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The President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald J. Trump was recently on his maiden India tour along with the first lady of America, Melania Trump and his entire family. However, we aren't going to discuss what President Trump did during his two-day visit. What we are going to do is that we will tell you everything you need to know about 'The Beast', U.S. Presidential Car. The U.S. President's Official Car is not an ordinary machine. It is loaded with arms, ammunition and crazy features up to the gills. It is a hell of an engineering marvel and a mystery too, why mystery we will tell you in the later section of the article. The U.S. President Donald Trump's official presidential car nicknamed 'The Beast' has arrived in India before his visit to the country in the Air Force One (the official United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States) and landed in Ahmedabad. This vehicle is based on a 2018 Cadillac platf...

A few days ago Maruti Suzuki, India's Largest Car Manufacturer, has unveiled the facelifted model of its most popular and most selling utility vehicle. The all-new Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza Facelift has been revealed at the 2020 Auto Expo. The 2020 Vitara Brezza gets minor cosmetic updates inside and out along with a new petrol engine and some new features. The car manufacturer was to announce the pricing for the same soon and today finally the company has launched the 2020 Vitara Brezza Facelift with a starting price of Rs 7.34 lakhs, Ex-showroom. The 2020 Vitara Brezza features bolder design than before and it gets a new front fascia with chrome-meshed grille and LED projector headlamps, LED fog-lamps along with LED daytime running lights which also doubles-up as turn-indicators. The side profile of the car features new 16-inch dual-tone diamond-cut alloy wheels, with body-claddings all-around and squared-off wheel arches. The rear too gets new LED taillights and it al...

The President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald J. Trump is on his first-ever India tour along with his wife and the entire family. The US President is on his two-day visit to the land of unity in diversity and the President landed at Ahmedabad this afternoon. The 'Namaste Trump' Event was organized at the newly-made World's Largest Cricket Stadium 'Motera Stadium' in Ahmedabad where more than 1 Lakh people welcomed Mr. Trump and family. But, does the ‘Namaste Trump’ event means Harley-Davidson motorcycles are getting cheaper? Let's find out. According to a fresh media report, after the ongoing visit to India by President Of The United States Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may soon yield to his demands of further lowering the import taxes on American motorcycle brands such as Harley-Davidson, Indian Motorcycles, etc. The Indian government reduced the import tariff for the American motorcycle brand in 2019 from 100 percent to 50 p...

The Land Rover Defender is an iconic Sports Utility Vehicle from the British Car Manufacturer. The Defender was first developed in the 1980s (initially called the Land Rover Ninety and Land Rover One Ten)  and it became a legendary vehicle with a four-wheel-drive system and great off-road capabilities. However, the Defender was discontinued in 2015 as it could not match up the stricter emission norms. But as there is a saying 'Icon Never Dies', and so the rebirth of the Defender took place, an icon reimagined for the 21st century. The New-generation Land Rover Defender made its Global Debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2019. The New 2020 Land Rover Defender will now feature in the upcoming James Bond movie and Land Rover has released an official video of the same which shows some real off-road madness with the icon. The company has released some really exciting video footage, which apparently makes up for the best TV commercial for the off-roader. The foota...

The South Korean Giant and India’s Second Largest Car manufacturer, Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled the second generation model of its most successful SUV, Hyundai Creta at the 2020 Auto Expo. However, on the show-floor, the brand has only revealed its exterior design and its windows were tinted. Hyundai has announced that the interiors will be revealed on a later date and now the company has finally revealed the interior sketches of the India-spec 2020 Hyundai Creta. The New Generation Hyundai Creta will feature all-new looks along with a gazillion of features in the interior and bunch of powertrain options too. The 2020 Creta gets a completely new design, however, the styling is subjective and might get mixed opinions from the audience. It has grown in dimensions compared to its predecessor and gets an all-new Hyundai’s signature Cascading grille with new 17-inch diamond-cut alloys and all-wheel disc brakes. It also gets split headlamp and tail-lamp units giving it a m...

The National Capital New Delhi based home-grown two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp has launched a set of BS6-compliant motorcycles today in India. The company has launched these bikes at the Hero World 2020 Event organized at the company’s Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) facility located in the pink city Jaipur. The company has unveiled three products and for a reference addressed them as ‘Rise’, ‘Revive’ and ‘Race’ during the launch event. In this article, we will be talking about ‘Rise’ i.e. the all-new 2020 Hero Glamour 125 BS6. Hero MotoCorp has rolled out the updated model of the Glamour 125 commuter motorcycle and it has received minor styling upgrades along with some tweaked hardware and BS6-compliant engine. Hero has ditched the old tubular double-cradle frame and instead, Glamour 125 now gets a new diamond frame that is claimed to weigh lesser than before, and lesser weight means better performance as well as more efficiency. The 2020 Hero Glamour is p...

