The wait is over and Jeep brand launches its Made in India SUV in India. Jeep dealerships are fully geared up as Jeep Compass launches in India today at an unbelievable price tag of Rs. 14.95 lakh INR. Deliveries of the vehicle will begin nationwide on August 6, 2017. The pricing of Jeep Compass ticks the D-Segment (Corolla, Octavia, Passat, Jetta, Elantra) sedan pricing in India. It’s a serious worry for Hyundai Creta, Tata Hexa, and Renault Captur. Powertrains and Transmissions Customers can choose from two powertrain options – the 173 PS, 350 Nm, 2.0-litre MultiJet Turbo Diesel and the 162 PS, 250 Nm, 1.4-Multi-Air

Maruti has gone one step ahead to make Nexa Customer service more premium. The company has opened its first dedicated Nexa Service center in Gurgaon. The company will open more than 30 Nexa service centers in metro cities in the first phase. These locations are decided as per highest car sales from Nexa outlets. What is the improvement in Nexa Customer Service? The Nexa service centers are introduced to increase efficiency and productivity of service personnel and at the same time enhance the after sales experience of Nexa chain. A dedicated central point of contact for the customer will be available at the outlet. The customers

If you remember Global NCAP had published safety ratings about cars that are made in India and sold in the Indian market. Datsun Go was one of them and it had scored Zero star rating in the ODB54 crash test. Now the brand today launched the same old car with a 1.0-liter engine. We welcome Datsun Redi Go 1.0 with a question on safety!! What is Datsun Redi-Go 1.0? The car is same Datsun Redi-Go but with a bigger engine, 1.0-liter engine. It’s the same engine that goes in Renault Kwid 1.0 Liter. A peak power of 67 bhp with peak

Tata Motors Nexon SUV is ready and Team AutoColumn spotted production version variant on road today. The new upcoming Tata SUV is bold and beautiful. The 2017 Tata Nexon looks futuristic and stylish. The car boasts impact design philosophy of Tata Motors and has a minimum deviation from the concept model showcased in Auto Expo. Internally known as X104, 2017 Tata Nexon is the new upcoming Tata SUV that will kill the market for all others compact SUVs with its features and pricing. Upcoming Tata SUV Design: New Tata Nexon is composing Tata Motors new design language. The chrome plate just

Ahead of its global debut at 2017 Gaikindo Indonesia Auto show in August, new Mitsubishi Expander unveiled. Team AutoColumn has all the information. New Mitsubishi Expander MPV Design The unveiled MPV shows its strong face and appeals with two stage lighting setup. The upper section is LED with DRL. The signature dynamic shield is also present in the front design and it separates headlights from LED units and fog lamps. Other details like thick slat for a grille that connects LED units and main air intakes below the number plate. The headlamp took the position of the fog lamp and fog lamp

Renault Duster is a successful car for Renault India as well as in the global market. The SUV is now a bit old in design now and the new version is spotted testing in another part of the world. Here AutoColumn lists 5 new cars like Duster that will hit the market soon. 5 New cars like Duster – 1. Tata Nexon Tata Motors is ready for their next big launch – 2017 Tata Nexon. The company recently rolled out the first SUV from its Ranjangaon facility collaborated with Fiat. The Tata Nexon will be under 4 meters and will compete

Mahindra and Mahindra are now in ownership of the Java and BSA motorcycles. The company has plans to launch new Jawa Motorbike soon in the Indian market. How do we know about New Java Motorbike for India? Mr. Pavan Goenka, MD- Automotive Business, Mahindra and Mahindra has confirmed that the company will soon shift focus from the commuter segment to high-end premium bikes in India. “We are changing strategy as far as the two-wheeler business is concerned. We are moving away from the commuter segment to high-end premium bikes and we are working on bikes based on BSA and Yezdi

Datsun was an iconic car brand back in 1970’s and it has also launched many cars which made their mark for that time. May be it was too early for that time or just not got recognized amongst common car buyers. Another reason is few American cars like Chevy SS and Ford Mustang was literally killing the global market and this Japanse gem remained in the shell. Here today we revisit the Japanese iconic car Nissan 240z (Datsun S30). Blast from the past section of AutoColumn to revisit and remember most iconic cars of all time. History of Nissan 240Z

Renault India’s next product in the Indian lineup is all new Renault Captur Automatic  and its appeal is funky to me. It’s similar to the Renault Clio in execution and uses the same platform but looks like mini Renault Kadjar. Some of you might even consider this as just one level above the Kwid but it’s not. 2017 Renault Captur is as big as duster from inside and has an almost same layout in the inside. In fact, Renault India started developing made for India 2017 Renault Captur on the Renault Duster platform back in 2014. Now Renault calls it new

The new entry level SUV from Jaguar is called 2018 Jaguar E-Pace and it is now unveiled. AutoColumn has the first information about engines, price, and launch. British stunt driver Terry Grant attempted car spin that’s 15 meters through the air and a 270-degree flip. He is the same driver who did successful 62ft loop-the-loop in the F-Pace in 2015. He jumped from a ramp at 50mph, spun the car 15meters in the air and then landed wheels on the ground. Sounds very easy by maths but it’s not. This was supposed to be a very risky stunt but the Jaguar did it