Recalling defective vehicles has always been an integral part of automotive manufacturing as the quality and reliability of the product is given prime importance. Looking at last month, the Takata airbag issue is growing into an epidemic, with more companies recalling their vehicles.
After the updated A4 and S4 took the limelight, Audi has released the details regarding the all-new A5 and S5 coupe models for 2017. The exterior changes aren’t that huge, but are good enough to give the new models a fresh appearance.
Renault recently revealed the Grand Scenic, which is a bigger version of their MPV, Scenic. It is available with either 5 seats or 7 seats, while the smaller Scenic makes do with just 5. The design is carried over from the Scenic, inside out. The front fascia flaunts the familiar Renault family face, albeit in a fresher avatar. The rear looks interesting with the boomerang shaped tail lamps and chrome inserts. The whole range comes with 20-inch alloys as standard which increases the ground clearance to 160 mm.
The crossover segment has become a big deal in recent times, and Jeep had already thrown its hat in the ring with the Compass and Patriot models. Clearly they were left wanting, so Jeep utilised their ties with new parent-company Fiat to create the Renegade. It’s the first Jeep built in Italy, which would explain what we were doing in Sicily for this test drive on the fringes of an active volcano.
The 2017 Subaru BRZ has been updated with small power and performance upgrades. The exterior and interior gets minor changes as well.
Nissan made its debut in the pick-up segment way back in 1933 with its pint-sized Datsun 12, yet Toyota managed to comprehensively usurp it with the launch of its Hilux in 1968. The latter’s dominance in this region is especially emphatic, and the stats reflect this -– the Hilux has succeeded in cornering a huge 75% of the segment in the GCC, while the existing Navara and Pickup have been able to muster up just 12% between them. Nissan aims to at least partly redress this imbalance via its new “NP300” Navara line-up, which replaces not only the old Navara,
Having let go of our Range Rover, we were on the look-out for a three-row SUV that could fit up to 7 people. Requirements change, and now that my second child was born a month ago, I’d have run out of space once my parents come to stay with us for babysitting duties. Car-shopping is easily one of the most awful processes you can go through, especially when it comes to used cars. However, the bigger story is why we bought this 2014 Nissan Patrol LE — with zero mileage and a full dealer warranty!