
We know that you have been waiting for that one car that fits best in your budget and serves you the purpose. 2020 went like an unattended event for the auto sector. It was predicted that the auto sector will take time to get back on its feet as people may refrain from investing in automobiles. 
However, the industry revamped at such a pace that auto manufacturers felt a crunch of resources. The demand rose so tremendously that the waiting period of few cars spiked as high as 10 months.  
Nevertheless, the car launches will continue to happen and April 2021 is one such month which has got a plethora of launches. Out of all those launches, we have picked 5 best car launches belonging to different segments.

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1.	Maruti Suzuki Celerio
Expected Ex-showroom Price: Rs. 5 Lakh to Rs. 7 Lakh
Maruti Celerio is one of the most popular cars in 1-litre engine category. The car has been taking tests across the highways for quite a while now. It was first introduced in 2014 and no major changes have been seen in its design since then. 

With 2021, the car will be getting a new shape and design. It will continue to get the 1.0-litre petrol engine and is expected to get the 1.2-litre petrol as well from WagonR. It will compete against Hyundai Santro, Tata Tiago, Maruti WagonR and Datsun Go.

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2.	2021 Kia Seltos
Expected Ex-showroom Price: Rs. 10 Lakh to Rs. 18 Lakh
Kia is coming up with its new logo and Seltos will be the first one to get in India. Launching on April 27, the new Logo will be taking place on Kia Seltos’ Hood, Steering, boot and wheel hubs.

Along with the new logo, Seltos will also get a panoramic sunroof in the top-end trim. This will enable the vehicle to have a fair fight with Hyundai Creta which also gets a similar setup in its top end SX trim. It will continue to rival Hyundai Creta and German twins; Skoda Kushaq and VW Taigun which are slated to go on sale in June 2021. 

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3.	Hyundai Alcazar
Expected Ex-Showroom Price: Rs. 13 Lakhs to Rs. 20 Lakhs
Hyundai Alcazar is the 7 seat version of Hyundai Creta. The SUV gets slight changes to its face while the rear is a complete makeover. It gets a captain seat setup for 2nd row and carries the engine lineup from the donor vehicle.
There seems to be no changes in the engine lineup and Hyundai will offer Alcazar with a diesel engine and 2 petrol engines powering the Creta as well. Hyundai Alcazar will be competing with Tata Safari, Mahindra XUV500, and MG Hector Plus. 

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4.	Citroen C5 Aircross
Expected Ex-Showroom Price: Rs. 25 Lakhs onwards
Citroen is a new brand in India and originally hails from France. It has already set up several showrooms across the Indian cities and is coming up with its first vehicle in April. Though, we aren’t sure if the car will be introduced in April itself but there are high chances of it going on sale in this month.
Citroen is a brand under Groupe PSA and FCA led Stellantis brand. The Citroen C5 Aircross is based on Jeep Compass’ platform and will be borrowing its engine with a different state of tuning. It will be launched as a premium offering and will have a 2.0-litre turbo diesel engine that’ll churn out 177PS of power and 400Nm of torque. 

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5.	BMW 6 Series GT Facelift
Expected Ex-Showroom Price: Rs. 65 Lakhs onwards
The luxurious BMW 6-Series GT facelift will be coming on 8th April 2021. This car will have new features over its previous version and will also get a style refreshment. It will be locking its horns with recently refreshed Mercedes E-Class and Audi S6.

It will be introduced with a 2.0 litre petrol, 2.0-litre diesel and 3.0-litre diesel engines. They all will come mated to 8-speed automatic transmissions. It will get a 12.3-inch infotainment system, Rear seat screen, 360-degree camera, four-zone climate control, air suspension, etc.
These 5 cars are just a few of the overall launches happening in this month. What are your views on this? Which car will attract the maximum eyeballs? Let us know your opinion in the comments.

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Top 5 Vehicles launching in April 2021

**Thar crossing river without a snorkel, Anand Mahindra Shares The Video**

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Before you get into this news, you should be aware of this important piece of advice, So you would not think to attempt this step. The Thar has no modifications to it to make it more off-road capable. It is running on stock tyres, has no lift kit and does not even have a snorkel but still, the driver is able to cross the river. The driver enters the river at carrying decent speed. When he had crossed half of the river, the current of the river drags the SUV with it but the driver somehow manages to escape it. We can see Thar struggling for a bit. Almost half the SUV was under the water, the river must have had rocks at the bottom because if it would have been sand the tyres would have lost traction and get stuck. It is quite commendable of the Thar to be able to cross a fast-flowing river that too in a stock form.

