Upcoming MG Cars in India 2019

Please do Subscribe us For More Updates

featureBoxVar = “”;
Source: https://cardetailingphoenix.com/index.php/2018/06/17/upcoming-mg-cars-in-india-2019/

source https://cardetailingphx.wordpress.com/2018/06/17/upcoming-mg-cars-in-india-2019/

2018 BMW X2: First Impressions — Cars.com

another year another luxury SUV this time it’s the x2 a vehicle based on BMWsx1 that does for the brand what the x4 and the x6 do respectively for the x3and the x5 confused yet we don’t blame you if car based crossover SUVs arealready sort of blurred the lines between more upright utility vehiclesand just straight-up hatchbacks the x2 really kind of lands on the hatchbacksaside it looks like a butchered up hatchback with some lower cladding hereon this car at the Auto Show actually three inches lower than the x1 whichcertainly has a more upright profile now you get around to the rear and the x2does have a more upright tail than the X 4 and the X 6 so it does seem moredistinctive as far as BMWs kind of in-between SUVs look speaking ofdistinctive things BMWs logo here an additional one sits on the C pillar thatrecalls the 1970s BMW CS coupe or the e9 for all you enthusiasts now despite themore upright rear window visibility still kind of stinks in the x2 not a lotof glass straight back and giant sea pillars really limit yourover-the-shoulder sight lines beyond that though pretty much an x1 interiorhere which gives you a lot to like both in terms of quality and practicalitylots of space to kind of stash things pretty good materials around you whereit counts as sort of more affordable luxury SUVs go and decent backseat spacetoo now BMW promises quote undiluted driving fun in the x2 but it shares itsfront-wheel drive based platform with the x1 whose nose-heavy balance reallydoes limit a lot of that handling fun so we’ll have to see how all of that shakesout that said from this car here at the Auto Show it does appear that the x2preserves a lot of the ex ones best characteristics being interior qualityand practicality honestly so a lot more to come closer to the X 2’s on sale latein spring of 2018 stay tuned for moreyou

featureBoxVar = “”;
Source: https://cardetailingphoenix.com/index.php/2018/06/16/2018-bmw-x2-first-impressions-cars-com/

source https://cardetailingphx.wordpress.com/2018/06/16/2018-bmw-x2-first-impressions-cars-com/

Auto News: 2016 Detroit Auto Show Highlights

I’m jerry reynolds the car pro. . . with your automotive news in 60 seconds. And here’swhat’s making news at this year’s detroit auto show. lexus unveiled its jaw-dropping “lc 500” coupe…expect it to be six-figures. buick wowed the crowd with a surprise 400-horsepower avista coupe concept. the new mercedes e-class debuted and it’s arguably the most technology-packed sedanout there today. the new 2017 lincoln continental ushered in a new era for the nameplate. and ford launched a v6 fusion sport… along with a raptor supercrew. and honda unveiled its more mainstream-looking 2017 ridgeline. chrysler even brought back the minivan — and named it thepacifica. for more pictures, head to carprousa. com. I’m Jerry Reynolds the car pro.

featureBoxVar = “”;
Source: https://cardetailingphoenix.com/index.php/2018/06/16/auto-news-2016-detroit-auto-show-highlights/

source https://cardetailingphx.wordpress.com/2018/06/16/auto-news-2016-detroit-auto-show-highlights/

Audi TT RS Coupe and Roadster arrive Down Under | motoring.com.au

Audi has a fantastic history of five-cylinder cars and this is the latest, the all-new,brand-new TT RS With a soundtrack that harks back to the marque’s fabulous group B rally cars, the TT RS isthe new flagship for the TT range – and Audi’s most potent sportscar this side ofthe R8 Audi has launched the latest TT RS in bothCoupe and Roadster versions Down Under…The soft top is a first for Australia. And aside from a few extra kilos and the obvious convertible hardware, it’s mechanicallyidentical – and from what we can see, just as capablethe new TT RS packs some serious punchThe new all-alloy 2. 5-litre five is rated at nearly 300kWNew too in this generation is the sole choice of gearbox – Audi’s excellent seven-speedS tronic dual clutch The quick shifting gearbox combines with thefive’s muscular output and a revised more rear-biassed all-wheel drive system, to produceserious accelerationAudi claims 0-100km/h in 3. 7sec But straightline performance is not the TTRS’s only trickAs we found out from a quick road drive and laps of Phillip island’s wonderful GP Circuit,the TT RS is willing, playful and far more than a one-trick ponyOn the track, there’s decent feel at the wheel, the brakes are strong and fade freeand in its most aggressive chassis mode the safety nannies aren’t too intrusive. That gearbox is a cracker On the road the ride is firm, even in thestandard Magnetic Ride adaptive dampers’ comfort set-up. But nobody’s going to be buying a TT RS for limo duties. In this generation, it’s clear the TT RS has grown up – although prices have dropped,Audi says it’s added over $10,000 of extra equipment to the pairing. to buy more performance in a Roadster you need to spend over $300,000 Audi reckons –and insiders hint the RS coupe has been nobbled to make sure it’s not faster than its big-buckmid-engined stablemate But ultimately it’s not the performance,equipment or even looks of the new TT RS that are its most endearing traitIt’s how it sounds Triples, fives and v10s have unique soundtracksand in the new TT that signature is almost worth the price of admission alone. Almost…

