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All New Hyundai i20 Active Launched in India

Hyundai India has launched the updated version of Elite i20 (premium hatchback) called i20 Active Crossover in the Indian Markets. The hatchback will compete against Fiat Avventura, Toyota Etios Cross and Volkswagen Cross Polo. It is based on the ongoing model of Elite i20 hatchback, it is equipped with new headlight clusters with LED daytime running lights,projector headlights with cornering lights, new grille, bumper and circular fog lamps enclosed with a skid guard. New 16-inch alloy wheels, body cladding, roof rails, new fuel cap and gloss finish for the C-Pillars. At the rear, it gets new bumper with circular reflectors, a skid plate and an Active badge. The ground clearance has been increased by 20mm to 190mm. If we talk about its dimensions: i20 Active is 3,995mm long, 1760mm wide and 1,555mm tall (along with roof rails).

The interior of i20 Active remains the same as Elite i20. It is equipped with aluminium pedals, dual tone blue and black color interior with blue inserts for door trims and blue seats. The cross gets an All-Black dashboard whereas the gear knob, AC vents, music system has orange inserts. i20 cross is available in both petrol and diesel variants. The Petrol variant is a 1.2 litre Kappa, four cylinder VTVT engine which produces 83PS of power and 115Nm of torque. The Diesel variant is a 1.4 litre U2 CRDi motor which produces 90PS of power and 220Nm of torque. The petrol variant is mated to 5-speed manual gearbox and the diesel variant is mated to 6-speed manual gearbox. The diesel variant returns an ARAI rated fuel efficiency of 21.19kmpl and the petrol variant returns 17.19kmpl which is quite impressive.

Hyundai i20 Active Prices (Ex-Showroom- Delhi)

Petrol Variants:

Hyundai i20 Active 1.2 - Rs 6.38 Lakhs

Hyundai i20 Active 1.2S - Rs 7.09 Lakhs

Diesel Variants:

Hyundai i20 Active 1.4 - Rs 7.63 Lakhs

Hyundai i20 Active 1.4S - Rs 8.34 Lakhs

Hyundai i20 Active 1.4SX - Rs 8.89 Lakhs

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BMW has Launched it's Future Car in India : BMW i8 for Rs 2.29 Crore

German Car Manufacturer BMW has launched the i8 which is first of its kind Hybrid Sportscar. The i8 is the first "I" cars from BMW entered the Indian Car Market. The i8 will be sold as a CBU and limited units would be produced in the Country due to high Global demand. It has a carbon-fibre body combined with a set of butterfly doors which makes it a futuristic car.The entire body is made up of Carbon and Aluminium components which makes it swift. In the front, it has a dual grille which has two air-intakes for increased aerodynamics. The front headlamps consist of LEDs and an optional high beam headlight is also available with the Laser Light Technology.

If we talk about it's interior, person sitting inside the car will get a sporty and luxurious feel.

The i8 is available in three variants: Halo, Neso and Carpo. Neso is equipped with standard features of sporty leather upholstery and necessary controls whereas Halo and Carpo will allow owners to customize their cars. The 2+2 seating arrangement is specially designed by using LifeDrive Architecture and can comfortably accomodate 4 passengers. Now we talk about it's safety features: it is equipped with Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), Dynamic Brake Control (DBC), Start-off Assistance, Brake Standby, Cornering Brake Control (CBC) and Fading Compensation will allow maximum safety under any dire circumstances.

Other features include multiple airbags, inertia-reel seatbelts, Dynamic Traction Control (DTC) and Connected Drive System as an additional safety feature.

The i8 is a plug-in hybrid vehicle which means that it is powered by two engines. The rear wheels get a 1.5 litre three cylinder twin-turbo petrol engine producing maximum power of 215PS and 320Nm of torque.Power is transmitted via 6-speed automatic gearbox.The front wheels are connected to an electric motor via two-stage AT box.Electric motor produces maximum power of 131PS and is mated to a 5kWh lithium-ion battery.This combination takes the total output to 370bhp and 570Nm of torque, which allows the i8 to hit 0-100kmph in just 4.4 seconds and has a limited top speed of 250kmph. i8 gives very impressive fuel efficient figures of 40kmpl (Under European Conditions).