Having said that, you should never attempt such things. There are a lot of things that could have gone wrong. The current could have carried the SUV with it, the tyres could have lost traction and the Thar could get stuck and the engine could have got hydro locked because there was no snorkel installed.

As we all know Anand Mahindra always shares some of the interesting and trendy news on his [Twitter account](link). This time he also does the same, he shares a video of Mahindra Thar crossing the high flowing river. 

Share this video, Anand Mahindra wrote on Twitter “After I RT’d the tweet about a Bolero in Gujarat wading through floodwaters, several of you shared this video that’s circulating on @YouTube I think we may well have to create a new vertical called ‘MahindraAmphibious Vehicles’ (MAV’s!)”

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Nowadays, vehicles have a lot of electronics built into them. There are special sensors placed that can detect water and shut down the engine to prevent damage. This is called hydro locking. You would have to rebuild your engine to make sure that there is no water inside the engine compartment. Rebuilding an engine costs a lot because the whole engine needs to come out of the vehicle and then it is disassembled, cleaned and then reassembled. The Thar that we see in the video is equipped with a petrol engine mated to an automatic transmission. Mahindra is also offering a diesel engine mated to the same automatic transmission. Both the engines are also offered with a manual gearbox. Mahindra offers a 4×4 system with a low range gearbox as standard with the Thar.
Always Keep in mind the technical info of the car which you have been using and going to use to perform such deadly stunt, we do not support any kind of such steps.    



Thar crossing river without a snorkel, Anand Mahindra Shares The Video

**Singer Shankar Mahadevan brought home Kia Carnival MPV After He Says this..**
 
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Shankar Mahadev is one of the famous artists who doesn’t need any kind of introduction, He himself built his name around the world. Recently, this breathless creator brought a new car to his home. Indian singer and composer add brand news Kia’s luxury MPV Carnival in his garage. this car got launched in the Indian market last year.

Let me tell you, Kia Carnival was the manufacturer’s second product for the Indian market. 

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A Youtuber who uploaded this news on his channel, in this video we can see the singer is arriving at the dealership in his BMW 7-series. He is accompanied by his family and dealership staff can be seen welcoming him into the showroom. The paperwork is done and after that, the car is delivered to Shankar Mahadevan. 

Singer also found out saying that he liked the car, and after he decided to bring the one. 

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Kia Carnival is available in Premium, Prestige and Limousine trims. Shankar Mahadevan has gone for the Premium variant with a 7-seat configuration. In comparison to other variants, Premium misses out on some features like leather seats and some minor features. Other than that, the Premium variant is decently loaded. It gets 18-inch dual-tone alloy wheels, automatic projector headlamps with LED DRLs, three-zone climate control, touchscreen infotainment screen, electrically operating sliding doors, tilt and telescopic steering adjust, Power windows with one-touch up-down for the driver, front armrest with storage, sunglass holder, driver seat height adjuster, push-button start/stop, electrically adjustable mirrors, cruise control, auto defogger, steering mounted controls, rear parking camera and so on.

In terms of space, there is no dearth of it in the Kia Carnival. It is super spacious and that is mainly because of its dimensions. It is 5,115 mm long, 1,985 mm wide and 1,740 mm tall. Kia launched Carnival in India to create a segment of its own. Kia Carnival is an apt vehicle for those who think Innova Crysta is too common and don’t want to spend a lot of money on Toyota Vellfire and Mercedes-Benz V-Class. It is positioned between these two segments.
In terms of design, it is a bulky looking MPV that has decent amount of road presence as well. The signature Tiger nose grille, LED fog lamps, decent usage of chrome give it a premium look. The price for Kia Carnival MPV starts at Rs 24.95 lakh, ex-showroom and go up to Rs 33.95 lakh, ex-showroom.
Kia Carnival is powered by a 2.2-litre turbocharged diesel engine that generates 200 Ps and 440 Nm of peak torque. The engine is available with an 8-speed automatic transmission as standard. Kia Carnival offers a comfortable ride to the occupants. Kia is also offering discounts on Carnival to attract more customers toward Kia’s most expensive offering in India. Kia is also working on another MPV which is likely to take on Maruti Ertiga and Marazzo in the segment.



Singer Shankar Mahadevan brought home Kia Carnival MPV After He Says this..

