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2023 BMW X1 SUV

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German automaker BMW has revealed the third-generation of its coveted SUV, the X1. The new variant will make its official debut in 2023. The company has also added an all-electric variant to the X1 line-up. The four-wheeler comes with an increase in dimensions. It has an eye-catching design and a tech-forward cabin. The car should debut in India as a completely built unit (CBU). The 2023 BMW X1 has a muscular hood, large squarish kidney grilles, a wide air dam, and swept-back LED headlights with L-shaped DRLs. It is flanked by sharp body lines, roof rails, flush door handles, blacked-out B-pillars, flared wheel arches, and 18-inch, 19-inch, and 20-inch alloy wheel options. Boomerang-shaped wrap-around taillamps, a shark-fin antenna, and a window wiper grace the rear end. The new BMW X1 starts at £35,130 (around Rs. 34.3 lakh) for the X1 Premier Sport and goes up to £46,660 (roughly Rs. 48.49 lakh) for the MSport Premier Pro. The company is yet to reveal the prices for the p

2023 Toyota Corolla Hybrid

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The Corolla Cross Hybrid has what Toyota terms its fifth-generation hybrid system—here in all-wheel-drive form. In the Corolla Cross Hybrid, it delivers 194 hp—equating to a 0-60 mph time of 8.0 seconds, more than a second better than the 169-hp non-hybrid Corolla Cross models.  Toyota didn’t detail exactly how the hybrid system is laid out here, but it uses the same “Electronic All-Wheel Drive” term that it has with the  Highlander Hybrid  and RAV4 Hybrid to distinguish systems with an additional motor at the rear wheels. As such, the lower-power motor acts as an over-the-road component of the hybrid system, helping make launches more secure, aiding with traction when needed, and helping recover energy during deceleration and braking.  The Corolla Cross Hybrid’s 37-mpg EPA combined rating is not an official number and at this point only a manufacturer estimate. If it's that, it would be up significantly from the non-hybrid Corolla Cross’s 32 mpg combined, but it’s not