The AX5 variant of the XUV 3XO will get the brand new twin 10.25-inch screens and dual-zone AC
The Mahindra XUV 3XO has lastly been launched, and it’s being supplied in 5 broad variants: MX1, MX2, MX3, AX5, and AX7. During the launch, we bought to see a number of variants of the XUV 3XO, one in all them being the mid-spec AX5. In this story, we’ll discover how this variant of the Mahindra 3XO seems and what it provides, in 7 real-life photographs.
Front
The mid-spec AX5 variant of the Mahindra XUV 3XO seems equivalent to the variant slightly below, the the MX3 Pro, from the entrance. It options LED projector headlights and LED DRLs with LED flip indicators. However, in contrast to the higher-spec AX7 and AX7 L variants, it lacks entrance fog lamps. The remainder of the small print, such because the entrance bumper and silver-finished skid plate, stay unchanged.
Side
The AX5 variant of the 3XO begins to get roof rails and alloy wheels that are 16-inches in dimension. These alloy wheels resemble the design of these supplied with the beforehand accessible XUV300.
Details like blacked out ORVMs (exterior rear view mirror), black A and C-pillars, and physique colored door handles stay the identical as seen with different higher-spec variants of the SUV.
The XUV 3XO AX5 variant not solely comes with linked LED taillamps, but in addition the rear defogger and rear wiper and washer, which aren’t there on the MX3 Pro variant. The bumper design on this variant stays equivalent to different higher-spec variants of the SUV.
Interior
The XUV 3XO’s AX5 variant comes with the identical dual-tone black and white dashboard theme as supplied with different higher-spec variants. Over the MX3 Pro variant, it will get the newly designed dual-zone local weather management panel , and leather-wrapped steering wheel and equipment knob. This variant can also be the entry level for the ten.25-inch digital driver’s show.
In phrases of apparatus, it will get a ten.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wi-fi Android Auto and Apple CarPlay and AdrenoX linked know-how, a digital driver’s show, a 6-speaker sound system, and wi-fi cellphone charging. The AX5 variant of the XUV 3XO additionally comes with push button engine begin/cease, rain sensing wiper, rear AC vents and a sunroof.
The XUV 3XO already has a formidable security internet as normal with six airbags, rear parking sensors, ESC and all-wheel disc brakes. However, it’s solely from the AX5 variant that you’ll get a rear view digital camera and tyre stress monitoring system (TPMS).
Unlike the higher-spec AX7 trims, the AX5 variant of the XUV 3XO will get black cloth seat upholstery. In the second row, it will get rear AC vents for the added comfort of rear passengers.
Powertrain Options
Mahindra is providing the AX5 variant of the XUV 3XO with turbo-petrol and diesel engine choices:
Engine
1.2-litre turbo-petrol
1.5-litre diesel
Power
112 PS
117 PS
Torque
200 Nm
300 Nm
Transmission
6-speed MT / 6-speed AT
6-speed MT. 6-speed AMT
Note that the AX5 variant lacks the choice of T-GDi (direct injection) turbo-petrol engine.
Price & Rivals
The Mahindra XUV 3XO AX5 is priced between Rs 10.69 lakh and Rs 12.89 lakh (introductory ex-showroom). It rivals the likes of the Tata Nexon, Maruti Brezza, Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet, Renault Kiger, Nissan Magnite. It will even tackle the upcoming Skoda Sub-4m SUV.
We lastly arrive on the most fun half: coating the brake calipers with paint. The smartest thing to recollect right here is to make use of high-temperature spray paint as a substitute of strange paint. Remember that the brakes get very popular, and utilizing paint not designed to resist extraordinarily excessive temperatures will end in untimely effervescent, cracking, or fading.
Before spraying, be sure that all rubber elements — particularly piston seals — are masked with tape. Moreover, it is a good suggestion to cowl the encompassing space with a plastic rubbish bag to forestall undesirable overspray on the fender liners, discs, and suspension dampers.
Spray two to a few gentle coats of paint, remembering to permit the floor to dry between every coat. Let the paint dry for 20-Half-hour after spraying the ultimate coat. The final step is to re-install the brake caliper on the hub and affix the wheels. If the climate is good and dry, drive for about 15 to twenty minutes to “bake” the newly painted calipers.
