Ford Ecosport SUV – Hints Surface

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Vaibhav

Topped up with some alluring excitements, the India’s first Urban SUV Ford Ecosport from the shed of Ford has been talked about in the official Ford website. Not to forget, this new SUV images has been showcased at the Indian Auto Expo this year and it has been found that the new SUV Ford Ecosport has teamed up with the similar design of the SUV showcased in the event. Nevertheless, it has been announced by the dedicated officials that there can be more or less add-ons in Ford Ecosport.

Ford Ecosport Photo

If reports are to be believed, after the launch, the Ford Ecosport price may range from Rs 8.5 to Rs 9 lakh. This Price tag will eventually drag huge crowd of SUV enthusiasts towards Ford SUV Ecosport. Renault Duster and Volkswagen Tiguan, the two upcoming low priced SUVs are going to be the tough competitors for the new Ford SUV. Not earlier than this, it can be determined that which of these SUVs would rise up in expectations in terms of sales figure. Although not so heavy in pocket, new Ford SUV has every possible comforts and luxury that can be brought in such a low price. Starting with the interiors, it is being predicted that it will widely similar to the upcoming hatch Ford B-Max or even some touch-ups of the elegant Ford Fiesta interiors. So, Ford Ecosport is going to be a Fiesta styled but a masculine SUV.

Ford Ecosport Photo

The dimensions of Ecosport are inherited from Ford Endevour as well as with a touch of Ford Fiesta. The Ford Ecosport that is to be released in India is expected to be a different from that of the same that is to be launched in Brazil. This difference is not an issue although, as it has been introduced to meet up the preferences and choices of the customers of both the countries, that is different in many aspects.

New Hyundai i20 all set to revise the history

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Vaibhav

The Hyundai i20 premium hatchback was launched in the Indian market as a replacement of Hyundai Getz hatchback in December 2008. This was the same year when the company was introduced the car to the global market at Paris Motor Show in October 2008. The car debuted in the country at a time when the company was struggling to position itself in the compact hatchback segment with Hyundai Getz against the Indian auto giant Maruti Suzuki’s new compact hatchback Swift.

Hyundai i20 Photo

The i20 is positioned between the price segment of company’s compact hatchback i10 and mid-size sedan Verna. The car was developed at a completely new platform, oriented at the highly competitive super-mini segment in Europe. Since its debut in the Indian market, the car has been giving a tough fight to its rivals like Skoda Fabia and Honda Jazz. The car has been appreciated by the car enthusiasts and experts for its impeccable performance and up-market road presence. It is currently available in the price segment of Rs 4,59,267 – Rs 7,59,817 (ex-showroom price).

Hyundai i20 Photo

The Hyundai i20 premium hatchback creates a unique segment of its own in the Indian auto market with offering a perfect combination of fascinating futuristic looks, unbeatable performance and unmatchable list of comfort & convenience features. In a bid to match the needs and requirements of the Indian buyers from different walks of life, the car is offered in both diesel and petrol versions with both automatic and manual transmission options.

Hyundai i20 Photo

The car is currently available in three engine options including 1.2 L 1196cc Kappa PL Petrol, 1.4 L, 1396cc Gamma AT Petrol, & 1.4 CRDI Diesel Engine. The Hyundai i20 is the first ever hatchback model in India that was offered with a 6 speed manual transmission gearbox incorporated with a 1.4 L CRDI engine that delivers a peak power of 90 PS at 5500 rpm along with a maximum torque of 13.9 kgm at 4200 rpm.. The petrol version, on the other hand is available in two options including 1.2 L 1196cc Kappa PL Petrol, 1.4 L, 1396cc Gamma AT Petrol, delivering maximum power of 80 PS and 100 PS, respectively. While the Kappa engine version is available with a five speed manual transmission, the Gamma engine comes incorporated with a 4 Speed automatic transmission.

Hyundai i20 Photo

Both Kappa and Gamma petrol engines of the Hyundai i20 are superbly refined for high fuel economy, delivering a mileage of up to 17 km per liter and 15 km per liter. Going one step ahead, the 1.4 CRDI Diesel version of the car delivers mileage of up to 23 km per liter.

