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RENAULT ARKANA HYBRID PRICE, FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

4 July 202417 February 2024 by exploreautomobiles.com

Renault is launching its first fully Hybrid car named as ARKANA. It Will come in a very sporty design and first in segment hybrid car which is coupe shape hybrid car. Lets explore RENAULT ARKANA HYBRID PRICE, FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS.

●Engine Type

E-Tech fully hybrid 145 Auto

Engine Capacity

1.6 Litres (1600cc)

●Maximum Power

145hp

●Maximum Torque

148Nm

●Battery Power

1.2 kwh

●Mileage

Around 25-26 kmpl

●Gearbox Type

8-Speed Automatic Gearbox or 4-speed automatic gearbox with 2 additional motors (No Manual Gearbox is available in this car)

●VARIANTS

1)EVOLUTION (Key Features are:-)

Automatic climatic control

Automatic High Beam Headlights

Hands free keyboard

2) TECHNO (Key Features are:-)

Wireless charging

3)ESPRIT ALPINE (Key Features are:-)

Heated leather steering wheels

19-inch esprit alpine alloy wheels

Esprit alpine TEP artificial leather and suede upholstery

●No. of Seats

5 Seater

●Wheels Driven

Front Wheel Drive

●No. of cylinders

4 cylinders

●Tyre profile

225/45/r19 (19-INCH DIAMOND CUT ALLOY WHEELS)

●Up to 9.3 inch infotainment screen with wireless android auto and apple car play.

●Fully Digital Instrument Cluster of 7-inch

●Full sized rear seats with 21 cm of knee room which makes the vehicle more comfortable for rear as well as for front passengers also.

●Unique grille full of small Renault logo with the use of black and chrome

●360 degree camera

●MEASUREMENTS

LENTH	4568mm
HEIGHT	1571mm
WIDTH	2034mm
BOOT SPACE	1296 litres
FUEL TANK CAPACITY	50 litres
GROUND CLEARANCE	162.5mm
WHEELBASE	2720mm

●Upto 18 advanced driver assistance systems

●Level-2 ADAS features, Adaptive cruise control

●Fully LED headlights and Connected Taillights. The headlight of the car looks somewhat like Mahindra XUV 700.

●Electronic power brake and auto hill hold button

●Seats- Combination of leather and fabric

●Decent Sized Sunroof

●Colour options:-

Metallic Black

Metallic Grey

Flame Red

Pearl White

Midnight Blue

Zanzibar Blue

COMPETITORS

●Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota Urban Cruiser HYRYDER Hybrid, Innova HYCROSS and Honda City Hybrid are the direct competitors and only cheapest options available in hybrid.

From size and looks wise it may look like the TATA CURVV which will also be launching soon in India.

●The car will also come in mild hybrid engine options just like Maruti Suzuki GRAND VITARA which will looks same as fully hybrid but there will be some changes in specification of the car like ARKANA mild hybrid will produce 138 bhp and 260nm of torque.

This car may become the survival for Renault in India. The car is already launched in abroad but in India it will be launching soon in 2024 end or in 2025.

●ARKANA may be launched along with Renault Duster as launch of Duster in India is also pending from a very long time and people in India are waiting a lot for Duster.

The coupe shaped cars are new in the automobile market people are not used to it. It is a mix of both sedan and SUV. In India there are very limited car with that coupe shape.

Soon in 2024-25 Tata Motors is also going to launch its first coupe shaped car named as TATA CURVV.

●The demand of the vehicle is increasing day by day, people are liking the product moreover because of its impressive looks. CURVV will come in petrol and may be in diesel variants but not in Hybrid.

So Renault ARKANA will be the only coupe shaped car in India which will be offering fully hybrid system.

●The benefit of Hybrid cars is that it runs on both battery and petrol .The battery also charge on its own you don’t need to charge it on the electric stations or at your home.That’s why Trend of Hybrid cars is increasing day by day.

