Week of Expensive Launches; Audi Introduces RS7 at Rs. 1.40 Crore, Volvo XC90 at Rs. 64.9 lac, Mercedes-Benz Made-In-India C 220 CDI at Rs. 37.90 lac

A week of expensive launches isn't it? The launch spree for the elite class started with Audi bringing its Performance Saloon RS7 at Rs. 1.40 Crore, followed by Volvo India launching new XC90 at Rs. 64.9 lac with icing on top from Mercedes-Benz by introducing Made-In-India C 220 CDI at Rs. 37.90 lac. And if you are still looking for cherry on the icing, Rolls Royce too introduced Wraith which is inspired by Fashion. Already a thing of timeless beauty, the Wraith is designed with the most exquisite and desirable materials you could imagine. For the less fortunate ones, Nissan brings the limited edition Terrano Groove at Rs 11.45 lac.

Launch News

Nissan Launched Terrano Groove Limited Edition at Rs 11.45 lac

Nissan today announced the launch of limited edition Terrano Groove in India. The limited edition is based on already existing XL (O) variant and offers INR 30,000 worth of additions at no extra cost. The key highlight of this edition is the inclusion of precision speakers by Rockford Fosgate, one of the leading brands in high-performance in-car audio. The new version is only limited to 250 units and is priced at Rs 11,45,123, (Ex-showroom Delhi) Read More

Mercedes-Benz Launches Made-In-India C 220 CDI at Rs. 37.90 lac

Mercedes-Benz today introduced the locally-assembled new C-Class diesel with nearly Rs. 2 lac reduction in the overall pricing, it now starts at Rs. 37.9 lac. The local production of the new C 220 CDI commences within three months of the car’s Indian debut. And will now be available at all the Mercedes-Benz dealerships across India. Read More

Volvo India launches new XC90 at Rs. 64.9 lac

Volvo has finally launched the second generation 2015 XC90 in the country at a price of Rs 64.9 lac (Ex-Showroom, Mumbai, pre-Octroi). The SUV is available solely with a diesel powertrain and gets two trim in India - Momentum Luxury and Inscription Luxury. The Momentum trim is priced at Rs. 64.9 lac while the top-end Inscription attracts Rs. 77.9 lac. Moreover, Volvo dealers across the country have started taking the booking of the new Volvo XC90 while deliveries of the SUV are expected to commence from the month of September. Read More

Audi India Launches its Performance Saloon RS7 at Rs. 1.40 Crore

The five door sportback is build on Audi’s lightweight design concept-hybrid aluminum body. The chassis gets specifically tuned RS adaptive air suspension and 20 inch alloy wheels. The exterior flaunts the new Matrix LED Headlamps, LED rear lights and Dynamic Turn Indicators.  While inside the cabin, the black interior with carbon inlays adds elegant touch which is further accentuated by illuminated door sill trim strips, and RS sport seats. Among the equipment, the performance saloons gets BOSE Surround Sound System, MMI navigation plus with MMI touch. Read More

Rolls-Royce Wraith gets Inspired by Fashion

As fitting as it does get, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has taken wraps off its most exquisitely crafted ‘Wraith – Inspired by Fashion’. Already a thing of timeless beauty, this Wraith is designed with the most exquisite and desirable materials you could imagine. Further working upon the aesthetic beauty of the car, designers took inspiration from different colour palettes, materials and techniques used in the world of high fashion. Read More

Upcoming Car News

Honda India To Launch Jazz on 8th July

If media reports are to be believed, Honda will launch the third-generation of its premium hatch Jazz on 8th July, 2015. We earlier reported that the automaker has started teasing the premium hatch and will launch the car in second week of July. But now people familiar with the matter told a leading tabloid that the car will be launched on 8th July. Read More

Ford Figo Aspire showcased in Chennai

As a part of its 10-week long road show, Ford Figo Aspire was showcased in Chennai last weekend at the Central Atrium, Express Avenue Mall. If you have missed it, you will get another chance to catch the Figo Aspire in Chennai on May 16-17 at Ampa Skywalk, Aminjikarai and June 6-7 at Phoenix Mall, Velachery. With the Figo Aspire, Ford will enter the compact sedan segment and comes with several first-in-class features like side and curtain airbags. Read More

Maruti Suzuki Wagon-R/Stingray AMT Spied, Launching Soon!

