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Renault India is undertaking a major investment to update the current car. This will involve another styling change - or facelift. And more significantly, it will also entail adding certain features.

The soon-to-be-launched MG Hector SUV was recently spotted in India without any camouflage and all its badging intact. The latest images reveal two units of the SUV, and while one, in the maroon shade, appears to the fully-kitted top-spec variant, the other one, in the silver colour, seems to be just a trim below that.

The Hyundai Venue will be the first car to get the dual-clutch automatic transmission in the subcompact SUV segment and no SUV even in a segment above is equipped with one. The Mahindra XUV300 is yet to get an automatic transmission. The Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza and Tata Nexon, both get an AMT gearbox and the Ford Ecosport is offered with a traditional torque convertor unit. Therefore, DCT being the most refined and quickest of the lot will likely enhance the performance of the Venue which should give it an edge over the competition.

The Jeep Compass Trailhawk has been a long-awaited variant to join the SUV's line-up, and the updated version is finally confirmed to arrive later this year. The new Compass Trailhawk will go on sale in the country in July 2019, carandbike understands. The automaker is yet to confirm a launch date for the new variant, but we do think the launch will coincide alongside the Compass' third anniversary in the country. The Jeep Compass was launched in July 2017 and was a turnaround product for the American automaker, which was still establishing its feet in India at the time. With the Trailhawk version, Jeep India will finally bring the diesel automatic version of the Compass that will also be more equipped to handle the tracks off the tarmac.

One of the most powerful production cars to come from Italian automaker Maserati, the Levante Trofeo SUV has been confirmed for India. Sources close to carandbike have confirmed that the Maserati Levante Trofeo will be launched in India towards the last quarter of this year. Compared to the standard Levante that is already on sale here, the Trofeo packs in 590 bhp and a whopping 730 Nm of peak torque from its 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 motor, and has a top speed of 300 kmph, bringing it close to the likes of the Bentley Bentayga Speed and the Lamborghini Urus. The performance SUV was first unveiled globally at the New York Auto Show in 2018 and will be produced in limited numbers. Maserati India though is yet to confirm the launch date on the upcoming super SUV.

The new 2019 Range Rover Evoque has bagged a 5-star rating in the crash test, scoring 94 per cent for adult occupant protection and 87 per cent for child occupant protection.

The new 2019 Citroen C5 Aircross SUV has awarded the SUV a 4-star safety rating based on a recently conducted crash by the Euro NCAP.

Hyundai Motor India is all set to introduce the Venue Subcompact SUV later this year and the company is releasing details on the new offering ahead of its global unveil on April 17, 2019. While Hyundai released sketches of the exterior and interior a few days ago, the company has now posted a new sketch of the dashboard providing more details on the upcoming offering. The new Hyundai Venue will be offered with a dual-tone dashboard, while the sketch also showcases the large 8-inch touchscreen infotainment display with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, along with an automatic transmission.