●Overall ARKANA is a mix of all like Fuel Efficiency+ Feature loaded car+ Premium and a good looking spacious car. The power figures are also great as compared to other hybrid cars like Grand Vitara. ARKANA produces 145 bhp and Grand VITARA Hybrid produces around only 115bhp.

The success of this car in India will decide the price range in which it will be offered.

Recently ARKANA was also seen in testing phase in India which means the car will launch soon…

TOYOTA NEW WATER ENGINE ALL DETAILS

4 July 20249 February 2024 by exploreautomobiles.com

Toyota is not interested in following the trend of other car companies but they make their own trend. Lets explore TOYOTA NEW WATER ENGINE FULL DETAILS…

Toyota’s main focus is only on Innovation. Because of this innovative approach only Toyota launched world’s first hybrid electric car in 1990 itself named as Toyota Prius.

But there were both positives and negatives in Toyota Prius.

Toyota founded some flaws in this hybrid electric engine which were:-

●EVs are considered eco-friendly as they emit zero carbon emissions. But to charge these vehicles we need electricity which comes from burning coal, Diesel and natural gases.

●The batteries in EVs are mostly made of lithium, cobalt or nickel. Because of which more and more fossil fuel is getting burned and harming the environment.

So EV vehicles are not saving the environment that much and hence Toyota discontinued its car “Prius” and focused more on improving its combustion engine cars only.

Another option is of Hydrogen based cars but it also have some flaws like Hydrogen is highly inflammable gas which increases the risk of blasting also. It can also create fires and explosions.

But Toyota discovered that pure hydrogen is dangerous but what if we convert it into impure form then things can work in much better way and nature of the hydrogen can also be changed.

Earlier also some people have tried to make cars with which can run only on water. In 1980 a person named Stanley Meyers from United States tried to make car that can run on water and was successful also in this, This car run about 180kms on 4-lires of water. But when other car manufacturers got to know about this they killed him. After that no one was able to find that car and that design or strategy.

Many other people tried water engines but there was some or other problems and flaws connected with it. Like in 2018 in India college students from Nagpur modified a car to run on limestone and water.

There are 2 major problems in this water based engines.

●The combination of water and car fuel tank is irrevelant as whenever the water will come in contact with metal it will either rust it or destroy it.

●If calcium carbide dissolved with water, Calcium oxide and acetylene gas will be formed because of which will destroy the fuel tank.

Now Toyota worked hard to crack this as they want to make water based engines from a very long time but they got failed at every movement. But Toyota never lose hope they keep searching for different ideas.

Now Toyota collected all positive things of all the engines like EV engine, Hydrogen engine and Water engine.

So Toyota made full set up of hydrogen fuel station directly in the car, no need to visit fuel stations for hydrogen. Because of which instead of inflammable hydrogen there will be pure water.

That means it will be combination of both water and Hydrogen which will also be safe to use.

Can water engine replace EV engines??

This idea of water engines by Toyota is at conceptual stage only and is just a prototype. If everything goes right TOYOTA will very soon launch its first water fueled car.

The affordability of these car will also decide how much competition it can give to EV cars.

By this Toyota also gives message to all that everyone have to face consequences and struggle in life. We have to face failures in life instead of hiding from failures. We should better try to figure out the solution of the problem and not of losing out our mind.

SKODA ENYAQ FEATURES, PRICE AND SPECIFICATIONS (FIRST ELECTRIC CAR)

3 July 20245 February 2024 by exploreautomobiles.com

Currently Skoda have only KODIAQ as its Flagship car but soon in 2024-2025 SKODA is going to launch ENYAQ which will be it’s flagship car in India.

Let’s explore SKODA ENYAQ FEATURES, PRICE AND SPECIFICATIONS (FIRST ELECTRIC CAR) in detail:-

●Segment-Premium Electric SUV looks some what like coupe shaped. ENYAQ will also come in sports variant named as SKODA ENYAQ RS, which will be more powerful.