To equip Wagon R with AMT (Automated-Manual-Transmission) is on the cards for Maruti for a long time and the Wagon R was recently spotted wearing AGS (Auto-Gear-Shift) badge. The launch is expected in coming weeks. Along with the Wagon R, Stingray version is also getting AMT. And not-to-miss the spied image is of the base variant of the Wagon R indicating AMT will be offered from the base. When launched, Wagon-R/Stingray will be the third AMT product for the company after Celerio and Alto K10 and manufacturer plans to further strengthen its AGS aka AMT portfolio. Moreover, AMT certainly will boost the Stingray’s sales, as since launch it is not as popular as the Wagon R. Read More

Renault India Starts Promotional Campaign for the World Premier of XBA [Video]

Renault has started the promotional campaign for the world premier of its new entry-level XBA (codenamed) on May 20, 2015! It will be the third mass market product of the French Automaker in the country and its arch rivals will be the Maruti Suzuki Alto 800/K10, Hyundai Eon and even the Datsun GO. Speaking of the prices, expect the prices of Renault XBA in the vicinity of Rs. 3-4 lacs. Moreover, according to few reports, XBA will be christened as  Renault Kayou! Read More

Audi India to Bring RS6 Avant on June 4th

Following the launch of the gorgeous RS7 Sportback a few days back, Audi India will be bringing the RS6 Avant on June 4th. This power packed estate is bolted to a 4.0 litre TFSI V8 that has the muscle of 560 horses under its hood. The German manufacturer is determined to give India its best and believes that RS6 Avant will make its own calling. Read More

Rolls-Royce Upcoming New Car to be known as Dawn

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced the name of its upcoming new car, a drophead coupe which will be known as Rolls-Royce Dawn. The car was unveiled to the representatives of the company’s 130-strong global dealer network at the 2015 Rolls-Royce World Dealer Conference in Los Angeles, California and will hopefully be launched during the first quarter of 2016. Read More

Next-Gen 2016 Toyota Innova and Fortuner will Get Locally Produced Diesel Engines!

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) will soon start trial production of diesel engines at their new production facility at the outskirts of Bengaluru, near Jigani. A report in Business Standard states the same. The commercial production of the engines will start by early 2016. And are most likely the new GD series engines that Toyota recently revealed at the 2015 36th International Vienna Motor Symposium in Austria. Moreover, the new production unit will have an annual capacity of 100,000 units and is constructed at an investment of nearly INR 800 crore. Read More

Maruti Suzuki's Upcoming Compact SUV 'YBA' Spotted Almost Undisguised!

These are the very first clear spy shots of Maruti’s fend to the riling compact SUV segment - YBA (codenamed) compact SUV. Maruti Suzuki has been testing it from a couple of months, but its previous spy shots were heavily camouflaged. Speaking of the launch, the company is expected to launch it early next year and it might get it official reveal at the 2016 Indian Auto Expo. The vehicle will rival with Ford EcoSport, Mahindra’s upcoming S101, Tata Nexon and other upcoming compact SUVs. Read More

News from Around the Corner

575 Honda CR-V units and 10,805 Honda Accord to be recalled in India

Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) has announced that it will recall 575 units of CR-V and 10,805 units of Accord for preventive replacement of Passenger Side Air Bag inflator  and Driver side Air Bag inflator respectively. The CR-V units to be recalled are manufactured in year 2004 and Accord units manufactured from year 2003 to 2007. One unit of Honda Civic will also be recalled for Passenger Side Air Bag Inflator. Though there has been no reporting of any incident related to these parts, this recall is a part of Honda’s global recall/ safety improvement campaign concerning Air Bag inflators. Read More

India Bound: Ford Updates Mustang for 2016 Model Year!

