TorQue: Maruti Brezza Vs Creta, Ford Mustang, NuvoSport & More
TorQue is your weekly wrap-up of headlines throughout the week from the world of automobiles.
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1. The Big Bout: Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza Vs Hyundai Creta
Maruti’s new car, Brezza, has taken the market by a storm. It’s selling huge numbers but are you still contemplating whether a cusp Suv Hyundai Creta will be a more logical buy?
Although a comparison between the Brezza and Creta is unfair, but it is unavoidable because that is what consumers want. More than 40 percent of Brezza buyers are opting for the top-end variant, whose price is nearing the base price of Creta.
So we decided to pit them against each other, and this is what we found.
2. Mahindra Launches NuvoSport, Its Third Compact SUV at Rs 7.35 Lakh
Mahindra has made their first launch of 2016 in the form of the NuvoSport, the facelifted version of the Mahindra Quanto. The sub-4 metre compact SUV goes up against the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Ford EcoSport, and its cousins – the Mahindra KUV100 and the TUV300.
The car has been launched with a starting price of Rs 7.35 lakh (ex-showroom, Thane). Click here to know more.
3. Yamaha Showcases the 04GEN Concept Scooter. And It Has Wings!
Auto manufacturers keep coming out with concept models to showcase what their future products may look like and, sometimes, these designs are absolutely crazy in terms of practicality but great to look at.
Yamaha has come out with one such concept scooter called ‘04GEN’ and it has been designed to replicate a swan, literally. It even has wings. Don’t believe us?
4. India’s Ford Mustang to Be Less Powerful Than the UK & US’ Mustang
Ford had us all excited when they announced that one of the most iconic muscle cars of all time would soon be coming to India, and that too with right-hand drive!
The excitement escalated further when Ford India listed the car on their website, but Mustang lovers would be a little disappointed to know that the car coming our way will be less powerful than the Mustangs that are sold in the US and UK. Click here to find out why.
5. The Coolest Supercars of the 90s: Ferrari F50, Toyota Supra & More
Supercars of today are a lot different than their 90s counterparts. Some might say, that the advancement in technology definitely makes for faster cars, but it takes away the ‘pure driving experience’.
Things were not so complicated during the 90s, the cars were a lot simpler and arguably, the designs were crazier. Choosing between them was very difficult, but we managed to pick our top five, and here is our list.
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