Audi India has launched the made-in-India Q5 in two variants - Premium Plus and Technology. The Q5’s Premium Plus variant costs Rs. 58.93 lakh while the Technology trim costs Rs. 63.77 lakh. Thanks to Audi’s simple naming convention, it’s easy to see that the new Q5 will sit between Q2 and Q7 in the Audi’s SUV lineup. Audi India makes the Q5 SUV in India and this is the 9th car from the German auto giant in 2021. The carmaker had opened bookings for the car some time ago for Rs. 2.0 lakh
Volkswagen India recently increased the prices of Taigun by up to Rs. 4300. After this price revision, the Taigun's ex-showroom prices now start at Rs. 10.54 lakhs and top out at Rs. 17.54 lakhs. The new November 2021 prices are between 0.25% and ).41% higher than before.
A video of the Nexa XL6 with heavy camouflage recently surfaced online. The LED headlights give away the XL6 hiding underneath, but we’re not sure if this is an XL6 facelift in the making of an update for the Ertiga. The test car also has a new design for the alloy wheels. After all, the Ertiga arrived first and is almost 3 years old right now. It’s possible that the 2022 Ertiga may borrow the XL6 headlamp cluster for the mid-life refresh. Meanwhile, the XL6 may get the updates later in 2022 or in the first quarter of 2023.
In partnership with Japanese Toyota Tsusho, Maruti Suzuki has opened up India’s first government-approved vehicle scrapping facility in Noida. The investment of Rs. 44.1 crore to set up this 10,993sq.m. facility will enable MSTI to recycle 24,000 vehicles every year. Union minister for road, transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari, inaugurated the plant on Nov 23, 2021.
The new generation of Maruti Brezza is speculated to launch in 2022. The new spy shots reveal major design and feature changes for Maruti’s SUV. The images leaked were of the top model as it had some high-end features.
Besides replacing the older Celerio in India, Suzuki has plans to launch the new generation Celerio in other markets too. Africa will be the first market after India to get the new Celerio, as confirmed to V3Cars by Maruti Suzuki’s Director of Engineering, CV Raman. Raman also confirmed to us that Maruti Suzuki will export the Celerio to Latin America, ASEAN and neighbouring countries as well.
Kia recently unveiled their EV9 electric SUV concept at the LA Auto Show 2021. This concept is likely to go on sale in 2024.
Hyundai revealed their Ioniq 7 concept at the LA Auto Show 2021 under their Ioniq EV sub brand. This concept could go into production in 2024 as the Ioniq 7. All the future EVs of Hyundai will come under the Ioniq brand.
In this article, we’ll compare the top variants of the MG Astor and Skoda Kushaq. We’ll look at the prices, features, dimensions and engine specs of the Astor Savvy and Kushaq Style. The comparison will help us find out which car you should buy based on the value for money. Let’s start off with the prices.
In this article, we’ll compare the top variants of the MG Astor, Skoda Kushaq and Volkswagen Taigun. We’ll look at the prices, features, dimensions and engine specs of the Astor Savvy, Kushaq Style and Taigun GT Plus to help you decide which car you should buy. Let’s start off with the prices.
Tata India recently increased the prices of Altroz and shuffled the variants. After this revision, the Altroz's ex-showroom prices start at Rs. 5.9 lakhs and tops out at Rs. 9.65 lakhs. Along with this revision, Tata also added 1 new variant to the list - XE Plus. The XM variant of the Tata Altroz is no longer on sale.
BYD debuted their Han EV in the Dominican Republic today. This flagship electric sedan is also available in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay, Costa Rica, and the Bahamas. This move adds Latin America and the Caribbean to BYD’s basket of customers.
