Seshan Vijayraghvan is among those who chose to be an automotive journalist just for the pleasure of getting their hands on all the awesome 4-wheeled and 2-wheeled machines that comes their way. A writer by day and a reader by night, this South-Indian Mumbaikar's love for cars and bikes is as strong as his beloved filter coffee. His current desire is to procure a mint-condition Premier Padmini and Royal Enfield Interceptor 650.
A lot of manufactures have been launching new models despite the ongoing lockdown, and in July alone we saw 5 new car launches. And August is expected to be similarly eventful.
The upcoming Kia Sonet subcompact SUV has been spotted testing in India again, ahead of its official debut, which is slated for August 7, 2020. While we did get to see a pre-production concept of the Sonet at the Auto Expo 2020, the final production SUV is expected to come with some visual tweaks, which are well hidden under all this camouflage.
BMW has introduced the first special edition model for its flagship SUV, the X7 and it has been christened the Dark Shadow Edition. The SUV will be limited to 500 examples worldwide, and it will be produced at the Bavarian carmaker's Spartanburg plant, in California, USA, from August 2020. Styled by the company's exclusive customisation division, BMW Individual, the biggest highlight of the new X7 Dark Shadow Edition is the special paint finish, which is called Frozen Arctic Grey metallic.
Ola Foundation, the social welfare arm of the ride-hailing service provider, has come out with a report detailing the impact its 'Drive The Driver' fund has created in India. The special fund was created to help its driver-partners during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the company says that so far it has helped 55,918 families, enabled 9.3 million meals and has aided 843 medical emergencies across 25 cities.
CEAT India has launched a new range of puncture safe tubeless tyres for motorcycle. Introduced as part of the company's Milaze range, these new tubeless tyres come with CEAT's patented sealant technology that seals the punctures and prevents the tyre from deflating, making the range a truly self-healing tyre.
Globally, Toyota is working on the updated Land Cruiser, and the possibility of it coming to India was unknown, that is until now. Toyota Kirloskar Motor has exclusively told carandbike that the Land Cruiser brand will return to India.
The 2020 Toyota Fortuner facelift, which recently made its global debut in Thailand, has been spotted testing in India for the first time without camouflage. The SUV was seen undergoing emissions testing.
Tesla's new $1.1 billion manufacturing facility will be built in Texas, near Austin and it will mainly manufacture the company's futuristic pick-up vehicle, Cybertruck, along with the Model 3 and Model Y.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor has witnessed a greater demand for the Glanza premium hatchback in the post-COVID era, and says that 50 to 60 per cent of customers are first time Toyota buyers.
Mahindra Two Wheelers has opened pre-bookings for the BS6 compliant 2020 Mahindra Mojo 300 ABS in India. The soon-to-be-launched motorcycle can now be booked for a token of Rs. 5,000 and customers can visit their nearest Mahindra Two Wheelers showroom to pre-book it.
Hyundai India has launched new Sport Trims for the Venue subcompact SUV and along with it has also introduced it new Intelligent Manual Transmission (iMT) technology. The Hyundai Venue Sport Trim will come in both petrol and diesel options.
Hitachi ABB Power Grids, which recently unveiled its Grid-eMotion Fleet EV charging system for large scale public transports and commercial fleets, plan to bring to technology to India as part of its partnership with Ashok Leyland.
The Lamborghini Urus, with chassis number 10,000, comes in the new Nero Noctis Matt Black colour with the carbon fibre package and two-tone Ad Personam interiors in black and orange, complemented by more carbon fibre components.
The BS6 compliant Pulsar 150 is now priced at Rs. 97 958 and is dearer by Rs. 1025, while the Pulsar 150 Neon is priced at Rs. 91,002 has has received a hike of Rs. 999.
Under the prescribed speed limit it should at least take 37 minutes to cover the 50 km distance between the Urse and Khalapur toll plazas. If a vehicle covers the distance in lesser time the motorist has presumably violated the speed limit and will be fined Rs. 1,000.
Mahindra Two-wheelers is gearing up to launch the BS6 compliant version of the Mahindra Mojo 300 ABS this year. The company has already released a bunch of photos of the motorcycle, revealing the new colour palette, which includes both single and dual-tone options.
The Renault Duster compact SUV is all set to get a new 1.3-turbo petrol engine this year, and it was showcased at the 2020 Auto Expo. Now, sources in the know have told carandbike that the turbo petrol option will be launched in India towards the end of August 2020.
Image of the upcoming Tata Gravitas have surfaced online, and this time around we get to see that the SUV will come with disc brakes for all four wheels. Expected to be launched in India later this year, it is the 7-seater version of the existing Tata Harrier, and we first saw the SUV at the 2020 Auto Expo.
Mahindra Two-Wheelers has released the first image of the upcoming BS6 compliant 2020 Mahindra Mojo 300 ABS ahead of its official launch. The image comes just days after the company released the first teaser image of updated Mojo 300, which will now come in a new Garnet Black colour.
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) recently rolled out its 1000th BS6 compliant Heavy-Duty Truck (HTD) from its manufacturing facility in Oragadam, near Chennai. The milestone vehicle was a BharatBenz 3523R truck, and the company is particularly proud of this achievement because it was one of over 1500 BS6 compliant vehicles that were manufactured in the last few months despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown.
