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New Delhi: Yamaha Factory Racing team have officially announced the inline four engine’s retirement from the MotoGP spec YZR-M1. The racing team confirmed that the YZR-M1 machines will now be powered by the V4 engine from the 2026 season onwards. Last Sunday’s Grand Prix of the Valencian Community was the end of the line for the Yamaha legend, the inline-four engine in MotoGP. The brand now moves towards a completely new era, starting with Tuesday’s Valencia Test, with all 2026 Yamaha MotoGP riders debuting with the V4 engine. The shift shows a technical evolution and change in the brand’s stance as well in terms of the future. Yamaha’s inline four-powered MotoGP bike brought great glory on track, bringing great laurels for riders Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Fabio Quartararo. Having raced in 429 Grand Prix races, the powertrain has 125 victories to its name and more than 350 podium finishes. It also played a major role in bringing eight Riders’ Championships, seven...
New Delhi: The sixth-generation Honda City, which is due in 2028, is set for the biggest design shift so far. According to car publication Autocar India, the City could be borrowing styling from Honda’s 0 Series sedan concept, shown at the recent Japan Mobility Show. The production variant of the electric 0 Series sedan will be placed at the top of Honda’s global EV portfolio. What it does preview is a shift in designing language, which is going to influence the Honda sedans overall, and even the City is going to come in this. For Honda India, this next generation of the City is coming at a time when the car needs to reclaim some of its former glory. The City was at one time a benchmark, but more recently cars like Skoda Slavia, Volkswagen Virtus and Hyundai Verna have been making a strong case for themselves. How is the Honda City expected to look? Media sources who have seen the early design mock-ups, the upcoming generation of City takes cues from the 0 Series sedan. It is...
New Delhi: Toyota’s Urban Cruiser Hyryder has outsold the Japanese carmaker’s long-standing bestseller, the Innova, a first for the car, making a best-ever monthly sales of 11,555 units in October. That is a 201 per cent year-on-year growth. The combined sales of the Innova Hyrcros and Crysta were at 11,294 units in the month. Toyota Kirloskar Motor also registered the highest-ever SUV and MPV dispatches of 33,809 units in October, a 61 per cent YoY increase. For a while now, the Hyryrder has been on a good growing trajectory since being introduced in September 2022. The SUV’s previous best monthly sales record stood at 9100 units in August 2025, and the tally since launch sits at 1,60,000 units. Created in collaboration with Maruti Suzuki as a sibling of the Grand Vitara, the Hyryder has been one of Toyota’s most successful rebadged models. Having a claimed mileage of close to 27.97 kph, it has one of the best fuel-efficiency records in the mid-size SUV segment. It is...
New Delhi: Two years ago, Chevrolet ended the production of the Camaro, and there is no successor that is yet to be seen, but the Camaro will still be present in next year’s NASCAR. Chevrolet have updated their race car for the next season, adopting the styling of the recently launched Carbon Performance Package for sixth-gen Camaro ZL1 coupe owners. The NASCAR Camaro features a bigger hood power dome, a revised grille and much more pronounced rocker panels. The new kit available for current Camaro owners includes the ZL1 1LE grille, a new splitter with end caps, hood insert, rocker extensions and a large rear wing, all made out of carbon fibre. Chevrolet are offering the package with optional Tech Bronze wheels, and the kit is functional. According to Chevrolet, the new kit comes with the ZL1 closer to reaching the same aerodynamic downforce as the 1LE, within 5 per cent. The upgraded aero increases the downforce by 361 per cent at 250 kph. The updated NASCAR Camaro ZL1 race car...
New Delhi: The performance division of Mercedes-Benz, AMG, have started work on a sporty version of the all-electric GLC SUV, which will be the top trim of the model’s range. It is expected to be revealed next year, and the Mercedes-AMG GLC EV will be among the most powerful models to be made by the brand from Affalterbach. AMG’s version of the electric SUV is based on the GLC EV that was previously revealed at Munich, but the battery and drivetrain will heavily take cues from AMG GT XX, which comes with a 144 kW battery powering three motors with a total output of 1,360 bhp. The AMG GLC EV will come with three axial-flux motors, one on the front axle and two at the back, with output being above 900 bhp. The standard version of the GLC EV makes just 374 bhp in the RWD version and 490 bhp in the AWD version. In fact, the AMG GLC EV’s output figures will likely make it a competitor of the range-topping Porsche Cayenne Electric, which comes with two motors making 1000 bhp and...