The new Audi Q6 E-Tron is lastly right here. Following our take a look at of a near-production Q6 E-Tron prototype in July 2023 and reveal of the handsome cockpit with all its digital screens, we lastly have all the main points.
Under the pores and skin of the Q6 E-Tron is Audi’s Premium Platform Electric structure, shared with the Porsche Macan EV and used right here for the primary time with Audi badging. It’s an 800-volt system incorporating two electrical motors with bias in direction of the rear in each energy and automobile weight. At launch there are two trims—Q6 and the performance-focused SQ6—each utilizing the identical 100-kWh (94.9-kWh web) battery pack. Sportback trims will come later, and a rear-wheel-drive model with an extended vary can also be within the works.
Buyers in North America will take pleasure in a mixed 422 horsepower from the Q6 E-Tron, a modest 40-hp bump versus the mannequin bought in Europe. The sportier SQ6 will get 483 hp. With launch management activated output rises to 456 hp within the Q6 and 510 hp within the SQ6 for higher acceleration. Audi says the Q6 can attain 60 mph in roughly 5.0 seconds utilizing launch management, and if you happen to step as much as the SQ6, the time drops to 4.2 seconds.
Audi supplies an EPA estimate of 300 miles for the usual Q6 E-Tron; estimates for the SQ6 aren’t obtainable simply but. But with each trims utilizing the identical battery, it is secure to imagine it’s going to have a bit much less vary when it is made official later this yr. Of better curiosity is the Q6 E-Tron’s 800-volt charging functionality; it may possibly go from 10 to 80 p.c in 21 minutes hooked to a DC quick charger, pulling 270 kW.
Audi says the PPE structure is purpose-built to maximise electrical packaging whereas delivering stout driving dynamics. The management arms are positioned in entrance of suspension arms for higher battery positioning. The steering rack is mounted to a subframe to assist improve management. And to benefit from all that, Audi suits wider tires on the again of the Q6.
We skilled this firsthand after we drove the Q6 E-Tron prototype. Despite a chassis that was solely “60 percent” tuned on the time, we discovered the SUV to be properly balanced in turns whereas providing a cushty journey. The SQ6 was sharper nonetheless, and now that Audi has issues absolutely dialed in, we’re understandably curious to pattern the ultimate product.
While efficiency and energy are actually a part of Audi’s PPE story, the superior know-how baked into the SUV is arguably extra essential. The Q6 E-Tron’s E3 (End-to-End Electronic) structure is a built-in assistant that depends on AI to not simply handle the varied Android-based programs, however to supply proactive recommendations based mostly on realized behaviors over time. There’s even an avatar for the AI that exhibits on the middle 14.5-inch show or within the elective augmented-reality heads-up show.
After somewhat over a yr’s absence from the US market, the Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe lastly returns. The second-generation GT is actually a hardtop model of the new SL, and each GT55 and GT63 are a pair thousand {dollars} cheaper than their equal roadsters. Mercedes introduced Monday that pricing for the 469-horsepower GT55 begins at $136,050 together with a $1,150 vacation spot price. For the 577-hp GT63, MSRP climbs to $177,050.
The second-generation GT Coupe is much less of a hardcore sports activities automobile than the unique, and extra of, properly, a GT automobile. It now not has a bespoke platform, rear-mounted dual-clutch transaxle, dry-sump engine, or two-seat cabin. Now, the GT is a 2+2 with customary all-wheel drive. Both GT55 and GT63 are powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 paired with a nine-speed multi-clutch automated.
Finally, the Turbo E-Hybrid (which is badged merely ‘Turbo’) makes use of the identical electrical parts however with a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8. This engine has been considerably upgraded in comparison with the outgoing model, primarily so it might proceed to adjust to emissions calls for. It swaps its twin-scroll turbos for single-scroll gadgets, as a result of the latter are bodily smaller lumps of steel and thus heat up sooner. In flip, they draw much less warmth from the exhaust system and permit the catalysts to heat up faster – a requirement for Euro 7. Additional turbo lag is rendered moot by the hybrid system’s torque fill.
