BMW has unveiled an all-new 7 Series which will make its way to India by the end of 2015 or early 2016. The new 7 Series, codenamed G11/12 will be available with both petrol and diesel engines. The new BMW 7 Series will make its way to India only in the G12 long wheelbase specification and will be on sale either later this year or early next year with the choice of both petrol and diesel motors. The eDrive hybrid version of the car is unlikely to make it to India anytime soon. Exterior changes include a raked rear window and a heavily sloped bootlid that gives it a sleeker and more aggressive stance. Other details include a reworked kidney grille with flaps that help increase airflow to the engine, large LED headlamps with optional laser lighting options like the i8 and an integrated LED fog lamp. The BMW 7 Series also gets a taller glasshouse and a chrome highlight that runs from the air breather behind the front wheel arches and along the lower edges of the doors. The rear gets a set of traditional L-shaped tail-lights joined by a chrome strip and twin tail pipes adorn the lower half of the bumper. The new BMW 7 Series also gets four styling packages to choose from: Standard, M-Sport, Pure Excellence and of course, Individual. As with the exterior, the interior receives an evolutionary design update with a newly designed dashboard, controls and trims. Among the highlights for the interior are new digital instrument graphics that light up in either white, blue or red depending on the driving mode, a redesigned multi-function steering wheel and new front seats with ventilation and massage functions. The new BMW 7 series also gets a brand new iDrive with a new touch screen infotainment system. The new screen allows you to operate the various functions in a similar style to that of a smart phone with familiar pinch, point and swipe commands, or alternatively in a traditional manner via an updated rotary dial mounted on the car’s broad centre console. In right hand drive markets, BMW will initially offer just two engines, both with 3.0-litre capacities and both with straight six configurations. The diesel will make 265PS of peak power while the petrol makes 325PS of peak power. Both engines will be mated to BMW’s 8-speed gearbox. BMW will also launch a new 4.4-litre V8 petrol engine that will offer 450PS of peak power with all-wheel-drive. Courtesy:Zig Wheels

Worried about getting late for a meeting or a movie due to lack of parking? Here''s a solution - introducing Constapark, an innovative valet service available at two busy locations in Bangalore. Quite simply put, this valet-on-demand concept saves the time and hassle of finding parking for its users. All one has to do is download the smartphone app and select their destination. The complete details of the valet will be available to the user, who will await their arrival at the given location. He will then take the user''s car and park it in a secure, legal parking location which is monitored by a CCTV camera. While returning back, users need to use the same app once again and the valet will bring their car back within 15 minutes. The cost of this service is Rs. 70 per hour. However, this cost may vary depending upon the day, time etc. It is a cashless transaction and users can opt to pay via an online payment gateway or through their Paytm wallet. Constapark also carries a general liability of up to Rs. 50,00,000 to protect the customer''s vehicle too. The company takes full responsibility of the customer''s car while it is in their possession. As of now, the service is available only in areas of Koramangala and Indira Nagar in Bangalore between 10 am and 11 pm. Courtesy: Team bhp

Fiat has announced that it will showcase a facelifted 500 on July 4, 2015. The refreshed 500 is expected to get minor changes on its exterior and interior to make it more in-line with its larger sibling, the 500X. The date is of great significance to the Italian brand, as the original 500 was launched on the same date way back in 1957, and it was also when the current 500 was unveiled to the public in 2007. The original three-door hatchback 500 has spawned a series of models since, followed by the 500C convertible, the larger five-door 500L and the off-roading 500L Trekking, the 500X crossover and the seven-seater 500L MPW. The 500 went through a facelift in 2014 and got a new digital dashboard and modifications made to the engine. The facelift this year is expected to see the car’s styling be tweaked to make it look more like the 500X, while on the inside it is expected to receive a 5.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system and an overall improvement in quality. The new Fiat 500 is expected to make its debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September. Courtesy: Autocar

