The Hyundai Santa Fe has always been the flagship SUV offering for the Korean automaker and has done well in markets like Europe and North America. Launched originally in 2000, the first generation Santa Fe was Hyundai's first ever SUV and has been made in three generations with the second and third sold in India too. The current Santa Fe (3rd Gen) has been on sale since 2013 and received a mild facelift internationally in late 2016. And now, Hyundai has teased the brand new 4th Gen Santa Fe officially for the first time before its global unveil due later this year.
The 2018 Indian Auto Expo is just around the corner and as with most auto makers in India, Toyota have announced its plans too. Toyota will showcase the brand new Vios sedan in India for the first time at the 2018 Auto Expo as its main attraction. The Japanese automaker is also scheduled to showcase facelift versions of some of its products in India along with the complete lineup of current cars that it already sells. The Toyota pavilion (Hall 10) is said to have a 'Today, Tomorrow and Future' theme to it where the 'Future' section will comprise of a range of concept cars from the Japanese automaker.
The third generation of the Porsche Cayenne will come to India by June this year. Porsche India will launch the SUV in the two variants - Cayenne and Cayenne S and the Turbo V8 will follow shortly.
Jeep is one of the few automakers in the world that is synonymous with the rough and macho SUV vehicle image. Known for products like the famous Willys, the Wrangler and in India recently for the Compass, Jeep has some very iconic products across its portfolio. And now Jeep has added a brand new flagship SUV to its range sitting even higher up the food chain as compared to the likes of the Grand Cherokee - the new Grand Commander. The new Grand Commander will first be officially launched in China where it was already leakedrecently and will eventually be available in other countries too.
As the 2018 Indian Auto Expo inches closer and closer, news about new products that could be showcased keeps trickling in. We have already brought you news about Tata Motors' plans to showcase their brand new premium hatchback, light commercial vehicle and an SUV at the Auto Expo. That said, new information hints at not one but two new SUVs from the same family (platform) making an appearance at the Expo instead. The two new SUVs, which have been developed under the codename 'harrier' and 'raptor' for the last few years are large-ish SUVs and will have similar design features. That said, they are said to be different in terms of overall size with one offering a smaller footprint and a 5 seat configuration while the other is larger and will offer a seven seater layout.
While, reports suggest that Jeep Renegade will be making it to the Indian shores, the American SUV-makers will place the Renegade below the Jeep Compass in its product line-up.
A new prototype of Mercedes-Benz GLB compact SUV was recently spotted while undergoing cold weather testing. The new Mercedes-Benz GLB premium compact SUV is based on the B-Class and is built on the MFA2 platform as the latter.
Ending months of speculation, the first leaked images of the 2018 Jeep Grand Commander SUV have made their way online. The images reveal the SUV in all its glory, ahead of its official debut set in China at the Beijin Motor Show. The Jeep Grand Commander is a 7-seater SUV and first was first showcased as the Yuntu concept in 2017 at the Shanghai Motor Show.
a prototype of new-gen Audi Q3 was spotted undergoing cold weather testing and while most of the car was heavily camouflaged, we were able to notice some production parts. We expect Audi to unveil the new Q3 towards to end of 2018 with a launch set for early 2019.