The huge battery permits an organization automobile tax-friendly electric-only vary (47 to 59 miles, relying on the model), and due to advances in know-how, it doesn’t take up any extra space or weigh considerably greater than the previous unit.
Still, even essentially the most primary rear-driven Panamera is sort of a heavy automobile, at about 1.9 tonnes, and to handle that and ensure the Panamera drives like a Porsche, each model now options air suspension as normal.
The normal air suspension set-up now adaptive dampers with separate valves for the bump and rebound, to allow them to be independently adjusted. These extra refined dampers have allowed Porsche to vary from three-chamber air springs to lighter, less complicated two-chamber gadgets.
The really thrilling advances are reserved for the hybrids, nonetheless, for the reason that 400V system might be employed to do extra than simply drive the automobile. On the non-obligatory Porsche Active Ride (PAR) system, it powers 4 hydraulic pumps – one for every nook. These in flip present the stress for hydraulic actuators within the air suspension that may stiffen, soften, carry or decrease every nook of the automobile independently, thus enabling all method of magic tips. The air springs themselves go down to at least one huge chamber to make them very gentle – many of the stiffness can come from the actuators. PAR additionally does away with anti-roll bars.
The system attracts its knowledge from the steering, accelerator, brakes, accelerometers and, most significantly, sensors within the suspension itself. It doesn’t use cameras to watch the floor, as a result of they’re unreliable when obscured. Given the suspension can modify 13 instances per second, it doesn’t must be proactive anyway.
Porsche had a static demonstrator that might dance on its suspension like a kind of American low-riders. More usefully, PAR can cancel out almost all physique roll, and even overcompensate and lean the automobile into corners, and counteract pitching underneath acceleration and braking. And on tough roads it might carry up the wheel for bumps and push it down into potholes.
Volkswagen is lastly dipping its toes within the electrical scorching hatch section with the ID.3 GTX. Essentially a sister mannequin to the Cupra Born VZ, the sporty EV is available in two flavors. There’s a base GTX and a spicy GTX Performance with the only strongest electrical motor ever developed by VW.
Stick to the common ID.3 GTX and also you get an electrical motor on the rear axle with 282 horsepower and 402 pound-feet of torque. Upgrade to the Performance mannequin and VW will up the facility ante to 322 hp whereas torque stays the identical. Predictably, these increased output figures completely match these of the Cupra Born VZ.
The rear-wheel-drive scorching hatch takes six seconds to hit 62 miles per hour from a standstill for the common GTX, or 5.6 seconds when you improve to the GTX Performance. Top velocity is electronically capped at 111 mph and 124 mph, respectively. VW says the stronger of the 2 fashions is an electrical companion to the front-wheel-drive Golf GTI Clubsport.
Both GTXs share a lithium-ion battery pack with a usable vitality capability of 79 kilowatt-hours. It helps DC charging at 175 kilowatts, through which case the battery might be replenished from 10 to 80 % in round 26 minutes. With a completely charged battery, the ID.3 GTX fashions are estimated to cowl 373 miles within the mixed WLTP cycle. The battery is mounted inside the ground in the midst of the car for higher weight distribution.
As with the ID.4 GTX and ID.5 GTX, VW made the ID.3 GTX look extra thrilling with a redesigned entrance bumper with a much bigger air consumption and a diamond-shaped sample, flanked by boomerang LEDs serving as daytime operating lights. At the rear, the efficiency mannequin will get a diffuser with a shiny black end to match the darkish mirror caps, aspect sills, and window body. In addition, there are contemporary 20-inch wheels with 215-section tires on the GTX and wider 235-section rubber on the GTX Performance.
The inside will get crimson accents aplenty. There are electrically adjustable sporty entrance seats with built-in headrests, GTX badging, and material made out of recycled materials. All ID.3s could have a brand new 12.9-inch infotainment system and a separate driving mode selector lever on the steering column. Better late than by no means, the contact sliders for the amount and AC are lastly illuminated, very similar to on the lately launched Golf Mk8.5.
The ID.3 GTX is not coming to America, so far as we all know. But in Europe, it basically competes in a section of two alongside the Cupra Born VZ. The most direct rival we are able to consider is the MG4 XPower, however that mannequin is blessed with twin motors, all-wheel drive, and a wholesome 429 hp. There are smaller EVs price mentioning, such because the Abarth 500e and the upcoming Alpine A290. Before the yr ends, we’ll additionally see a John Cooper Works (JCW) model of the brand new electrical Mini Cooper 3-Door.
