Weekly Wrap-up: A Power Packed one; BMW X6M and X5M, Maruti Ertiga Facelift Launched

This week saw the launch of some high performance cars that include BMW X6M and X5M and Mercedes GLE Class; Maruti also launched the much awaited Ertiga Facelift with automatic transmission and some exterior and interior updates. We capture the Maruti Baleno in a vivid picture gallery, also there were news about Mercedes stepping into real estate, Leonardo to work on a Volkswagen scandal movie. Moreover, Chevrolet Trailblazer will be available on Amazon for booking starting from October 21st. While, Hyundai’s popular SUV Creta’s prices have been hiked just after two months of its launch. Ford Endeavour has been spotted once again on our roads and without any camouflage. Moreover, we test two hot cars namely the Mini Cooper D 2-Door and Toyota Camry Hybrid.

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Maruti Suzuki Ertiga Facelift Launched at Rs. 5.99 lac

Maruti Suzuki Ertiga Facelifit has been launched at Rs. 5.99 lac, ex-showroom Delhi. Prior to India, the Japanese automaker had showcased the facelifted model at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) in August this year. Off lately, Ertiga has witnessed tough competition from new entrants in the segment - Honda Mobilio and Renault Lodgy while Toyota Innova continues to be the sales king. To make it more competitive, Maruti is introducing Ertiga with mechanical, aesthetic and feature upgrade. SHVS option will be standard with the DDiS 200 (diesel) engine variants, and is borrowed from the Ciaz. Read More

Upcoming Launches in Next 15 Days

With the festive season upon us, we have had a plethora of launches so far but the celebrations are far from over. Automakers from all over the world are geared up to unleash their offerings on Indian streets in the coming weeks. Three of the most highly anticipated cars are scheduled for launches over the next 15 days. So we have compiled a list of cars, which will hit the streets near you by the end of the month. Read More

Tesla Releases New Autopilot Software to Help Cars Drive Autonomously

Tesla unveiled an autopilot software, Tesla version 7.0 this Wednesday, which helps its cars drive themselves (almost). The feature has already been added to Tesla Model S and will help the cars brake, regulate speed and even change lanes autonomously. Raed More

Refreshed Toyota Etios Liva Launched

Toyota Kirloskar Motor introduces uplifted Etios Liva in the market in this festive season. The vehicle will be available from today at all the dealerships across the country. Read More

Top 3 Reasons Why BMW Should Bring M2 to India

In a very short interval of time, India has drifted its way into the performance car segment. With the introduction of new models from AMG, Abarth and BMW M, it's quite clear that the auto-giants of the world now see India as a potential market for high performance machines. And while talking about these rubber burning, flame throwing, high BHP machines, BMW M division has a class of its own. And with their latest addition, the M2, BMW has managed to make this madness available at an entry level, keeping in mind that not everyone is Ken block or Travis Pastrana.  Here are the top three reasons why BMW should consider bringing the M2 in India. Raed More

Maruti Baleno Exclusive Pictures: Vivid Image Gallery!

Jaipur: Maruti will be launching its much-awaited premium hatchback Baleno on October 26. The all new premium hatchback will be retailed through the Nexa line of dealerships and will be the second car available there. The all-new hatchback has design attributes like flowing body shape, swept-up projector headlamps with DRLs, floating roof setup, LED taillamps. While the insides are dressed in all black and are detailed by silver inserts and chrome accents at places. Feel free to scroll through this exclusive image gallery we have brought you with detailed shots of both interiors and exteriors. And yeah, stay tuned for more on Baleno. Read More

Mercedes-Benz Luxury Apartments: Treat Your Sight [Gallery Inside]

Jaipur: Mercedes-Benz has become the first automaker to enter residential property market. The move is a joint venture with Frasers Hospitality Group. Mercedes plans on bringing its design philosophy and state-of-the-art technologies to luxury rental apartments. The project is set out of Kensington London, which happens to be one of the most premium real estate properties in UK. November onwards, customers will be able to rent one out of six serviced apartments, brought to them by ‘Mercedes-Benz Living @ Fraser’. The company also plans on expanding to Singapore with a line-up of nine apartments. Read More

Leonardo DiCaprio Acquires Volkswagen Scandal Movie Rights

Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly bought movie rights of the recent Volkswagen diesel scandal. This is one of the biggest scandal and is affecting nearly 11 million VW cars worldwide. The movie will be based on the yet to be written and unnamed novel by New York Times Journalist Jack Ewing. Read More

