Tivoli launch can provide Mahindra a soft-roader rival against Creta and others… Towards the end of 2015, we shared with you the first spy pics of Ssangyong Tivoli from India (link to our story). Mahindra went onto showcase the compact-SUV at the 2016 Auto Expo and all indicators pointed at an impending Indian launch. However, … Read more
Renault’s 1.5L K9K Diesel Engine: All nine cars using it in India We shared a list of 21 cars that run on Fiat’s 1.3 Liter Multijet Diesel engine in India (link to the report). Apart from this, the next most popular motor in our market is Renault’s 1.5 L DCI K9K diesel engine which powers all … Read more
Update – TUV500 (speculative name) has been spotted again by an Indianautosblog reader in Surat and Motor Vikatan in Chennai. It continues to run on dummy tail lamps, steel wheels and without revealing many details. Spy pics appended in this page. Original story: So, Mahindra wants to extract every little bit of their existing new-car … Read more
Mahindra to Discontinue Rexton & Ssangyong Brand from India completely It was a question everybody was asking – what made Mahindra buy the Korean Ssangyong (which are also into SUVs)? For India, it appears they were mulling bringing many models but things did not pan out as they expected. Rexton, the first and only Ssangyong … Read more
Likely to be named XUV700, Mahindra’s new flagship is expected to undercut its rivals by as much as 5 Lakhs Back in 2011, XUV500 revived Mahindra’s fortunes as it not only turned tables in its favour but also debunked the myth that – “not many will pay near 15 lakh for a Mahindra”! It started … Read more