Posts in the "Automotive News" Category

  • Next Audi A4, Q7 to have e-tron quattro option

    Automotive News

    Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Audi

    Speaking at Audi‘s annual press conference earlier today, Rubert Stadler, the automaker’s chairman, commented on plans to expand the e-tron line beyond the R8 model due next year.

    The push will reportedly include plug-in hybrid versions of both the next-generation A4 and Q7, with the 2014 Audi A3 being the first model out of the gate with a plug-in option.

    Another report indicates that the same race technology being pioneered by the recently unveiled R18 e-tron quattro hybrid LeMans ..read more Read More...

  • Sources – Improved Fluidic Hyundai i20 coming in early April

    Automotive News
    2013 Hyundai i20 rear spied in Chennai

    Sources have told Indian Autos Blog that Hyundai is preparing the i20 facelift for a launch in the first week of April. Here’s a brief look at what is changing.

    See interior spyshots of the Fluidic Hyundai i20

    Minor changes to the interior, blue color theme retained in meter & dashboard lighting Fluidic theme turns on the heat like the Verna did with redesigned headlamps, LED strip on the new bumper. Little tweaks has been made to rear lights & bumper. Petrol variants get ..read more Read More...

  • Audi working on wireless charging with WiTricity technology

    Automotive News

    Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Audi

    See all those Audi A1 e-trons in the photo above? In the near future, they could look exactly the same – i.e., without any visible cords – but be charging their batteries, thanks to Audi’s work on wireless charging.

    Today, Audi released information on seven areas of the “automotive technology of tomorrow” it is working on. Autoblog has a primer on all seven, but we thought it made sense to dig into the cord-free charging aspect. ..read more Read More...

  • Australia expecting upgraded A-Star and SX4 in 2012; Junior SUV & new Vitara coming in two years?

    Automotive News
    Suzuki G70 Concept

    Currently holding the 12th position in the market down under, Suzuki Australia has drawn up plans to climb up to the top 10 by bringing in new products, introducing products in new segments and widening its dealer network. The company aims at getting into the top 10 or even higher by 2017. The first step in reaching this position was the launch of the new Swift Sport, that left India’s heart bleeding.

    Suzuki Australia could have managed a better position last ..read more Read More...

  • New Year Special – Koenigsegg Agera on Indian roads!

    Automotive News
    Koenigsegg Agera India

    Our new friends at THE ESTD, distributors of exotic brands such as Koenigsegg, Ariel and Gumpert in India, have shipped us a selection of images of the mid-engined Agera supercar finding its way carefully through some rough patches of Indian road. The word Agera in Swedish means “to act.”

    The Agera, made using lightweight materials such as carbon fiber, is priced at a cool 12.5 crore rupees (ex-showroom Delhi) and is easily the best alternative to the Bugatti Veyron available in ..read more Read More...