven. The Captiva comes with a state-of-the-art, 2.0-litre in-line four-cylinder, single overhead cam 16-valve diesel engine. Combined with a common-rail direct injection system and a variable geometry turbo (VGT) system, the engine produces 150 PS of peak power at 4,000 rpm and 320 Nm of torque at 2,000 rpm. Torque is produced through a very flat curve, ensuring ample reserves to make frequent downshifting redundant, whether on the highway or in city traffic. The Captiva was also priced aggressively at Rs 17.74 lacs (ex-showroom, New Delhi). The other prominent launches during the expo were the launch of Skoda Fabia, New Mercedes C - class amongst others.
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