News Cars Update : Mercedes Launches Three Models Priced Up To 40600 US Dollars

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Thursday launched three ultra luxury vehicles -S500 Coupe, S63 AMG Coupe and SUV G63 AMG 'Crazy Colour' edition- priced between Rs 2 crore and Rs 2.60 crore (ex-showroom Delhi).

The company also introduced its exclusive 'designo' platform that allows customers to choose exclusive paints, high quality interiors, trims and features.

"The fully customized S-Class Coupe is priced at Rs 2 crore, the top end AMG S 63 Coupe at Rs 2.60 crore and the AMG G63 'Crazy Colour' edition at Rs 2.17 crore (all prices ex-showroom Delhi)," the company said.

Mercedes-Benz India managing director and CEO Eberhard Kern said, "It is never before that Mercedes-Benz has launched three exclusive luxury cars in a day. These three supremely exclusive cars live up to our claim of 'Best or Nothing' in the most detailed and compelling fashion."

He said the company will target high-net worth individuals in India with the new products and expand the top end segment of the luxury car market which is about a few hundred units a year.

The S500 Coupe and AMG S 63 Coupe feature optionally available unique headlamps with a total of 94 Swarovski crystals, while the AMG G 63 'Crazy Colours' will be available in solar beam, sunset beam and alien green for enhanced personalisation, the company said.

On 'designo' platform, Kern said, "We have seen an increasing demand for exclusivity and customization from our customers and the launch of the 'designo' range will further reinforce Mercedes-Benz's customer focused approach, transforming customer delight to the next level."

Mercedes Benz plans to introduce 15 new products this year. It has now introduced nine in the Indian market so far.

The company had posted a 43 per cent sales growth in India at 3,093 units in the second quarter of 2015. During the quarter Mercedes-Benz sold 3,566 units, overtaking rival Audi, which sold 3,139 units.

In January-June, the company's sales grew 41 per cent at 6,659 units compared with 4,717 units in the year-ago period.

In the first six months of 2015, it had sold almost as many cars as it did in the entire year of 2012.

In the remaining months of the year, the company will open 12 more dealerships to add to its 73 dealers in 39 cities, he added.

Posted by Unknown Thursday, July 30, 2015

News Car Release Update : Proud to ‘Make In India': BMW Announces Brand New Prices Starting Rs 2.9 Million

Celebrating the 'Make in India' initiative, BMW India has announced brand new prices for the portfolio of locally produced cars.
 

BMW India has already strengthened its commitment to the Indian market by increasing the level of localization at BMW Plant Chennai up to 50 percent.

Philipp von Sahr, President, BMW Group India said, “The future belongs to India. If you want to benefit from the dynamics of the Indian market, you need to act today.

Following our approach ‘Production follows the market’, we have accelerated our localization program in India. We have created a win-win situation for our customers with a wide range of exclusively authentic luxury products and now equally attractive value proposition with ‘Make in India’.”

BMW Plant Chennai started operations on 29 March 2007. Since then, the BMW Group has strengthened its commitment to the Indian market and has continuously increased the number of its locally produced car models. Up to eight car models can be locally produced on two assembly lines at BMW Plant Chennai. Presently, the BMW 1 Series, the BMW 3 Series, the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo, the BMW 5 Series, the BMW 7 Series, the BMW X1, the BMW X3 and the BMW X5 are locally produced at BMW Plant Chennai.

Some of the major auto components sourced for local production of cars at BMW Plant Chennai are: Engine and Transmission from Force Motors; Axles from ZF Hero Chassis; Door Panels and Wiring Harness from Draexlmaier India; Exhaust Systems from Tenneco Automotive India; Heating, Ventilating, Air-conditioning and Cooling Modules from Valeo India and Mahle Behr and Seats from Lear India.

Prices as of July 2015:

BMW 1 Series :

BMW 118d (Sport Line) – INR 2,950,000

BMW 3 Series :

BMW 320d (Prestige Edition) – INR 3,490,000

BMW 320d (Luxury Line Edition) – INR 3,890,000

BMW 320d (Sport Line Edition) – INR 3,890,000

BMW Gran Turismo :

BMW Gran Turismo (Sport Line) – INR 3,990,000

BMW Gran Turismo (Luxury Line) – INR 4,290,000

BMW 5 Series :

BMW 520d (Prestige Edition) – INR 4,490,000

BMW 520d (Prestige Plus Edition) – INR 4,790,000

BMW 520d (Luxury Line Edition) – INR 4,990,000

BMW 530d (M Sport) – INR 5,990,000

BMW 7 Series :

BMW 730Ld (Prestige) – INR 9,250,000

BMW 730Ld (Eminence) – INR 10,650,000

BMW 730Ld (Signature) – INR 12,520,000

BMW X1 :

BMW X1 sDrive20d (xLine) – INR 3,790,000

BMW X3 :

BMW X3 xDrive20d (Expedition) – INR 4,690,000

BMW X3 xDrive20d (xLine) – INR 5,190,000

BMW X3 xDrive30d (M Sport) – INR 5,990,000

BMW X5 :

BMW X5 xDrive30d (Expedition) – INR 6,590,000

BMW X5 xDrive30d (Design Pure Experience) – INR 6,990,000

BMW X5 xDrive30d (Design Pure Experience 7 Seater) – INR 7,290,000

Posted by Unknown Friday, July 10, 2015

News Handset Release Update : Xolo Black With 5.5-Inch Full-HD Display, Dual Rear Cameras Launched

Xolo has launched its first smartphone under its premium 'Black' brand. Called the Xolo Black, the smartphone will be priced at Rs. 12,999 and will go on sale on Flipkart on Monday.

