The spread of pandemic affected the Indian automobile industry hard, but with the sales going upwards, automobile giants are getting warmed up to recapture the top position in market with an exciting list of new models. Latest Car Reviews show the excitement of car enthusiasts about these upcoming new cars in 2020-2021.
Nissan Terra:
The upcoming new Nissan Terra will be an AWD based on the wagon platform, which is, incidentally shared with the ladder–frame platform of Mercedes X-Class pick-up. It will host LED Daytime running lights at the front and LED tail lights at the rear. The car will come with 18-inch alloy wheels with 225/60R18 Bridgestone Dueler tyres for a perfect rugged stance. The interior section will have brilliant seating comfort and will have well furnished leather seats. This car will come packed with a variety of tech and comfort features like wide infotainment system coupled with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, AC vents at the roof as well as the rear end of the central console, roof-mounted control option for fan-speed and temperature. The Nissan Terra will have a powertrain of 4-cylinder, 2.5-litre turbocharged diesel engine, mated to a 7-speed AMT. It will produce max power of 190hp and peak torque of 450Nm. The price range of this upcoming car will start from INR. 20 Lakh.
Audi A4:
The Audi A4 facelift was unveiled in May 2019 and will finally go on sale in the Indian market in first quarter of 2021. Compared to the earlier model, the face lifted A4 features prominent revisions to the exterior including new headlamps and tail lamps with LED signatures in line with Audi’s current design language as seen on the A6 and A8. The grille and the front and rear bumpers have been re-styled as well. Inside, the most eye-catching change includes a new and bigger 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system, and the rotary dial placed lower down next to the gear selector. This model will come with a powerful 2.0-litre turbo petrol motor paired to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic. The engine produces 190bhp and 320Nm. No diesel variant is on offer as of yet. The price range will start from INR.42 lakh.
Toyota Fortuner:
The new Toyota Fortuner comes with a revised face with sharper features, a larger grille and a sleeker LED projector headlamp. The SUV also comes with a new front bumper with larger intakes, new smaller fog lamps, silver skid plate, updated ORVMs, and new multi-spoke alloy wheels. As per the New Car Reviews in India, the interior instrument cluster has been moderately updated and a larger 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system has been installed. Other notable features ay include electrically adjustable front passenger seats, wireless phone charger, LED ambient lighting, 9-speaker JBL audio system and a 360-degree camera view. The new models will be equipped with a BS-6 compliant 2.7-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine making 164bp and 245Nm torque, and a 2.8-litre engine with a 201bhp and 500Nm torque. Transmission choices will include a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed sequential automatic unit. As per the new car reviews, the price range will start from INR.29 Lakh onwards.
The much awaited new Jeep Compass will be unveiled in India in January 2021. The carmaker is expected to commence the pre-booking for the updated Compass very soon. It gets a bigger 7-slat grille with chrome finish, sleeker headlamps with new inserts, revised bumper and a newly-designed fog lap assembly. The interior gets a new floating 10.1-inch infotainment system, which comes with FCA’s latest UConnect 5 technology and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support. Other notable features may include the new 3-spoke steering wheel, double-stitched leather upholstery, a 360-degree parking camera and a fully digital instrument console. The new Jeep Compass will be powered by 1.4-litre turbo petrol and 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder Multijet diesel engine options. While the turbo gasoline unit make 161bhp and 250Nm of torque, the oil burner delivers 173hp with 350Nm torque. A 6-speed manual gearbox will continue to be standard on the SUV model line-up. While a 7-speed DCT transmission will be reserved for the turbo-petrol variants, a 9-speed automatic gearbox will be exclusively offered on the diesel variants. The starting price for the new Jeep Compass will be INR.17 Lakh.
Mahindra is set to give a generation change to the XUV 500 in early next year. The model will witness significant cosmetic and feature upgrades along with a new engine set up. Up front, the new XUV 500 features a more upright new grille, there is a pair of interesting ridges on the bonnet and it also gets attention-grabbing C-shaped headlamps and DRLs. The new model will also have a slightly longer wheelbase, which will make the three-row cabin more spacious and practical. The new XUV500 is also expected to be loaded to the brim with features and segment-leading tech. The dashboard comes with two flash-mounted horizontal screens, designed to look like one long panel. Other notable changes may include a sporty, flat-bottom steering wheel, electronic parking brake, hill hold, drive modes and panoramic sun-roof. It will come with two engine options. First one is a 2.2-litre mHawk diesel, delivering 185 bhp, and there will be a 190hp, 2.0-litre, direct-injection turbo petrol engine, with a 6-speed manual and 6-speed Aisin-delivered torque converter automatic gear box. New Car Review in India suggests that the price range will be around INR.14 Lakh.
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