MotorBeam Daily News Roundup – 19th October

Hyundai – The South Korean carmaker is offering benefits of up to Rs. 1 lakh on their cars this festive season. Apart from Hyundai Creta, Venue and Verna, all the cars are available with attractive offers. You can get benefits of up to Rs. 1 lakh on the Elantra, Rs. 75,000/- on i20, Rs. 60,000/- on Grand i10, Rs. 45,000/- on Santro, Rs. 30,000/- on Aura and Rs. 25,000/- on Grand i10 Nios.

Mahindra – The Mahindra Thar has created quite a huge hype in the market thanks to its attractive new design and pricing. The Indian carmaker has taken more than 15,000 bookings of the off-roader since launch. The waiting period is inching towards 2021. It has received over 65,000 enquiries and more than 8 lakh website visitors.

Triumph – The British motorcycle maker is all set to reveal their affordable new Trident on 30th October. It will be launched in the international market early next year including India. The bike will be positioned under the Triumph Street Triple range.

Royal Enfield – Upcoming 650cc premium cruiser from Royal Enfield rendered. The bike looks quite promising in this stance. The twin-cylinder motorcycle is expected to hit the showrooms by the festive season of 2021. It is likely to be positioned above the Interceptor 650 and Continental GT. It will get USD fork and other premium hardware bits on offer.

Motor Trivia – Did you know, the centre console of the Mercedes-AMG GT is shaped to represent the V8 engine being V in shape and having 8 buttons.

Comment of the day – Sandyzen – “Congrats to Yash, a well informed owner who deserves accolades for recognising the proper engineering hidden in the SUV; as rest of the world runs behind video games inside. Faisal’s hands must be itching a lot seeing those plastic sheets… ya we understand. :).”