Maruti Suzuki SX4 facelift launched, we drive the refresh Etios

Maruti Suzuki has quietly launched the SX4 facelift. It gets a new front grille and some cosmetic upgrades as well. The fuel efficiency has been improved and the SX4’s CNG version now returns 22.1km/kg as per ARAI mileage cycle. Also, the other big news was the unveiling of the new Range Rover Sport at the New York Motor Show. This is an all-aluminium monocoque, following the footsteps of the Range Rover, and Land Rover claims it to be the fastest SUV the British marquee has ever made.

In other news, we have spotted several cars on test like the Tata Nano, Renault Duster 4x4, new Hyundai i10. If you find any such vehicles around you, email us the images at editorial@cardekho.com and win goodies.

New 2013 Maruti Suzuki SX4 Launched Finally; Gets Better in Mileage

Putting an end to all the speculations, Maruti Suzuki India has today silently launched the new 2013 Maruti Suzuki Facelift, which has now received updated exteriors and interiors along with better fuel economy figures, however the prices have remained the same. Both the diesel and petrol versions of the car have got better in terms of mileage, while the 2013 SX4 petrol returns 16.51kmpl of mileage (improvement of 6 per cent), the 1.3-litre turbo diesel powered version promises to return an impressive 21.79kmpl.The CNG option returns a fuel efficiency of 22.1 km/kg. Read more

The new Range Rover Sport unveiled at the New York Motor Show by James Bond

The all-new Range Rover Sport was revealed to the world on the streets of New York, is the fastest, most agile and responsive SUV Land Rover has ever made. The Manhattan skyline was the perfect backdrop for this world premiere with more units of Range Rover Sport sold in the United States than any other global market and New York being the model’s best-selling city. Read more

1 lakh+ Units of Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 Sold in 124 days

It's been only four months that Maruti Suzuki launched the all new Alto 800 in India, and it has already set several milestones. Within a week's time of its launch, it set a record by touching the 21,000 booking mark, it has also been selling around 25,000 units of Alto every month. And now it has set yet another milestone by selling over 1 lakh units within 124 days of its launch. One lakh is the number that most automakers based out of India are not selling even annually, which proves MSI's dominance in the Indian car market. Read more

The E-Class facelift LWB spotted in China

A Chinese website called auto.sohu has spotted the long wheelbase E-Class, without any camouflage prior to its unveiling at the upcoming Shanghai Motor Show. China is the only market that gets the long wheelbase E-Class, and this will be one of the models that will accelerate Mercedes-Benz’s sales growth. Read more

New Hyundai i10 Spotted Testing yet again in India

And here comes a fresh set of spy pictures of the next-generation Hyundai i10, which is likely to launch in India by the third or fourth quarter this year. The pictures were caught by a Team-BHPian Pardus who spotted the car during a test run somewhere on the Bangalore-Mysore road. There were a total three i10s and one next-generation Santa Fe SUV. However, there were no badges or stickers proving the caught i10 to a diesel engine powered version, the company has plans to launch a diesel version in India. The new Hyundai i10 will replace the existing version of the car. Read more

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Maruti Suzuki to Face Challenge Unless it Launches SUVs and MPVs

With the growing market share of SUVs and MPVs in the Indian automotive industry, India's largest car manufacture MSI believes that it will face a challenge in increasing or maintaining its market share unless some new vehicles are brought in the segment, says company's MD and CEO Shinzo Nakanishi. Read more

Renault Duster 4x4 Spotted in India

CarDekho earlier reported you about the Renault India's plans of luanching a 4x4 version of its flagship compact SUV Duster in India, and now the car has been spotted testing in Kerala by the Team-BHP guys. And what makes us believe that the spotted vehicle is four-wheel drive (4WD) version is the sticker on the back denoting the same. The 4WD option is already sold in international markets, but not in India because of the high price tag it will have. Read more

Tata Nano Diesel Spotted Testing

The home-grown auto major, Tata Motors has been reportedly working on a diesel and a CNG version of Tata Nano, which will help the India's cheapest car to be the most fuel efficient four-wheeler ever produced in India. The Tata Nano diesel has been spotted testing many times at several places, and now we see the car once again, this time in Bangalore. The pictures were caught by Shoubhik Das and hosted by PowerDrift on their official Facebook fan page. Read more

New 2013 Nissan Micra Unveiled in Thailand

CarDekho has been regularly updating you on the mid-life facelift version of Nissan's flagship hatchback Micra, which is being sold worldwide with different badges. A few days back the 2013 Nissan March (Known as Micra in India) was spotted in Thailand during its advertisement shoot there, now the company has released the official video and updated the Nissan Thailand's website with all the information and pictures of the car. Read more

Toyota Etios Expert Review

Toyota has revived the Etios and the hatchback giving it a midlife facelift. The company had introduced the sedan in 2010 and this was their new entry-level sedan, soon the hatchback followed it as well. Read more

Love, Love Me Do!

Long Sunday drive makes for an ideal weekend for octane addicts like us, and today was a special one. I was heading to Lonavala for a quick drive in a V8 powered SUV. Slipped inside, cranked the engine, paired my phone and began the melodious entertainment through the 3D Surround, 27-speaker music system of Meridian. Read more

iTech drive on the Grand Trunk Road

India is one of the fastest growing economies and we see a lot of development happening in our cities. Metro train projects, skyscrapers, luxury hotels, technology cities all are on a rise, however, majority of the Indians still reside in small towns and villages. Read more

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