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The popular Kia EV6 is all set get its first mid-life overhaul soon. Kia has released initial set of teasers ahead of the EV6 facelift’s global debut in the coming weeks. The EV6 facelift will debut around three years after the original car was revealed.
The upcoming Kia EV3 SUV, the Korean brand’s entry-level born EV, will debut globally on May 23. Kia has confirmed this development and released some teaser images of the production-spec EV3. The EV3 was shown as a concept last year, and the snapshots confirm that the production car would closely mirror that concept. The vehicle will feature boxy, angular lines reminiscent of the flagship EV9 that sits atop Kia’s growing range of bespoke EVs; its wheels will be pushed towards the corners to extend the wheelbase and maximise interior space.
Mahindra will soon be introducing a new ‘Blaze Edition’ of the XUV700 SUV. This special edition SUV will likely be limited to just 2,500 units and comes with a unique matte red paint option along with certain blacked-out elements. Our dealer sources say prices for the XUV700 Blaze Edition start from Rs 24.24 lakh (ex-showroom, India). An official launch is expected soon.
The 2024 Force Gurkha range has been launched in India at Rs 16.75 lakh (ex-showroom) for the three-door model and Rs. 18 lakh for the five-door model. Bookings for the car are open from today with the amount set at Rs. 25000. We have driven the new five-door Gurkha and you can check out our first drive here.
Skoda has updated both the Slavia and the Kushaq with six airbags as standard across the range. This, expectedly, is accompanied by a slight increase in prices, with the Kushaq now ranging between Rs 11.99 lakh-19.79 lakh, while the Slavia is priced from Rs 11.63 lakh-18.83 lakh, all prices, ex-showroom, India.
Skoda Auto India has made a significant update by introducing six airbags as standard across all variants of both the Kushaq and Slavia, hence enhancing the safety quotient of both the cars. The Kushaq and Slavia were launched in July 2021 and March 2022 respectively. They're built on the MQB-A0-IN platform, specifically localised for India. Both cars earlier got an impressive 5-star rating in safety tests for adults and children by the Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP). The Kushaq got its
The Hyundai Creta and the Honda Elevate are fierce rivals in the highly competitive compact SUV segment in our market. So we decided to put them head-to-head in a performance comparison to see how they fare in real-world conditions. The Creta offers more engine options compared to the Elevate. However, a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine is common to both the SUVs.
The Made-in-India Honda Elevate, known as the WR-V in Japan, has swiftly captured the market, garnering over 13,000 bookings within its first month of sale. Honda says this milestone exceeded its expectations as it was aiming for 3000 units per month. With this announcement, Honda also unveiled a breakdown of the popular colour choices and the variant preferences among the Japanese customers. Let's delve further into what is popular among the Japanese audience.