Right ahead of its global debut in India on July 21, 2015, Hyundai has released the official exterior and interior design renderings of its upcoming compact SUV - the Creta.
Before I tell you about my experience of driving a car on a virtual race track, let's get you acquainted with the Nissan GT Academy first. It was first introduced in 2008, when Nissan collaborated with PlayStation and came up with this one-of-a-kind initiative. The idea was to make professional racing drivers out of gamers.
Expected to be launched by the end of 2016 or early 2017, the vehicle's research and development work might take place at the company's upcoming R&D center in Greater Noida.
There is no denying that the Hyundai ix25 is one of the most anticipated vehicles of the year. It will enter the fast growing compact SUV segment of India where cars like Renault Duster and Nissan Terrano are already doing pretty well.
On the eve of World Environment Day, Maruti Suzuki India said that it would continue to work on bringing down vehicle emissions as a means to promote clean air.
Claimed to deliver 27.62km/l, the Maruti Celerio diesel is now India's most fuel-efficient car - it beat the Swift Dzire diesel that has an ARAI-certified mileage of 26.59km/l.
Tata Motors has finally launched the 2015 Safari Storme facelift in India at a starting price of Rs. 9.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The company claims that the updated Safari Storme comes with improved performance and added features.
Hyundai, the South Korean carmaker, today announced that its upcoming global compact SUV will be called the 'Creta' in all its markets except China. The car will go on sale in the second half of this year.
The next product from Tata Motors will be the updated Safari Storme that has gone through some mechanical as well as cosmetic changes. Expected to be launched this month, the vehicle will get an updated engine and an automatic transmission.
BMW India, today, launched the updated 6 Series Gran Coupe facelift in the country at the curtain raiser of the BMW India Bridal Fashion Week 2015. Launched in two variants - 640d Eminence and 640d Design Pure Experience - the vehicle comes at a starting price of Rs. 1.15 crore (ex-showroom, New Delhi).
Royal Enfield inaugurated its sixth apparel and accessories store in the national capital recently. The day also marked the unveiling of the special edition Classic 500 that will go on sale on July 15, 2015.
After tasting the success with the Celerio AMT, Maruti Suzuki India is now planning to introduce the same gearbox in several of its other cars including WagonR, Swift, Dzire and Ertiga.
The three scooters that the company is planning to bring in are - Django, Satelis 125 and Speedfight 3, all of which are already on sale in European markets. The Django 125cc scooter with its retro-styling will take on the Vespa LX 125.
At the launch of the 2015 XUV500 facelift, Mahindra & Mahindra announced to bring in 9 cars this year, out of which 3 will be all new, 3 major refreshes and 3 minor refreshes.
Mahindra & Mahindra, today, launched the facelifted version of its popular SUV - the XUV500 - at a starting price of Rs.11.24 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Except for minor cosmetic and mechanical changes, the vehicle remains largely unchanged. Though with 31 new features on offer, the vehicle has certainly become a lot more feature-rich.
General Motors had recently announced that it will bring the Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV to the Indian market soon. The company has already started testing the car and we caught a glimpse on the car while it was undergoing testing.
In a bid to increase its market share in the highly competitive Indian market, Volkswagen India is planning to launch at least 5 new cars in the next 24 months. The first one to enter our market will be the Volkswagen Vento 2015 facelift, which will most probably go on sale next month.
Fiat, the Italian carmaker, today, unveiled an all-new compact sedan - the Aegea - at the 2015 Istanbul Motor Show. The vehicle is said to be the successor of the Linea, which has now reached the end of its product life cycle.
Ford South Africa has officially announced to launch the new-generation Figo and Figo Aspire in the fourth quarter of 2015. Both these products will be exported from India.
Renault India's much-awaited small car (XBA), the Kwid, finally made its global debut in India today. The launch, however, will take place sometime during the festive season (September - November).