Looking into the long run, VW has already prompt the ninth-generation, electric-only Golf will supersede the ID.3 since there’s no place for both in the lineup. If that occurs, the GTX will turn into the GTI because the German model intends to retain the three well-known letters. It has even trademarked a new logo with the “I” (which stands for injection) changed by a lightning bolt.
With the all-new 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona lastly being revealed in all its glory, there isn’t a denying that the Detroit-based model is shifting right into a future pushed by electrical energy. As this would be the first all-electric muscle automobile to be launched, the Charger Daytona has garnered huge consideration all through the trade.
As Dodge completed its run of “Last Call” 2023 Chargers and Challengers, these fashions marked the end of the gas-powered HEMI V-8 being under the hood. These engines have been the guts and soul of Dodge’s muscle vehicles for many years, making followers unhappy to see them go.
However, even with the Charger’s future primarily centered on electrical energy in 2024 and past, two different gas-powered variants have also been announced for the redesigned muscle car. By providing gas-powered engine choices, Dodge broadens the Charger’s attraction whereas sustaining its historic fame for energy and efficiency. Planned to enter manufacturing within the first quarter of 2025, here is every part confirmed in regards to the new gas-powered Dodge Charger.
In order to provide the newest and correct data potential, the information used to compile this text was sourced from numerous producer web sites and different authoritative sources, together with Car and Driver.
Dodge plans on including a gasoline-powered mannequin to the brand new Charger lineup. Here’s every part we all know in regards to the 2025 Hurricane-powered Dodge Charger.
The Gas-Powered ’25 Dodge Charger Will Feature the Hurricane Inline-Six
Despite Dodge additionally providing a gas-powered model of the Charger, the “Last Call” models of the latest generation will retain their standing because the final of the HEMI V-8s. For the brand new Charger, the fashions will as an alternative be fitted with Hurricane inline-six engines. Due to the gas-powered fashions arriving later, efficiency specs aren’t but totally obtainable.
The combustion engines will drop the Daytona badge underneath which the electrical fashions might be produced and can as an alternative be referred to as the Charger Sixpack. Efficiency is a transparent motivator for Dodge’s father or mother firm, Stellanis, shifting into the longer term. Lower-trim 2023 Charger fashions got here with a 3.6-liter V-6, so switching to an inline-six as an alternative of the larger V-8 makes excellent sense as a result of higher MPG scores.
Two Different Engine Tunes
As with the Daytona fashions, which provide two totally different variants (the R/T and Scat Pack), the gas-powered six-pack fashions may even include two obtainable tunes for the Hurricane inline-six. Both Dodge Charger Sixpack variants will function the identical 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged Hurricane inline-six, however are available in normal output (S.O.) or High Output (H.O) tunes.
For the usual output model, the ’24 Charger Sixpack will produce 420 horsepower, with the excessive output tune rising the ability to supply 550 horsepower. Even with the usual output engine, the Hurricane inline-six beats out every V-6 trim from the 2023 Charger lineup, and it even beats the ’23 R/T’s V-8, which produces 375 horsepower.
The excessive output tune boasts equally spectacular feats, with the 550 horsepower managing to beat out final 12 months’s Scat Pack Charger’s V-8, which produces a lesser 485 horsepower. The 2023 SRT Hellcat Chargers are a bit out of attain for the Hurricane inline-six, with the Redeye trim delivering 797 horsepower. These numbers should be left to the electrical Daytona fashions to beat, with the upcoming Banshee trim anticipated to interrupt the 800 horsepower barrier.
Their Power Compared To The All-Electric Daytona Models
Keeping on matter with the all-electric Charger Daytona fashions, the efficiency specs for the primary run of the brand new era have been revealed, letting us see how the Hurricane inline-six engine will fare in opposition to the electrified fashions. As anticipated, the Daytona R/T and the Scat Pack offer different power levels, however the Charger will retain its title of the quickest muscle automobile in the marketplace.