Existing Xolo customers can get the smartphone a day early between 4pm to 8pm on Sunday, but will have to register for that. The company has also tied up with Vodafone to provide a bundled SIM offer with 1GB of free data a month for two months, and unlimited Vodafone music for two months. Users can also get their hands on the smartphone before their purchase at 100 Vodafone flagship stores across the country.

The dual-SIM (Micro-SIM and Nano-SIM) Xolo Black runs on the Hive atlas UI that's based on Android 5.0 Lollipop. It features a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixel) IPS display with a pixel density of 403ppi, oleophobic coating, and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection (which extends to the back of the smartphone). The power key also doubles up as the notification light.

The Black smartphone is powered by what is being called the second-gen 64-bit Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) SoC, with four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.0GHz, and four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.5GHz. It features an Adreno 405 GPU and 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of built-in storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB).

Notably, the Xolo Black features a hybrid dual-SIM slot, where the second SIM card slot also doubles up as the microSD card slot. The smartphone also comes with a dual rear camera setup, with one 13-megapixel camera and one 2-megapixel camera. The two cameras work in tandem for faster autofocus (claimed to be 0.15 seconds) and depth-mapping. It also enables features like UbiFocus, which lets users refocus on objects even after a photo has been taken.

Other Xolo Black rear camera features that the company is touting include ChromaFlash for natural looking colours and skin tones in low light, apart from OptiZoom for enhanced digital zoom using image processing. The company is also touting the Adobe-powered Photo Studio tool that's integrated in the Xolo Black's image gallery. The front-facing camera features a 5-megapixel sensor, a wide-angle lens, and flash as well.

As for connectivity options, the Xolo Black features 4G LTE connectivity, supporting both FDD-LTE Band 3 (1800MHz) and TDD-LTE Band 40 (2300MHz); Micro-USB v2.0 with USB OTG functionality; A-GPS; Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n.

The latest version of the company's proprietary Hive UI was also described at the launch, and apart from featuring Material Design, comes with an 'Underground' feature as a secure storage space for private apps and data, a special reading mode, and an updated Comet browser with battery saving features.

XOLO BLACK SPECIFICATIONS :

 

Posted by Unknown Friday, July 10, 2015

News BMW Car Update : BMW Unveils Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Prototype Of i8

The German luxury carmaker BMW has unveiled the hydrogen fuel-cell prototype of its plug-in Hybrid supercar i8. The two-door, black matte finish saloon is powered by rear mounted hydrogen fuel-cell powerplant. It’s the same place, where the hybrid’s turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine resides.

In order to maintain its weight, the car gets carbon-fibre construction with the aerodynamics package designed at the BMW’s wind tunnel in Munich. The front gets redesigned kidney grille, large air ducts and slimline headlamps.

Under the hood of BMW i8, power comes from the hydrogen which is stored in a cryogenic cylinder arrangement, with oxygen provided by cooling air. The hydrogen fuel powers the rear mounted electric motor with the maximum power output of 242bhp. And since hydrogen being the primary fuel, the only by-product is water- no harmful carbon monoxide or CO2 emissions. This whole arrangement is mounted along the centre line of the car.

The company has also tied up with Toyota to accelerate fuel cell research. Toyota recently has delivered the first unit of the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, Mirai, to the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. On a single tank of hydrogen, Mirai can travel up to 483 kms. The car refuels in less than five minutes and emits only water vapour. The compressed hydrogen gas is fed into the fuel cell stack where it combines with oxygen and moves through the fuel cell stack, creating a chemical reaction, thus producing electricity to power the 152 bhp electric motor driving the front wheels of the vehicle.

 

Posted by Unknown Monday, July 06, 2015

News Sports Car Update : Eco Mustang’s Is Ready To Go Now

While purists probably cringe at the thought of a four-cylinder aluminum engine in Ford’s classic Mustang, this coupe strikes the delicate balance between performance and fuel economy.

It is an exhilarating car to drive that performs quite admirably. It is indeed, a horse of a different color and it certainly holds its own.

This 310-horsepower coupe (10 horsepower more than its V-6 model) cruises with speed to spare, only without the throaty exhaust sound of its V-6 and V-8 predecessors. The 6-speed manual transmission is a thrill to drive and gets the Ecoboost engine to 60 mph in second gear.

