Tag: SUV
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Declining sales: KIA slashes Sportage prices by up to Rs300,000
In a strategic move to stimulate demand, Lucky Motor Corporation, formerly known as Kia Lucky Motors Pakistan, has announced a significant reduction in the prices of its popular compact SUV, the Sportage.
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All-black everything: Kia Sportage Black Edition launches in Pakistan
Kia Lucky Motor Corporation has introduced a new version of its Sportage SUV, named the ‘Black Limited Edition.’ This latest model is the top-of-the-line version of Sportage in Pakistan.
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Toyota to reveal Crown SUV 2022 next week
Nearly 70 years after the initial vehicle went on sale, the Toyota nameplate for passenger automobiles, which was also the brand’s first to be exported to the United States, is ready to enter its 16th generation. It will forgo the standard sedan body form in favour of something resembling a high-riding fastback. Even the Japanese…
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Toyota Pakistan announces another massive price hike for all cars
For the second time in less than a month, Toyota Indus Motor Company (IMC) has announced a hefty price increase for all of its locally assembled vehicles. The increase was attributed by the corporation to the ongoing depreciation of the local currency against the US dollar. All variants from Toyota have received a hike of…
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This 8-year-old started driving two years ago
We have previously heard or seen 13-year-olds driving confidently on Pakistani roads, but this time a YouTube video of an 8-year-old boy driving a full-fledged Toyota SUV with his 10-year-old sister has stunned everyone. The video posted on the internet was shot by his own father, who owns the white Toyota Fortuner. The boy claimed…
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Proton X70, the low-cost SUV that never arrives after booking
The Malaysian SUV Proton X70 was introduced in Pakistan in December 2020. Still, there are very few vehicles observed running on Pakistani roads, implying that the low-cost SUV may have failed in the country’s auto market. The SUV reached Pakistan at a difficult period when there were several import restrictions due to COVID-19 lockdowns, which…
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Hyundai’s electric vehicle wins ‘World Car of the Year’ award
The winners of the World Car Awards for 2022 were recently announced at an event held during this year’s auto show. Pure-electric vehicles won the majority of the coveted prizes, indicating how the world’s automotive marketplace is changing from combustion to electrification and demonstrating how emission-free autos are equal to or better than their gasoline…
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Hyundai Pakistan launches another variant of obsolete Elantra
Hyundai-Nishat has introduced the long-awaited Elantra GL 1.6, with a hefty price tag of Rs4.3 million for the ‘base trim’. This model was predicted to compete with the Altis X 1.6, but Rs4.3 million for a base model does not seem to attract much for a car that already existed. The ‘latest sedan’ is now…
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Toyota to launch its first electric car with 559 km range next month
Toyota announced that it will introduce its revolutionary bZ4X battery-powered SUV in its home market on May 12, as part of a larger push to minimise its carbon footprint. The bZ4X is Toyota’s first vehicle built on a specific electric vehicle (EV) platform created in collaboration with Subaru. It’s made at the Motomachi factory, which…
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Elon Musk offers $43 billion to acquire Twitter
Elon Musk has submitted a takeover bid for Twitter, offering $54.20 per share, days after becoming the group’s largest shareholder. This is an offer worth more than $43 billion. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Mr. Musk described this as a “best and last offer,” reflecting a 54 per cent premium over the…