The upcoming New Year seems to bring presents for the car lovers as many car launches are scheduled to take place in January 2024. A total of 4 Cars will be launched out of which, 2 are from the Korean manufacturers – Kia and Hyundai, 1 from the German manufacturer, Mercedes, and 1 from the Indian Manufacturer, Mahindra. In this article, we’ve listed all the details we’ve on these 4 cars.
Mercedes-Benz GLS Facelift (Launch: January 8th, 2024)
The GLS Facelift will undergo cosmetics changes over the outgoing version like four horizontal slats in the grille that has silver shadow finish, new front bumper with black surrounds and air inlet grilles, three horizontal block patterns on the new tail lamps at the rear, and new 20-inch multi-spoke alloy wheels finished in Himalayas Grey.
Jumping to the inside, it has more changes like the facelift now has the biggest MBUX Infotainment System – dual 12.3-inch displays, glossy brown lime wood trim, permanent low speed 360 Surround View Camera, two new leather colours – Catalana Beige, and Bahia Brown. Moreover, the Engine Option on the current GLS – 3.0 L 6 Cylinder Diesel Unit for the GLS 400d and the return of the 3.0 L 6 Cylinder Petrol Engine with both having the 9 Speed Automatic Gearbox Options along with the 4MATIC 4-Wheel-Drive standard for both variants.
The outgoing version is priced at Rs. 1.31 Crore for the Diesel while the discontinued Petrol version was priced at Rs. 1.21 Crore. Mercedes-Benz is going to hike the price of all the model across it’s line-up and therefore we expect the GLS Facelift to start from Rs. 1.50 Crore.
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Kia Sonet Facelift (Expected: Early-Mid January 2024)
Kia unveiled the Sonet Facelift globally from India earlier this month, and it has undergone major changes over the pre-facelift version. It new gets tri-cube LED headlamps, L-shaped LED DRLs that frames across the headlamp unit, new bumpers, new fog lamps horizontally positioned on the bumper, and new alloy wheel design. The interior has some changes like the new updated 10.25-inch infotainment system, new LCD screen below the infotainment that displays climate control, new fully digital instrument cluster, and new seat upholstery.
It has features like 360 Surround View Camera, 4-way Power Adjustable Driver Seat, Level 1 ADAS, ventilated seats, Front and Rear Parking Sensors, 10.25-inch Fully Digital Instrument Cluster, and Infotainment System, 7 Speaker Bose Sound System, Air Purifier, Ambient Lights, and so much more. The SUV comes with 3 Engine Choices – 1.2 L Petrol with 5 Speed Manual, 1.0 L Turbo Petrol with 6 Speed IMT & 7 Speed DCT Gearbox, and 1.5 L Diesel with 6 Speed Manual / IMT / Automatic Gearbox.
Kia will be launching the Sonet Facelift in January 2024 with expected price of Rs. 8 Lakhs.
Hyundai Creta Facelift (Launch: January 16th, 2024)
Hyundai will be launching the Creta Facelift on the January 16th, 2024. The SUV will undergo tons of changes like the front profile features L-shaped LED DRLs which are connected by the LED light bar, positioned above the big grille. It’ll get updated bumpers, redesigned tailgate and split unit vertical LED headlamp design and cube like detailing, and updated front grille. It’ll also get new alloy wheels for the 17-inches and 18-inches.
Jumping to the interiors, it’ll get new 10.25-inch fully digital instrument cluster, updated 10.25-inch infotainment system, Tucson-like touch-sensitive AC controls, Alcazar like dashboard, new seat upholstery, new Verna-like 2-spoke steering wheel, and more. In Engine Options, the Hyundai Creta will continue to sport the 1.5 L 4 Cylinder Petrol, and the 1.5 L 4 Cylinder Diesel Engine.
However, Hyundai will introduce a new engine for the Creta which we have seen it in the Alcazar, and the Verna. The 1.5 L Turbo Petrol Engine which produces 157.57 BHP and 253 NM of torque paired with the 6 Speed Manual, and 7 Speed DCT Gearbox. The Creta already comes with features like ventilated seats, 8-way powered adjustable driver seat, wireless charging, ambient lighting, panoramic sunroof and so much more.
We now have confirmed list of features. It’ll get 360 Surround View Camera with front and rear parking sensors, heated seats, possibly co-driver powered seats, and Level 2 ADAS with features same as the 2023 Hyundai Verna such as Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Keep Assist, Lane Departure Warning, Blind Spot Monitoring System, and many more.
Updated Mahindra XUV400 EV (Expected: January 2024)
Mahindra was spotted testing the XUV400 EV and it was seen with cosmetic changes similar to the XUV300 Facelift. Moreover the interiors will get updated as well with new dashboard design, infotainment system, digital instrument cluster, and will compete with the top trims of Tata Nexon.ev. Additionally, the EV will get two new Pro trims – EC Pro, and EL Pro.
These two Pro trims will have new features like 10.25-inch infotainment system and instrument cluster, new steering wheel, Auto-Dimming IRVM, Wireless Apple Carplay and Android Auto, Wireless Charging Pad, Cruise Control, and so much more. Mahindra may end up launching the updated XUV400 EV in January 2024 given they had held conference behind close curtains detailing the new trims and other things.
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