The German car-maker Porsche quietly unveiled its popular SUV Cayenne with Diesel engine option in Europe, where it will go on sale in February 2009. Porsche has never in its 60-year history used a Diesel engine, except for its tractors!
With an intention of strengthening its presence in the Luxury SUV segment in India, German Auto giant Audi plans to introduce its newly launched model Q5 January next year, along with an advanced version of its existing Q7 in the country. The Q5 is a comfortable 5-seater with an enormous boot. Unlike the Audi Q7 that shares its architecture with the VW Touareg, the Q5 is nothing like it, because [ Read More ]
The Automobile world is stormed by the “GREEN REVOLUTION”(as the IAB calls it!) these days, and guess whose the new kid on the block? – Mahindra & Mahindra. Having tasted success in the tractor sector of the U.S market, M&M is cashing in on the growing fad for Green vehicles. M&M is the SUV market leader in India and U.S is the world’s largest pick-up truck market and a prominent [ Read More ]
The Ford Endeavour is one of India’s leading SUVs. It’s lively handling, space, luxuriousness and splendid off-roading capabilities assist it achieving the uppermost spot among similar SUVs. As the Ford Endeavour is more or less favoured by customers who travel long distances frequently, Ford came up with the concept of inserting an in-car GPS system. Whenever cars from outside the country arrive here, they generally get stripped of their navigation [ Read More ]
In an age where ‘green cars’ are making more sense and SUV’s are continuing their dormant stint in dealership parking lots, the Audi Q7 has bore out that all SUV’s don’t have to be alike. The Q7 has come first in the Smartgreen Index for this year, and the award is given not by editors of Auto Magazines or industry experts, but on the basis of customer feedback in the [ Read More ]
The Paris Motor Show saw the release of yet another Hyundai(apart from i20), the new seven seater ix55 SUV. This new car shares its platform with the Veracruz, which is sold in the North American markets. It has been assigned with the task of competing in the compact SUV category of the European and Asian markets. A great proportion of styling elements have been borrowed from other cars of its [ Read More ]
Not many of us Indians know that the Nissan X-Trail SUV is sold in this place. Causes for that are the absence of many dealerships and any type of aggressive marketing. Besides, Nissan has recently entered India, and they don’t have lots of products on offer, the Teana being the only car sold alongside but a bright future lies ahead of them, no doubt. Things are different elsewhere though. In [ Read More ]
The Suzuki Grand Vitara was one of those cars which failed to kicked-off in India. What it seriously wanted was a diesel engine, but due to cost limitations, Maruti Suzuki was left helpless and so was the Vitara. However, in places like Australia, things are different. The 2009 variant of the popular SUV has just been unveiled, and the Australians love it so much that Suzuki didn’t have or require [ Read More ]
