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'The Exceptional Fronx' : Sold 1 Lakh Units In Just 9 Months!!

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       Maruti Suzuki's latest compact Suv FRONX got a new breakthrough by a sale of 1 Lakh units in just 9 months. Since it had been launched in April 2023, Fronx got everyone's attention in a very short period by its new Level-1 ADAS features as well as good looking design and it 'snatched' this achievement from it's so called elder brother, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara which had a sale of 1 Lakh units in 12 months.          The Fronx has a multiple engine options, a 1.2 litre Dual - Jet - VVT petrol engine (maximum power of 89.73 PS and peak Torque of 113Nm - can be paired either with a 5-speed Manual or a 5-speed AMT transmissions) and a 1.0 litre Turbo Boosterjet petrol engine ( maximum power of 100.06 PS and Peak Torque of 147.6 Nm - can be paired either with a 5- speed manual or a 6-speed AT transmissions).       And a CNG option is also available with 1.2 Litre Dual-Jet- VVT petrol engine (maximum Power of 77.5 PS and Peak Torque of 98.5 Nm) clubbed with a 5-s

Citroรซn C3 Aircross: India's First Compact 7 Seater SUV

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  Citroรซn , a french auto brand which is one of the recently arrived auto brands in india like MG and KIA. French manufactures are always good with best design elements on their each and every models and we can see the same in Citroen C3, C5 aircross and eC3. And now  company has introduced a new 7 seater variant on their popular model citroen C3 called 'Citroen C3 Aircross' and this will be the India's first compact 7 seater Suv. On comparing, the new C3 Aircross is 300 mm longer and have 100 mm larger wheelbase than the C3. But it is powered with the same 1.2 L Turbo-petrol engine gives 110 ps power and 190 Nm torque which is optional in the C3, as the C3 comes with an additional naturally aspirated 1.2 L petrol engine(82Ps/115 Nm) option. The C3 Aircross comes only with a 6-speed manual transmission and doesn't have an automatic variant. The new C3 air ross will have a 5 seater as well as 7 seater configuration, and the 5 seater variant comes with a bootspace of 444

Honda Elevate 2023 - Could This Be An 'Elevate' For Honda?

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Honda is having a very crucial time in Indian market as their models didn't get enough acceptance and sale as they expected.  One of the main reason for this was, in a county like India where people loves SUVs, honda didn't had a proper suv in Indian market. Once they had introduced Honda CRV to the market but it won't make any change' moreover it wasn't a proper SUV but it was more like a 'Mpv'.  However, Honda city, Honda Amaze still have a good sale india, but lack of a better Suv makes the condition worst for Honda. And now it seems like Honda is going to correct their mistake and preparing for a great come back with their all new suv 'Honda Elevate-2023'. This vehicle comes with a 1.5 L 1498 cc petrol engine which gives a maximum power of 121 Ps (89kw) @ 6600 rpm and a maximum torque of 145Nm @4300 rpm and it is paired with a 6-speed manual / 7-speed Automatic (CVT) transmission options.  In the interior we have an infotainment which have multip

Introducing Adventure Edititions for Hyundai Creta and Alcazar!!!

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  Hyundai Introduced new Adventure Editions for their Premium SUVs Creta and Alcazar, Let's have a look. What's New?   Both Suvs comes with a dashcam, Blacked out grill with blacked Hyundai logo, 17 inch alloys and a Adventure edition badges on the front fenders. The Adventure edition have some new Colour options like Ranger khaki, Abyss black, Atlas white and Titan grey colours.  Alcazar  gets three dual tone colour options ( Atlas white, Ranger khaki and Titan grey with black roof) while Creta only have two dual colour options (Atlas white and Ranger Khaki with black roof). Powertrains Creta is having a 1.5 L U2 CRDi diesel engine(max.power-85kw, max.torque-25.5kg.m) and a 1.5L MPi petrol engine(max.power-84.4 Kw, max.torque-14.7 kg.m.) But Alcazar  only have petrol engine options, a 1.5 L Turbo petrol GDi engine and a 1.5 L petrol Mpi engine.  In platinum trim its available only with 6-speed manual transmission in both Petrol and diesel engine options and in signature trim i

Hyundai Exter 2023 - This might be the best in segment with some First in Segment Features.

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   While Micro SUVs are becoming the new trend in our lanes, the  manufactures are having a great competition  in this segment to give their best.   As a part of this, the Maruti Suzuki Espresso, Citroen C3, Renault kiger and recently Tata Punch had been launched in this segment.  Now Hyundai introduced their all new micro suv 'Exter', which have a number of connectivity and safety features and comes with a first in segment ' Voice Enabled Smart Electric Sunroof'. Hopefully this is going to be a best rival in this segment. The Hyundai Exter have a 1.2 L 1197 cc petrol engine gives a power of 83 PS at 114 Nm torque paired with 5-speed manual/automatic transmissions and a 1.2 L 1197 cc Petrol-CNG engine with 69 Ps power at a torque of 95 Nm paired with a 5-speed manual transmission. The Petrol-manual, Petrol-AMT and the Petrol-CNG gives an average mileage of 19.4 kmpl, 19.2 kmpl  and 27.1 km/kg respectively. On Considering the safety, it have many features like six airba