**Traffic police serve notice to Instagram influencers for dancing in the middle of the road**

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People are getting more curious to get attention from the world through the Internet. They do stuff as no one can even expect from them, to gain more views and followers. Nowadays a video went viral, in this, a social media can be seen dancing in the middle of the road, yes you heard it right, in the middle of the road. The moment the video get uploaded, it caught attention of many insta followers. People started sharing the video and instantly it went viral. 
[Shreya Kalra](link), a social media influencer, performed this dance and made a video for the same lives in Indore, Madhya Pradesh rand received a notice from the police after she danced in the middle of the road.

The incident happened at the Rasoma Laboratory intersection in Indore. The social media influencer ran across the road to dance on the zebra crossing as soon as the traffic signal turned red. The motorists first thought that the traffic police is doing some kind of campaign to gather the attention of the public and give a message to follow traffic rules.
However, the woman kept on dancing without doing anything else. The video of the woman became viral on social media platforms soon after that and was covered by media outlets too.

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Taking cognizance of the act of the girl, the police started gathering information on the girl. They also started investigating the young man who recorded the video in the middle of the road. Traffic Police ASP Anil Patidar told the media that the police is currently investigating the matter. Police have identified the girl as Shreya Kalra while the man holding the camera is identified as Kushal Chauhan.
Only a few days ago, the girl shared videos of herself dancing on the top of cars in the middle of a traffic jam.
With the arrival of digital challan systems, the cops are much more vigilant nowadays. The police departments have started accepting digital evidence like photographs and videos of the incidents. Even though the influencer girl was not using a vehicle, she was disrupting the traffic and that is breaking the law.
 
 



Traffic police serve notice to an Instagram influencers for dancing in the middle of the road

**Hyundai i20 N Line 1.0  review**

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Hyundai is planning to enter the Indian Market with the hot hatchback segment feature. After attempting many attempts and got failed every time by the different companies, Hyundai tried to bring this segment in the Indian market. It is their first product under the N Line category. 

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Hyundai has gone for a lot more aggressive with the styling on the i20 N Line when compared to the regular version. The front gets the same dominating grille but, the chequered flag design inside the grille differentiated it from the regular i20. N Line badge is also seen on the grille with the Hyundai logo in the centre. The headlights in the N Line version are projector units instead of an all-LED unit.

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It also gives the front the gloss black insert on the lower part of the bumper which forms a lower bumper lip. The front lip has a Red accent on it. The fog lamp gets a dark chrome garnish around it which completes the front look.

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Moving to the side profile, the wheels now comes with much more sporty looking 16-inch alloy wheels. The i20 N Line gets disc brakes on all four wheels and the front brakes get Red brake callipers too. N Line badging can be seen here on the fenders too. The side skirt on the i20 N Line is finished in black with a red accent and other than that no major changes are seen here.

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The Rear gets the same all-LED tail lamps with a dark chrome strip running all across the boot. There is a gloss-black spoiler and a shark fin antenna on the top as well. Coming down, the bumper gets a gloss black diffuser at the lower part with the twin tip exhausts popping out from one side.

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Let’s get inside the car, The design of the cabin has not changed, if we compared to the regular version. I20 N Line is available in N6 and N8 trims and both these trims offer decent amount features. The cabin gets an all-black theme which is broken with the red accents at places. These accents are seen on the AC vents, AC buttons, door trims and on the gear knob.

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It gets an N Line steering wheel. The seats and the steering are all wrapped in leatherette material. The steering wheel has red stitching on it. There is no change in the amount of space that it offers. It continues to offer BlueLink connected car features, an electric sunroof, voice recognition function, wireless phone charger and many more features.

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The gear knob in the N Line version is exclusively designed for this version. It even comes with Red coloured ambient lights and the top end N8 trim offers 6 airbags, Bose premium speaker system, a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment screen and many more features.

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Let’s drive it, engine is still powered by the same 1.0-litre turbo petrol engine which is available with regular i20 and many other Hyundai cars like Venue and even of regular i20. It generates 120 Ps and 172 Nm of peak torque. In terms of performance, the N Line does 0-100 kmph sprint in 9.9 seconds. This engine is available with a 6-speed iMT and a 7-speed DCT gearbox option. The one we drove was the 7-speed DCT and we’ll be talking about that only.

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Hyundai has made some mechanical changes to make it a little different. For example the steering, in the regular version you get light steering which is great for city driving conditions but, at higher speeds, light steering does not give you confidence. Hyundai corrected this in the N-Line version and it now gets well-weighted steering which is comfortable in the city as well as on the highways.