The car is mainly built out of carbon fibre and despite a larger battery pack and engine, car weighs only 1490kgs and has a very low centre of gravity.Due to combination of petrol engine and electric motor, it has exact 50:50 weight distribution which makes the ride even more luxurious.The i8 emits only 59g/km of CO2 according to BMW.

Currently BMW i8 has no competition as it is the only vehicle of its class and design in the Indian Market.

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2015 Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire Launched in India

Maruti Suzuki, India's largest car manufacturer has launched it's top selling compact sedan Swift DZire in a fresh look. In 2012, the company cut down it's boot to make it a sub-4 meter sedan which gives the company the benefit of excise duty and keeps its cost down. Maruti has given it a bolder chrome grille in the front. Large Headlights have been made black. It has a new bumper with circular fog lamps. At the rear, the car gets an updated bumpers, new reflectors and slightly tweaked tail lamps . It comes with 10-spoke alloy wheels.There is not much change inside the car. The new sedan comes with the same beige-black-dual-tone dashboard. It comes with a faux wood finish above the glove box and on the doors which gives a premium look. If we talk about the leg room in the rear, it is quite decent but sitting 3 adults make it a little squeezy.

The sedan is equipped with features like engine start-stop button, electrically adjustable and retractable ORVMs, new set of music system, reverse parking sensors, keyless entry, Bluetooth telephony and power sockets at the rear. Now we talk about its ride and handling, the sedan has a smooth gear shifts during busy city drive.It rides over bumpy roads quite well.The visibility from driver's seat is not that good as the driver needs to keep that extra margin for error if he/she doesn't have the correct judgement at the corners.The steering wheel is qiute responsive, nice grip, is precise and has adequate feedback.The car has a set of Sports disc brakes in the front and drum brakes at the rear.At high speeds the car feels quite comfortable and has stable braking as well which gives confidence to the driver.

Under the bonnet, sedan offers the same 1.3 litre multi-jet engine and 1.2 litre petrol engine. Petrol engine produces 83PS of power and 115Nm of torque.The diesel engine produces 74PS of power and 190Nm of torque.The company claims that the diesel engine has a mileage of 26.59kmpl, which makes it India's most fuel efficient sedan.Whereas the petrol unit delivers 20.85kmpl of fuel economy.

The Petrol Variant ranges from Rs 5.07 Lakhs to Rs 6.80 Lakhs (Ex-Showroom - Delhi)

The Diesel Variant ranges from Rs 5.99 Lakhs to Rs 7.81 Lakhs (Ex-Showroom - Delhi)

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Mahindra XUV500 Xclusive Edition Launched in India

Indian Manufacturer Mahindra and Mahindra launched the Xclusive edition of XUV500 in Indian Car Market.It is based on the current top-end W8 model. The company will manufacture only 700 units of this special edition.This model is launched after taking feedback from it's customers and the company tried to fulfill it's customers requirements by adding some additional features to the SUV.

The Xclusive Edition is equipped with an electronic sunroof, a reverse parking camera, stylish grey alloy wheels, six-way electronically adjustable driver seat, anti-pinch driver window, sporty aluminium pedals, sport illuminated scuff plates. Other features include 6-inch touch screen infotainment system with GPS, Bluetooth connectivity, USB, iPod connectivity; driver information system, fully automatic temperature control with dual HVAC.

SUV also has projector headlamps with LED parking lights, multi- function steering wheel with controls for cruise, audio and voice command. According to Safety and Security it has six airbags, ESP, ABS with EBD, Hill Hold Control and Hill Descent Control.

Under the bonnet is the same 2.2 litre mHawk Diesel Engine which produces 140PS of power and 330Nm of torque. The SUV is mated to 6-speed transmission and it is a Front Wheel Drive Car.Mahindra has launched two variants of the Xclusive edition: With Power Seats and Without Power Seats.

