Weekly Wrap-up: Nissan launches Sunny, Expert review on Sunny, 2014 Punto facelift revealed and many more

Nissan has launched the Sunny facelift at Rs 6.99lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the base model on petrol. The diesel range’s pricing starts at Rs 7.99lakh. The Nissan Sunny gets changes on the outside and inside. The inside changes include a new in-dash music system on variants below the XV that get Bluetooth and USB connectivity. The XV however gets a bump in that as well with the 5.1-inch infotainment system with reverse parking camera as an extra.

The spy images of the Punto Evo are out and we will share it with our readers too. The new Punto Evo is expected to be launched in August. The changes are cosmetic as the Punto gets a new front end and even revised interiors. Hyundai reaches the figure of 1 lakh units for the Grand i10 in 10 months. The Korean auto maker has had success with the Grand i10 and the XCent and it will carry on with the same with more models in the near future.

Nissan launches the facelift Sunny at Rs 6.99 lakh

Nissan has launched the new Sunny today for Rs 6.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Nissan has made several upgrades to the existing Sunny, but these are mostly cosmetic. This new Sunny facelift will be available with 1.5-litre petrol (in manual and CVT variants) and 1.5-litre diesel with a manual transmission. There are no changes mechanically in the Sunny, however the diesel’s electronically controlled module (ECM) has been recoded for some minor changes to enhance the fuel efficiency. Now, as per the ARAI fuel efficiency cycle, the Sunny diesel returns an economy of 22.7 km/l, a bump by about 1 km/l. The power ratings of the diesel are the same. Read more

Hyundai introduces a new 1.0-litre LPG variant for Grand i10

Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) has silently introduced a new LPG variant of its successful hatchback Grand i10. Priced at INR 4,96,034 (ex-showroom Delhi), the hatch will be available in a single 'Magna' variant. The LPG variant will be powered by a smaller 1.0 Kappa petrol engine. Read more

Force Motors is the title sponsor for Rainforest Challenge India

Pune-based Force Motors Ltd. has announced that the company will be the Title Sponsor of Rainforest Challenge in India, titled “Force Gurkha RFC India 2014”. Force Motors is a pioneer in the field Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) and has recently forayed into the Personal Vehicles business with Force One SUV. It will promote its recently launched off-roader Vehicle; Force Gurkha with the title sponsorship of this event. Read more

Ford India registers 36 percent sales growth in June 2014

Ford Motor India registered 36 percent growth in the month of June 2014, at 11,935 units as against the 8,771 units in the corresponding month last year. The domestic sales of the American auto major stood at 7,258 cars in the month, as compared to 7,145 cars in the same period year-ago while the exports rose to 4,677 units in the same month. Read more

Mercedes Benz CLS 350 - old bottle with a not so old wine

The Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 has always been a head turner with its sleek design language and fluid body lines, and with the launch of the 2014 model the CLS has just gotten better. It looks even more scintillating than before thanks to heavily contoured wheel arches and the wide LED tail lights that are flawlessly incorporated in the rear. The CLS 350 christened as ‘CLS 350 model year 2014’ now sports 18-inch alloy wheels with a 15 spoke design. Read more

Mclaren 650 GT3 has been confirmed

McLaren GT has confirmed the first details of the McLaren 650S GT3 – the latest generation track-focused racer which will contest GT3 championships across the globe from the 2015 season. After building on the highly successful 12C GT3, which has firmly re-established McLaren at the front of the GT grid over the past three seasons, the 650S GT3 was unveiled in front of fans and the global motorsport media at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Read more

Hyundai giving special benefits to Government employees worth Rs 30,000

Hyundai Motor India Ltd, in order to boost its sales has announced an exclusive scheme - ‘Pride of India’, especially designed for India’s Central/State government employees. So if you are a government employee rush to your nearest Hyundai dealership to lay hands on your favourite car. To recognize the valuable contribution of government employees towards country's growth, they are awarded with additional benefit of upto Rs. 30,000 depending upon different models of Hyundai cars. Read more

2014 Fiat Punto Facelift fully revealed; looks appealing!

The upcoming Punto facelift is creating a lot of buzz lately, the car has been spotted testing numerous times online. Now, 2014 Punto images have been leaked completely. The hatchback shares its face with Avventura crossover that Fiat showcased at the Auto Expo this year. The Punto facelift will be majorly a stylistic makeover, though few mechanical changes are expected too. The 2014 Punto launch seems to be imminent and the car is likely to enter in coming weeks. Read more

Hyundais Grand has a grand success, reaches one lakh units in 10 months

Hyundai Motor India Ltd has reached a new landmark with its Grand by delivering one lakh units to customers in less than 10 months. The compact hatchback was launched last September and since then has won laurels for the Korean automaker. It features in the list of top five best selling cars in the country and has also won a few automotive awards including the prestigious Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY). Read more

Nissan to launch Alto 800 killer under Datsun brand

Nissan is prepped-up to launch a hatchback below the Datsun GO, both the GO hatch and the upcoming sub-Alto one will tackle Maruti Suzuki Alto 800, Hyundai Eon and to some extent Tata Nano too. Is it the Redi-GO concept company showcased at the 2014 Indian Auto Expo? No clarity on that. Furthermore, Nissan says that its alliance Renault will also share the car in India. Read more

The Octavia is the "heart of the brand" - Sudhir Rao

With the new government at the centre, manufacturers are looking forward to introducing new vehicles and updating their current product line-up too. We speak to Skoda India’s Sudhir Rao and understand how the market has been for the Czech auto-maker as it had launched two products in the last one year and try to find out what else in the box for Indian car buyers from Skoda. Read more

Mercedes-Benz reveals the images of the CLS 63 AMG

While the Indian market just got the new 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 for Rs 89.9 lakhs, an AMG spec car has been revealed. The four-door CLS 63 AMG Coupe are now even sportier and more attractiveThe equipment for the CLS63 AMG, which produces up to 585bhp, is now more exclusiveas it also gets the AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission. Read more

Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG arriving this month in India

Following the launch of GL63 AMG and ML63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz is again ready to introduce another AMG machine in the country. If reports are to be believed, the German carmaker will be launching the CLA 45 AMG by the end of this month. Read more

2015 Audi R8 Limited Performance Edition announced

German car maker Audi will be bringing the next generation R8 in 2016, so the current model which made its way to the market in 2006, will be doing its duty for another year. Thus, Audi is offering various special features on the R8's 2015 model, one of which is a new performance package. Read more