Weekly Wrap-up: Fiat Avventura coming on 21st, Toyota launches facelifted Etios & Liva & many more!

One of the most anticipated launches this year since the Auto Expo – Fiat Avventura, coming on 21st of October! Fiat India is making global debut of crossover based on the Punto. Surprising, Maruti is also ready with yet another launch – Alto K10 AMT. The Alto K10 is coming with a fresh new design, updated interiors along with major mechanical changes. Meanwhile, Toyota has also refreshed the Etios and Etios Liva – yes you are right yet another facelift to make these cars look premium! Ever since their launch, each and every update over the years has been concentric towards improver the aesthetic appeal of these cars. Roll through our weekly-wrap-up but Diwali is here folks – Wish you all happy and prosperous Diwali!

Fiat to launch Avventura on October 21st

Fiat's much-anticipated Avventura crossover will be making its debut on the coming 21st. Based on the company's recently-refreshed Punto hatchback, the Avventura will be rivaling against the likes of Toyota Etios Cross and Volkswagen Cross Polo. Read More 

Toyota launches Facelifted Etios at Rs. 5.74 Lakh and Etios Liva at Rs. 4.76 Lakh

Toyota India has launched the updated Etios range in the festivity of Diwali. The facelifted Etios sedan starts at Rs. 5.74 lakh while the Etios Liva hatch starts at Rs. 4.76 lakh. The changes are stylistic, the cars are unaltered mechanically. New Etios and Etios Liva also comes with added comfort features while dual-front SRS airbags are now standard across the range. Read More

Mercedes Benz GLA 45 AMG to Launch on 27 October

Mercedes Benz will launch GLA 45 AMG in the last week of October on 27th after Diwali. GLA 45 AMG is the powerful version of the recently launched GLA crossover SUV. Prices are expected to be slightly higher than the most economical Mercedes-AMG on sale in the country - CLA 45 AMG. Mechanically, GLA 45 AMG shares the 2.0 liter 4-cylinder motor with the CLA 45 AMG. Read More

Mahindra S101 compact SUV spied testing in Chennai

Mahindra’s compact SUV, codenamed S101, is being tested extensively all over the country before the launch set to happen in 2015. Going against the likes of Ford EcoSport, the S101 is based on a monocoque platform and we caught the car testing in Chennai, completely covered. The car, still in the early prototype version, sported dummy headlamps and tail lights. And the dashboard too, or the lack of it, was covered. The front seats seem to be bench type but we weren’t able to snap a picture. Read More

Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 facelift with AMT launching Soon!

Maruti Suzuki is all set for the second innings of Alto's powerful version – K10 and this time it is coming with an AMT – Automated Manual Transmission. Surprisingly new Alto K10 looks like a wake of Celerio's AMT success party! Back in 2010 when Maruti incorporated a new powerful 1.0-liter motor with new design tweaks on Alto, it induced a new life in the decade old design of the hatch, resulting in the formation of Alto K10. This new engine in the lightweight Alto appeared to be a lethal combination giving the tiny hatch a brutal segment-best acceleration of 0-100km/h of 13.3s, it can even challenge segments above it! Read More

Waiting Period of Maruti Suzuki Ciaz in Top 10 Cities

“Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink” lines from 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' suits well to describe the hype of Maruti Suzuki Ciaz. The waiting period of Ciaz soared high up to two to three months in metro cities while there is still three to four weeks of waiting in tier 2 and tier 3 cities. We called dealers across the top ten cities in India and got a kind of same response from each of them. We included four metro cities, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata along with dealers from Jaipur, Bangalore, Indore, Chandigarh, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. So lets find out, how’s the latest debutante from India’s ace passenger carmaker is performing. Read More

Datsun GO+ MPV to be Launched in January; Production Starts

Datsun, the wholly owned subsidiary of Nissan after successfully launching its hatchback Go, has now started manufacturing GO+ MPV at Renault-Nissan Oragadam facility in Chennai. The MPV is expected to be launched in the month of January 2015 through Nissan dealerships only. Read More

Ford starts testing 2015 Figo (RHD); launch early next year!

The American automaker has started testing the RHD (Right Hand Drive) version of next-gen 2015 Ford Figo. The hatch was spotted testing in Brazil. It is known as KA in the South American country and in the European markets, however, in India it will continue the 'Figo' nameplate. Read More

Skoda uncovers more details from Fabia 2015

 Skoda has revealed more details and images of the upcoming Fabia 2015. The car was officially unveiled ahead of Paris Motor Show. The third generation supermini car will be available in both hatchback and estate versions. The production of the same has already begun at company’s Mlada Boleslav plant in Czech Republic and sales in Europe will start soon. Read More

The X-Men of BMW celebrate 15 years

In 1999, BMW created a new line up and launched a new segment of vehicles. Thus born the BMW X models and world’s first Sports Activity Vehicle. BMW X5 was launched as the first car in the lineup and became a success not on just roads, but off them too. The success of the X5 led to other X models in the BMW portfolio and now in their 15th year, they have five models - starting with the X5, X3, X1, X6 and the latest X4. One more model, X7, the largest and luxurious yet in the X family, is under development. High-performance models of the series is also available in the form of X5 M and X6 M. Read More

Record 3000 Lamborghini Huracans sold globally in just 10 months!

Lamborghini Huracan, which made its Indian debut few weeks back has very well carried forward the legacy of its predecessor and the most successful Lambo ever- Gallardo. The supercar has officially racked up 3,000 global and 1,000 U.S. sales in just 10 months since its launch. Read More

Ford Endeavour v/s Toyota Fortuner: Comparison Test

Here are two old blokes who still command respect in the mind and heart of keen SUV enthusiasts. Yes we pit Ford's recently updated Endeavour against Toyota's most trusted and worthy Fortuner to point out which is the better of the two. Classified as premium 7-seat SUV both Ford and Toyota have enjoyed their place within the SUV segment. However with the addition of Honda CR-V, Hyundai Santa Fe and Mitsubishi Pajero things have got really competitive out there. So why only these two one would ask and the answer is that they fit the off-road bill perfectly. Read More

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