Hyundai i20 Photo

The USP of the car is its look at both exterior and interior fronts. At the exterior, it carries a fascinatingly futuristic presence, with the features like bigger flush mounted headlamps with sporty multi – reflector fog lamps, wider air dam, stylish sunroof, body colored OVRMs with turn indicators, and alloy wheels.

Hyundai i20 Photo

The highly spacious interior of the car on the other hand comes with a basket full of comfort, convenience and styling features including blue LED illumination, tilted and telescopic steering wheel, multi information display, fully automatic temperature control, bench folding rear seat with 60-40 split rear seat, Rear wiper & washer and many more.

Hyundai i20 Photo

The line-up of safety features of the Hyundai i20 including a series of new generation safety features such as ABS with EBD, PAB (Passenger Airbag) on/off switch, multiple airbags, day & night rear view mirror, Rear Fog Lamps, ignition key reminder – CLS disabled and many more.

Hyundai Eon vs Maruti Alto K10

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Vaibhav

The Hyundai Eon and Maruti Alto K10 are the two most desirable hatchbacks in the Indian auto market, struggling hard to prove their dominance. Maruti Suzuki has already earned a good reputation over the country’s entry-level car segment where the Hyundai comes with its very first compact car ‘Hyundai Eon’.

Hyundai Eon Photo

Maruti Alto K10 is the refreshed version of the company’s bestselling ‘Alto’ that has got few cosmetic and technical modifications, but doesn’t make any distinction. This hatchback is highlighted for its powerful engine alignment offering better fuel efficiency and driving quality. On the other side, the new fluidic sculpture of the Hyundai Eon feels like the fresh breeze having lots of flowing lines across the entire chassis.

Hyundai Eon Photo

The dual-tone interior of Eon looks elegant. The high quality material and plenty of sophisticated features provide perfect sense of luxury & comfort including the faux aluminium inserts over the dashboard, stylish door pads integrated stereo (only in top-end variants), lots of storage compartments, cup holders, available passenger & boot space and more.

Hyundai Eon Photo

There is nothing extravagant with the Alto K10 that carrying the contemporary grey-black color scheme with all standard features. The new front seat design and available extra keen room for the rear seat passengers doesn’t feel fresh. The lack of stereo integration and relatively congested passenger space may annoy the buyers those are looking for some extra comfort and luxury.

Hyundai Eon Photo

Powertrain, Performance & Efficiency

Under the bonnet, the new Hyundai Eon features 841cc engine developing a maximum power of 56PS at 55oorpm and torque of 74.5Nm at 4000rpm. But, here the Alto K10 leads the race that comes powered with a more powerful 1.0 litre, 998cc engine offering a peak power of 68PS at 6200rpm and torque of 90Nm at 3500rpm.

Maruti Alto K10 Photo

It delivers mileage of 20.2 kmpl, relatively lower than the Eon’s small engine that offers an ARAI tested mileage of 21.1kmpl. The Maruti Alto K10 is superior in terms of engine performance but, the maintenance cost is almost similar for both the vehicles.

Maruti Alto K10 Photo

Ride & Handling

Both the hatchbacks sharing same suspension setup of MacPherson at the front and torsion beam at the rear side. Still, the Hyundai Eon offers more practical and smoother drive on rough Indian roads. The power steering of Alto is far better than the Eon’s.

Maruti Alto K10 Photo

Features & Verdict

The two variants of Maruti Alto K10 are available for the buyers namely LXi and VXi. Its LXi affairs with the power steering and air conditioning system, priced around Rs.3.30 lakhs (ex-showroom in Mumbai). Whereas, the Alto VXi comes with some extra functional integrations like front fog lamps, an electronic trip meter, front power windows and central locking. It costs around Rs.3.43 lakhs (ex-showroom in Mumbai).

Maruti Alto K10 Photo

The Hyundai Eon’s buyers are available with six options including Hyundai Eon D-Lite, Eon D-Lite (O), Eon Era, Eon Magna, Eon magna (O) and Eon Sportz. These all variants are available within the price range starting from Rs.2.83 lakhs to Rs.3.89 lakhs (ex-showroom in Mumbai).