Skoda today revealed the Slavia sedan to the world and opened bookings for their new sedan. The deliveries will start sometime in Q1 2022. The sedan’s specialities are its size and engine performance. It’s not quite as long as the new Honda City, but overall, it’s about as big as the City. It's also the widest car in the C-segment sedan space. According to our length-based segmentation, the Slavia is an exception in the C-segment, as it’s big enough to compete with the D-segment sedans. However, its features, engine specs and expected price makes it a suitable rival for the C-segment rivals like the Nexa Ciaz, Hyundai Verna, Toyota Yaris and Volkswagen Vento. The Slavia is sure to offer a commanding road presence.
Mahindra Finance just launched Quiklyz, a new car lease and subscription program for the individual as well as corporate car buyers. The millennial-friendly name for the brand reflects their intention to focus strongly on individual car buyers. The team at Mahindra Finance believes that the current offerings in the car lease and subscription space are not catering to the retail car buyers. Quiklyz intend to offer easy car ownership options to these customers.
Maruti Suzuki recently received permission from the Haryana government to set up a new manufacturing plant in Sonipat. The government allowed Maruti Suzuki to build the plant on 900-acre land. This will become the 3rd plant for Maruti Suzuki in Haryana alone and 4th if you count the one in Gujarat.
Kia will reveal their first MPV for India, codenamed KY, on December 16, 2021. This new 7-seat MPV will rival the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga, which currently doesn’t have any competition at all. Kia may call the production version of the KY ‘Kia Carens’, which is what a recent official trademark filing suggests.
Skoda India recently updated the prices of Kushaq. After this price revision, the Kushaq's ex-showroom prices now start at Rs. 10.80 lakhs and tops out at Rs. 18.0 lakhs. The new November 2021 prices are 2.76% higher than before. After the launch in mid 2021, Skoda also added the top-spec Style automatic with 6-airbags as the new flagship variant of the Kushaq.
Maruti Suzuki are now testing the 2022 Vitara Brezza on Indian roads. The spy shots of the front and rear end of the test car recently surfaced online. Though the test mule is covered in heavy camouflage, some of the exterior highlights are visible.
Skoda Kushaq received 15,000 bookings in less than 5 months since it went on sale late in June 2021. The Kushaq is considerably smaller than the C-segment rivals like the MG Astor, Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos. However, there sure are customers interested in buying cars with a German soul. They offer a nice balance of ride and handling with a good feel from the touchpoints inside the cabin.
Spy pics of the second generation of the Nexa S-Cross from Maruti Suzuki recently surfaced online giving us a good look at the crossover. The images completely reveal the exterior design of the new car. Judging by the looks, the S-Cross is in for a major redesign. The crossover has shed a lot of its hatchback/crossover styling and now has a boxy-er lines to appeal to the butch SUV buyers.
Volvo XC90 petrol mild hybrid is now on sale for Rs. 89.9 lakh (ex-showroom). The SUV is only available in the Inscription variant with a diesel, petrol mild hybrid and petrol plug-in hybrid powertrain options. Volvo call its powertrain B6 and it joins the D5 diesel version of the car, which costs one lakh less at Rs. 88.9 lakh.
MG Motor recently unveiled their first residential community charger. This charger is installed in Gurugram at The WorldSpa condominiums. To enable this, MG has collaborated with Electreefi and the condominium’s RWA (Residential Welfare Association) to offer charger access to all EV owners and drivers, including WorldSpa residents and visitors.
Honda showcased the concept of a compact SUV at GIIAS 2021 in Indonesia. The concept is likely to go on sale as the ZR-V. The SUV has compact dimensions and short overhangs. The wheels are supersized - typical for a concept car - but the dimensions appear compact. Using the ORVM as a scale, we can say that the RS Concept SUV is too small to compete with the Creta or Seltos. Honda has not revealed the exact dimensions of the car yet.
Porsche today launched their first electric sports car, the Taycan. It’s available in 4 variants - Taycan, 4S, Turbo and Turbo S. The prices start at Rs. 1.5 crore (ex-showroom). The prices for all four variants are not available at the moment. We will update the prices for the higher 3 variants here and on our website as soon as they are available.
