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Bajaj Auto has launched the all-new 2017 Pulsar 220 in the Indian market at a price tag of Rs 91,201 (ex-showroom, Delhi). There are no major updates on the bike apart from the new color scheme and the engine is now BS IV compliant. The bike is also 2,274 costlier when compared to the outgoing model of the Pulsar 220. Among the few updates, the bike also gets a new heat shield that sits on the exhaust apart from the new matte black finish on the bike that has effectively made the bike to look much better than it already is. Also, the meter console on the new Pulsar 220 facelift lights up with blue backlight and the engine comes finished in matte grey color. Talking about the power mill, it still the same 220 cc 4-stroke, DTS-i, oil cooled, single cylinder engine that makes 21bhp of maximum power and 19Nm of peak torque. The engine comes mated to 5-speed manual gearbox like earlier. The bike is now available in two colors including red/black and blue/white. Talking about the on-ro...

Bajaj Auto has launched another of its new 125cc motorcycle named V12. The two-wheeler company has started rolling out the new motorcycle from its Chakan plant, and have priced them  at 56,200 each, ex-showroom Delhi. This makes one motorcycle Rs. 6000 cheaper than its elder sibling the V15. Bajaj got quite a nice response after launching its V15 earlier this year and till now the company has been able to sell more than one lakh vehicles. A few more motorcycles under the ‘V’ branding was on the cards for quite some time now, as Bajaj wanted to bank on the hype that was created by the V15. The all new V12 sports identical styling just like its elder sibling the V15. The new V12 will get a very small amount of metal from the decommissioned INS Vikrant as found in its sibling. However, the new motorcycle lacks the seat cowl, that the V15 has. The 125cc segment is already overcrowded with motorcycles like the Honda Shine and Hero Glamour as customers are now looking for slightly ...

The green machine maker, Kawasaki Motors blew the globe away a few weeks back by showcasing the all new Z series including the new Z900 and the Z650. The Z900 is set to replace the ongoing Z800 while the Z650 will replace the ER6n. The company has already launched the Z650 in the Indonesian bike market and there the bike has been priced at IDR 159.9 million which is equivalent to near Rs 8.15 lakh. Since the bike is already launched somewhere around the globe, by Kawasaki’s track record, same will hit the Indian shores very soon. Talking about the updates over the ER6n, the bike is all-new from head to toe, it’s only the engine, and some other components that have been taken out from the ER6n. Visually, it’s an all-new bike, it gets a new awesome looking front headlight, while the body is housed in an all new trellis frame that will also be seen in the new 2017 Ninja 650. The meter console gets upgraded as the new LCD panel sits at the place of the earlier semi-digital meter. The en...

Beepi Inc., an online used-vehicle marketplace, has merged with Fair.com, an upcoming mobile car-buying platform founded by former TrueCar CEO Scott Painter and two other industry veterans. The merger,  first reported by TechCrunch  on Wednesday and confirmed by two sources to Automotive News , cuts the Los Altos, Calif.-based startup’s staff by 180, transferring the 80 remaining employees and Beepi CEO Ale Resnik to Fair. Beepi, launched in 2014, operates primarily in California, Texas, Arizona, New York City and Washington, D.C. Owners can sell their vehicles to Beepi for a mutually agreed upon price. The company verifies the condition of the cars and refurbishes them, then lists them on its mobile platform. Buyers cannot drive the vehicle until it is purchased, but Beepi guarantees a 10-day money-back return policy. Before the merger, Beepi had raised nearly $150 million in funding, $70 million of which came from Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp. Fair was founded b...

Priced between Rs 18.99 lakh to Rs 24.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), the 2016 Hyundai Tucson is claimed to offer best-in-class features. Hyundai has its eyes set on the premium segments. Having steadily built its brand repute over the years, the Korean automaker has more than enough reasons to expand its portfolio in the Rs 10 lakh+ segment. In fact, one of their best sellers, the  Creta , costs well over a million rupees. Having launched the all-new Elantra a week ago at a super aggressive price, the manufacturer now has the  Mahindra XUV500  firmly in its sight. Sources close to Hyundai have confirmed that the  Tucson will be made available in October . This is in line with what the automaker committed to at the Auto Expo, where they confirmed two all-new cars for the year. The  Tucson  will sit between the Santa Fe and the Creta in Hyundai's line-up, and prices are expected to start around the Rs 15 lakh mark. What's interesting, is that the Tucs...