The Toyota Etios Cross X edition has been launched at a starting price of Rs. 6.78 lakh (ex-showroom, Kolkata). Presently it's only available in the Eastern and North Eastern regions, while Toyota will officially launch the car in other states on September 28.
Following the increase of cess from 15 per cent as part of the original GST rates (43 per cent tax - 28 per cent GST + 15 per cent cess) to 20 per cent cess for luxury cars and 22 per cent cess for SUV, Jaguar India has had to increase prices cross the range. The increase on the cars and SUVs ranges from about Rs 80,000 to about Rs 10 Lakh depending on the model in the Jaguar range in India. The increase in cess has also adversely affected Jaguar's sister brand Land Rover with prices being increased across the board on all the SUVs sold in India. The move to increase prices comes after the GST council took the decision to increase cess on all cars and SUVs that are longer than the 4-metre bracket.
Land Rover is possibly one of the most affected brands when it comes to the new GST cess rates in India. Considering the fact that all Land Rover vehicles are large SUVS that are longer than the 4-metre length requirement that is needed for a lower cess bracket, every single SUV has received a price hike. Prices of the newly launched Discovery too have been affected. Where the new Land Rover Discovery with the 3-litre petrol engine originally was priced from Rs 68.05-84.43 lakh, the new prices for the SUV (petrol) are pegged at Rs 71.38-88.56 lakh. The diesel version of the new Land Rover Discovery has had an even larger price increase. The SUV with the diesel engine was priced originally at Rs 78.37 lakh to Rs 1.00 Crore and now, with the increase in prices due to the additional 7 per cent cess levied on all SUVS in India (larger than 4 metres), the new price ranges from Rs 82.21 lakh to Rs 1.07 Crore (ex-showroom).
With the new additional 7 per cent cess levied on all SUVs, manufactures in India have been forced to increase prices of their vehicles. The recently launched Jeep Compass SUV that has already seen over 10,00 bookings has also undergone a price hike. The Jeep Compass will be pricier by between Rs 21,000 to Rs 72,000 depending on the variant and engine option. The base model of the Jeep Compass will be now priced at Rs 15.16 lakh (ex-showroom) while the most expensive version of the car with the 4x4 will be priced at Rs 21.40 lakh. Both the petrol and the diesel version of the Jeep Compass have had a price correction as the tax applicable under the new GST regime is now at 50 per cent as compared to 43 per cent that it was when GST rolled out in July 2017.
Starting from $33,000, the sporty four-door offers bang for the buck as it takes on rivals including affiliate Kia Motor's Stinger sedan and BMW's 3 series.
Bentley has unveiled the all-new Continental GT at the ongoing Frankfurt Motor Show. This is the third generation of the Continental GT, which first made its debut in 2003.
The third generation Porsche Cayenne arrived a few weeks ago in the standard and S variants. However, the company had reserved the best and the powerful version of its SUV for the Frankfurt Motor Show. The German automaker has now revealed the new flagship 2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo with 542 bhp of power and 770 Nm of torque that can make some sports cars sweat.
Suzuki has finally pulled curtains off the new generation Swift Sport at the Frankfurt Motor Show, bringing an end to all the speculations, leaks and rumours about the hot hatchback. The all-new Suzuki Swift Sport gets a complete overhaul in design and is underpinned by the HEARTECT platform that is shared with the more sober new generation Swift.
After adding the fire breathing GT2 RS to its lineup a few months ago, Porsche have now added yet another GT series sportscar to the 911 fleet. The new Porsche 991.2 911 GT3 Touring Package (possibly one of the longest official name given to any car) is essentially a variant to the GT3 lineup. The new car is basically a standard 911 GT3 that will be exclusively available with only a manual gearbox and gets a variable rear spoiler instead of the large fixed wing that you get on the standard GT3. Incidentally, Porsche had a few years ago launched something similar, the 911R (limited to 991 units) which also had only a manual gearbox. At the time, Porsche had claimed that the 911R would be the last manual gearbox equipped Porsche 911 to be made which ensured prices for the car going through the roof in the used car market.
