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2017 Skoda Octavia What is it? The  Skoda   Octavia  has been on sale in India for more than three years. With only mild upgrades along the way, newer competition like the new  Hyundai Elantra  and the  Toyota Corolla Alti s facelift have been stealing its thunder. Finally Skoda has come up with a mid-life facelift and though the changes are subtle, they go a long way in making the Octavia look fresh and current. On the outside there aren’t any major sheet metal changes but thanks to the new headlamps, front grille and bumper, the refreshed  Octavia  looks more purposeful and in your face when viewed upfront. The split LED headlamps may look odd in pictures, but in flesh they look attractive and cohesive. Even the grille which now comes with gloss black finish is larger and makes the car look wider and more purposeful. At the back, you now get LED tail-lamps similar to the Superb. Even the bumper is new and the pronounced crease running across, makes the car look wider

Toyota Innova Crysta Touring Sport First Drive Review What is it? What we have in the CarWale garage for this review looks a bit different than every other Innova Crysta. Not so subtle and a little different in some ways; this is the new Toyota Innova Crysta Touring Sport. Yes, I know, we found the name to be rather long, too. But if the unrelenting success of Toyota’s long-serving MPV is any indication, this stand-out edition featuring an upbeat design ideally shouldn’t have any trouble finding buyers. In fact, during my time behind the wheel, which included a lengthy run, in and around Bombay, I was stopped a couple of times by random strangers only to be quizzed about the differences in the Touring Sport and the regular model. Admittedly, I was probably approached by diehard Innova fans, but they liked it.  It looks like the exclusive design bits on the Touring Sport have done the trick with the Innova faithful. So, what do you get? For starters, there are extra t

2017 Hyundai Xcent 1.2D SX (O) First Drive Review What is it? The Xcent is Hyundai’s answer to the hot selling Maruti Suzuki Dzire. But, while the latter sells over 15,000 units a month on an average, the Hyundai doesn’t even manage to ship 3,000. And there are two main reasons for that. The bigger issue with the Xcent has been its styling; not only did it look identical to its hatch sibling, the Grand i10, from the front, it also had an uninspiring looking rear end. The second problem, which is a more recent one, is the high off-take for the car in the taxi segment. This has clearly affected the desirability aspect of the compact sedan among private car buyers. Now, one might argue that the Innova and the Dzire remain unaffected by this ‘yellow plate’ crisis, but then, the Xcent just isn’t as strong a brand as the latter two. To address this Hyundai has now launched the 2017 edition of the Xcent complete with revised front and rear end styling and a few addit

Mercedes-Benz This article is about the manufacturer. For the song, see  Mercedes Benz (song) . Mercedes-Benz Type Brand Industry Automotive industry Predecessor Benz & Cie.  (1883-1926) Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (1890-1926) Founded 28 June 1926 ; 90 years ago Founder Karl Benz  and  Gottlieb Daimler Headquarters Stuttgart ,  Germany Area served Worldwide Key people Dieter Zetsche , Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars Products Automobiles Trucks Buses Internal combustion engines Luxury vehicles Services Financial services automobile repair Owner Daimler AG Divisions Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-Maybach Website www .mercedes-benz .com /en / Mercedes-Benz  ( German pronunciation:   [mɛʁˈtseːdəsˌbɛnts] ) is a global automobile manufacturer and a division of the German company  Daimler AG . The brand is known for  luxury vehicles , buses,  coaches , and trucks. The headquarters is in  Stuttgart ,  Baden-Württemberg . The name first appeared in 1926 under  Daim