featureBoxVar = “”;
Source: https://cardetailingphoenix.com/index.php/2018/06/16/audi-tt-rs-coupe-and-roadster-arrive-down-under-motoring-com-au/

source https://cardetailingphx.wordpress.com/2018/06/16/audi-tt-rs-coupe-and-roadster-arrive-down-under-motoring-com-au/

2017 McLaren 570GT Review

Believe it or not, this isn’t the fastest version of McLaren’s 570 supercar…It isn’t the most agile Nor is it the loudest…But if it’s luggage space you’re after, well this model takes the cake. In their own words, this McLaren’s very first everyday supercar…It’s called the 570GT. . It’s slower, heavier and tens of thousands of dollars more expensive than the sporty570S on which it is based. Make sense?Give it time, it just might. . As its name suggests, this is McLaren’s first real attempt at a Grand Tourer…The 570GT is designed to take on Porsche’s 911 Turbo and other ‘everyday’ machineslike the Audi R8 V10 Plus…It is priced at $406,800 (plus on-road costs), making it considerably more expensive thanthose immediate rivals and nearly $30,000 more than the sportier 570S. Upon first inspection it’s hard to believe this is a grand tourer. These awkward dihedral doors remain, as does the carbon fibre monococque chassis…And while McLaren has made some revisions inside, including its very first vanity mirror,there is no denying the GT’s supercar DNA. Instead, it is further back that the marketing rhetoric starts to materialise. Boasting a re-worked – and, dare we say more attractive rear – the 570GT featuresa rear hatch that opens to one side, allowing you to load its new leather-lined 220 litreboot from the kerb. Sitting above the engine, the so-called touring deck is insulated, so it won’t cook thecontents of your bags. It is matched by a 130-litre frunk at the opposite end. More than that though, McLaren has made some serious under the skin revisions that reallyhelp explain the GT positioning. For one the suspension has been softened – 15 per cent at the front and 10 per cent of therear. The standard exhaust is a little quieiter, the S’ carbon ceramic brakes have been replacedby normal road units and the steering brings a 2 per cent change in ratio. With all the handling and engine settings set to docile, the GT is an impressively quietand well-mannered machine. It happily schleps around, the quick-witted seven-speed dual clutch offering well-timedand seamless shifts…The steering is well-weighted, and the cabin is quiet with excellent bump absorption traits. One thing that hasn’t changed is the engine – it’s the same 3. 8-litre twin-turbo V8– boasting 419kW and 600Nm…Little bit of lag in the lower reaches, but once the turbos spool up, it is all forwardprogress. 0-100km in 3. 4 seconds. For the record, that’s 0. 3 seconds shy of the 570’s acceleration time…And while the GT is hardly sluggish, it’s not the only area where it cannot match it’ssportier sibling. In isolation, you wouldn’t want anymore power. . But I think for me it is missing something, there’s not the same aural excitement, andfor me it does take away from the experience. Another clear omission is the S’ carbon ceramic brakes. The GT’s brakes just cannot emulate the same stopping power, and are poorly modulatedthrough the pedal When the road gets rough, yes you know you’rein a supercar. There’s still a raw edge to the steering, particularly the feedback from the road. Even so, the 570GT makes a strong case within the McLaren fold, and as supercars go, isone of the more liveable offerings from the British manufacturer. So the comparison here probably isn’t between which McLaren you’d pick but whether you’dchoose this over a 911 Turbo. It’s from the 911 Turbo, which is better dynamically and is still, somehow, easierto live with. But in saying that the McLaren is distinctive and it is different, and for many buyers,that makes more than enough sense all on its own.

featureBoxVar = “”;
Source: https://cardetailingphoenix.com/index.php/2018/06/14/2017-mclaren-570gt-review/

source https://cardetailingphx.wordpress.com/2018/06/14/2017-mclaren-570gt-review/

The Jeremy Clarkson Review: 2018 Audi RS 4 Avant

IN THE early 1990s on a television show watched each week by millions of people I tested the Ford Escort and said it was a joyless example of “that’ll do” engineering from a company that should know better. And it went on to become Britain’s bestselling car.

Later I said the new Toyota Corolla was a characterless white good like a fridge freezer. That went on to become the world’s bestselling car.

