Datsun unveiled the Go Rally Car concept at the 2016 Auto Expo in Delhi.
Datsun unveiled the Go Rally Car concept at the 2016 Auto Expo in Delhi. The car sports many mechanical changes as well as changes to its looks that make it a proper rally car. The Datsun Go Rally car gets enhancements in the form of deep Recaro bucket seats, a rigid roll cage, Sabelt 4 point seat belts, a deep cone type steering wheel and body reinforcements in order to take the beating from rough terrains. Mechanically, the car features a new sequential gearbox, 6-pot disc brakes at the front and large discs at the rear, an adjustable suspension setup and super wide 225-section tyres.
Datsun India showcased a breakthrough concept on the first day of the 2016 Auto Expo called the Go-Cross. The Go-Cross is a psuedo SUV that promises the practicality and ground clearance of a SUV and the maneuverability of a premium hatchback. The company is looking for opportunities to launch such a product in emerging and fast growing markets. Datsun is already testing a bigger hatchback that will compete with the Chevrolet Spark and Maruti Celerio and is called the Redi-Go. The Go-Cross will be launched only after the launch of this particular hatchback which means a launch timeline of late 2017 or early 2018.
Parent company Nissan on the other hand announced that it will be launching its iconic GT-R sportscar and new X-Trail Hybrid crossover in India in the 2016 financial year. The GT-R will storm Indian shores in September 2016, while the new X-Trail Hybrid will follow before the end of the financial year. India will be the fourth market in the world after Japan, Thailand and Indonesia where Nissan will have introduced the X-Trail Hybrid. The current Nissan GT-R is powered by a 3.8-litre V6 petrol engine that develops 550PS of max power and 632Nm of max torque, while the X-Trail Hybrid will come equipped with the 2.0-litre MR20 DD petrol engine twinned with an advanced 31kW electric motor.
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