With an expected footfall about six lakhs, the 2016 Auto Expo is going to be bigger than ever. Here are ten concept vehicles that will be showcased at the 2018 Auto Expo. It will be organised at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida while the component show will be at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The exhibition area has been increased to 68,000 square metres, and more than 65 exhibitors are confirmed for the show already. One of the most interesting ones will the e-Survivor that the Japanese maker showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show last year. 7 in the country so far this year with its frequency on the streets fully reflecting its position in the sales charts. Nowhere else on earth can such an excellent collection of cars from every year and marque be seen. Long term, Waymo plans to have an even broader spectrum of vehicles in its autonomous fleet, everything from minivans, to luxury SUVs, to small cars.
In any case, it looks like the days of Elon and crew having an iron grip on the hip, stylish electric luxury car market are numbered. Created by Land Rover Design and Special Vehicle Operations, the SV Coupe is an exemplar of Range Rover design, craftsmanship and capability featuring a seductive body wrapped around the next generation of cabin luxury. Electric vehicle volumes are traditionally seesawing depending on the time of the year, with November and December showing sudden surges in time to benefit from government subsidies. There are very few chrome bits and pieces, and what is there is found on the large front grill, accenting the side windows and on the rear lower fascia. Also, the windscreen extends above your heads to end up atop the rear seats, creating a unique impression of space and awesome upward visibility. 4.68m-long, the Binrui’s design is very close to the recently-launched 4.99m Emgrand GE - itself is a facelift of the Borue, also already above 5.000 monthly sales. Geely continues to renew and expand its lineup at breakneck speed, and this sharply-designed Binrui sedan manages an excellent start above 5.000 sales in a depressed context for Chinese sedans.
87K tug, and modest charging speed, the I-Pace is unlikely to pull EVs closer to the mainstream. Nissan, which pioneered consumer EVs with the original Leaf in 2010, could be left behind. The 2018 Chrysler Pacifica is the heir to the original minivan, which Chrysler Corporation debuted as the Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan in 1983. Later, the Chrysler Town and Country joined them. Nissan is set to revive the X-Trail in India with an all-new vehicle making it to the country soon. Honda is set to bring back the Accord name to its line-up with the recently facelifted version. Developed and engineered by Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations, the F-PACE SVR is the fastest and most powerful version of this award-winning SUV. Jaguar Land Rover is driven by a desire to deliver class-leading vehicles, which will provide experiences they believe their customers will love, for life. From 2020 all new Jaguar Land Rover vehicles will be electrified, giving customers even more choice. And like most modern EVs built on dedicated platforms, the Jaguar I-Pace’s 90 kilowatt-hour battery pack resides entirely under the cockpit floor, keeping the center of gravity super low. The low, central placement of the battery between the two axles assures a low center of gravity and a 50:50 weight distribution, with a standard Active Air Suspension and optional configurable Adaptive Dynamics aiding in sporty driving feel.
Two has all the latest ADAS and will be Level 4 autonomous capable. 30 million investment by Jaguar Land Rover and offers increased square footage, a showroom with the latest Jaguar and Land Rover models, as well as a product research, training and development center. When it's not Chevy's new design language or the latest Phillips tale keeping us up at night, we stare at the ceiling and ponder if an electric car can match the character of a vehicle powered by tiny explosions. Shaw believes that EV is an elegant solution for automobiles, and that it’s a technology that can be found from a small city car to something as powerful as a hypercar. Can the eerily smooth and silent ever measure up? I’d say sit back and enjoy, but I think what we really would exhort you to do is get out there and experience as much of this great new technology as you can. It has massive road presence, and while not as hardy as the Wrangler, it can easily take on the other full-size rival SUVs.