●Dimensions- Lengh-4653mm Width-1879mm Height-1607mm Wheelbase-2768mm Boot Capacity-570-160 litres

●Powertrain in ENYAQ:-

TYPE	SINGLE MOTOR	DUAL MOTOR
POWER	148-204 BHP	265 BHP
TORQUE	220-310 NM	425 NM
BATTERY	55-62 KWH	82 KWH
0-100 IN:-	11.3-8.6 SECONDS	6.9 SECONDS
TOP SPEED	160 KPH	160 KPH

●Powertrain in ENYAQ RS (It is Sports variant of Skoda ENYAQ):-

TYPE	DUAL MOTOR
POWER	299 BHP
TORQUE	460 NM
BATTERY	82 KWH
0-100 IN:-	6.5 SECONDS
TOP SPEED	180 KPH

●Battery- 82kwh lithium-Ion Battery in RS variant and have range of 504 km.

●Charging time:-7 Hours 30 Minutes in AC Wall box (11Kw) and can also be charged in 36 Minutes by DC fast charging(135 kW). It can also charge upto 0-80 percent in around 20-30 minutes approx. as it supports 250 kw fast charger in its RS variant.

●Safety Features:- 9 Airbags, Multi Collision Brakes, Collision Avoidance Assist, Lane Keep Assist and easy parking features also.

●Big 13-Inch touchscreen Infotainment System in which there is a slider from which you can control the volume of the music, Smart Link-From which you can use smartphone apps in the infotainment screen, Voice control assistant and much more.

You can also control vehicle features from your smartphone like turning on AC when you are outside of the vehicle.

There are upto 4 USB type-C ports along with 230V socket and wireless charging so there is no problem of charging devices as such.

●LED headlight setup and headlights washer as well. The headlights look some what similar like Skoda Octavia and Skoda Superb

●19 Inches Michelin tyres with alloy wheels (Tyre Size-235/55 R19). You have also option of 21-Inch tyres and alloy wheels.

●Fully Digital Instrument Cluster of 5.3 Inch offering basic features, Navigation, Assist Systems, Goodbye view, Statistics and much more.

●Good amount of Boot space with Net and hooks so you can properly utilize the space in the boot also the tailgate is controlled electronically by using button in the key.

●Unique type of grille design having light elements in it which glows very bright at night.

●It also have 360 degree camera and parking sensors

●ENYAQ will come in different battery options like 85kwh and many more.

●Led Tail light setup

●Cooled and Heated steering wheels feature

●Good ground clearance and space. No problem of headroom and legroom.

●Front Door Umbrella compartment on both side like the Rolls Royce. These small things make the car even more premium.

●Kerb Weight:-2255 kg.

●Colour Options-1) Black Magic

2) Velvet Red

3) Phoenix Orange

4) Arctic Silver

5) Moon White

6) Brilliant Silver

7) Graphite Grey

8) Energy BLUE

●Interior Options- 1) Suite Cognac (Mix of Tan and Black Colour)

2) Suite Black (All Black)

3) Lounge(Cream and light colour)

4) Lodge(Cream and Chocolate colour)

●Price- Approx 50-60 Lakhs (Exact price has not been revealed yet.)

●Launch Date- The exact launch date has not been revealed by skoda but it may be around mid of 2024 or at the end of 2024 as the testing of the car has been seen in India (Mumbai) recently only.

●Competitors- Hyundai IONIQ 5 will be the direct competitor as it is also an electric car and in almost same price bracket.

Skoda is also going to launch Octavia facelift and Superb facelift in India very soon.

Skoda is known for its performance, Premiumness and great build quality. ENYAQ somewhat looks like the Skoda KODIAQ only from exterior and body shape wise, but the major difference is that ENYAQ is an electric car unlike Skoda KODIAQ.

ENYAQ will be successful in Indian automobile market if the price range will be fair enough other than that there is no issue. If this product will get good response Skoda will launch other electric cars too in India.

What do you guys think about this SKODA’S first electric car do let us know in the comment section…