BMW has officially unveiled the new 7-Series limousine. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class and Audi A8 rival features evolutionary design changes and the new car is lighter by up to 130 kgs, when compared to the outgoing model. The new BMW 7 Series is the first car in its segment in which industrially manufactured CFRP combines with steel and aluminium to form the new carbon core body structure. The fascia still looks familiar, with the highlight being the restyled headlamp clusters. Full LED headlights are standard, while buyers have the option of upgrading to the optional laser lights. The new 7-Series gets a few more additions like the LED fog lamps and restyled air dam, while the BMW kidney grille sits in direct contact with the bonnet. To the side, we see a silver insert that runs from the front fender to the end of the rear door, a thicker chrome surround for the windows and new wing mirrors. The rear end was among the first facets of the G11 7-Series to be spied and features new tail lights, with a chrome strip that runs between them and a tweaked rear bumper with dual tail pipes. On the inside, the iDrive display now features a touch screen and omega replica you also get the BMW gesture control. Hand movements detected by a 3D sensor control infotainment functions such as volume modulation and telephony. You can also pair a certain gesture with a specific function. The centre console also gets a new smartphone holder which allows wireless, inductive charging for mobile phones. Other features include 4-zone climate control, electrically adjustable seats with the massage function in the rear, seat ventilation, plus the optional executive lounge seating, executive lounge rear console and rear-seat entertainment with BMW touch command. The executive lounge seating option increases space in the rear seat behind the front passenger seat, which can slide forward by an additional 90 mm and has an electrically extendable footrest integrated into its backrest. The executive lounge rear console houses a fold-out table, additional cup-holders and the touch command system, which is a removable 7-inch tablet computer that facilitates control of the infotainment and comfort functions on offer. BMW also offers the remote control parking function, which parks the car using buttons on the new display key. The process is semi-automated and the key holder controls the forward and reverse functions while looking out for obstacles. Engine options are as follows: - 4.4L, petrol V8 that makes 442.5 BHP and 650 Nm of torque (750i xDrive / 750Li xDrive). - 3.0L, petrol V6 that makes 322 BHP and 450 Nm of torque (740i / 740Li). - 3.0L, diesel V6 that makes 26.1 BHP and 620 Nm of torque (730d / 730Ld / 730d xDrive / 730Ld xDrive). All engine comes mated with an eight-speed steptronic automatic transmission. A 2.0L, hybrid four-cylinder petrol engine that makes 322 BHP is also on offer (740e / 740Le / 740Le xDrive). Running on cheap fake watches uk the 94 BHP electric motor alone, the hybrid 7-Series can hit a top speed of 120 km/h and manage a range of around 40 kms. The new BMW 7 Series will be built, at the BMW Plant Dingolfing.

After the introduction of the Pulsar RS (Race Sport) and AS (Adventure Sport) series of motorcycles, Bajaj Auto is mulling the introduction of a new range of motorcycles in India under the Pulsar brand name. This new range will be called CS (Cruiser Sport). Bajaj had displayed the CS400 at the 2014 Auto Expo. The bike is a naked street fighter with a 375cc, 4-valve triple spark, fuel-injected engine and a 6-speed gearbox. The power and torque figures have not been disclosed. The bike has single disc brakes at the front and read with ABS. Other features include an inverted front suspension, monoshock rear suspension, a short, side-mounted exhaust, all-digital instrumentation and alloy wheels. The concept also had all LED lamps. It is possible that a 200cc version of the CS range (CS200) makes it to the market as well. It could share the RS200''s 199.5cc and 6-speed gearbox. This single-cylinder, 4-valve, liquid-cooled Triple Spark DTS-I power plant is capable of producing 24.2 bhp @ 9750 rpm and 18.6 Nm of torque @ 8000 rpm. Bajaj has lost a lot of ground to its competitors in the two-wheeler market. With the introduction of new models, it is trying to regain some of the market share. Courtesy : Team bhp