BMW X6M and X5M Launched at Rs 1.60 Crore and 1.55 Crore

BMW India launches the X6M and X5M at a price tag of INR 1.60 and 1.55 Crore, respectively (prices ex-showroom Chennai). Both these high-performance SUVs are expected to be priced over INR 1.5 Crore and are aimed to boost up the BMW’s stature among both buyers and enthusiasts. Earlier, the manufacturer has brought in performance cars that include the likes of the M3 sedan, M4 coupe, M6 Gran Coupe and the M5 sedan. Read More

Chevrolet Trailblazer to be Booked from Amazon

Chevrolet India has partnered with Amazon India to sell its upcoming Trailblazer SUV, so as to simplify the buying experience. Apart from this, customers can also book the vehicle via showrooms walk-ins, while the online bookings will commence from October 21, 2015. Read More

Next-Generation Renault Duster to Come in 2018

Renault will launch the second generation Duster in the country by 2018, a report in Economic Times stated that. Duster strated the compact SUV craze in the country but faced tough competition from EcoSport (since 2013) and recently from the Hyundai Creta. But apart from second generation Duster, the French automaker is planning to launch a major overhauled version of the compact SUV with both aesthetic and mechanical changes. The facelifted version is expected to be launched/showcased at the 2016 Auto Expo. Read More

Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV launched at Rs. 58.9 lacs

Mercedes-Benz India has launched the updated ML-Class today, now christened the GLE-Class under its new nomenclature. The SUV is be available with a choice of two diesel engines and competes against the likes of recently-updated Volvo XC90, BMW X5 and Audi Q7. Read More

Maruti Suzuki Baleno Price - Where should it start?

Maruti introduced India’s first premium hatch the iconic Zen with a 1000 cc engine and then the Swift, and it was the Swift that started the trend and people began accepting hatches with premium price tags. However, Hyundai raised the ante with the i20, spoiling the masses with features and Elite i20 has blown away people with its jaw dropping European looks while continuing the pedigree of the first gen hatch. Read More

Ford Endeavour Snapped Again!

Ford hasn’t given any clue of when they are bringing the Endeavour, but the brawny SUV has recently been spotted wearing a Tamil Nadu registration plate. The vehicle is probably going some last moment tests as the manufacturer didn’t care to cover it in any sort of veil. Read More

Chevrolet India Details Trailblazer on their Website!

The upcoming Trailblazer is now showcased on the Chevrolet India’s website. The SUV is bound to launch this month on 21st of October. The vehicle's arch rival will be the top-seller Toyota Fortuner along with Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and the upcoming new Ford Endeavour. The Trailblazer is said to be a CBU import and will be available solely with a single variant, expect the ex-showroom price to be around 29 lacs. Read More

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Mini Cooper D 3-Door: Expert Review

It was past midnight and the rain was beating down ruthlessly. I’d been up early that morning and after a long day of shooting, office and a usual Friday soiree, all I wanted was to get home and nestle up with a session of good music and sleep. The semi-lit roads of Gurgaon offered little traction, and there were hardly any vehicles in sight. Almost two years back, when I had the Mini Countryman all to myself in a similar setting, I was a euphoric 20 year old, so I did something that my boss kept saying no to – I floored it. I’m still euphoric and just 20-something, so I replicated the decent action and floored the Mini Cooper as well. Before I could figure out, the grippy tyres screeched, the traction control tried to restrict my excitement and the Cooper darted ahead in a hurry. I wasn’t looking at my watch, but I covered the next 52 kilometres and reached my place in less than half-an-hour. I’m sure it could have been lesser with the Cooper S, though the go-kart driving dynamics of the Cooper D doesn’t really allow you to complain either. The Mini is running into its third generation and claims to be the most evolved one till date. Is it so? We figured out. Read More

Toyota Camry Hybrid (2015) - Expert Review

Hybrids are fairly popular across the globe while, in India, Toyota started the Hybrid-spree like the rest of the world. First they introduced the Prius and then the Camry, the latter received facelift this year. Toyota is very happy with Camry's sales, the Japanese automaker says that the Hybrid variant solely accounts for over 70 percent of the total sales of the sedan. However, Camry is still an underrated car in the country compared to its German rivals. We have tested the facelifted Hybrid version, let us see what it has to offer. Read More

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