Facelifted Toyota Innova 2013 Coming This September

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) Private Limited is all set to launch the facelifted Toyota Innova 2013 in India. Last week, the facelifted Toyota Innova was launched in Indonesia and this very model could come to India next month. This faclifted Toyota Innova will be its third iteration since the launch in 2005. Also the all-new Innova is also on the cards, but won’t launch before 2016.

The facelifted Toyota Innova will see styling changes on the exterior and some added features in the cabin as well.

Up front, the facelifted Toyota Innova will get a new distinct chrome heavy grille, redesigned bumper for the air dam, new fog lamps and chrome surrounds for the fog lamp enclosures.

The rear also gets ample chrome addition around the number plate along with an extended tail lamp cluster with a broad chrome bar flanked by it, while an extra set of reflectors is incorporated on either side too.



On the inside, the car gets beige interiors with improved fabrics along with an all-new infotainment system which includes a rear display unit mounted on the roof. Steering mounted controls and captain seats in the middle also come as standard in the top spec variant. On the safety front, the car get dual airbags in the front and side impact beams embedded to the chassis.



Seven variants of the facelifted Toyota Innova with the G being the base model (7 and 8 seater), GX (7 and 8 seater), VX (7 and 8 seater), and an all-new top-spec Z variant, which will get additions like leather seats and wooden inlays in the interior trim.

Under the hood things remain unchanged, which means the facelifted Toyota Innova will be powered by a 2.5-litre D4D diesel engine that puts out 102bhp and a 2.0-litre VVT petrol engine that puts out 130bhp.

There is no news on the pricing front. But we expect the price of the new facelifted Toyota Innova to be marginally high. Existing model of the Toyota Innova is Rs 9.51 – 14.47 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

Tejas Thakker

Sony Smartphone-Mount "Lens Cameras" Leak

We’ve previously covered the recent rumours of the 20 Megapixel Sony Wifi ‘smart lens’ which will attach to Android and iOS smartphones and connect to the phone via Wifi. Theoretically, you’ll be able to take much better pictures with the bigger CMOS sensor and Zeiss glass.



A new rumored gold iPhone now has a rumored gold lens attachment from Sony, according to a report from SonyAlphaRumors which has also posted an image. Until now we’d only seen leaks of a black device, and while a white version was perhaps to be expected, how about gold? Would be a perfect match for that rumored gold iPhone 5S.

“For the first time you can shoot top quality images with your smartphone. Forget these iPhone or Android lens kits!” said SonyAlphaRumors.com, which posted images of the new devices.


But the lenses won’t have screens or camera controls, and can be attached magnetically to the smartphone, from which they can be controlled, it added.

The two new ‘lens-camera’ devices will launch as the DSC-QX10 and DSC-QX100, the idea being that they mount onto a smartphone and contain a built-in imaging sensor, Bionz processor, Wi-Fi/NFC, SD card slot and battery.

The QX10 is rumoured to have a 1/2.3 inch 18MP CMOS sensor and f/3.3-5.9 lens. In terms of pricing, the more expensive QX100 is expected to be priced around the $450 mark. The lenses will be able to capture HD video at 1080/30p.

Does this interest you shutterbugs?
Tejas Thakker