Morris Garages India have unveiled their new flagship full size Gloster SUV in India. Bookings are now open for the feature loaded full size SUV, with the booking advance of Rs.1L. MG’s full-size SUV will be available with either a six- or seven-seat layout and will offer 4WD as an option. The MG Gloster is a rebadged version of China's Maxus D90 which is also sold as the LDV D90 in Australia.

Variants and features:

The Gloster will be available in four trim levels – Super, Smart, Sharp and Savvy. The MG Gloster Savvy and Smart variants will be available with a

The top spec variants will include the following features:

• All LED Headlamps & tail lamps

• Cornering assist lamps

• Auto headlamps & wipers

• Auto Dimming IRVMs

• 19” alloy wheels

• Panoramic sunroof

• Auto park assist

• 12 way Power adjustable driver seat with memory

• 8 way Power adjustable passenger seat

• Triple zone auto climate control

• Ventilated front seats

• Massaging driver seat

• Auto park assist

• Intelligent auto start Stop

• PM 2.5 filter

• Smart powered tailgate

• Heated and smart ORVMs

• Tire pressure monitoring system

• 12.2” touchscreen system

• i-Smart connected car tech

• Digital instrument cluster

• Leather upholstery

The MG Gloster also features Advanced Driver Assist Systems which include:

• Adaptive Cruise control

• Automatic parking assist

• Forward Collision warning

• Auto emergency braking

• Blind spot detection

• Lane departure warning

Powertrain:

The Gloster will be available with a two 2.0-litre diesel engine options. The first choice is a single turbocharger engine and develops 163hp and 375Nm, while the second is a twin turbo unit developing a  superior 218hp and 480Nm. An 8-speed automatic gearbox is standard on both engines. The twin turbo engine will be available with Borg Warner's shift-on-the fly four-wheel drive with selectable drive modes including Snow, Sand, Mud, Rock, Auto, Eco and Sport modes. The single turbo diesel is two-wheel drive only.

Safety features:

The Gloster has been awarded 5 Star rating at the Australian NCAP crash tests and includes a long list of standard safety features:

• 6 airbags

• All wheel disc brakes

• ABS with EBD

• ESP with traction control

• Hill hold control

• Hill descent control

• Auto vehicle hold

• Roll movement intervention

• Electro mechanical differential lock

• Pretensioner seatbelts

• 360 degree camera

• Driver Fatigue reminder

• Heated ORVMs

• Electric parking brake

• Smart key access

Pricing and launch:

The new MG Gloster is expected to be positioned above all the other full-size, 7-seat ladder-frame SUVs including the Ford Endeavour, Toyota Fortuner and the Mahindra Alturas G4. Prices will be revealed on the festive month of October and the expected pricing is around Rs.45 to Rs.50L on road. Stay tuned on further details on this new tech savvy full size SUV.

The Indian automobile industry sees growth continuously during this festive season. Sales have been increasing month on month and year on year significantly. Some key highlights of this growth are as follows:

• Tata motors see stupendous growth “Year on Year”, In the month of October, it had a “Year over Year” growth of 79.2%.

• Kia Motors has been on a solid sales growth thanks to the huge success of Seltos & the Sonet.

• Maruti Suzuki, India's largest car manufacturer has seen a modest 17.6% increase in sales over last year.

• Hyundai India’s numbers have increased by 13.2%.

• On the other hand, Nissan & Volkswagen have
  

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  seen the most decline in sales due to very few models and low dealer network. The Nissan Magnite will be the make or break product for Nissan.

• The largest “Month on Month” growth is seen by Toyota. Sales have improved by 52.5% over the last month.

• Ford, Renault, and Mahindra have their growth figures at 22.9%, 25%, and 26.8% respectively, on the “Month over month” basis.

Market share:

Tata Motors is the only company to show significant growth again with a market share gain of 2.4%, followed by Kia 1.8 %.

On the other hand, the Highest month on month share gain has been for Mahindra & Honda.

Tata Motors has introduced a new value for money XM+ variant on their Altroz premium hatchback in India. Prices for this new mid-spec variant starts from Rs6.60L (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the petrol version.

Features on the new XM+ Variant includes the following:

• 7” touchscreen system

• Android auto and Apple carplay

• Steering mounted audio controls

• Voice commands

• 16” Steel rims with wheel covers

• Remote flip key

This new XM+ variant sits between the XM and XT variants and is priced Rs30,000 more than the lower XM trim.

Other standard features carried over from the lower variants include:

• Electric power steering

• Manual AC

• Front and rear Power windows

• Electric ORVMs

• Body coloured door handles and ORVMs

• Harman speaker system

• Dual Airbags

• ABS
  

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  with EBD

• Corner stability control

• Pretensioner seatbelts

• Engine immobilizer

• Reverse sensors

This new mid spec variant is supposed to be launched as a  reaction to the launch of the new 3rd Gen Hyundai i20. This XM+ variant directly competes against the Magna variant of the new i20 and still offers more features while also being lower in terms of price comparatively.

The new XM+ variant is likely to boost the sales of the Altroz even further.

Stay tuned for our detailed review of the new Tata Altroz XM+.

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