XUV500 (Xclusive edition) is priced at Rs 14.49 Lakhs (Ex-Showroom Price - Delhi).

XUV500 (Xclusive edition- Driver Power Seat) is priced at Rs 14.65 Lakhs (Ex-Showroom Price - Delhi).

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2015 Mercedes-Benz C220 Diesel Review

Finally the German luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has launched the much awaited diesel variant of C-Class.The diesel model is available in two variants- Style and Avantgarde.It has a mini S-Class styling and compact dimensions which makes it the best looking cars in its segment. The C-Class comes with four driving modes: Comfort, Eco, Sports and Sports Plus.As the name suggests, the Sports and Sport Plus mode sharpens the C-Class to make it more dynamic.The C-Class is bigger, more luxurious and drives well than ever before.

The C-Class has a flowing lines, smooth edges and a slippery silhouette. The company has placed the nose under the bulging bonnet, brilliantly detailed headlights, wide haunches and attractive taillamps smartly. When we talk about it's ride and handling it's superb i.e. if you throw it on the corners it gives you confidence and rides well in control at high speeds.The steering wheel is also very responsive.As it is a four wheel drive vehicle, the car's weight is distributed evenly to the front and rear wheels giving the car perfect weight distribution.There are disc brakes in all the four wheels which makes it more safer than before.Combined with 225/70 R17 wheels and tyre combination , the car is well balanced in terms of comfort and handling.It has a boot space of 480 litres.

Now have a look at the features of it's top of the line Avantgarde model which is equipped with high resolution 8.4 inch screen for its COMAND infotainment system, satellite navigation, three zone automatic climate control, Bluetooth connectivity, rear view camera. Other features include LED ambient cabin lightning with three selectable colors, a panoramic sunroof, push-button start and a 13 speaker Burmester audio system.

The sedan takes 7.4 seconds to manage 0-100kmph.Under the bonnet is a twin turbo 2.1 litre (2143cc engine), 4 cylinder diesel motor that churns out maximum power output of 170bhp between 3000 to 4200rpm at a peak torque of 400Nm between 1400 to 2800rpm.The engine is paired to a 7G- Tronic 7 speed dual clutch automatic gearbox.

The C220 CDI is slightly expensive than before. It is priced at Rs 39.9 Lakhs (Ex-Showroom- Delhi). 

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All New Toyota Fortuner 3.0 D- 4X4 Automatic Review

Toyota has finally launched their hot selling model " Fortuner 3.0 Diesel" which comes with 4X4 variant with a five-speed automatic gearbox. The 17 inch new dark grey alloy wheels makes the fortuner even better than before.New set of smoked headlamps and taillamps have changed it's front and rear looks by making it more sportier. Fortuner is always been a comfortable seven seater SUV as there is enough space for everyone. Toyota now gives the option of all black leather interior who want to add sportiness to their life.

The dashboard gets a nice black-wood insert that surrounds the infotainment system.SUV is equipped with an electronically adjustable driver's seat. The touch screen infotainment system comes with Bluetooth connectivity, a USB and AUX slot. It also has two 12V charging sockets in front and two in the rear.It has a multi function steering wheel on which the buttons are ergonomically placed.Toyota has introduced standardisation of dual front airbags across all variants, ABS and EBD.Fortuner 4x4 Automatic is an easy to drive car both in city and highway and off-road too.The 5-speed automatic is smooth and doesn't feel as lethargic as compared to other SUV's in the same range. Sometimes the engine feels noisy.

Fortuner 4x4 automatic is powered by 3.0 litre 4 cylinder oil burner pumping out maximum power of 171PS at 3600 rpm and 360Nm of torque. It takes just 11.7 seconds to cover from 0-100kmph. The SUV has a mileage of 11.9kmpl which weighs around 2 tons.

4x4 automatic 3 litre diesel Fortuner is available at Rs 26.49 lakhs (Ex-Showroom- Delhi)