New Delhi: Following the launch of the Xtreme 125R with ride-by-wire, cruise control as well as riding modes, Hero have now brought these features to the Xtreme 160R 4V as well in the form of Combat Edition. It comes with a grey and yellow paint scheme and a new headlight as well. Quite like the Xoom 110 and Karizma XMR Combat Editions, the Xtreme 160R’s special edition also gets a grey and yellow paint scheme. Along with this, the Combat Edition comes with ride-by-wire, cruise-control and riding modes, which are Rain, Road and Sport, which are all controlled through a new colour-LCD dash that is shared with the Xtreme 250R. It also takes the headlight from the 250R’s LED projector unit that adds ‘H’ DRL, bringing it in line with other new Hero models and replaces the reflector-based LED. Hero has only listed all the features on their website, but the pricing is yet to be mentioned. It is expected to be launched in India in the immediate future. While the pricing isn’t...
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki have announced the recall of Grand Vitara due to a potential issue with the speedometer’s fuel level indicator and warning light. This will be the fourth and the biggest recall of the Grand Vitara since the midsize SUV launched in 2022. According to the official document from Maruti Suzuki themselves, a total of 39,506 units of the Grand Vitara produced between December 9th 2024 and April 29th 2025 are affected by this recall. This will, of course, mislead the drivers with information of how much fuel remains in the tank, which raises safety and reliability concerns. The document noted, “It is suspected that the fuel level indicator and warning light in the speedometer assembly in some of these vehicles may not accurately reflect the fuel status as intended. Maruti Suzuki are themselves going to reach out to the owners affected by this recall and carry out an inspection of the replacements of the faulty component without any charge. Maruti Suzuki Grand...
New Delhi: Back in 1998, when I was just three days old, I was brought home from the hospital to home in a Tata Sierra of the day with my Dad’s friend on the wheels. While I might not remember much about it, growing up, the Sierra was more or less a popular face. While Tata revamped the SUV lineup completely, the Sierra always remained a design that revolutionised the Indian auto market. Now, after a hiatus of 22 years, it is back, and on the surface, it retains a lot of the aspects that made Sierra endearing back in the day, but it is a new ball game. Tata have loaded it with features and brought it up to date on the outside and the inside as well. The Sierra is coming in a competitive market with the Hyundai Creta and the Kia Seltos as the big competition, and Tata has brought their A-game in the Sierra. Tata Sierra exterior design language Tata Sierra brings the familiar boxy design with a lot of contemporary design elements. Taking cues from the new Harrier and Safari, the...
New Delhi: Bentley have started pre-series production of their first all-electric model, a new luxury SUV built at their Crewe site as part of the revised Beyond 100+ scheme. The EV is being called the “Luxury Urban SUV” set to debut in late 2026, with deliveries starting in 2027. Measuring at somewhere below five meters, the e-SUV will come with advanced battery charging capability, adding 100 miles of range in about seven minutes, as per the carmaker and have confirmed that the global prototype is underway. Bentley have confirmed they will continue to sell hybrid versions of the Continental GT, GTC and Flying Spur until 2035, scrapping back the goal of going completely electric by that time period. They have also said that they will bring a new, limited-run non-hybrid performance model by the end of this year. Brand’s CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser have said the decision reflects current market demand, noting that continuing the ICE and hybrid options gives customers more choice...
New Delhi: Maserati India have launched the fully-electric ‘Folgore’ version of the GranTurismo coupe and GranCabrio convertible in India. The GranTurismo Folgore price in India is going to start at Rs 3.05 crore, while the GranCabrio Folgore is priced at Rs 3.18 crore. At this price range, they don’t have any rivals. Under the bonnet, more or less, the Maserati grand tourers are quite similar, coming with an 83 kWh (usable capacity) battery pack powering a trio of electric motors, one on the front axle, two at the back that make for 761 bhp (which temporarily can be boosted to 829 bhp) and 1350 Nm. The GranTurismo Folgore takes about 2.7 seconds to do 0-100 kph, while the GrandCabrio Folgore does the same in 2.8 seconds. The top speed for the GrandTurismo Folgore is at 325 kph, while the GranCabrio Folgore is at 290 kph. Maserati have said that GranTurismo Folgore has a range of 450 km while GranCabrio Folgore have 447 km in one charge as well. Both Folgore models can be...
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