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Skoda has already confirmed that a compact SUV will be produced in India and launched sometime around the middle of 2020. This will use the MQB A0 platform which will have localization levels of around 90%, thereby enabling the company to price the SUV competitively from INR 10 lakhs approximately as per reports. The new car will be shown as a concept globally at the Paris Motor Show this year. It will be named the Skoda Vision RS and will be the smallest SUV in the company’s portfolio worldwide. This will take on the Hyundai Creta and upcoming Tata Harrier among other rivals in its segment. The name of the SUV may start with K and end with Q as per reports. Skoda has already followed this practice for models like the Karoq, Kodiaq and Kamiq. The new concept measures 4356 mm, 1431 and 1810 mm in terms of length, height and width respectively. The car gets a 2650 mm wheelbase as well. The car will be slotted under the Karoq and Kodiaq models in the Indian market and coul...

Skoda Auto India has introduced the new Rapid Onyx Edition in the country priced at Rs. 9.75 lakh (ex-showroom). The new special edition  Skoda Rapid  Onyx comes to the market with the advent of the festive season in a bid to make the sedan more popular among potential buyers. The special edition is being offered in two colour options - Lapiz Blue and Candy White, and comes with a host of cosmetic features added to the exterior and interior of the sedan. There are no mechanical changes though to the model. With respective to exterior upgrades, the Rapid Onyx edition comes with black design elements including black finished butterfly grille with chrome surrounds. The special edition version gets gloss black finished 16-inch alloy wheels with identical bolt covers and outside rear view mirrors (ORVMs), as well as, gloss black finished B-pillars, body side molding and trunk lip garnish. Inside, the cabin on the Skoda Rapid Onyx edition gets no design changes but co...

Peugeot has taken a dive into its past in order to find inspiration for its future. The e-Legend concept is a self-driving coupe designed as a fresh take on the French marque's brilliant 504. There are no inline-4 diesels or gas-swilling V-6 engines to be found here, however, as the e-Legend is an all-electric hot take for tomorrow. The French automaker will debut the e-Legend in October at the 2018 Paris auto show. There, the concept car will roll out to an awaiting crowd as it displays Peugeot's take on future automotive technology and design.  This is a vision filled with connected vehicles communicating with each other while whispering along silently on battery power. Peugeot doesn't envision the e-Legend as a boring machine though, as it's outfitted the car with four distinct driving modes. Two are autonomous while the other two are for a human-machine interface. The autonomous modes are called Soft and Sharp. The former is a minim...