The Daytona R/T will produce as much as 496 horsepower and 404 pound-feet of torque, occupying a center floor between the 2 gas-powered Sixpack fashions. Moving as much as the Scat Pack trim, this variant would be the quickest muscle automobile till the Banshee arrives, producing a powerful 670 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque. Although the Sixpacks will not be essentially the most highly effective, the brand new inline-six’s uncooked energy nonetheless manages to topple among the V-8s from the Charger’s newest generations.
The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is the primary electrical muscle automobile, setting the tone for the way forward for the traditional all-American high-performance phase.
It Will Be Built On Stellantis’ New NLSA Platform
Stellantis
The Stellantis NLSA Platform, which may even underpin all upcoming fashions, can also be brand-new for the 2024 Dodge Charger. This full-size platform might be one of the vital versatile in the marketplace, supporting each combustion engines and electrical motors.
Dodge names the platform “multi-energy,” designed to extract as a lot efficiency from the powertrain as potential. The NLSA platform is BEV-native however totally able to supporting combustion engines and hybrid powertrains. While a new Dodge Charger hybrid version hasn’t been announced, Charger chief engineer Audrey Moore says, “Anything is possible” with the brand new Stellantis platform.
Available In Both Coupe and Sedan Form
Thanks to the massive platform, Stellantis can provide the all-new Dodge Charger in coupe and sedan kind, successfully leaving the Challenger identify to the previous. This applies to each the Charger Daytona and Charger Sixpack fashions. All four-door fashions are deliberate for manufacturing within the first quarter of 2025, however solely the two-door coupe variations of the Charger Daytona will see manufacturing in mid-2024.
In current years, Dodge’s Charger has been a four-door sedan, with the equally iconic Challenger being the model’s two-door coupe. However, Dodge’s CEO Tim Kuniskis says the company has no immediate plans for the Challenger, making the Charger the only muscle automobile for Dodge shifting ahead. By taking up from the Challenger on the two-door coupe entrance, the Charger returns to its late ’60s/early ’70s roots.
A Look Inside The New Dodge Charger
Dodge
Alongside the outside and efficiency specs for the brand new Dodge Charger, particulars in regards to the inside have additionally been revealed. As anticipated, the inside design has acquired a contemporary, glossy redesign to maintain up-to-date with the speedy development on this division all through the trade. While the inside photographs lately launched are for the electrical Daytona, the identical base options will be anticipated to hold over to the Sixpack fashions.
The ’24 Charger incorporates a 12.3-inch touchscreen show positioned in an angled middle stack to offer the motive force essentially the most exact, accessible display screen view. Behind the redesigned performance-oriented steering wheel is the usual 10.25 digital cluster display screen, which will be upgraded to a large 16-inch display screen. The instrument panel’s design goals to duplicate the ’68 Charger, combining the traditional really feel with trendy tech and supplies.
Speaking of the inside supplies for the brand new Charger, the seats are upholstered in fabric and vinyl as normal. Still, they are often upgraded to premium choices, together with heated Black Nappa leather-based and Demonic Red Nappa leather-based. Cutting-edge know-how can also be embraced, with a head-up show and a 64-color inside lighting system obtainable. Interior badging will match your chosen mannequin, with the Hurricane inline-six variants receiving the Sixpack badge and the EVs that includes the Daytona badge.
The new Dodge Charger Daytona arrives first as an electrical car, and later with a gasoline engine. The automobile may even be provided as a coupe or a sedan.
Keeping The Charger In Competition On All Fronts
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Offering a gas-powered Dodge Charger alongside the ground-breaking all-electric Daytona mannequin retains the Charger on the very forefront of the muscle scene. The Brotherhood of Muscle nonetheless has an upcoming Charger on the horizon that can ship a novel expertise, while the Daytona can set an entirely new standard in the segment.
As nicely as providing the Charger Sixpack in each normal and excessive output tunes, having the choice between coupe and sedan kinds appeals to the broadest viewers potential. Firstly, it retains the practicality of the earlier Charger (much more this time round with the extra environment friendly inline-six) whereas holding the spirit of the Challenger alive with the coupe.
