Car News That Mattered This Week (May 29-June 2): New Teasers And Launches, Updates On Upcoming Cars, Spy Shots And More

The last week brought a lot of updates on new cars in India, along with a few spy shots

The last week was packed with new teasers and updates on upcoming models, while Tata launched more variants of the Altroz with a sunroof. In the same week, MG launched a special edition of the Gloster, and we got a few spy shots of two upcoming SUVs, one each from Mahindra and Honda. Let’s have a look at all the major highlights of the week.

Honda Elevate New Teaser Out

Honda is all set to unveil its new compact SUV, the Elevate, in India soon. Ahead of that, the carmaker has released a new teaser showing the silhouette of the SUV’s rear profile . The Elevate will be Honda’s first brand new offering in India after 2017.

Hyundai Exter Rear Design Revealed

Hyundai has been releasing a lot of new teasers from the past few weeks for the Exter, revealing new design details and features of the micro SUV. This time, the latest teaser showcases the rear profile of the Exter, giving us a complete picture of how the micro SUV will look.

Top-spec Tata Nexon EV Max Gets An Important Feature Update

Tata has brought in a big feature upgrade to the Nexon EV Max's top-spec XZ+ Lux trim, from its Dark edition variant. With the update, the starting price of this particular trim has also gone up.

MG Gloster’s New Special Edition

It seems like black editions of cars have been gaining popularity now-a-days, as MG too has joined the bandwagon by introducing a sportier-looking version of the Gloster, christened as the “Black Storm.”. It majorly features cosmetic enhancements with a few red highlights inside and out.

More Variants Of Tata Altroz Now Gets Sunroof

Tata Altroz is now available with a CNG powertrain, with which the company is also offering some fist in segment features, including a sunroof. Since a sunroof is one of the most wished-for features now-a-days, the carmaker has introduced this feature across all engine options of the Altroz.

Mahindra’s Future Plans

Given the wait time and order backlog on its current SUV lineup, Mahindra has chosen not to launch any new models this year. In fact, the carmaker has indicated that it will increase its production capacity in order to reduce the waiting period for its SUVs.

Tata Nexon New Steering Wheel Spied

Although we have already seen a glimpse of the facelifted Tata Nexon’s new steering wheel in earlier spy images, we recently got a better look at it, thanks to freshly leaked vendor images.

Mahindra Thar 2WD Variants Get A New Identity

Now recognising the rear-wheel drive (RWD) variants will be easy, as a recent image of a Thar sporting a “RWD” badge caught our attention. Apart from the new badge, there are no visible changes to the SUV’s rear-wheel drive variants.

Mahindra Scorpio Classic Gets A New Variant

A new mid-spec variant of the Scorpio Classic has been revealed online ahead of its official launch. This particular variant of the SUV gets cosmetic add-ons over the base-spec S trim of the SUV from the outside.

Mahindra Bolero Neo Plus New Details Out

We have got our hands on variant and powertrain details of the Bolero Neo Plus through a RTO document. The Bolero Neo Plus will be a rebadged version of the TUV300 Plus, but unlike its predecessor, it will be offered in both 7- and 9-seater variants.

Spy Shots This Week

The spy shot stories this week include two new SUVs, one each from Mahindra Honda. The test mule of the 5-door Mahindra Thar has been spied with an interesting detail, meanwhile Honda’s upcoming SUV, the Elevate, has been spied in its home country ahead of its global debut.