Drivers of other inline four-cylinder engines may need to get used to the potential for oversteering when popping this rear-wheel-drive bad boy into second gear and punching the accelerator.

The gas mileage is 22 miles per gallon in the city and 31 on the highway, for an average of 26 mpg. The fuel cost savings versus the V-6 (17/28) and V-8 (15/25) is probably negated by the need for premium gasoline. But hey, it has Eco in its name so it’s good for the environment.

The Mustang’s newly revamped front and rear suspension coupled with the electronic stability control keeps this coupe calm even in evasive maneuvers. There’s also selectable-effort electric power-assisted steering, which takes some of the tension off its race car steering. Torque is transferred to its optionally equipped sleek 19-inch black-painted aluminum wheels.

The Mustang’s ebony colored Recaro seats are beautiful and comfortable. They’re generally worth the $1,595 up-charge, but it should be noted that they are fully manually adjusted and you’ll be missing out on the usually included heated and cooled seats. The back seats are comfy too, however not many passengers will enjoy climbing into the rear row of this four seater.


The gauge layout is simple, with classic rounded readouts for oil pressure, speed, RPMs and Ecoboost PSI. The GPS, like the rest seen in the Ford lineup so far, has an easy-to-use touchscreen that also controls the booming 390-watt Shaker Pro Audio System with a subwoofer in the trunk.

The test car sports a gorgeous deep green guard metallic paint job which is like a chameleon, looking black at some times and green at others. The front grille is black on black with Mustang ornament. It is equipped with pony projection, which casts a Mustang logo on the ground beneath the mirrors on the doors. The corners of the car are anchored with HID headlamps, and LED fog and tail lamps. Those features coupled with a dual bright-tipped exhaust enhances the distinguished look of this sports car.

The bottom line is that this Mustang delivers a great sports coupe experience with a little less giddy up.

Ford Mustang 2.3L i4 Coupe with Ecoboost
MSRP: $29,300
As Tested: $38,585
MPG: 22 city, 31 highway

Posted by Unknown Saturday, July 04, 2015

News Sports Car Update : Jaguar India Launches XF Aero Sport

While the XF Aero Sport is based on the XF Luxury 2.2-litre diesel variant, it gets many visual upgrades to make it more appealing.

Jaguar has launched the XF Aero Sport Edition in India, it is a cosmetic update which comes about a month after Mercedes-Benz launched the new E-Class here. Positioned below the XF Premium Luxury 3.0-litre, V6 diesel variant, the XF Aero Sport is essentially a more luxurious version of the XF Luxury 2.2-litre diesel and is expected to appeal to the younger buyers in this segment.

It is priced at Rs. 52 lakh, ex-showroom, Mumbai.

“Jaguar XF is known for its dynamic design, impeccable performance, refined drive and effortless power. The unique design enhancements on XF Aero-sport will further endear the hugely popular model to our young and sophisticated customers looking to own an exclusive Jaguar luxury, sports saloon,” said, Rohit Suri, President, Jaguar Land Rover India.

While the XF Aero Sport is based on the XF Luxury 2.2-litre diesel variant, it gets many visual upgrades to make it more appealing. This include a sportier front bumper (which is a cross between the XF Luxury variant’s unit and the XFR’s unit), and ‘R’ style front-grille (black with chrome surround), side-skirt and boot-lid spoiler-lip. The XF Aero Sport as standard is available with four paint options: Polaris White, Ultimate Black, Dark Sapphire and Odyssey Red. The 17-inch ‘Libra’ 15-spoke alloy wheels are the same as the XF Luxury variant.

Inside, the XF Aero Sport is the same as the XF Luxury 2.2-litre diesel variant. Which means it gets Barley (beige) leather seat and lower door trim, Aluminium and Rosewood veneer (inserts), Warm Charcoal (grey) leather dashboard and upper door trim and Canvas (off-white) headliner trim. The design inside remains unchanged.

Standard features on the XF Aero Sport include blue instrument illumination and interior mood lighting, electrically adjustable front seats with memory, front passenger seat away function (rear passenger can adjust this seat from behind), 7-inch touch screen display with rear camera display, 250W multimedia system connected to 8-speakers with CD/AUX-in/Bluetooth compatibility, front and rear parking sensors with reverse camera, tyre pressure monitoring system, dual-zone climate control, sunroof, front and rear centre armrests, full-size spare tyre, etc. Customers can choose to add many exterior and interior features from the company to make their car unique.

The Jaguar XF Aero Sport is powered by a 2.2-litre (2,179cc), in-line 4-cylinder, turbocharged diesel engine that develops a maximum power of 190PS @ 3,500 rpm and maximum torque of 450Nm @ 2,000 rpm. The unit is mated to a 8-speed automatic transmission and propels the car from 0-100km/h in 8.5 seconds with a top-speed of 225 km/h. The ARAI-rated efficiency figure for this model is 16.36 km/l.

Posted by Unknown Saturday, July 04, 2015