Then along came the Renault A610. “Oooh,” I swooned. “This is a magnificent car. Well priced, good-looking, unusual and fast.” And in Britain, in the following 12 months, the total number shifted by Renault was … drum roll … six.

---

Browse NEW or USED cars for sale

---

I’m still at it. Two years ago I drove the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quattroformaggi and told anyone who’d listen that it was the Second Coming. Wheeled lightning. Thor’s hammer with Italian trimmings. A car that could and would kick every other sports saloon into a ditch. And so far I haven’t seen a single one.

I suspect lots of people would like such a thing on their drive. It has a Ferrari engine. It was designed by a Ferrari engineer. It makes the most glorious array of noises and it goes like a 500-horsepower bastard. There must be thousands who lie awake at night fantasising about owning such a car, but when push comes to shove, they buy something else. Usually a hot Audi of some kind.

The latest hot Audi came to my house last month, and I had to admit it looked very good. It was the RS 4 Avant. But why, I wondered, would anyone choose it instead of the Alfa? That’d be like thinking of taking your summer holiday in Tuscany and then deciding to go to Dortmund instead. Because if the bog were to go wrong, it’d be easier to find a reliable plumber.

Yes, Alfa Romeos were very unreliable. It’s fair to say that on, for instance, a GTV 6 every single part is a known fault. But judging Alfa on what it did in the 1980s is like not buying a Volkswagen because it made vehicles for the German army during the war. It’s time to move on. To give Alfa another chance. Or is it …?

The Audi RS 4 has not been consistently good. The 2006 version was a marvellous thing with a lusty V8 and he-man flared wheelarches. But the next attempt was a bit of a dog. And a fat dog at that. Much of the magic was lost in a cloying sea of blubber.

That’s what Audi has tried to address. This is a car that’s been sent to the Mayr clinic and then forced to run home: 15kg has been shaved from the body, 12kg from the axles, 3.5kg from the steering system, 12.5kg from the four-wheel-drive system and 1kg from the rear differential.

“Comfort? Not bad. Except in the back. If you’re sitting there, it’s so jiggly that any text you send is gibberish”

Then there’s the engine. That’s 31kg lighter, which sounds great. But to achieve this, two of the cylinders have been replaced by a brace of centrally mounted turbochargers. Yup. The naturally aspirated V8 is gone, along with its burbling soundtrack. And in its place is a lighter, fizzier, more polar-bear-friendly blown V6.

Is that a good thing? No, of course not. Unless you are Al Gore. That said, it’s one hell of a powerplant. The oomph it delivers, especially in the mid range, is strong enough to detach hair. And because it, along with everything else, is so much less fat, the speed that results makes you laugh out loud, nervously.

I can’t understand why Audi charges £1,450 to lift the top speed from 155mph to 174mph. And then demands £1,200 for a sports exhaust system and £950 for better steering. It’s as though it’s saying, “We’ve made a crap car, but don’t worry. If you give us all your money, we’ll make it halfway decent.”

Except “halfway decent” doesn’t begin to cover how well the RS 4 goes and stops and corners. The steering has been criticised for feeling dead, but this was by a road tester who also claimed he could feel the electronics shifting power between the axles. He’s obviously superhuman.

I couldn’t find anything wrong with the steering. No matter what driving mode I selected, it, along with everything else, felt giddy and brilliant. And, best of all, this was the first fast Audi I’d driven in years that didn’t have squeaky brakes.

And what was doubly hilarious was that I was driving a five-door estate. Which meant my dog could have enjoyed the fighter-jet G-force as well. And then been sick, probably.

The boot, however, is not terribly big. I learnt this while moving two fire pits from my Golf, into which they’d fitted perfectly well, to the Audi. Into which they also fitted. But only by tearing the roof lining to shreds.

Further forwards, it’s all very well screwed together and clever. You can, for instance, turn the entire instrument binnacle into a sat nav map. The downside of being in something this clever is that you spend a lot of time pushing buttons and twiddling knobs and then swearing under your breath because it won’t do what you want.

Comfort? Well, in full get-out-of-my-way racing mode, there isn’t any. The car bounces alarmingly if you go for this setup. But in the mode everyone will always use it’s not bad. Except in the back. If you’re sitting there, it’s so jiggly that any text you send is gibberish.

---

Browse NEW or USED cars for sale

---

I’m picking nits because this is one of those cars that are hard to fault. I was expecting much of the RS 4’s heart to have been lost with the V8, but the V6 is better. And you have that four-wheel-drive system, which allows you to do a drift, and then go to Val-d’Isère and drive through one. It’s a very capable car.

For sure, it is better than the current M3, which is not BMW’s finest hour, but is it better than the Alfa?

