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Mahindra & Mahindra introduces compact gasoline SUV, first gasoline engine family

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M & M), India’s leading SUV manufacturer, revealed the new Mahindra KUV100 compact SUV, along with an all new engine family named mFALCON, marking the company’s entry into gasoline engine space. The 1.2L, 82 HP and dual VVT gasoline engine and the 1.2L Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M

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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

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Consumers and manufacturers share the burden for this trend given their steady interest in larger cars—in particular SUVs—as their vehicle of choice, commented Green NCAP. These numbers lie between the values of a large electric SUV and a conventional gasoline- or diesel-powered counterpart.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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As expected, the combination of fewer diesel registrations and more SUVs continued to have an impact on emissions. g/km, almost half that produced by diesel and petrol vehicles. However, in contrast to Toyota, the improvement made was due to the efficiency of its gasoline engines, rather than the adoption of electrified ones.

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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

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in February, as gasoline car registrations increased by 16%. SUVs were a key driver of growth in February, with the volume of vehicles registered up by 24.7% compared to the same month last year, meaning SUVs accounted for 33% of the total market in February. in February 2018, with a total of 67,900 SUVs registered.

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Mahindra XUV300 hits 250,000 sales ahead of XUV3XO reveal | Autocar Professional

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Launched on Valentine’s Day in 2019, the popular compact SUV has, till end-March 2024, sold a total of 248,263 units. Nevertheless, the XUV300 was the fifth high-selling Mahindra SUV model in FY2024 after the Scorpio, Bolero, XUV700 and the Thar. million (14,25,592) utility vehicles, to which the XUV300 has contributed 17.41

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Volvo Cars reveals new XC60 premium SUV, led by PHEV model, at Geneva

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Volvo Cars revealed the much-anticipated new XC60 premium SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. The new car replaces Volvo’s highly-successful original XC60, which in the nine years since its launch became the bestselling premium mid-sized SUV in Europe with nearly a million units sold globally. We have a wide range of powertrains.

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Jaguar Land Rover expanding Ingenium powertrain family; new gasoline engine, TRANSCEND transmission

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At the heart of its low-emissions strategy, the new four-cylinder Ingenium gasoline engine is now in production at Jaguar Land Rover’s £1-billion (US$1.33-billion) This enables a range of derivatives to be developed to suit applications as diverse as sports sedans and luxury SUVs. billion) Engine Manufacturing Centre.