The auto industry saw some of the top luxury automakers introducing their latest performance vehicles in the Indian market this week. This week Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Lamborghini launched the Urus S in the Indian market while German automotive giant Mercedes introduced plug-in hybrid, the AMG GT 63 S E Performance in India.

Here are the top stories, launches and updates of this week from the world of automotive.

Lamborghini Urus S launched in India

Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Lamborghini launched the Urus S, which is placed below the top end Urus Performante in the line-up. The Urus S starts at a price of Rs 4.18 crore (ex-showroom) in India.

Lamborghini’s latest offering is the customisation-oriented version of the Urus line-up, which was launched in global markets in September last year.

Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 63 S E Performance launched in India

Mercedes-Benz India launched its flagship four-door coupe, the AMG GT 63 S E-Performance in India for Rs 3.3 crore (ex-showroom). The car is touted as the most powerful production car ever from Mercedes.

It is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, paired with an electric motor which puts out 831 BHP of power and 1,470 Nm torque. The car has a top speed of 316 km/h and can sprint from 0-100 km/h in 2.9 seconds as per Mercedes.

It features a 6.1 kWh battery as well which allows it to run in the pure-EV mode for 12 km at up to 130 km/h.

Ashok Leyland’s e-marketplace for used commercial vehicles launched

Ashok Leyland announced its e-marketplace 'Re-AL', an online platform for used commercial vehicles. The new venture from the commercial vehicles maker will allow customers to exchange used vehicles and upgrade to new Ashok Leyland commercial vehicles while sellers can also list their vehicles for liquidation on the platform.

Limited editions of Skoda Slavia and Kushaq launched in India

Skoda launched the Kushaq Lava Blue Edition and Slavia Anniversary Edition, both exclusively powered by the 1.5-litre TSI petrol engine, in the Indian market this week.

The manual variant of the Slavia Anniversary Edition costs Rs 17.28 lakh, the automatic version costs Rs 18.68 lakh and the manual Kushaq Lava Blue Edition costs Rs 17.99 lakh, while the automatic variant costs Rs 19.19 lakh.

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(Edited by : Vivek Dubey)