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28 October 2020
Styling, value boost for Pik Up Double Cab range • New look grille, lights and silver highlights now standard across DC range • Cruise control, reverse camera and new touch screen on S10 • S6 upgraded with standard cruise control and electric side-mirrors • Competitive pricing, with Double Cab models starting at R4 199 a month
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ahindra is cementing its reputation for providing value-for-money workhorse and lifestyle bakkies by adding specification and style upgrades to its S6 and S10 double cab models. The product improvements mean that Mahindra’s upgrade of its Pik Up range – which started with the S6 single cab – is now complete. The S6 and S10 top-selling models are the last to receive the bold and aggressive new front-end design, with its wide, seven-slat grille, large, chromed Mahindra logo, clear headlamps, and round fog lights in a redesigned lower bumper.
The grille was first seen on the S11 Automatic, which was introduced earlier this year and has since found its way to the upgraded Mahindra Scorpio. This bumper design, with its integrated round fog lights, was also recently added to the range-topping S6 single cab. The new grille allows for a more distinctive differentiation between the specification levels. The S6 in both single and double cab models feature silver painted highlights on the grille and round fog light surrounds. On S10 and S11 Automatic models, these same highlights are in chrome. The new clear headlamps and side
indicators are now standard across the range. With this upgrade, all models except the Pik Up Karoo models now also feature Mahindra’s redesigned bolton cab protector. The cab protector has been redesigned to be sturdier and allows for additional tie-down spots. The Karoo models retain their custom-designed styling and nudge bars with Karoo detailing. “The Pik Up range is making new fans every month, and our South African assembly facility can barely keep up with the demand. With the upgrades now added, we believe that we have the perfect bakkie for customers
looking for reliable and capable, but always affordable, double cab to fit their lifestyle,” says Rajesh Gupta, CEO of Mahindra South Africa. Inside the cabin, all single- and double-cab models from the S6 specification level upwards now feature cruise control and electrically adjustable outside rear-view mirrors as standard. In addition, the mirrors have integrated turn signals on S10 and S11 models, while all models have one-touch lane change signaling and Mahindra’s new flip key with chromed logo.
All double cab models and the S6 single cab have upgraded to a remote fuel-flap release system that can be operated from the foldable flip key. In addition to the new look and upgraded cab protector, the S10 Double Cab received the same 7” infotainment system with capacitive touch screen and integrated reverse camera that is available on the S11 model. This system has been upgraded to the most recent set of navigation maps and language pack for South Africa.
Fiat New 500 wins the 2020 Red Dot Award
Fiat New 500, FCA’s first full electric, has won the “Red Dot Award 2020”, one of the most coveted prizes in the world of industrial design, in the “Design Concept” category. Fiat’s new electric city car is now ready to revolutionize the mobility of tomorrow, with its unmistakable style made up of Italian culture, the spirit of La Dolce Vita, technology and innovation.
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he “Red Dot Awards 2020” ceremony has taken place online. Fiat New 500 received an award in the Design Concept category, one of the three in the “Red Dot Design Award”. The coveted awards were bestowed by an international jury consisting of 21 of the most renowned design professionals and lecturers in the world. Fiat's new city car received an award for its excellent, unique design and its ability to stand out from its competitors. In 2019, the same award went to the Fiat Centoventi concept. Olivier François, President of Fiat Brand Global, noted: Winning the “Red Dot Award” fills me with pride,
because the 500 has always kept pace with time. It changes when social needs change. That is also how it has been for the third generation of the 500, expected as it is to respond to people's new mobility requirements. Fiat New 500 was conceived, designed and constructed in Italy, with the authenticity of a product lovingly made at home.
but always 500: stunning, charismatic and with the ability to bring about change, to become an object of desire for zero-emissions mobility in a pure Dolcevita style.
Since its very outset, the New 500 project has filled all of Fiat with its positivity, bringing energy and creativity with it.
An object of desire, in inimitable 500 style. At a time when mobility is expected to be more sustainable, connected and autonomous, with increasingly stringent regulations, the third generation of the Fiat 500 is once again to the fore, bringing with it all its design and driving pleasure.
That all-Italian creativity, having proven itself able of starting off from 63 years of history and successes, has resulted in an all-new, all-electric, high-tech and connected car,
It is not just a revolution, but the ‘reincarnation’ of a spirit, one that can inspire renewal. In fact, rules and regulations are not enough for a true revolution, something iconic
and beautiful is needed: the New Fiat 500. In the words of Klaus Busse, Head of EMEA FCA Design: “Our aim with the Fiat New 500 was to create an electric car with a soul, whose design strongly features the Italian approach to style and the feeling that can be drawn from the sculptural trend of the New 500, in its ‘eyes’ – the headlights – and in its interior. "We wanted to create a unique product, as a statement of the Italian spirit, of how Italy as a nation and Fiat as a brand can create today. Receiving the “Red Dot Award” is a great honor for the entire team who have worked on the New 500 project.”
The “Red Dot Design Awards” began in 1955 and over time have become some of most sought-after awards in the world of industrial design. Organized into three broad categories (Product Design, Communication Design and Concept Design), the “Red Dot Design Awards” are aimed at all companies where a significant focus is given to design. The international jury, consisting of independent designers, lecturers and journalists, evaluate projects according to criteria such as innovation, formal quality, functionality and sustainability. This year, more than 4,100 applications were received from 52 countries, with 187 of those projects receiving an award.
