Weekly-Wrap-Up: Verna 4S, Jetta, i8 Launched & the World is Prepping for the Geneva Motor Show!

This week started with the launch of Volkswagen Jetta then we saw the launch of updated Hyundai Verna and the very futuristic BMW i8. Apart from these, there are several announces for the upcoming 85th Geneva Motor Show in the first week of March 2015. Moreover, GM India also confirms that they will be launching Trailblazer SUV this year and Spin MPV by 2016. Let’s roll through the week’s highlights.

VW Jetta, Hyundai Verna 4S, BMW i8 - All-You-Need-To-Know-About!

Jetta

Volkswagen launches updated Jetta in India; priced from INR 13.87 Lacs

Volkswagen has just launched the updated Jetta in India. Priced from INR 13.87 Lacs (ex.showroom), the sedan is not a new generation model, but only a facelift with minor updates inside-out. Read More

2015 Volkswagen Jetta Launched - All-You-Need-To-Know-About!

Volkswagen India has launched the facelifted 2015 Jetta in the country, let’s look at the features, highlights and specifications of the new VW Jetta. Read More

Volkswagen Jetta Takes On Toyota Corolla Altis, Skoda Octavia, Renault Fluence, Hyundai Elantra and Chevrolet Cruze

As the Volkswagen launches Jetta facelift in the price band of Rs 13.87 lacs to Rs 19.77 lacs, the competition in the luxury saloon gets more interesting. Up until now, Toyota Corolla Altis was the latest updated car in the segment but now the ball is pretty much in German carmaker's court. Since the car is pitched in the premium D-Segment, it lock horns with Hyundai Elantra, Skoda Octavia, Chevrolet Cruze, Toyota Corolla Altis and Renault Fluence. Read More

2015 Volkswagen Jetta first drive

Second in line, latest upgrade in the form of 2015 Jetta is merely a cosmetic enhancement by Volkswagen India. Read More

Verna

Hyundai Launches 4S Fluidic Verna Facelift at Rs 7.73 lac

Hyundai has finally launched the new 4S Fluidic Verna at Rs 7.73 lac (Ex-Showroom, Delhi) while the diesel model is priced at Rs 8.94 lac. The dealers across the country have already started taking the booking at an upfront payment of Rs 21,000 to Rs 51,000. Since its just a midlife facelift, the only change one can find is cosmetic updates. Read More

Quick Comparison: Hyundai 4S Verna vs. Honda City vs. Maruti Suzuki Ciaz

Hyundai today launched the refreshed Verna in India. The 4S Fluidic Verna, as the South Korean manufacturer calls it, is not a new generation model but the same Verna with some much-needed updates. Read More

2015 Hyundai 4S Fluidic Verna Launched - All-You-Need-To-Know-About!

Hyundai India has brought in the 2015 Verna facelift in the country and the Korean automaker is calling it - 4S Fluidic Verna. Hyundai says 4S stands for - Style, Safety, Sophistication and Speed! Let’s look at the features, highlights and specifications of the new Verna 4S. Read More

New Hyundai Verna 4S: First Drive

Hyundai got it spot on with the current generation Verna. It looks fantastic, has awesome interiors and gets a stonker of diesel engine.But with newer competition mainly the new Honda City, Hyundai thought it was time to spruce up its popular sedan to get it back into the meat of things. So what we have here is the new Verna 4S (which stands for Style, Safety, Sophistication and Speed), which is not an all-new car, but more like a midlife update. Now Hyundai tells us its got enough new additions for us to sit up and take notice, so we took it for a spin around lovely Udaipur to check it out. Read More

BMW i8

BMW i8, India's first hybrid supercar launched at INR 2.29 Crore

The BMW i8 is powered by a 1.5 litre three cylinder turbo petrol engine developed from scratch by BMW that delivers an output of 231PS and 320Nm, this is from the gasoline engine alone; the electric motor on the other hand provides 131PS of power and 250Nm of torque. Do the math and combine the two and you have a total output of 362PS and 570Nm of torque, pretty impressive for a 1.5 litre engine! The engine will be coupled to a six-speed automatic transmission and the i8 will be a plug-in hybrid car which means you can charge it on the go from a suitable power source. Read More

BMW i8 Launched; Features and Highlight

The German luxury carmaker BMW has launched the country’s first hybrid sportscar at a price tag of Rs 2.29 Crore. As the i8 carries the hybrid nameplate, it thus carries a 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine coupled with an electric motor. Lets find out all about this masterpiece. Read More

All-about GM India - Chevy’s future

Upcoming Chevrolet Cars in India

Things lately are not turning into the favour of Chevrolet, as for the past couple of years, the automaker is only able to clock some 4 to 5 thousand units a month that too, majorly backed by the numbers of Beat hatch and taxi favourite, Tavera. Other products in the lineup such as Sail hatch, Sail sedan, Cruze, Captiva, Enjoy failed to impress with good numbers. With sales dropping, the brand backed by gargantuan General Motor Group is now planning to induce facelift of ongoing models along with introduction of all new cars. Lets focus on Chevy’s upcoming cars in 2015. Read More

Official: Chevrolet India to launch Trailblazer in 2015

After being silent for long, GM India has shouted loud of the arrival of the Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV later this year to the Indian shores. The announcement was made at the companies GM India dealers meet held in Bangkok a couple of days ago. Also revealed was the introduction of the Spin multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in the year 2016. Read More

Will Chevrolet Spin Survive the Demanding MPV Segment?

