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BMW snatched Kelley Blue Book’s Coolest Brand, Best Performance Brand and Best Exterior Design Brand awards at the annual brand image awards conducted by Kelly Blue Book.

The awards were given to BMW based on feedback by customers who shop at Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com. Over 12,000 users’ feedback was taken to decide the final winners.

Bajaj’s low cost car with partners Renualt is taking new turns, reports Economic Times. The car according to earlier reports is designed by Renault, will be further delayed due to recent resolutions passed by Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director Bajaj Auto.

The Chevrolet Mini a.k.a next-gen Spark will be in par with a Honda or a Toyota in terms of fit and finish, material quality and appeal claims a global auto analyst.

The expectations are running high not only among the customers, but also in the Chevrolet camp. Experts anticipate the Chevrolet Mini to deliver high on fuel economy. They claim it will achieve 50mpg on the highway, a figure that not many Chevrolets were designed to do.

We’ve had a close eye on the 2010 Fiat Grande Punto, which according to sources will get a new bumper, grille and a new dashboard. Engine options are likely to remain undisturbed with the range extending from the 1.2-liter engine to the 1.9-liter motor.

The Hyundai i20 is manufactured exclusively in India, in both diesel and petrol avatars, but India is starved of the diesel model. Numerically successful, Hyundai plans to reinforce it’s attack on the Skoda Fabia and the upcoming Honda Jazz by soon releasing the diesel version in India.

Meanwhile, the i10′s winning fans globally and acquired the title as a hatchback that suits all modern-day requirements- Space, comfort, low on maintenance and fuel costs and fun to drive. What is missed on the i10 is not hard to guess- A diesel heart.

Land Rovers are the last thing on the list of “Green things” on the Earth. They are everything but green- They are big, they are heavy and use engines of humongous sizes and appalling fuel efficiency.

But all that is about to change. Land Rover which is now a part of Tata Group, will be offered 27 million pounds by the U.K government if it decides to proceed with a green car project based on the Land Rover LRX.

The Land Rover LRX, shown at the Detroit show last year, is a concept and the smallest and lightest of Land Rovers.

It’s hardly been a week since we brought you the Chopster, a tuned Porsche Cayenne by tuners Mansory from the Geneva Motor Show. Guess what? The Swiss tuners have taken the Porsche Cayenne to another level with the 955.

Most of the recent Mahindra TV advertisements have reached audience through Indian Autos Blog before finding its way into the TV set in your home.

The latest of the Mahindra Xylo ads are here as well, a day before they are on the T.V. They bring out the ‘Flatbed’ feature and the ‘Dining’ capability in the Xylo. Enjoy, and let us know your feedback.