Maruti Alto K10 Photo

Despite, the powerful engine integration the Alto K10 feels feeble against the new Hyundai Eon, which is superior in terms of comfort, luxury, elegance and power.

New Toyota Land Cruiser sails to India

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Vaibhav

The potent full sized off-roader that has been ruling the globe since decades is back in India in the form of 2012 New Toyota Land Cruiser. The powerfully built premium Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) from one of the largest automakers Toyota Motors has got several new upgrades to its front and rear portion along with many additions in the interiors of its voluminous cabin. The 4.5L, 32-valve diesel engine packed SUV is priced between the range of around Rs 1.09 Crore and Rs 1.24 Crore (ex showroom) for the entry level and high end model respectively.

Toyota Land Cruiser Photo

The front fascia of Land Cruiser has now got new dynamic grille combined with bigger, clearer HID low beam headlamps, which seems to be inspired by New Toyota Fortuner, along with restructured front rear bumper. Further, there is optional electrically powered ‘Moon roof’ and rear sport roof spoiler along with rear combination LED tail lamps that are highly visible to the approaching vehicle from behind.

Toyota Land Cruiser Photo

There are loads of improvements in interior aspect of New Land Cruiser, as the new theme has got two options with Sandstone and Black along with front seat AC and heater for comfort of the occupants. The elements include a reworked dashboard and central console that now appears more lavish and premium. While the safety features of the Cruise Car consists of 10 SRS airbags and Multi Terrain ABS with EBD along with many other modern day security functions that ensures and covers every occupant’s safety while on the move.

Demand for diesel cars to take backseat with the proposed taxing, car cos hurry with petrol model launches

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Vaibhav

The Indian auto industry has seen rise in demand for diesel cars in India and with it, diesel cars launched one after the other. Back to back, there were series of diesel cars that made appearance in India. Some car makers such as Volkswagen Chevrolet and Renault preferred to launch Volkswagen Jetta, Chevrolet Cruze and Renault Pulse small car respectively in diesel only makes. However, with the fresh taxing on diesel cars looming large, following which the diesel car prices are expected to be high by Rs 80, 000 it is expected that the trend is sure to reverse.

Volkswagen Jetta Photo

Sensing the change, Volkswagen, Chevrolet and Renault have decided to launch the petrol siblings of Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Jetta, Chevrolet Cruze and Renault Pulse small car soon. This will help the car makers cash on the then rise in demand for petrol cars. However, as per auto experts, there are factors that will still come into force and still propel diesel cars demand and these are; if after a tax is imposed on diesel cars and petrol prices are raised then it will further affect overall car sales irrespective of petrol of diesel. Equally, sources say that still people will prefer diesel cars as diesel and petrol price are never expected to be at the same level and diesel fuel price will always be less than petrol. Above all, the age-old trend is expected to put Maruti car sales back on track as it is the largest petrol car maker in India.

Renault Pulse Photo

The pioneers of the petrol regime would be Renault Pulse which is expected to come with 1.2L engine. Chevrolet Cruze on the other hand which is currently in diesel only model will be offered with a 1.8L or 2L petrol model as well. Besides this the all diesel Volkswagen Jetta and Passat will sport a 1.8L petrol engine. Introduction of a petrol model will bring the prices of these cars down and thus will be excellent options for the car buyers in case there is tax on diesel cars.

Mahindra Xylo Mini price, features and specifications leaked

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Vaibhav

India’s leading auto brand, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has marked an intense and strong presence across the world with its remarkable array of vehicles, especially the SUV (Sport Utility Vehicles) & MUV (Multi Propose Vehicles). The most popular Mahindra Xylo MUV has brought the true celebration for the company having a great list of functional features and masculine looks, was launched in January 2009.

Mahindra Xylo Mini Photo

Now, stepping ahead M&M has announced to launch its new compact variant ‘Mahindra Xylo Mini’ in Indian auto market, just before the festive season of Diwali. The Chairman of Automotive Dealers Association of Maharashtra, Mr. Sandeep Kumar Bafna has said that with the changing buyer’s preferences company providing an economical deal with the more space and comfort. Company has high sales expectations with the upcoming new Mahindra Xylo Mini.

