Mahindra Scorpio Special Edition launched

India's leading SUV maker Mahindra & Mahindra that teased the Scorpio special edition on its Facebook fan page a couple of days back, has now finally launched it. Mahindra Scorpio which is now 10 years old is undoubtedly one of the best selling Sports Utility Vehicles in the country, but the entry of several compact SUVs in the market has certainly affected its sales. So to counter the likes of Renault Duster and Ford EcoSport, Mahindra launched the special edition, which looks very similar to the special edition rolled out by the company back in 2010. This time only 500 units of the Special Edition will be sold across the nation.

Though the changes are limited, Scorpio Special Edition certainly looks refreshed with several new features including European leather interiors in beige and tan shades, leather-wrapped gear knob and gear shift, Integrated roof-mounted DVD player with 9" screen, Leather wrapped steering wheel, Alloy wheels with signature chrome finish, Dual front SRS airbags and a high-gloss wood finished central bezel.

The Scorpio Special Edition has been offered in the VLX trim, which is powered by a 2.2-litre mHawk diesel engine, which churns out the maximum power output of 120bhp at 4000rpm and 290Nm of peak torque. The company hasn't said anything on the pricing, however we expect the prices to be similar to that of the regular VLX trim. 

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Indonesia – Low-cost Honda Brio Satya to launch this week

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A few weeks back, our readers were briefed about a low-cost Honda Brio Satya that was being tailor-made for the Indonesian market. Oto.detik now reports that the Brio Satya would be launched this week.

If you’re just tuning in now, you may ask “What is the Brio Satya?…Is it a Brio that speaks nothing but the truth??”.

The ‘Satya’ is the 1.2-liter engined Brio, made to comply with LCGC legislations.

While PT Honda Prospect Motor’s (Honda’s Indonesian subsidy) marketing director, Mr. Jonfis Fandy may say that “Satya is a word that accompanies loyal customer focus and anywhere he goes, so we called it Satya”, the truth is (pun intended) that this Brio has been made to meet the Indonesian LCGC (Low Cost Green Car) guidelines.

The LCGC program provides tax exemptions to small cars that are locally made in Indonesia (with a stipulated proportion of local content) displacing 1.2-liters or less and with their fuel economy not exceeding 20km/l. Since the Indonesian Brio is currently powered by a 1.3-liter engine, the Satya variant will get the 1.2-liter i-VTEC that is seen on the Indian Brio. Whether Honda Cars India would supply the powertrain for the Satya is still unknown though.

While other LCGC competitors such as the Toyota Agya and the Suzuki Wagon R feature a 1.0-liter engine, Honda has zeroed in on the 1.2-liter for performance reasons.

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