Weekly Wrap-Up: A Week of Launches; Hyundai i20 Active, Chevrolet 2015 Captiva and Mini Cooper S

This week we saw couple of new car launches in the form of Hyundai i20 Active, Chevrolet 2015 Captiva and Mini Cooper S. Hyundai in order to cash in i20’s popularity, has launched a beefed up version i20 Active at Rs 6.38 lac (Ex-Showroom, Delhi). The vehicle is based on carmaker’s last-year introduced Elite i20, and is pitched against the likes of Fiat Avventura, Toyota Etios Cross and Volkswagen Cross Polo. Hyundai’s first crossover gets an increased ground clearance of 190mm, roof rails, Glossy black finish C pillar, Side molding & cladding and rides on 16-inch alloy wheels.

Mini India too introduced its sportier Cooper S at Rs 34.65 lac (Ex-Showroom Pan India). The Cooper S variant is most powerful version of Cooper model and is only available in three-door lineup. More in the links below.

New Car Launches

Hyundai launches i20 Active; priced from INR 6.38 lac

Hyundai India has launched its first ever crossover, the i20 Active at Rs 6.38 lac (Ex-Showroom, Delhi). The vehicle is based on carmaker’s last-year introduced Elite i20, and goes up against the likes of Fiat Avventura, Toyota Etios Cross and Volkswagen Cross Polo. Read More

Mini India Launches Cooper S at Rs 34.65 lac

Mini has launched Cooper S in India at Rs 34.65 lac (Ex-Showroom Pan India). The Cooper S variant is most powerful version of Copper model and is only available in three-door lineup. Mini Cooper S apart from minor cosmetic features red S badge in both the front and rear side, large air intakes and newly designed honeycomb front grille. The car will be sold in country en-route CBU (Completely Build Unit). Prior to this peppier launch, last year, the automaker had also launched the Cooper diesel in both three and five-door versions. Read More

Chevrolet Launches 2015 Captiva SUV at Rs 25.13 lac

In order to add fresh feel to its Captiva SUV, General Motors India, today launched the 2015 model of the premium Sports Utility Vehicle at Rs 25.13 lac. The car comes with manual transmission while the automatic transmission model is priced at Rs 27.36 Lac. Like the previous model, the SUV will offer both 4x2 and 4x4 (AWD) driving modes. Read More

Skoda launches Zeal Editions in Tamil Nadu

Skoda India has launched the Zeal Edition models in Tamil Nadu today. The Zeal Edition will be available for Superb, Octavia, Yeti and Rapid with new features and accessories. For Superb, Octavia and Yeti, the Zeal package brings new black interiors with black Alcantara leather seats, black dashboard and black door trims. The Rapid Zeal Edition gets leatherette and Alcantara seats, navigation device with rear view camera, rear Parktronics, observation mirror and Rapid branded floor textile mats. Read More

Upcoming New Cars

Upcoming Launches In March and April

Three months down the line and the Indian auto has already witnessed number of new car launches in 2015. We saw the German luxury carmaker introducing its new CLA Class in country along with homegrown manufacturer Tata Motors launching Bolt. Hyundai too joined the race by introducing beefed up version i20 Active of successful Elite i20 along with launching facelifted version of Verna. The launch spree from different carmakers will continue with the same pace in coming months. Let’s dig deep to find more on the new car launches in month or two. Read More

Mercedes-Benz India To Launch E-Class Cabriolet and CLS facelift on March 25, 2015

Mercedes India continuing its launch spree has announced that it will launch the CLS facelift and E-Class Cabriolet on March 25, 2015. Recently in 2015, the automaker has launched B Class facelift and CLA Class along with the introduction of diesel engine in C Class. At first, CLS Class, the four door Coupe will only be available with diesel powertrain and will be sold in the country via CBU. Read More

Renault to Replace Koleos with 7-seater Crossover

Renault is planning another car for the Asian market. It seems that the company has done its homework to introduce a crossover cum premium SUV for the potential markets of Asian subcontinent. The French automaker has revealed that upcoming SUV will replace Koleos, which is hardly making any numbers in the region. The car will be launched somewhere in the year 2017. Read More

Tata Nano AMT Spied Once Again; This Time Without Camouflage!

We all know Tata is desperately testing the AMT Nano and it has been spied several times during test runs in the country. This time the story is little different. Nano AMT has been spotted without any camouflage, on the streets of Pune. The car is scheduled to be launched in coming months as a model update for 2015. Read More

Spied: New Toyota Corolla Coming Soon!