No. Of course not. The Quattroformaggi is so much more charismatic. It’d come into your life like a new puppy. You’d want to take care of it and let it sit by the fire on chilly evenings. And if it did a little oil wee in the night, you’d tickle it behind its ears and understand. It is a car with a soul.

And plainly that’s not what you want from a car, so you’ll buy the Audi instead. And you won’t regret it because, crikey, it’s good. Really, really good.

Tweet to @JeremyClarkson Follow @JeremyClarkson

Rivals: Audi RS 4 Avant vs Mercedes-AMG C 63 estate

	Audi RS 4 Avant	Mercedes-AMG C 63 estate
Price	£62,175	£63,575
0-62mph	4.1sec	4.2sec
Power	444bhp	469bhp
Boot space	505 litres	490 litres

 

This article was published first at thesundaytimes.co.uk — to catch the very latest Clarkson reviews, subscribe to the Times and Sunday Times’ award-winning journalism from just £1 a month.

The post The Jeremy Clarkson Review: 2018 Audi RS 4 Avant appeared first on Sunday Times Driving.

source https://www.driving.co.uk/car-reviews/clarkson/jeremy-clarkson-review-2018-audi-rs-4-avant/

2017 AutoGuide.com Car of the Year Winner – Part 7 of 7

It has been an exciting year for new cars, which makes our job of pickinga car of the year a little bit more difficult. You know, last year it was pretty much a unanimous decision with the Honda Civic. But, this year our editors were debating for a really long time over which one ofthese cars would get our top honors. And why shouldn’t it take copious amounts of deliberation?They’re all such incredibly strong products. Parked behind us are six of the most important new modelscoming out for 2017. But only one of them can be our Car of the Year winner. So starting at the bottom and working up, we begin with the Chevy Cruze. Some of us were fighting over this car because it had Wi-Fiand standard Apple CarPlay and Android Auto,and we wanted to stream our Spice Girls throwbackswithout eating up our data plans. Was that just me?Maybe, but besides having 4G LTE connectivitythe Cruze also has a great infotainment system,and great value in a base model,but as soon as you add in any optionsthe price becomes quite inflated and it diminishes the car’s value. A fact that isn’t helped by this cheap interior. Following in the Cruze’s tire tracksis Kia’s all-new Optima, which won us over by looking and feelingfar more upscale than many of its competitors. It’s an excellent all-around car with a lovely interior and comfortable ride,it doesn’t drive particularly well,and its 2. 0L turbocharged engine is rather noisy. The Hyundai Elantra is trying to win people over byoffering a huge amount of luxury car features in a compact car. As a package, it’s fantastic, and it offers a lot of value. But perhaps it doesn’t push the boundaries enough to set a new standard,which is something we’re always looking for. Next up, the BMW M2 a car that everybody lovedbecause it’s absolutely fantastic to drive. Besides sounding great and looking mature, yet still aggressive,the M2 struck a great balance between performance and everyday drivability. However, we do wish the steering was a bit more communicativeand that the infotainment system were better,but our editors were absolutely smitten with this balanced,focused coupe, and ended up fighting over the keys quite a lot. The Volkswagen Golf Alltrack was also a top contender for the award this year,and we found it its driving dynamics a lot better than both the Cruze and the Optima. After we took it on a trail, we came away even more impressedby its abilities off-road. The price is also very decent and besidesa smooth and powerful engine, and classy interior,the Alltrack just feels like a regular Golf which is pretty remarkable. And that brings us to the Focus RS. During testing we fell in love with this car because it’s an old dogthat has learned some amazing new tricks. You know, Ford has taken a pretty average compact vehicle at this point, and transformed it into an absolutely remarkable machine. One that drivers would be proud to own. And not only is it fun and engaging to drivebut it’s also easy to drive, whether you’re blasting down canyon roadsor just commuting to work, it just feels so natural. And one of the other things that really impressed us was its base priceof around $36,000, which makes it a bargain by performance standards. Add that in with the fact that it’s just so well-rounded,And it really became an easy pick for AutoGuide. com’s Car of the Year. Songs are much more fun when you meow them. ♪Meow, meow, meow, meow. . . ♪Meow, meow, meow, meow. . . [strange noises that raise concerns over these journalists’ upbringing][seriously?]Quiet, Craig![porcine snort]So we got three takes?OK. [rustling of Craig’s ill-fitting clothes]I don’t know the– I can’t–More. . . you gotta do more. . . [indiscernable sounds of disgust]I told you I can’t dance.

featureBoxVar = “”;
Source: https://cardetailingphoenix.com/index.php/2018/06/13/2017-autoguide-com-car-of-the-year-winner-part-7-of-7/

source https://cardetailingphx.wordpress.com/2018/06/13/2017-autoguide-com-car-of-the-year-winner-part-7-of-7/