Top 5 News of the Week (Recap)

New Baleno 2022

Maruti Suzuki will launch the 2022 Baleno on February 23 and has revealed few of its features via a teaser videos. The new Baleno will come with first-in segment features like the new 9-inch full touch infotainment screen. It gets Maruti’s latest SmartPlay Pro+ system with in-built Alexa voice commands support as well as remote command support via smartwatches.The Baleno car will get a first-in segment head-up display which is customisable as well as includes a 360-degree camera. These are only few of the features as the car has undergone exterior and interior design changes. New Baleno will be priced Rs.50,000 to 1.25 lakh higher than current Baleno which starts at Rs.6.14 lakh. Click here for full news

Kia Carens Launched at 8.99 lakh

Kia Carens launched at a price tag of Rs.8.99 lakh. This highly awaited MPV segment car by the Hyundai subsidiary is equipped with several features such as 10.25 inches of infotainment screen, a digital instrument cluster, sensitive climate control, electric sunroof, electric tumble middle seats, 6 airbags standard and more. In terms of bodywork, car gets a radical design at both front and rear. The car reflects a more SUV type stance. Both 6 and 7 seat layout considering it is an MPV.

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Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650

New Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 is the upcoming Royal Enfield bike in the 650cc segment. It is estimated to be a more evolved and powerful version of the cruiser bike Royal Enfield Meteor 350 and will come with a 650 cc engine. The new motorcycle by the home grown company is already spotted while testing in many occasions now, in Indian and international roads. The Super Meteor appears to be armed with touring equipment which makes it a tourer bike. 2 more upcoming bikes will also be carrying the same engine as the Super Meteor and will closely resemble each other- Royal Enfield Cruiser 650 and Shotgun 650. Click here for full news

Tesla vs Indian Government

Tesla has been facing a lot of obstructions to launch its electric cars in India. Elon musk asking for a tax break from the government of India but is unsuccessful so far. Tesla is conditioned set their manufacturing units in India and produce the car domestically or they can buy $500 Million worth of their electric car components from Indian market to get qualified for a tax cut from the Indian government.Click here for full news

BMW to launch Electric Mini on Feb 24

The new BMW car Electric Mini Cooper SE which is a limited edition will be launching on February 24 this year. BMW is going to sell only 30 models of this EV variant of Mini Cooper. All 30 units will be Completely Build Units (CBU) and each one of them is pre-booked.The car gets 32.6kWh floor mounted battery, generating 184hp of power and 270nm of instant torque. Company claims 0-100km/h time of 7.3 seconds, while the range is revealed to be 270km. Electric Mini Cooper Price is expected to be around Rs.50 lakh.Click here for full news