5 new cars, SUVs coming this month

The coming weeks will see several new launches across segments and price ranges – two new SUVs, a new luxury sedan and yet another addition to India’s growing list of EVs. The budget end of the market will also see an important new addition from Citroen. Read on to know more about all-new cars and SUVs headed to our market in the coming weeks. Kicking things off at the premium end of the market will be Audi‘s mid-life update for the A8 L, and it gets a reprofiled front and rear-end, with the biggest change being a larger grille with a new mesh pattern. The interior, however, will largely remain unchanged, and so will what’s under the hood – the A8 L will continue with the 340hp, 3.0-litre turbo-petrol engine with mild-hybrid tech. Bookings for the A8 L facelift are already underway, and our dealer sources indicated an expected price tag of Rs 1.5 crore (ex-showroom, India). The new-gen Hyundai Tucson, which is radically different from the outgoing version, has been around globally since September 2020, and an India unveiling will finally take place on July 13. The new Tucson comes with Hyundai’s Sensuous Sportiness design language, which translates to the interior too, with the SUV even expected to come with ADAS features – a first for a Hyundai in India. Under the hood, the Tucson is expected to come with a pair of 2.0-litre petrol and diesel engines, with the higher variants also getting AWD. We can also confirm that the Tucson will be offered in its long wheelbase guise in India and prices will be announced sometime in August.