Less than a year has passed since the 11th generation Corolla Altis was launched in the Indian market. But the leaks and grapevines would never stop occurring. Recently, we covered a news on the Toyota Safety Sense video which hinted towards a new Corolla in the making, but now it seems to be true that Toyota is serious in launching a mid-life facelift of the sedan for the ASEAN market. Read More

News

All You Want To Know about Hyundai i20 Active: Features and Specifications

Hyundai India has finally launched the i20 Active at Rs 6.38 lac (Ex-Showroom, Delhi). The automaker has introduced five variants, three in diesel lineup and two in petrol. The diesel model starts at Rs 7.63 lac while the top of the line model is priced at Rs 8.89 lac (Ex-Showroom, Delhi). The crossover is based on Hyundai’s Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design philosophy and is designed at Hyundai Motor’s Design Centre Europe in Rüsselsheim, Germany. Under the hood, power is delivered from the same tried and tested 1.2-litre Dual VTVT petrol engine and 1.4 U2 CRDi diesel engine. Lets dig deep to find more about the feature and highlights of Hyundai i20 Active. Read More

Quick Comparison: i20 Active vs. Avventura vs. Etios Cross vs. Cross Polo

Another crossover, Hyundai i20 Active ,made its way to the Indian market two days back. The crossover segment, which was a stagnant one in the recent times, has got a lot exciting now. Read More

All New Skoda Superb Spotted on the Roads of Prague

The fourth generation Skoda Superb is already revealed in Prague a month ago, so what’s new now? Well, the “best Skoda ever” is now seen on the roads of Prague, capital city of Czech Republic. The new Superb first made its public debut at the 85th Geneva Motor Show, 2015. The saloon will be put on sale this summer in UK while Indian lovers of Czech manufacturer have to wait for next year. The stills were clicked by photographer Jirka Sedli Sedlacek in the white body finish. Read More

Glow-in-the-dark Nissan Leaf drives on glowing Smart Highway

Few days earlier, Nissan showed off the first car with glow-in-the-dark car paint on a Nissan Leaf EV. Now, the glow-in-the-dark Leaf has become the first such car to drive on the world’s first glow-in-the-dark motorway in Oss, Netherlands. The Smart Highway project was conceived by designer Daan Roosegaarde to help guide drivers in the dark, while saving energy otherwise may have been used in street lighting. A 600-metre stretch of the N329 highway was upgraded with these glowing lines, that absorb light during the day and glows for eight hours at night. Read More

Formula One

Continuing the Winning Streak, Lewis Hamilton Wins the 2015 Australian Formula One Grand Prix

The new Formula One season started just the way last ended. Lewis Hamilton, the defending world championship, got off a flying start at the 2015 Australian Formula One grand prix. His partner and fellow Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg finished second. The one-two finish for Team Mercedes also continues in this season too. On the third position was Ferrari's debut driver Sebastian Vettel while his teammate Kimi Raikkonen failed to cross the chequered flag. Among many, the 2015 Formula One Rolex Australian Grand Prix was enjoyed by Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger who also interviewed the British champion on the podium. Read More https://www.cardekho.com/india-car-news/continuing-the-winning-streak-lewis-hamilton-wins-the-2015-australian-formula-one-grand-prix-15474.htm

Feature Articles

All you want to know about the all-new Audi Q7

Audi has plans to launch the all-new Q7 in India in mid 2015. The new Audi Q7 is lighter, more efficient and gets a thorough refresh all around with advanced technological features. Audi Q7, which has been first launched in 2006, has been sold over 510,000 units globally. The new Q7 sits on an all-new MLB 2 platform, which will also underpin the next Porsche Cayenne and Bentley Bentayga SUV. The second generation Q7 has lost an amazing 325 kg while being 37mm shorter, 15mm narrower and retaining the same height as the current model. Read More

Airbags save lives, but how?

Recent times have seen a lot of attention towards vehicle crash safety. And airbags sit at the centrepiece of this much debated topic. Driving a car everyday has become an essential need than just leisure. Referring to the poor lighting and low surface quality of even our paved tarmac urban roads, safety does become a prime concern for cars. Read More

Advisory Stories

Preventive maintenance of tyres

Summers are here, which means the season for tyre bursts is here. We bring to your some elaborate preventive measures that will help you in the maintenance of your car tyres and have a pleasant driving experience as well. Read More

Road Test

Renault Lodgy: First Drive

Think MPV and the first thing that comes to anyone’s lips or mind is the Toyota Innova and that is the kind of monopoly that the Innova has commanded since over a decade. Be it as a cab or for personal use, the Innova has been selling in huge numbers even though it boasts an over inflated price tag. There have been plenty of competition of course with the likes of the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga and the recently launched Honda Mobilio which are doing quite well, but none have managed to dethrone the king. Renault thinks it has the goods to do so with its latest offering, the Lodgy. Coming right after the mega successful Duster, Renault is definitely on a high and is confident that their latest people mover will endear to the masses. We drive the Lodgy around the beautiful roads of Bangalore to find out what its all about. Read More

Mini Cooper S: First Drive

Apart from being a luxury brand, Mini carries a charm, cuteness and fame - which very few cars are blessed with on this planet. The third generation of Mini was launched in India last year in November and like its global debut we too got the 5-door version of the Cooper, it was for the first time that Mini offered a five door Cooper. This said, until now Cooper - both 3 and 5 door were available with diesel guise - Cooper D only! Read More

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