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Mercedes-Benz is all set to introduce two fresh offerings in the Indian market early next week. These two cars will be the 2024 Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 and the Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance and prices of these cars will be announced on 22 May. We have already detailed the luxury SUV, and you can read about the same on our website.
Mercedes plans to launch the refreshed GLS 600 in India on 22 May. This is the ultra-luxurious version of the GLS flagship SUV from the carmaker and here are the things we know so far.
A road trip is something that I’m ready to pack my bags for at the drop of a hat, so when Renault India offered the opportunity, I lapped it up before anyone in the team could get an inkling. The plan was to arrive at Bengaluru and spend some time at each of the scenic destinations including Madikeri, Gorkarna, and Goa over three days. At our disposal would be all cars sold by the French carmaker in India, spread across various permutations and combinations.
Bentley has a new Continental GT coming next month, but it won’t arrive with the gas-only 8- or 12-cylinder engines seen in years past. The fourth-generation car will get Bentley’s new Ultra Hybrid Performance powertrain, a plug-in hybrid system that delivers big power from a V8 combined with an electric motor.
Following up on its off-road-ready CX-T, Morgan has gone in a very different direction for its latest special model: the Midsummer. This one is meant for ideal conditions on paved roads, and it came about with the help of Italian design firm Pininfarina. The result is the cut-down, elongated and exquisitely trimmed speedster you see above.
Haima is about the enter the specialized B-end market which includes taxis and ride hailing cars with its new purposely designed EX00. Over the years a number of Chinese companies have tried to enter the taxi/ride hailing market with special cars. Probably the best known and most successful was the BYD D1 with most others not amounting to much. This however hasn’t stopped a lot of NEV players targeting the sector such as XPeng with first the N5 and now Mona. On the same lines as the Haima EX00 was the FAW Bestune NAT which seems to have largely been a commercial flop. What does the EX00 which Haima has jointly created with Zhixing Box bring and can it be any more successful?
Just when you thought the XM couldn’t be even more striking–not necessarily for the right reasons–here comes this unique contraption. BMW teamed up with Naomi Campbell to create a polarizing version of the flagship M model. Why purple? That's the supermodel's favorite color. The company's chief designer Domagoj Dukec took to Instagram to share images of the wild-looking performance SUV.
Bentley recently bid adieu to the old Continental GT with the last pure V-8 version, the Edition 8. A week later, the British luxury brand is already previewing its new model—even though it looks like a facelifted version of the car originally launched in 2017.