This new MUV has been designed to solve the commercial and day-to-day driving purposes. The spacious interior and lavish comfort will make it strong contender of the upper B-segment hatchback & sedan cars in the Indian auto market. The Maruti Swift, Hyundai i20, Tata Indio, Ford EcoSport and Renault Duster will be the main rivals of this MUV. The next generation Mahindra Xylo Mini will be boosted with a 1.5 litre, 1498cc turbocharged CRDi engine offering maximum power of 70hp and torque of 160Nm.

This engine will be coupled with a 5 speed manual transmission. The hidden talent of the vehicle comes light when it runs on the open roads (highways) with the fuel efficiency of 15kmpl and 10kmpl on urban roads. The buyers will definitely get attract towards the diesel powered & fuel efficiency Xylo Mini when, the petrol price increasing constantly. This would be a five seater – five door MUV having spacious interior with all luxurious arrangements.

The handling and performance are far better than its predecessor. According to some sources, the exterior of next generation Mahindra Xylo Mini has great resemblance with the newly launched 2012 Mahindra Xylo MPV. It is measured in less than 4 meters. It comes equipped with the advanced safety measures like airbags, foldable stretch seats, ABS etc.

The hi-tech interior of Xylo Mini looks elegant and provides the ultimate sense of comfort by means of various sophistications including Air Conditioning unit, rear A/C vents, manually adjustable driver seat, remote fuel filler, power windows and more. It has small quarter glass behind the jump seat, just like the hatchback Wagon R.

The new Mahindra Xylo Mini will be a refreshing feast for the cost, quality and comfort conscious buyers that will be carrying the attractive price tag. It will be priced around Rs.6 lakh to Rs.7 lakh. There are rumours in the air that the petrol variant of the new Mahindra Xylo Mini is under the consideration and if the plans go well it will be launched somewhere in 2013.

Renault Duster SUV to be launched by June this year

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Vaibhav

Renault is back in the news with the confirmation of its much anticipated SUV, Renault Duster in the Indian sub-continent by this June. The car maker has already showcased this car recently at the Delhi Auto Expo 2012 and now as the launch period is inching closer, Renault is not leaving any stone unturned to market this exotic crossover.

Renault Duster Photo

The muscleman, Duster is going to be brought on the shores in 5 exciting variants. Renault is quite wise in choosing the correct time to launch its bold SUV. The launch of Duster would just before the launch of Ford Ecosport that is going to be another sensational automobile product of 2012. Speculations are that this SUV is going to be introduced at the approximate price range of Rs. 8 – 10 lakh. However, both Renault Duster and Ford Ecosport will not fall in the category of cars that could entertain tax-rebates. Hence, this car is going to be placed as the norms of current Indian diesel cars and the buying cost might go beyond the predictions.

Renault Duster Photo

Renault, the French auto-maker in India is much impulsive to show its strong presence in the Indian auto-market. So far, the fleet of Renault cars has not been too long, but its précised range of cars has marked its strong presence. Initially, the auto-giant, Renault paved its way with the launch of Renault Fluence and Renault Koleos in the domestic auto-market, but concerning the higher demands of small cars, it brought in the Pulse, that has been applauded by the automobile critics due to its aggressive styling and superior comforts.

Renault Duster Photo

At present, Renault Koleos is the only crossover introduced by the car maker and that too is tagged at the high price tag of Rs. 22.99 lakh. Thus, from the price difference between the Duster and the Koleos one thing is sure than the Duster is been brought in order to target the market of low ranging crossovers like Tata Safari, Mahindra XUV500, Mahindra Scorpio, Skoda Yeti and Tata Aria.

Renault Duster Photo

In addition, this powerful crossover will be available in 1.5 liter diesel engine with max power of 108PS and another 1.6 liter 106 PS petrol engine option. From the point of safety, Renault Duster will be boosted with some fabulous safety features like Dual front airbags, ABS with EBD, Brake Assist, Rear parking sensors, Key less entry, Engine Immobilizer, Front fog lamps, Rear wiper & defogger etc. To add on the entertainment and convenience features, the Duster will have Music system with 4-speaker & USB, AuX, Bluetooth Connectivity, GPS, Steering mounted audio controls etc.

