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Mahindra XUV500 gets new colours

Mahindra adds new colour shades to the XUV 500 middle and base variants.
1 min read11 Mar '14
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The Mahindra XUV500 W6 now also gets the satin white shade.

Mahindra has added new colours to its XUV500 range. The mid-level XUV500 W6 variant will now be available in Satin White and Dolphin Grey colours. The recently-added XUV500 W4 variant, which was only offered in black and white colour schemes, will now be available in Dolphin Grey. The high-end XUV500 W8 gets additional Artic Blue and Opulent Purple options.

Apart from new colour schemes for the SUV, under the hood, the XUV500 range remains unchanged, powered by the 2.2-litre 16V mHawk diesel engine.

In a bid to reduce the entry-ticket price for the XUV range, Mahindra recently launched the XUV500 W4 base variant.  Read more on that here

 

Next Mercedes C63 AMG estate to get new 480bhp V8

New hot C-class estate gets ready before LA auto show reveal; will use newly developed modular V8 engine with close to 500bhp
1 min read13 Mar '14
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New Mercedes C 63 AMG estate will be unveiled at the LA Auto show 2014.

More hybrids likely for premium models, says JLR boss

Jaguar Land Rover's engineering chief believes that hybrids will be the dominant powertrain for ‘upper class’ models in the future
2 min read12 Mar '14
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JLR has just launched its own Apple and Google-compatible ‘In Control’ App, which you can download to a smartphone and it appears on the car’s TFT screen “as if it is actually embedded in the car”.

SCOOP! All-new Skoda Superb in 2016

New Superb’s styling will be inspired by the Vision C concept showcased at Geneva
2 min read13 Mar '14
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The new 2016 Skoda Superb sedan will be based on the B8 platform while the current car is based on Skoda’s B6 platform.

Mercedes to develop Infiniti Q30

The Infiniti Q30 hatchback will be engineered by Mercedes; the firm which will also provide the model's platform.
1 min read14 Mar '14
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Effectively, Infiniti is contracting out the engineering development to a third party to ease the demands on its own engineering teams.

Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge with 500bhp a possibility

The Nissan GT-R-engined Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge could become a production reality, as Infiniti launches feasibility study
1 min read15 Mar '14
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The firm has given the green light to an official engineering feasibility project to explore whether the car could be made.