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The other change they have made here is the suspension. In comparison to the regular version, N-Line gets a stiffer suspension setup which lets you attack a corner without being thrown around. The suspension is both positive and negative about the i20 N-Line. if you are a person looking for a softer suspension setup, you have the regular turbo petrol version of the i20 on offer.

With disc brakes on all wheels, the braking performance of the i20 N-Line has also improved. Hyundai says the braking distance has improved by almost 1.8 meters and we believe them. There is ample bite from the brakes and that offers a lot more confidence to the driver. 

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Hyundai is offering the i20 N Line in N6 iMT, N8 iMT and N8 DCT variants and the Prices for these variants are Rs 9.84 lakh, Rs 10.87 lakh, Rs 11.75 lakh (all prices are ex-showroom) respectively. It Is available in six colour options out of which two are dual tone and the other four are monotone. When compared with the top-end Asta (O) DCT i20, the N Line N8 DCT is almost Rs 50,000 more expensive. Hyundai says that they have made changes to the car that are roughly around Rs 1.25 lakh. Instead of bringing the full-blown N variant to India, Hyundai launched the N Line and we feel that it is a wise decision by all means


 Hyundai i20 N Line 1.0  review

**BMW Reveals the I Vision Circular at The IAA Exhibition **

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The four-seater i Vision Circular is powered entirely by electricity and has a significant amount of internal room despite its four-metre length. It was also built across the board using circular economy concepts, symbolising the BMW Group's ambitious goal of being the world's most sustainable manufacturer in the individual luxury mobility market.
 
The BMW i Vision Circular's overarching design goal was to build a vehicle that is optimised for closed materials cycles and achieves 100% recycled material utilisation/100% recyclability. The same can be said for the energy storage device: the BMW I Vision Circular's all-solid-state battery is 100 per cent recyclable and made almost exclusively of components derived from the recycling cycle. It will have a far greater energy density while using far fewer of the most precious materials.

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"We gave thorough consideration to circularity from the outset during the design process for the BMW i Vision Circular. As a result, this Vision Vehicle is packed with innovative ideas for combining sustainability with a new, inspirational aesthetic  we call this approach 'circular design'," explains Adrian van Hooydonk, Head of BMW Group Design.
The BMW i Insight Vision App is a brand-new way to engage with and experience the BMW I Vision Circular. The software visualises the four main principles of the circular economy - rethink, reduce, reuse and recycle using a variety of diverse instances. With the aid of augmented reality, all features of the Vision Vehicle may be discovered in a fun way.
 
BMW plans to introduce 12 new electric vehicles globally by 2023, before the fundamentally different Neue Klasse generation of electric vehicles debuts in 2025.
 
While BMW claims that the i Vision Circular will not be produced, it's probable that some of the design elements and "circular economy" ideas that support it will be employed in the company's future electric vehicles.

BMW Reveals the I Vision Circular at the IAA Exhibition

**Ford India MD And Director Get Pre-Arrest Bail-In Cheating Case**


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Ford India's Managing Director, Anurag Mehrotra, and Director David Allen Schock have been recently granted pre-arrest bail by a Delhi court in connection with a cheating case filed by a car dealership owner. 

The complainant, who is the Managing Director of Libra Cars Private Limited, alleges that Ford India violated the terms of their agreement by appointing another dealer within a radius of 10 km from his showroom. 

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The Managing Director of Libra Cars had entered into an agreement with Ford India through its managing director and director in 2018. He said that Ford India or its directors could not authorise any other service station workshop within a 10-km radius of his showroom according to the agreement. However, he later found out that another service centre was running within the approximate radius. The complainant says that when he reported the matter to the company, Ford India sent notices relating to outstanding dues and terminated the dealership in 2019, causing a wrongful loss of ₹ 35 crores. In November 2020, he filed a case against Mehrotra and Schock for cheating and criminal breach of trust on the grounds.
The lawyers said the complainant has instituted the complaint as a clear "counterblast to the termination of his business relationship with Ford India with the intention of extorting money from the company".

Additional Sessions Judge Raj Rani, who granted them interim bail for a period of 30 days on furnishing of bail bonds in a sum of Rs 5 lakh, noted that the investigating officer (IO) nowhere stated that custodial interrogation or arrest of the two accused is required. The judge has also asked Mehrotra and Schock to join the probe whenever asked, not tamper with the evidence or influence the witnesses. The IO said Schock, who is a resident of the US, and Mehrotra have joined the probe through video-conferencing.