With Chevrolet confirming the launch of Spin MPV, the segment competition comprising of some marathon players is sure to get intense. It has been quite some time that Chevrolet have tasted success with its product, instigated in or around the last couple of years. The American manufacturer has brought products like Enjoy MPV and the last being the facelift given to Sail U-VA and Sail Sedan. But Enjoy failed to pull volumes and so is the case with the other two. To cope up with this limbo, Chevy has planned to bring in two new vehicles one is the SUV Trailblazer by this year end and the other is the MPV Spin, in 2016. Read More

Geneva Motor Show Announces this Week!

2015 GTA Spano teased coming to Geneva Motor Show with a 925bhp/1220Nm Twin-Turbo V10

GTA, Spanish super car maker has announced that the new Spano will debuted at the 2015 85th Geneva Motor Show, in first week of March. GTA has also released a teaser pic of the new Spano and is flaunting its absolutely menace rear. Wondering about GTA Spano - slightly faint memory - to your rescue - the current GTA Spano was featured in the last year’s flick - Need-For-Speed-The-Movie among other heart pumping super cars. Read More

Limited-Edition Duster and Lodgy unveiled for 2015 Geneva Motor Show, Dacia Celebrates 10th anniversary in Europe

Renault India’s trump card and the upcoming Lodgy MPV, both are the products of the French automaker's subsidiary economical brand - Dacia. The brand is celebrating 10 years in Europe and will be displaying limited edition of their entire range at the 85th Geneva Motor Show next month. Dacia’s range include Duster, Lodgy, Sandero and Logan (yes, its the same Logan that was being sold in India, but unlike ours, it has been evolved). Read More

Infiniti QX30 Concept revealed; World premiere at 2015 Geneva Motor Show

Infiniti has revealed the first glimpse of the QX30 Concept, which will have its world premiere at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show. The crossover concept will lead to a future premium compact vehicle and indicates the brand’s strong commitment to this segment. The Infiniti QX30 Concept combines the sleek lines of a coupe with the distinguishing features and higher stance of a crossover. The concept gets a “stylish protection” theme for its exterior, supported by aluminium-trimmed bumper while its lightweight performance character is enhanced by carbon fibre in the lower cladding. Read More

McLaren P1 GTR breaks cover!

McLaren has released the first images and details of the production-spec P1 GTR hypercar, ahead of its world premiere at next month's Geneva Motor Show. The model will be joining the road-going P1 in the flagship range which McLaren is calling the ‘Ultimate Series.’ Read More

Lotus brings out its fastest car yet

Lotus, a byword in the world of lightweight sports cars, has just released its fastest and most powerful car till date, the Evora 400. The engine, as the name suggests, produces 400bhp of maximum power from a mid-mounted supercharged 3.5 litre V6 unit, and a peak torque of 410Nm. This results in a dramatic zero to 100kmph time of just 4.2 seconds and a top speed of 300kmph. Read More

Hyundai unveils the all-new Tucson

The rugged butch C-SUV, Tucson, has been revealed for the model year 2015. Only for the European market for now, fingers crossed hope that it makes it to the Indian shores as everybody loved it here. The new Tucson has been given a complete redesign both inside and out. Read More

GT3 Special Edition: Aston Martin's most potent Vantage ever!

Aston Martin has taken wraps off the most potent and track-focused version of its Vantage sports car. Christened as Vantage GT3, the model is company’s attempt to blur the lines between its track and road going offerings. Read More

Mercedes unveils Maybach Pullman; Public Debut at Geneva Motor Show

Mercedes, the German luxury carmaker has unveiled the Maybach Pullman, ahead of its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show which starts from 3-15 March, 2015. This chauffeur-driven limousine is 1053 mm longer than the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class and with a wheelbase of 4418mm, the car gives class leading rear legroom. Read More

Toyota Avensis Facelift Revealed ahead of Geneva Motor Show

The Japanese automaker Toyota will uncover the updated Avensis at the upcoming Geneva motor show scheduled from 3-15 March. The carmaker though has officially revealed the images of both saloon and estate ahead of their global debut. The facelifted model now gets a redesigned front end, updated interiors and a more peppier engine. The Avensis will also feature Toyota’s Safety Sense technology. The car will most likely be available in UK by June 2015. Read More

2nd Generation Audi R8 to Feature New Laser Headlight

German premium car manufacturer, Audi, have teased its well-known cracker, R8. Though, it is only its laser headlight that have been revealed, the new R8 promises to bring in more cutting edge technologies that will set new benchmark in the supercar fraternity. The next generation car will be featuring LED lighting system as standard across lineup. Moreover, it can be equipped with optional laser-spot high-intensity beam headlight, capable of attaining nearly twice the illumination of LED fitment. Read More

Reports

Ford India is also Testing Over 4m Version of the Figo-Compact-Sedan

Couple of weeks ago, 2015 Figo and its sub-4m compact sedan was spied testing, this recent spy shot reveals that Ford India is also testing the over four meter version of the sedan in the country. The upcoming-duo are already on sale in Brazil and indeed the sedan is over four meter there. But since we have tax benefits from vehicle falling under four meter, Ford India will stick with the compact version of it (length under 4-m). Moreover, since India is the major export hub for the American manufacturer the over four meter version of the sedan is strictly for the export purpose. Read More

Meet The New Skoda Superb!

