Car News That Mattered This Week (Oct 3-7): Mahindra XUV300 TurboSport Launched, Honda City Completes 25 Years, Toyota And Volkswagen Hike Prices And More

Tata shared plans for Nexon, Altroz and Punch to soon get CNG variants.

This week witnessed a few new launches and price hikes.  Also, Kia recalled the Carens for a software patch while Honda began celebrations of a significant milestone.

Let’s take a glance at everything that happened this week:

Launches

• Mahindra XUV300 TurboSport: Mahindra launched the new TurboSport version of the XUV300. It comes with a more powerful 1.2-litre TGDi turbo-petrol engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission. It gets a couple of cosmetic changes too, as well as new colour options, that you can check out here.

• MG ZS EV Excite Variant: MG introduced a new base-spec Excite variant for the ZS EV. The new variant is cheaper by a few lakh rupees, despite getting the same battery pack, motor and range. Moreover, though it gets a 10.1-inch touchscreen display, grey interior, six airbags, a 360-degree camera and more, it loses out on the panoramic sunroof, auto-folding ORVMs and ADAS.

Honda City Completes 25 Years

The Honda City recently completed 25 years in the country. It is currently in its fifth generation which became the first mass-market model to offer a self-charging hybrid powertrain and also comes with ADAS tech.

Tata Nexon, Altroz And Punch Could Soon Get CNG Variants

In a recent interview, Shailesh Chandra, managing director of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles said that they are planning to expand their CNG portfolio to other segments. Currently, Tata offers CNG variants for Tiago and Tigor, and Nexon, Altroz and Punch should be next in the lineup. Once launched, the Nexon would be the first turbo-petrol-CNG vehicle in the country. Read the full story here.

Kia Carens Recalled

Earlier this week, Kia announced a voluntary recall of its Carens MPV due to a potential error. The error is in the airbag control module that can be fixed by a software update. Kia will call the buyers of the affected vehicles and the customer will have to schedule an appointment at their nearest Kia dealership.

Price Hikes This Week

• Citroen C3: The Citroen C3 received its first price hike, marking the end of its introductory prices. The carmaker has increased its prices by up to Rs 17,000 and the C3 is now priced between Rs 5.88 lakh and Rs 8.15 lakh (ex-showroom).

• Toyota Cars: Toyota has increased the prices of the Innova Crysta, Fortuner, Camry and Vellfire. Click here to find out the model and variant-wise price hikes.

• Volkswagen Cars: Volkswagen has hiked the prices of the Taigun, Virtus and Tiguan. The Tiguan gets the biggest price increase followed by the Virtus and the Taigun.

MG Air Compact EV Spied

A test mule of the MG Air EV was spotted testing in India. The compact EV, which is under three metres long, is expected to launch in India in 2023. Globally it gets two battery pack options with ranges of 200km and 300km. We expect it to make its debut at the 2023 Auto Expo, and sport a starting price of Rs 10 lakh (ex-showroom).

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