Delhi Auto Expo 2016: Record number of launches this year

The Delhi Auto Expo, kicking off from February 5, is just around the corner and if you were short of reasons for feeling excited about India’s largest automobile extravaganza, then this piece of news should be your elixir. It is being reported that the upcoming edition of the Delhi Auto Expo will be the largest in terms of the number of launches.

With a total of 85 passenger cars, utility vehicles, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles all set to be introduced at this biennial event, petrolheads are in for a real treat, if a report in the Economic Times is to be believed. The number has thus gone up by 20 per cent from the previous edition and has almost doubled up from 2012.

The report further points out that around 20 of the new launches will come from outside the Indian borders. The crowds are also set to soar this year, with the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) expecting footfalls ranging up to 6 lakh people during the course of the event.

One of the most exciting launch on the cards is Maruti Suzuki’s new compact SUV, the Vitara Brezza; the XA Alpha prototype whose name was revealed in a teaser recently, as we had reported. The new Suzuki Vitara Brezza will get both petrol and diesel engines. While it will be introduced with the 1.4-litre K14B petrol unit that is also seen on the Ertiga, and makes 95PS and 130Nm, it will also come in diesel form with a 1.3-litre DDiS unit that produces 90PS of peak power and 200Nm of torque. Also expect the Vitara Brezza to get the 1.6-litre diesel that you get on the S-Cross making 320Nm of peak torque.