Renault Duster Photo

Recently unveiled at the auto-expo, Renault Duster made the enthusiasts crazy due to its gorgeous appearance. The big muscle front along with the artistic chrome work and barrel head lamps makes the front view sportier and symmetric. However, the 16 inches alloy wheels makes the side glance more enticing. The interiors of this car would be enchanted by dual tone fabric/leather upholstery, well placed centre console, digital speedometer, three spokes collapsible steering and fabulous inner door trims. In additional, this SUV is going to be the capacious one and is expected to come in 5 and 7 seater options.

New Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Vaibhav

The new structure of prominent off road vehicle Pajero will soon be launched in India by Mitsubishi Motors. In India, currently there is second and fourth generation Pajero available in the form of Mitubishi Pajero SFX and Mitubishi Montero respectively. The New Pajero is sure to write a new history as this time it will not be based upon any earlier generation, but will be based on a more powerful and responsive compact truck known as ‘Triton’.

Mitsubishi Pajero Photo

This means that Pajero will get an all-new face and new interiors along with amends under the hood. The vehicle has already been rolled-out in Thailand however the floods have caused a major delay in imports to India. With the launch of New Pajero Sports it will witness a tough fight from Toyota Fortuner and Ford Endeavour as it will be aggressively priced between 20-22 Lakh (ex showroom, Delhi).

The sturdy Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Mitsubishi Pajero was introduced to the world in 1982 by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi. Since then it has been ruling the hearts and mind of the true SUV fanatics across the globe.

Let’s take a tour to see what we can expect from mighty new beast this time.

Engine:

The New Pajero is expected to have 4D56 2.5L 4-cylinder 16-valve intercooled turbocharged CRDi engine that generates 135 bhp of maximum power along with 320 Nm of peak torque. The power-train is lighter when compared to the existing vehicle as now the company wants a tough vehicle with peppy response. The 4X4 mechanism will be religiously followed in the New Sports version also as it is been done with existing model.

Exteriors:

The New Pajero Sports will have a new appearance that resembles a bit to the Mitsubishi Outlander SUV. The front will have trapezoidal curvy headlamps with chrome worked grille along with big body colored bumpers that will have integrated clear circular lamps. The current Pajero has some sort of boxy front which will now be changed to get the up market feel. With the new modifications, it will appear compact while racing and muscular when stationed. The ORVMs will have mounted side-indicators and roof rails along with new alloy wheels that will ensure a sporty overall look of the New Pajero Sports.

Interiors:

The interiors will have all the shortcomings of the older Pajero and that includes sedan like comfort on the seats together with first quality beige upholstery. There will be generous headroom and legroom in the cabin of the seven seater vehicle along with many convenient features and aspects that were ignored in the earlier version. There will a freshly designed instrument panel with some modern day wood finish in the outer surface along with an excellent audio system to keep the occupants entertained, while the touch screen info display is expected to be standard across all variants. Most the controls will be placed on the leather wrapped steering wheel for extra comfort.

Mitsubishi Pajero Photo

Safety:

Apart from the regular safety features such as airbags for all occupants and ABS (Antilock Brake System) with EBD (Electronic Brake-force Distribution) there will be Traction Control (TC) and Electronic Stability Program (ESP) together with Hill Descent feature for better control under accidental situations.

New Hyundai i20 Fluidic gets ready to hit the showrooms

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Vaibhav

The Korean carmaker Hyundai Motors has decided to take every vehicle of its stable under the famous ‘Fluidic’ umbrella. And this trend is not only followed in the country, but around the globe. In India, the fluidic design philosophy was introduced with the launch of New Verna Fluidic and the response that it gathered was overwhelming. Now, at the moment the next one to follow is the best selling premium hatchback Hyundai i20. As per the recent updates, the dealers of the company has stopped taking the booking orders of the ongoing hatchback and this is measure is been taken in order to make way for New Hyundai Fluidic i20. The launch is expected in coming weeks; let’s see what we can expect from the new version of i20. There might be some hike in the price of the New Fluidic i20 too, as it gets ready to challenge New Maruti Swift hatchback and Honda Jazz.

Hyundai i20 Photo

Engine:

The regular 1.2L and 1.4L petrol engines along with their diesel counterpart in the form of 1.4L diesel power-train will again be witnessed performing their respective duties under the hood. While an addition of 4-speed Automatic Transmission (AT) to the 1.4L petrol engine as option can be seen with the new launch.