The Sixpack’s Hurricane Inline-Six Compared To The Ford Mustang’s Coyote Engine
Ford
Ever for the reason that Dodge Challenger was reintroduced in 2008, the coupe muscle automobile has been in direct competitors with the Ford Mustang, with the four-door Charger competing nearer with Cadillac’s CTS-V. However, now that the Charger has taken up the coupe reigns for the model, it’ll discover itself taking up Ford’s long-standing muscle automobile.
For 2024, Ford is retaining the V-8 under the hood of its flagship muscle automobile, with the four-generation Coyote engine making its debut within the new top-spec Mustang. The Dark Horse Mustang trim provides essentially the most energy, with 500 horsepower and 418 pound-feet of torque.
Despite the Hurricane engine being smaller, the Charger Sixpack H.O. will nonetheless produce extra energy, displaying the potential of Stellantis’ new engine. The low output trim falls in need of the Mustang GT Premium, which produces 480 horsepower however comfortably beats the two.3-liter inline-four that comes with decrease trims.
While many feared {that a} gas-powered Dodge muscle automobile was a factor of the previous, confirming that the Charger will return to its roots with a two-door coupe variant flips that worry completely, as an alternative respiratory new life into the way forward for the Charger, even when the Daytona EVs might be main the model into the longer term.
American EV maker Rivian is gearing as much as lastly enter Europe with a brace of strikingly styled electric crossovers referred to as the R2 and R3 – the latter of which can spawn an off-road-focused efficiency crossover.
The sudden addition to the R2 reveal occasion, dubbed the R3X, was confirmed to pack a tri-motor powertrain – a configuration utilized by the Lucid Air Sapphire and Tesla Model S Plaid.
It wears thick-walled off-road tyres which sit prouder of the physique than on the common R3, hinting its dynamic character shall be extra like that of the Porsche 911 Dakar and Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato, relatively than typical scorching crossovers such because the Hyundai Kona N and Audi RSQ3.
The R3X was unveiled alongside the common R3 and the bigger R2 crossover, which would be the first of the three new fashions to reach.
The R2 is earmarked for a US launch in the course of the first half of 2026 and worldwide gross sales will comply with shortly after.
It is pitched as a rugged five-seater “optimised for big adventures”, providing a totally flat-folding inside and a powered rear display that slides into the bootlid for an open-air cabin, like on the Fisker Ocean.
It is being developed with an “extreme focus” on passenger house and storage capability, with a big ‘frunk’ along with the common boot, in addition to a raft of inside cubbies.
The R2 is sized roughly in line with theTesla Model Y, measuring 4.7m lengthy and 1.7m excessive, with a 2.9m wheelbase.
Three powertrains shall be accessible, with Rivian aiming to supply a steadiness of outright efficiency and off-road functionality. Entry-level automobiles will get a single, rear-mounted motor, however a dual-motor, four-wheel-drive mannequin can even be accessible. The hottest variants will get the three-motor set-up from the R3X, with a further drive unit on the rear axle.
Rivian’s first reasonably priced mannequin, the R2, is lastly right here. The small SUV, revealed right now, will begin at $45,000, coming extraordinarily near the Tesla Model Y’s beginning MSRP of $44,360.
The R2 is the Rivian’s second SUV and fourth manufacturing automobile, meant to fit under the larger R1S. There are new battery cells within the ground powering a single electrical motor within the rear. All-wheel drive will probably be accessible in dearer trims courtesy of dual- or tri-motor setups.
No matter the trim, Rivian says the R2 can journey over 300 miles between expenses. Go for the tri-motor SUV, and you’ll dash to 60 mph in underneath three seconds.
The Illinois startup has retained its signature search for the R2, with a monolithic entrance finish and a tall, boxy greenhouse. We would not blame you for calling this automotive a mini R1S. The inside is way of the identical, dominated by a centrally-mounted touchscreen. There are additionally fold-flat entrance and rear seats, pop-out rear quarter home windows, and two glove bins (up from zero within the R1S).
Most importantly, the R2 will qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit score, making it a compelling selection within the hotly contested reasonably priced EV phase. Charging should not be a lot of a problem both, because it comes commonplace with the North American Charging Standard port with entry to Tesla’s community of Superchargers.
If there ever was a automotive to tackle Tesla’s dominant market share, it is the R2.
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