All 500 units of the Russian designed Marussia B2 sold out

Russia’s first high-performance car company ‒ and currently owner of a Formula 1 team ‒ Marussia had announced a few months back the birth of the Marussia B2, a Russian designed sportscar that would be manufactured by Finnish car builder Valmet Automotive. And even before the sportscar hit the streets, the limited, 500 car run has already been sold out. Continue Reading →

A while back, we had brought to you news of a new entry-level SUV, the Porsche Macan, that might be making it to India once the SUV is launched. The entry-level Porsche SUV was captured by Auto Motor Und Sport testing on public roads. The spyshots reveal a lower, sleeker and smaller SUV taking elements of design from the highly successful Porsche Cayenne. Continue Reading →

Indian Auto giant, Mahindra, has upgraded the Mahindra Thar SUV bringing in air conditioning and an engine immobilizer to the package. The new features are applicable only to the 4×4 variant that is powered by a CRDI engine. Mahindra continues to sell the 4×2 and 4×4 version with the DI engine in BS3 markets, but they do not receive these additions. Continue Reading →

The 2012 Mercedes Benz ML350CDI M-Class SUV has finally made it to India and has managed to surprise us all with its price tag. It seems like the additional one month of waiting period has been put to good use by the folks at Mercedes Benz India even as this SUV is being assembled through completely knocked down(CKD) kits to make for competitive pricing. The CKD version of the 2012 ML350CDI is priced at Rs. 56.9 lakh while the CBU version is priced at Rs. 66 lakh, Continue Reading →

BMW has released the first official details and images of the three door hatchback version of their new generation 1-series that is crowned with the new M135i. The three-door hatch becomes the second body style to join the new generation 1-series after the five-door version.

The BMW M135i has a 3.0 liter, straight six-cylinder Continue Reading →

Renault India has introduced a new petrol variant to the Pulse hatchback lineup in India. The Renault Pulse Petrol has been on the cards since the introduction of the diesel variant of the hatch early this year. The base Renault Pulse RXE Petrol version is priced at Rs. 4.25 lakh and goes up to Rs. 5.55 lakh for the top-end RXZ version, all prices ex-showroom, Delhi. Continue Reading →

Amidst all the commotion regarding the new Hyundai i20, Hyundai India has launched the 2012 facelifted i20 Fluidic hatchback. The new 2012 i20 Fluidic is now available in a whopping 12 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 4.73 lakh for the base petrol variant, going all the way up to Rs. 7.6 lakh for the top end petrol automatic variant. Continue Reading →

With just over 2 weeks left for the 5th Season of the Indian Premier League, Volkswagen India, following the successful introduction of the Vento IPL Edition last year, have launched the Vento IPL Edition II and Polo to add to the tempo.

Both cars will be available at no extra cost and will also be sporting additional features in comparison to the standard Polo and Vento. The IPL Edition II will Continue Reading →

BMW expects to achieve its target annual sales of two million cars four years earlier than planned. The company had earlier forecasted to top two million sales in 2020 and by the looks of the figures in the first months of 2012, BMW is poised to reach the target by 2016. Continue Reading →

GM India has it all planned out for bringing in the Chevrolet Sail twins to India. The B+ Segment hatchback, the Chevrolet Sail Hatch, which was earlier showcased at the 2012 Indian Auto Expo, will be first of the twins to see an Indian launch sometime during June – July 2012.

The new Sail hatch will mark the entry of a diesel Continue Reading →