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Toyota Offers to Buy Back bZ4X EVs with Wheels That Might Fall Off.

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Toyota Offers to Buy Back bZ4X EVs . Toyota announced  a recall  for  the bZ4X electric vehicle  in June, acknowledging that wheels might detach from the car because of malfunctioning hub bolts and asking customers to stop driving the vehicle. . The automaker had been offering free loaners to affected bZ4X owners, but the deal has now been increased with more sweeteners as well as a new offer: Toyota will buy back the bZ4X outright. . Only 258 bZ4X EVs were sold before the recall was announced, but the vehicle has an outsize role to play in Toyota' s slow embrace of all-electric vehicles.  . Toyota first announced a recall for its new, electric bZ4X SUV, it said that the hub bolts used on the wheels might loosen "to the point where the wheel can detach from the vehicle." That was a noticeable black eye for one of the world’s largest automakers launching a crucial new launch. . The recall was announced after Toyota sold 258 units. Toyota’s first offer for buyers ...

Toyota Fortuner – Robust SUV!

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  Toyota Fortuner – Robust SUV! The   Toyota Fortuner  is a household name in India now and you have to be living under a rock to have not heard about its legacy. Of course, it can smash those rocks too and crawl over them to scale great inclines, but the reason for which it has been scaling high on the sales charts is because of the image it portrays. It announces to the world (or at least casts that image) that you have arrived in life, or are a person of power, or are simply enabling your wanderlust with one of the most capable SUVs out there. Design If you want the 4×4 capabilities and the butch styling that one associate with the Fortuner, you can save a few and settle for the regular Fortuner 4×4. The Legender is the fashionable alternative – wearing more refined styling cues that are inspired by Lexus. The X-shaped nose, for example, has hints of the Lexus spindle grille. It is complemented by a sophisticated four-pot headlamp arrangement and what Toyota likes to c...

Mahindra Scorpio-N SUV: Price, Features, & Specifications!.

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  Mahindra Scorpio-N SUV: Price, Features, & Specifications. Mahindra & Mahindra has launched the much-anticipated Mahindra Scorpio-N SUV in India at Rs. 11.99 lakh (ex-showroom). The new SUV joins the recently launched XUV700 and Thar in Mahindra’s modern lineup of accessible yet premium SUVs. The Scorpio-N will be sold alongside the  previous generation of the Scorpio , which will be renamed as the Scorpio Classic. Here is everything you need to know about the new Mahindra Scorpio-N. > A New Generation Since its launch in 2002, the Mahindra Scorpio has become one of the iconic Indian SUVs, along side the Tata Safari and the Mahindra Thar. Despite its immense popularity in India and abroad, the Scorpio has mostly received facelifts for the last two decades. The new Scorpio-N is a completely new SUV and is built on a ladder frame chassis. This differentiates the Scorpio-N from the XUV700, which is built on a monocoque chassis, and should offer greater off-roading ca...

Toyota Hyryder

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  Toyota Hyryder: price, variants and features explained The Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder gets optional AWD on mild-hybrid petrol MT; strong-hybrid petrol gets eCVT automatic gearbox only. Toyota  has launched select variants of the Urban Cruiser Hyryder in India at a starting price of Rs 15.11 lakh going up to Rs 18.99 lakh. For now, Toyota has only announced the prices of top four variants – all the strong hybrid variants and the mild hybrid V AT variant. Prices of the lower mild hybrid variants and the AWD will be announced in a phased manner, the brand says.   Urban Cruiser Hyryder is available E, S, G and V trims Strong-hybrid powertrain available on top three variants Prices of strong hybrid variants and mild hybrid V AT announced Toyota offers the Urban Cruiser Hyryder in four trim levels – E, S, G and V. Of the two engine options on offer, the 1.5-litre petrol mild hybrid will be standard across the range. The strong hybrid tech, on the other hand, will be of...