The National Capital New Delhi based home-grown two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp has launched a set of BS6-compliant motorcycles today in India. The company has launched these bikes at the Hero World 2020 Event organized at the company's Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) facility located in the pink city Jaipur. The company has unveiled three products and for a reference addressed them as 'Rise', 'Revive' and 'Race' during the launch event. In this article, we will be talking about 'Revive' i.e. the all-new 2020 Hero Passion Pro BS6. Hero MotoCorp has rolled out the updated model of the Passion Pro commuter motorcycle and it has received minor styling upgrades along with some tweaked hardware and BS6-compliant engine. The Hero Passion Pro now gets a new diamond frame that is claimed to weigh lesser than before, and lesser weight means better performance as well as more efficiency. The 2020 Hero Passion Pro BS6 looks sportier ...

The South Korean Giant Car Manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company will take the wraps off its new-generation Hyundai i20 Premium Hatchback at the upcoming 2020 Geneva Motor Show, which is scheduled to take place from 5th March-15th March 2020. But, just weeks ahead of the official unveiling ceremony, the official images of the third-generation model of the i20 Premium Hatchback have surfaced online revealing how the hatch would look like. A few weeks ago Hyundai has revealed the official sketches of the i20 hatch and now the real-deal i.e. the production-spec images have come to the surface, and boy-o-boy it looks sportier than ever. The design of the new i20 will be more of an evolution than revolution as the silhouette and overall profile of the new i20 remains the same as its predecessor. However, it looks much sportier than the outgoing model, thanks to the new sharp design. Upfront, the hatch sports an aggressive styling with diamond-meshed honeycomb-grille finished in glos...

Volkswagen India is going to commence its second inning in India christened as India 2.0 project and under this strategy, the German car manufacturer will be launching multiple India-specific cars at competitive prices to attract the Indian Car Buyers. The first car under this project is the Upcoming Skoda Vision IN mid-size SUV (belongs to VW group), which will be followed by the Volkswagen Taigun Concept SUV. However, at the 2020 Auto Expo, the German Car manufacturer has showcased a slew of SUVs and the first one to hit the Indian shores will be the Volkswagen Tiguan All-space. The Volkswagen Tiguan All-space is basically a successor of the current Tiguan sold in India but it will be larger in dimensions and can seat seven people, whereas the current Tiguan can seat only five at a time. The Tiguan All-space will be the flagship SUV from the German car-maker in India. It has been spied multiple times testing on the Indian roads and at the 2020 Auto Expo, the company has officia...

India's Largest Car Manufacturer Maruti Suzuki has showcased an SUV at the 2020 Auto Expo that needs no introduction at all. It is the all-new fourth generation Maruti Suzuki Jimny that has made its Global debut in mid-2018. The fourth-gen Suzuki Jimny has been showcased for the first time in India and it has been one of the highly anticipated SUVs that the enthusiasts have been craving for a really long time. The Suzuki Jimny is a very capable utility vehicle with its compact dimensions. It is built on a body-on-frame platform and has a very lightweight body structure. The Jimny measures 3645 mm in length, 1645 mm in width and 1720 mm in height. It has a ground clearance of 210 mm and gets a wheelbase of 2250 mm. The SUV gets a four-wheel-drive system as standard and has an approach angle of 37-degrees, a departure angle of 49-degrees and a ramp break-over angle of 28-degrees. The interiors of this vehicle aren't very luxurious and it does shares a lot of equipment...

MINI is a British automotive marque founded in 1969 and owned by German automotive giant BMW since 2000. MINI is used by BMW for a range of small cars. The MINI cars are compact in dimensions but offer great driving pleasure. MINI has its own charm and style statement and the company sells only a limited number of cars in India. And now MINI has launched its 2020 MINI Clubman Indian Summer Edition in India which is a Limited Edition model that offers Exclusivity to the owners. This special-edition MINI model gets mechanical and cosmetic changes, along with more features. Aesthetically, it gets the new Indian Summer metallic red shade and is complemented by the piano black exterior finish around the redesigned circular LED headlights, foglights, mirror caps, rear lights, and grille. The rear continues to sport the LED taillights with the brand’s distinctive Union Jack design. The 2020 MINI Clubman Indian Summer Edition continues to feature an LED ring and the 6.5-inch colo...

The National Capital New Delhi based home-grown two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp has launched the BS6-compliant iteration of its most popular and most selling commuter motorcycle. The 2020 Hero Splendor Plus BS6 has been launched in India with prices starting at Rs 59,600 Ex-showroom. The Hero Splendor Plus has been the indisputable king of the commuter motorcycle segment for decades now and the motorcycle manages to sell three lakh plus units every month. The best-selling commuter motorcycle now gets an electronic fuel-injection system to improve emission performance and it also receives an additional catalytic converter to ensure BS6-compliance. However, mechanically the bike remains completely identical but now gets cosmetic upgrades which do make it look a bit fresher than before. It gets all-new body decals and dual-tone colour themes. Also, the instrument console now gets an engine-check light owing to the addition of fuel injection. The motorcycle is still p...