Volvo's flagship S80 sedan is on its way out, and the teaser campaign for its successor has just begun. The Swedish automaker has published the first teaser images of the S90 sedan ahead of its expected debut at the 2016 Detroit motor show.

While the teaser leaves a lot to the imagination, what we can see are the Thor's hammer LEDs in the headlight, a chrome outline for the windows, a large rear quarter glass, and the C-shaped tail lights we saw in the oddly large number of scale model spy shots.

Engine options in Scalable Product 2015 New Code Download  Architecture (SPA) based car will include a range of four cylinder petrol and diesel mills, along with a plug-in hybrid variant. Like the S80, the new sedan will rival models like the Jaguar XF, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 5-Series and Audi A6.

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Maserati has just inaugurated its Bangalore dealership, in partnership with Jubilant AutoWorks Pvt Ltd. This is Maserati's first dealership in South India, and second in India after the showroom in New Delhi. The dealership is located at MG Road and has space to display 6 vehicles. The dealership caters to other southern markets as well with dedicated sales managers at Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi within the region.

The dealership offers sales and servicing for Maserati’s full range of two-door and four-door luxury and sports cars in South India. Models on display include the Quattroporte, Ghibli, GranTurismo and GranCabrio. The showroom will also have a visitor's lounge, a merchandising section as well as a configurator area where clients can customize their new vehicle.

The next dealership launch is scheduled for Mumbai later this month.

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The next-gen interior concept is expected to influence the interior of the upcoming new S90 sedan.

Volvo has revealed the Concept 26, an all-new interior design focussed around autonomous driving. Named after what the company believes to be the average commute time from work to office, 26 minutes, the concept is based around the fact that drivers are willing to hand over their cars to autonomous systems during their commute.

The Concept 26 is based around a seat design and includes some patented mechanisms which, according to the company, holds the occupant in place while the car switches between three modes – Drive, Create or Relax.

In Drive mode, the layout is like that of a standard car cabin, but in other modes, the steering retracts into the dashboard and in its place emerges a large display that may be used for infotainment or work.

Tisha Johnson, chief designer for Volvo interiors, said: “We researched what people would want to do in a car, and reconfigured the interior to allow them to do different things behind the wheel."

Activation of the autonomous mode is done via steering-mounted paddles. The driver holds the paddles for a specified amount of time and the autonomous systems take over. The car also interacts with the driver in autonomous mode allowing him to take control at any time.

Cues from design are expected to influence future Volvos, including the upcoming S90 sedan which will make its debut in January 2016. The concept has been designed with measurement and technology from Volvo’s SPA platform.

Volvo’s vice-president of R&D, Peter Mertens, said: “We have gone to great lengths to understand the challenges and opportunities that autonomous cars will bring to people in coming years, and our flexible approach to engineering and design, enabled by our SPA, means that we can readily bring this from concept to reality.”

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The US-spec Hyundai Elantra gets unique styling that sets it apart from the Korean version seen earlier.

Hyundai has unveiled its US-spec Elantra at the LA motor show 2015. The car gets minor styling changes from its Korean version – the Hyundai Avante – and a choice of two engines and gearboxes.

In terms of styling updates, the car gets LED daytime running lamps in place of the fog lamps as on the Korean model. In addition, the grille now gets chrome treatment as well, while the manufacturer has also reduced drag by using underbody cladding.

The car is powered by a choice of a 1.4-litre turbo-petrol or a 2.0-litre Atkinson cycle engine. The 1.4 turbo-petrol develops 126.2bhp and 21.57kgm of torque and will be equipped in the model badged 'Elantra Eco'. The larger 2.0-litre motor develops 145bhp and 18.25kgm of torque. The smaller engine will be mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox as standard; the larger 2.0-litre motor gets a choice of a six-speed manual or automatic gearbox.

Standard safety equipment includes seven airbags (including a knee airbag on the driver's side), ESC, Vehicle Stability Management, traction control, ABS and a tire pressure monitoring system. Features such as automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane keep Assist, blind spot detection and lane change assist are add-on options.

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Suzuki’s flagship SUV is sold internationally with 1.6-litre petrol and diesel engines; styling based on iV-4 concept.

These are the first photos of the new Vitara SUV on Indian soil. The Suzuki Vitara was unveiled earlier at the Paris motor show and is on sale in international markets. Maruti earlier sold the Grand Vitara XL-7 in India, but the SUV was taken off showrooms as it saw slow sales and was offered as a petrol-only model.

The new Vitara’s styling is based on the Suzuki iV-4 concept unveiled way back in 2013. This new SUV is based on an all-new platform that also underpins other Suzuki models globally, and is positioned alongside the S-Cross which is also available in India.

Internationally, the Vitara SUV is sold with 1.6-litre petrol and diesel engine options. There is no news of this SUV heading to India yet. However, Maruti is readying an all-new compact SUV for our market which will rival the EcoSport. 

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