Ford has updated the sixth generation pony for the 2016 model year, there are no major stylistic updates, but Mustang gets new packages, alloys, racing stripes, etc. The cars will arrive in the third quarter of 2015. Read More

Jeremy Clarkson and Trio in Talks with Netflix for their New Show to called House of Cars?

Sacked Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson and his former Top Gear associates James May, Richard Hammond and former executive producer Andy Wilman are in talks with Netflix for their new motoring show which if all goes well be called as House of Cars, a playful  correlation with Netflix award-winning political drama House of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey as US congressman Frank Underwood, brilliant isn't it. Read More

Toyota Reveals New Fortuner and Innova Engines!

Toyota has revealed new ‘GD’ family of diesel engines at the 2015 36th International Vienna Motor Symposium in Austria which will go in 2016 Toyota Fortuner, Innova, and Hilux pick-up. The new ‘GD’ range will replace the current ‘KD’ family of engines, which are powering Innova and Fortuner in the country. Read More

Interesting Feature Article

10 Years of Swift

For starters, I can’t wrap my head around the fact that the beloved Maruti Swift is now ten years old. It has been the jack of all trades: a style statement for the ladies, a modifier’s delight, an enthusiasts dream and a no-nonsense commuter hatchback. It has been this versatility from the hatch that set it’s sales charts on fire. Everyone wanted one. So much so, that the waiting period for Swifts had crossed 6 months at a point of time! Read More

Audi RS7 Feature

Audi has been known to dish out some of the finest luxo-barges on the planet. It has forayed into virtually every luxury segment, right from entry level luxury sedans to full size SUVs. The Indian market has seen a slew of launches from the Ingolstadt based manufacturer in the past couple of months. This included the A3 Sedan, the A3 Cabriolet and the fantastic Audi TT Coupe. If regular Audi's weren’t exciting enough, Audi has an entire performance range up their sleeve, under the S (Sport) and RS (RennSport) guise. The Audi RS7 was launched back in January 2014 and has now been given a minor update to keep things fresh. Read More

Auto Guide

How to Replace Indicator/Wiper Stock

A problem like wonky indicator/wiper stock may arise in the later high-mileage times of your car, or of course if you use them very often. Because the stalk performs multiple tasks, hence called multifunctional switch, it has high probability of failure. One common problem associated with these switches is it failure to self cancel the indicator once you have made the turn, very annoying! Read More

Engine decarbonization demystified

We all want our cars to be in a healthy state, just the way we want our bodies to be fit and fine. I don’t think it will be wrong to say that on most occasions we care more about the overall health of our machines, than we do about our bodies. Just like the plethora of diets and cosmetic surgeries around that claim to give you better health, there are various procedures that claim the same for your car as well. While some like the GM diet are debatable for human beings, for our cars procedures like engine decarbonization and engine flush have also been debated. Read More

Advisory Stories 

Fuel Injectors Explained

How the engine works nowadays had changed more rapidly and more extensively in the last few years than in the preceding decades. There's not a single new car in the country or probably on this planet, selling currently with a carbureted engine. Carburetors are gone for good! Which now leads us to fuel injectors, carburetors were brainless - did not precisely inject the fuel. However, fuel injectors are smart they are backed-up by ECU (electronic-control-unit) aka their brain. And they know how much fuel is required in the particular moment. Thus optimum performance, controlled emission and not-to-miss better fuel efficiency compared to carbureted engines! Read More

Lets get acquainted: Fluids present in your Car

As most of us are familiar with our car’s engine oil and coolant there are a host of other fluids that are still little concealed to a daily driver. We have summed up the major fluids that are vital for your car’s smooth operation and will help you to smartly interact with your mechanic. Read More