New Cars
car&bike Team
Jan 9, 2019, 1:01 AM
MG Motor will be announcing the name of its highly anticipated SUV for India tomorrow, on January 9. While the SUV has been spotted testing in India on several occasions, not much is known about the upcoming model, and we expect MG Motor India to reveal more than just the name of the new SUV.
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car&bike Team | Jan 9, 2019Audi Showcases An Unique Virtual Reality Car Concept Platform At CES 2019Remember how Kids fight to get on the front seat just to get the view across the binnacle? Well, no matter how much they insist, it's not a safe practice. That said, Audi has come up with a new tech solution which can settle this problem forever. The German Carmaker has introduced an one of its kind virtual reality technology which adopts virtual content to the movements of a vehicle in real time. For instance, if the car drives through a right turn, the rear seat experience will get the same view and vice versa.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jan 8, 2019Hyundai Elevate Walking Car Project Showcased At CES 2019Hyundai has finally showcased its new unique kind of mobility concept on which it had been working for three years at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019. Hyundai is calling it the Elevate concept which is a radical four-legged vehicle and has redefined Hyundai's statement of mobility. It combines the best of both autonomous mobility and EV technology and aims to take people where no other vehicle has gone before. For instance, Hyundai is saying that the vehicle could also be put to work like exploring other planets.1 min read
Reuters | Jan 8, 2019EV Startup Byton Aims To Raise $500 Million To Fund GrowthChinese-funded electric vehicle manufacturer Byton is seeking to raise at least $500 million to finance growth, valuing the nearly three-year-old company at more than $4 billion, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The latest round of fundraising comes as China's government promotes new energy vehicles (NEVs), a category comprising battery-powered and plug-in battery-petrol hybrid cars, to help reduce air pollution and support high technology development. Byton is keen to primarily attract foreign investors in its latest fundraising and the proceeds will be mainly used to finance the mass production of its first premium electric SUV vehicle - Byton M-Byte and research and development, one of the sources said on condition of anonymity as discussions are still private.1 min read
Reuters | Jan 8, 2019Toyota's Safety Technology Guardian To Be Available In The 2020sToyota Motor Corp's (7203.T) automated safety technology "Guardian" will be available "in the 2020s," Gill Pratt, chief executive officer of the Toyota Research Institute, said on Monday in Las Vegas. The model is more limited than Toyota's full self-driving system, which it labels its "Chauffeur" technology, but "the car if it needed to could drive itself," Pratt told reporters after a news conference at the annual CES global technology conference.1 min read
Seshan Vijayraghvan | Jan 8, 2019Mahindra XUV300 Base Variant Spotted Ahead Of LaunchA new set of spy shots of the Mahindra XUV300 have surfaced online and this time around we get to see the cabin of one of the base models of the upcoming SUV.2 mins read
car&bike Team | Jan 8, 20192019 Maruti Suzuki WagonR: Variants ExplainedThe WagonR has been a key selling product for Maruti Suzuki in India and also has been a part of the top five selling passenger vehicle list for quite a long time. Apart from being popular among private car buyers, the WagonR is also one the most affordable and reliable workhorses for fleet operators (Read Ola and Uber). The Maruti Suzuki WagonR has received two-generation updates so far and the third generation will be launching this month and there are quite a few things which have changed or rather have been upgraded in this new model.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jan 8, 2019Fuel Prices Hiked In Delhi After A Series Of ReductionIn the last three months of 2018 there have been a series of reduction in retail prices of petrol and diesel. However, prices have been marginally increased right at the start of 2019 after being at their respective lowest on December 31, 2018. The retail price of diesel in the capital has been increased by 8 Paise to Rs. 62.24 from Rs. 62.16 and the retail price of petrol went up by 20 Paise to Rs. 68.50 from Rs. 68.30.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jan 8, 2019New Mercedes-Benz CLA Teased Ahead Of Global Debut At CESThe new-gen 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA has been teased ahead of its official debut at the 2019 Consumer Electronic Show (CES), on January 8. The teaser gives us a glimpse of the CLA Edition trim, which is said to be a special, fully-loaded version of the second-generation model.1 min read
