Volkswagen Polo beats Maruti Swift, Baleno in excellent

According to the JD Power Initial Quality survey, which considered automobiles purchased at some stage in length December 2017 to October 2018, the Volkswagen Polo ratings over the Maruti Swift and Baleno inside the Premium Compact Segment.

The survey spanned 7,710 new vehicle proprietors who had bought those automobiles in the months in question. The study considered issues confronted by way of the brand new proprietors within the preliminary 2-6 months of buy. The crew tested over 2 hundred points underneath categories of engine and transmission; heating, air flow, and cooling; riding enjoys; exteriors; features; controls and display; and interiors in terms of audio, amusement navigation, and seating.

Volkswagen Polo and its editions – Cross Polo and Polo GT, received a PP100 score of sixty-four towards a PP100 score of 69 for the Maruti Baleno and a PP100 rating of seventy-eight for the Swift. This led to a median PP100 rating of 81 inside the Premium Compact Segment. The problems were summarized as a range of issues consistent with one hundred with decrease PP100 rankings indicating decrease incidents of problems and consequently higher preliminary high-quality.

Mr. Steffen Knapp, Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, said, “Polo has been considered one of our maximum success models in India that have maintained its top rate-ness using witnessing greater than 80 percent, first-time customers. We are satisfied to be receiving a hat-trick this is predicted out of this powerful carline. Along with this, our manufactured-for-India Ameo ranks 2d inside the Entry Midsize Segment that absolutely supplies our continued dedication of offering value for cash proposition to our customers.”

VW Polo is priced from Rs.5.70 lakhs to Rs.9.58 lakhs, while the Maruti Suzuki Baleno is priced from Rs.Five.Forty-six lakhs for the petrol version going as much as Rs.8.77 lakhs at the same time as diesel variations are priced from Rs.6.61 lakhs to Rs.Eight.60 lakhs. Baleno is offered in 11 versions and six shade alternatives. Prices of the Swift variety from Rs.Four.Ninety-nine lakhs to Rs.7.Eighty-five lakhs for its petrol services and from Rs.5.Ninety-nine lakhs to Rs.8.85 lakhs for the diesel engine opposite numbers.

Volkswagen Polo is powered by a 1.0-liter MPI, Trendline, 3 cylinders, in-line engine offering seventy-five bhp strength at 6,2 hundred rpm and ninety-five Nm torque at 3,000-four, three hundred rpm. It is likewise provided with extra powerful 1.2-liter petrol on the GT TSI model, giving a hundred and five PS. 1.5-liter diesel Polo is on offer in tunes of 90PS and 110 PS. The Maruti Suzuki Baleno and Swift are powered through the same petrol and diesel engines. The petrol engine is a 1.2-liter VVT petrol engine capable of 83 bhp power at 6,000 rpm and one hundred fifteen Nm torque at four 000 rpm. The diesel engine is a 1.3-liter mill handing over 75 PS.

Hyundai Carlino sub-Creta SUV spied with sunroof – Black White dual-tone.

India release of the brand new Hyundai Carlino Styx SUV is anticipated to take area later this 12 months in May. Hat tip to automotive fanatic Arpit Rathi for sharing exclusive spy shots.

By Yashaswi Patel On Mar 10, 2019

The hotly contested compact SUV section in India got even more exciting with the new Mahindra XUV300. Maruti Brezza and Tata Nexon are nonetheless the two on the pinnacle, as a long way as sales are worried. However, Mahindra XUV300 surprised maximum, while it posted four,484 gadgets in Feb 2019, no matter now not being on sale for the whole month (it was launched on 14th Feb). Old horse, Ford EcoSport sales, have taken the worst hit, declining the maximum within the sub 4m SUV segment.

The launch of Mahindra XUV300 became merely the beginning. The compact sub 4 meter SUV birthday party in India is ready to get even greater exciting. Two more SUVs are planned in this phase in the coming months. The first one to join next is Hyundai with the Carlino Styx, and following this, it could be Toyota Brezza, with a rebadged and greater function wealthy Maruti Brezza.