Hyundai i20 Photo

Exteriors:

The new front fascia of the fluidic i20 will have new and more focused headlamps along with the integrated LEDs to provide it a novel look. While the bonnet wil have nice flowing lines in upward direction together with a newly shaped grille or the same trapezoidal front grille in a reworked form. As per the spy shots the front may also have some chrome inserts, whereas the body color bumper will get a new shape. The rear will get taillights that may resemble the Hyundai Eon, but bigger and curvier in comparison.

Hyundai i20 Photo

Interiors:

The current inside of cabin is one of the most alluring in comparison to any premium hatchback in the country. And with the New Hyundai i20 it will get better. There will be new steering wheel with more things mounted for easy control. The interiors theme and seat fabric will be upgraded to the new one along with more added features on the instrument panel. A new music/entertainment system with new lighting effect in the cabin can make way into the new i20. A touch screen info display with advanced navigation can also be observed in the fluidic avatar.

Hyundai i20 Photo

Safety:

With the New Hyundai i20 fluidic, the second largest carmaker will ensure good amount of safety features that are more up to date. And that includes Antilock Brake System (ABS) with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) along with dual airbags in the mid variant Magna. While the seat belts with warning and fog lamps at front and rear can be expected in the base variant of the car.

Mahindra Xylo E9 bookings to commence in phased manner

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Vaibhav

The country’s largest utility vehicle maker, Mahindra & Mahindra has launched the next generation version of popular MPV (Multi Purpose Vehicle) Mahindra Xylo in the Indian domestic market. The new Xylo is now more features rich than the outgoing model and wining the heart of every MPV enthusiast. Along with fully re-vamped and new features, Mahindra has also offered a luxury version Mahindra Xylo E9 in the model range which is expected to remark buzz response from buyers just like XUV 500.

Mahindra Xylo Photo

The new Xylo E9 bookings will follow in phased manner just like the most popular SUV Mahindra XUV 500. Meanwhile, the rest variants of the MPV can be booked as per the normal process at the Mahindra dealership outlets. Included as luxury variant, E9 price is Rs. 10.25 lakh at ex-showroom Delhi. Along with luxury variant it is also the high-end variant of New Mahindra Xylo model.

Mahindra Xylo Photo

Mahindra Xylo E9 features which have specially been offered by the utility vehicle maker are Voice command technology (VCT), Blue drive system, Cruise control, Dual SRS Airbags, Audio controls on steering wheel, Digital drive assist system, Intellipark reverse assist, Extra stability technology (EST), ABS with EBD and so forth. All these features make it luxury variant among another variants.

Mahindra Xylo Photo

The Xylo E9 gets a re-freshed BS-IV compliant 2.2L, 2179cc mHawk diesel powerplant which also does duty in Mahindra Scorpio and Mahindra XUV 500. This well known mHwak engine makes massive power of 120 bhp at 4000 rpm and peak torque of 280 Nm at 2400-2800 rpm. The engine is mated with a 5 speed manual transmission and using this innovative engine the company has made the new Mahindra Xylo mileage impressive i.e. 14.02 kmpl.

Mahindra Xylo Photo

Beside this, other variants of the new Xylo which can be booked as per the normal process are D2, D4, E4 and E8. All these variants are available with both BS-III and BS-IV compliant engines. Mahindra Xylo D2 comes at Rs. 7.37 lakh, D4 has price tag of Rs. 7.63 lakh, and E4 is available at Rs 7.76 lakh while Xylo E8 goes for Rs. 9.10 lakh at ex-showroom Delhi.

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Ford Ecosport SUV – Hints Surface

New Hyundai i20 all set to revise the history

Hyundai Eon vs Maruti Alto K10

New Toyota Land Cruiser sails to India

Demand for diesel cars to take backseat with the proposed taxing, car cos hurry with petrol model launches

Mahindra Xylo Mini price, features and specifications leaked

Renault Duster SUV to be launched by June this year

New Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

New Hyundai i20 Fluidic gets ready to hit the showrooms

Mahindra Xylo E9 bookings to commence in phased manner