Skoda has revealed the new Superb in Prague, this third generation sedan is heading for its public debut at the 2015 85th Geneva Motor Show early next month. The 2016 Superb will be launched in the month of June while deliveries will start in UK in September. Indian launch is expected early next year. Read More

Volvo To bring Self-Driving Cars by 2017

By the year 2017, Volvo is planning to bring 100 self-driving cars on the roads around Gothenburg with real traffic conditions. As the company’s Drive Me project enters its second year, the automaker looks confident in integrating self driving cars into the roads with real time changing traffic conditions. Read More

Mahindra Thar Facelift Spied, Gets a Jeep Wrangler-like Dash!

Mahindra Thar facelift has been spotted recently, the off-roader is expected to launch in couple of months (reportedly coming this June). This is the first major uplift Mahindra has given to the Thar since its launch back in 2010. Read More

Mitsubishi 'Heart in Mouth' concludes in Pune

Mitsubishi’s ‘Heart in Mouth’ rally came to an exciting end with the residents of Pune enthralled by superior driving skills of Dakar winner and world rally champion, Hiroshi Masuoka. The ‘Pajero Heart-in-Mouth with Masuoka’ event organised here by Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation Limited (HMFCL) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Japan saw the participation of over 120 Pajero customers, 50 dealers and their staff and other Pajero fans. Read More

Rolls-Royce SUV confirmed for production

This new Rolls-Royce will be Effortless ... Everywhere. When you receive such a statement from one of the most iconic automobile brands in history, the excitement reaches a new high. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has confirmed that it will add a new SUV model to its lineup soon. The announcement came in the form of an open letter jointly from the company’s Chairman Mr. Peter Schwarzenbauer and Chief Executive Mr. Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes. Read More

Volvo uses 1000 test cars for sharing road-condition information

Volvo Cars, along with the Swedish Transport Administration and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration have put 1000 test cars on a project to enable cars to share information about conditions that relate to road friction (such as icy patches). The information will be shared through a cloud-based network and with the test fleet now expanding from about 50 cars to 1000, Volvo expects to make the technology available to customers within a few years’ time. The development of sophisticated communication via the mobile network is part of the Volvo’s aim to offer customers a fully connected experience and the hazard-light and slippery-road alerts are the first safety features in the Volvo cloud. Read More

Honda Cars India Offers Extended Warranty for Vehicles Upto 7 Years Old!

Honda cars India has introduced a new extended warranty scheme christened as “Honda AnyTime Warranty” for the existing customers. The Japanese automaker is known for its bulletproof reliability in its cars and is offering extended warranty in its cars which are up to seven years old or having less than 1,00,000 km (1 lac) Km on their odometer. Read More

Toyota's New C Segment Car Vios Spied During Its Test Runs in Bangalore

We earlier reported that Toyota is planning to launch a new C- Segment car Vios and recent spied images from our friends at Team-Bhp suggests that the car is now been tested on Indian roads. A fully camouflaged test mule is spotted in Bangalore, Karnataka suggesting early arrival of the car. Toyota Vios if launched in India will fill the deep gap between Etios and Corolla Altis. Since the Vios will find its way in C segment it will thus competes with the likes of segment leader Honda City, Hyundai Verna and Maruti Suzuki Ciaz. Though we are waiting for an official statement from the automaker as they are really quiet about their new debutant. Read More

Mini Coupe and Roadster models discontinued

After the launch of the new Mini 3-door and 5-door models a few months ago, the company has stopped the production of its two-seater models, the Coupe and Roadster. Now, the Mini 5-door and 3-door models are produced in seven engine variants at the Mini’s Oxford plant. The Mini Coupe originally made its world premiere at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring Nordschleife immediately before its appearance at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) in 2011. The Coupe also wont in its class in the "Best Cars 2015" reader's vote held by the automobile magazine "auto, motor und sport". The Mini Roadster was the first open-top two-seater in the brand's history and has a textile roof which opens especially quickly, either manually or semi-automatically as an optional extra. Read More

Mahindra To Invest Rs 4,000 Crore In New Production Facility in Tamil Nadu

After the successful launch of all new Scorpio, the homegrown manufacturer Mahindra and Mahindra is now looking forward to invest Rs 4,000 crore in order to set up a large manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu. The new production facility will boost company’s future models in next seven years. Read More

Mitsubishi Heart-in-Mouth rally in Pune; Montero to launch soon

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport’s next iteration of the Heart-in-Mouth rally will be held in Pune on 14th February. Adding more excitement to an already adrenaline pumped event is the participation of Dakar winner and world famous rally driver, Hiroshi Masuoka. Read More

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