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McLaren will start the dynamic testing of the track-only supercar later this month and that is confirmed with some technical details shared by the working manufacturer. The McLaren Senna GTR will be powered by a 4.0-litre twin turbo V8 engine which is under the hood of every McLaren road and track car except its F1 team. In the Senna GTR, this motor will churn out 813 bhp and 800 Nm of peak torque. Moreover, the McLaren Senna GTR will produce a good 1000 kg of downforce which is enough even by track car standards.

Honda Cars India has confirmed to carandbike that the 2019 Honda Civic will be launched in India as a locally made product. The plan is to assemble the Civic locallu using completely knocked-down or CKD kits, at the Japanese carmaker's Greater Noida plant near Delhi. The Civic will share the recently launched 2018 Honda CR-V's assembly line at the plant.

Images of the next-generation Toyota Camry have recently surfaced online in its near-production guise. The new Camry is already on sale in the global markets, and sighting of the car in India indicates that Toyota might be considering launching the car in India, possibly in 2019.

The company has shared that its entire product line-up will comply with the upcoming BS6 standards at least four months prior to the norms kicking in. On the side lines of the 4th edition of the CII Smart Manufacturing Summit held in Delhi today, Mukesh Manocha, Assistant General Manager, Welding Division, Honda Cars India, spoke to carandbike about the Japanese carmaker's preparations to meet the BSVI norms and said, "We will be ready much before the BSVI norms are regulated throughout the country." When asked about a specific timeline, Manocha said, "I will not give you the exact month now but yes at least four months before the BS6 norms kick in."

The suspension on the Tiago JTP has been tuned for better ride control. The ride height too has been lowered while the wider tyres provide for better grip on the road.

The second generation Audi R8 has reached its mid lifecycle and the Ingolstadt-based automaker has rolled out an updated version of its flagship supercar to keep things trending. This is the 2019 Audi R8 and it now comes with sharper styling alongwith more power thanks to the upgrades made to the 5.2-litre V10 engine. The 2019 R8 will be making its public debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this year with the complete range, while the supercar will be hitting showrooms globally early next year. The Audi R8 is sold in India as well and the updated model will make its way to the country sometime in 2019.

Both the Tiago JTP and the Tigor JTP sport bold design elements on the exterior. They come with an aggressive front bumper with large trapezoidal lower grille, dual chamber projector headlamps with chrome rings, sporty side skirts, contrast coloured outside mirrors, dual tone exterior with glossy black roof & rear spoiler and a bold JTP badge on front grille, fender vents and rear. Both the cars ride on 15-inch diamond cut dual tone wider alloy wheels.

The Korean carmaker is planning two new models which will be underpinned by an advanced version of the all-new K1 platform. The K1 platform has made its debut with the new Santro already. The first is the much anticipated subcompact SUV codenamed QX1. The second will be the next generation of the Grand i10 (globally the i10 with a shorter wheelbase).