The 2019 edition of the Maserati Quattroporte has landed in India with a host of upgrades for the new year. The 2019 Maserati Quattroporte is available in two versions with the GranLusso priced at Rs. 1.74 crore, while the Gransport version will set you back by Rs. 1.79 crore (all prices, ex-showroom Delhi). Notable changes on the 2019 Quattroporte include new exterior colours, alloy wheel designs and a redesigned gearshift lever apart, in addition to the new Pieno Fiore leather upholstery. The four-door performance sedan also borrows cues from the Alfieri concept.
Since an all-new Vento which will be developed on the Indianised version of the MQB A0 platform has been scheduled for 2021 in India, the 2019 model will receive minor tweaking, most of which is likely to be done to its face. For Instance, the 2019 Vento will get a redesigned front bumper and a new edgier looking grille. At the rear, the overall profile is likely to remain the same and there will be minor changes like the addition of a sleek black cladding at the departure angle.
The company will be launching two models in India- starting with the Hector SUV and then a fully electric SUV, over the next nine months and has plans to launch one model in India every year. The company further shared that its electric vehicles in the country would have over-the-air (OTA) technology and would go over 250 km in a single charge. However, he refrained to comment on the selected locations.
Renault is planning to start afresh with Nissan and Mitsubishi. The proposed arrangement will have no impact on the existence of the RAMA (Restated Alliance Master Agreement) and the cross-shareholding structure.
The subscription-based car leasing service has been started as a pilot project. Hyundai and Revv have launched the service only in six cities initially- Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad and haven't mentioned anything about the expansion plan yet. The project will start in Q1 2019.
The Honda Civic is back in the country in an all-new avatar and the D-segment sedan looks sharper, packs in a tonne of more features and gets a diesel engine this time. The all-new Honda Civic is priced from Rs. 17.70 lakh (ex-showroom) and is a complete overhaul over the eighth generation that was sold here over a decade ago. The overall segment though has shrunk over the years in terms of volumes, but the sedans remain a choice for several buyers. With the Japanese sedan back to shake things up, here's a look at how the new Honda Civic matches up to its rivals including the Toyota Corolla, Skoda Octavia and the Hyundai Elantra.
The 2019 Ford Figo facelift is all set to go on sale in India on March 15, 2019. The car is set to receive an update over three years later and the facelifted Figo will come with a bunch of cosmetic changes, sharing most of its cues with the Aspire facelift, along with some new and updated features.