Hyundai Carlino sub-Creta SUV (codenamed QXi) is based on the Carlino idea showcased at the 2016 Auto Expo. It might be positioned on a brand new platform and take a seat below the Creta in enterprise line-up (which is likewise why it is referred to as baby Creta). Spy photographs affirm that it’ll come with features like projector headlamps, LED DRLs, LED tail lamps, gadget reduces alloys in the dual-tone end, roof rails, a hexagonal front grille, and aggressive bumpers. It may also get twin tone outside shade alternatives. Seen here’s a white frame shade with a black roof and A, B, C pillars.

Also on will be leather-based seats, soft-touch dashboard and door panels along with steerage established controls, an eight.0” touchscreen infotainment gadget, and a bunch of safety features along with a purpose to be ABS, EBD, lane assist, 6 airbags, sunroof, start to prevent original and keyless entry. Set to conform with new BNVSAP safety norms, the new Carlino Styx will even get hold of rear parking sensors and seatbelt reminders across all variants.

Engine specs at the Hyundai Carlino sub-Creta SUV will encompass each petrol and diesel engine option. These can be a new turbocharged 1.2-liter petrol 3 cylinder mill generating approximately one hundred twenty PS strength and one hundred seventy Nm torque. Diesel motor might be 1—five liters turbocharged to supply one hundred fifteen PS and 250 Nm. Transmission alternatives on providing could be manual as well as automated.

Hyundai plans to launch 8 new motors in India by way of 2020, among for you to be new-gen variants of Creta, i20, i10, Elantra, Tucson, Carlino, and many others. New Hyundai Carlino Styx SUV will make its global debut in April at the 2019 New York Auto Show, while launch in India is scheduled sometime in May 2019. It will be the company’s first offering inside the sub 4 meter SUV section. Expect it to be priced inside the Rs 8-12 lakhs charge variety.

Tata Harrier Black color shows up on an authentic website online via imagination – Video
Black isn’t always yet formally indexed color with Harrier. Hat tip to car enthusiast Tirath Faldu.
By Mayur On Mar 10, 2019
Tata Harrier is arguably the satisfactory designed Indian automobile ever. But, loss of shade alternatives has left a number of the owners a piece sad. Tata Harrier is available in five shade options as of now. These are Thermistor Gold, Telesto Grey, Ariel Silver, Orcus White, and verbal exchange color – Calisto Copper. Only single tone color options are on provide, and no twin tone option.

Last week, news about a licensed Tata supplier list new Atlas Black coloration at the fee list of Harrier became pronounced. Tata officially communicated that this was an error on the dealer’s part, and there has been no such coloration (Atlas Black) provide but.

Now, a few days later, the same Atlas Black coloration has appeared on the reliable website of Harrier – http://harrier.Tatamotors.Com. Just like their other famous cars, Harrier can also be custom-designed online thru the Imaginator phase. Right here, you may select the provider, variant, color, add customization and pay reserving amount.

It is while reserving the Harrier through imagination, car enthusiast Tirath Faldu referred to as an anomaly. After choosing the preferred provider, color choice, and version, the Imagination app shows the automobile. But while you change the variation, you get to look at the brand new black coloration for a breakup 2d, as proven within the video beneath.

Yes, it’s miles much more likely to be a worm inside the imagination, mainly to expose the Harrier Black shade. But, there’s additionally no denying that someplace in the database of the reliable Tata Motors website is the picture of Harrier in Black coloration. It remains to be seen if or now not Tata Motors formally announce the release of Harrier Black shade choice.

Tata Harrier shade alternatives have been a topic of debate ever in view that the auto became launched. Another addition to the Harrier coloration scheme will be twin tone, which Tata already offers with their extra cheap cars – Tiago and Nexon. Harrier twin tone demand got boost while a dealer modified Harrier in dual-tone changed into delivered. The delivery video has recorded over a million views via more than one resource and social media structure. This does display the high degree of pleasure lovers and probably consumers have. For now, Harrier remains on providing the listed single tone 5 shade options. Future updates will most, in all likelihood, encompass the addition of the latest color options.