DC Cars

Hyundai India recently installed 2 DC fast charging stations at key Indian highways. The carmaker plans to expand their EV charging network to 10 public charging stations in the first half of 2023.

Kia have inaugurated India’s fastest 240kW DC fast charger in Kochi, Kerala. This is the first 240kW DC fast charger in the country and it is accessible to all EV owners, regardless of the brand of car they own. In July 2022, Kia also inaugurated a 150kW fast charger in Gurugram, Haryana.

Hyundai recently discontinued two variants of the i20 hatchback. The discontinued variants include the Asta 1.0L turbo petrol DCT and Asta 1.2L normal petrol CVT. A couple of months ago, Hyundai introduced the range-topping Asta (O) 1.2L normal petrol CVT and Sportz 1.0L turbo petrol DCT options.

Lately, several car manufacturers are offering their new cars with a dual-clutch automatic transmission or DCT. The latest mass-market car to get a DCT transmission is the Tata Altroz. While DCTs are now more polished and reliable than ever before, the earlier versions were notorious for failing in our conditions, causing owners to spend a hefty sum for repairs. Gradually, cars equipped with unreliable DCTs lost favour with customers before being pulled off the market altogether.

The Tata Altroz has finally been launched with an automatic transmission. Tata Motors call their dual-clutch transmission DCA (Dual Clutch Automatic). The made-in-India DCT transmission of the Altroz comes with multiple segment-first features and advantages over its direct rivals. Here, we try to explain its unique features. Here are the top 5 things you need to know about the Tata Altroz DCA.

Tata Motors have announced March 21 as the launch date for the Altroz DCT (Dual Clutch Transmission). The launch event will be live-streamed on their Youtube channel as well. The long-awaited launch of the Altroz DCT will take place at 11:30 AM on March 21. Tata Motors will offer the Altroz DCT in three variants — XT, XZ and XZ+, along with the Dark Edition.

Tata Motors have announced the bookings for the Altroz dual-clutch DCT. It will be available with the 1.2L normal petrol engine in 3 variants - XT, XZ and XZ Plus. Tata Motors are yet to reveal the prices of the Altroz DCT. Here are our expected prices of the Altroz DCT against its competition.

Tata Motors have commenced bookings for the Altroz DCT for a token amount of Rs. 21,000. The Altroz DCT will come with the 1.2L normal petrol engine and there are no chances of a turbo-petrol DCT in the near future. Along with the new DCT, Tata Motors have added a new Blue colour to the range. The deliveries of the Altroz DCT will begin in March 2022.

MG Motor India recently dropped the 6-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission from the Hector and Hector Plus petrol powertrain. The D-segment SUVs from MG were the only ones with the DCT automatic. The two cars will continue with the CVT automatic, which they had introduced about a year ago and it cost the same as the DCT. Thus, for a year or so, customers had the choice to pick the automatic transmission of their choice with the Hector and Hector Plus petrol. It looks like the demand for CVT was stronger than that of the DCT. MG no longer have a DCT automatic in their India portfolio as the Astor gets CVT and torque converter automatic while the Gloster only gets a torque converter. The CVT is available in 3 trim levels as opposed to the now-discontinued DCT, which was available in 2 variants.

Kia India unveiled the Carens earlier this month, interestingly without the look of the interiors. Some images of the Kia Carens 1.4L DCT without any camouflage recently surfaced online. Kia will reveal the correct powertrain options with the respective figures closer to the launch.