# Skoda Slavia facelift launched, Pulsar 125 and 150 teaser out 2026-08-19T22:08:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Skoda has revealed the Slavia facelift for the Indian market. The mid-life update gets refreshed headlamps, tail lamps, grille, and alloy wheels. New features include a 10.1-inch screen, 10.25-inch driver display, 360-degree camera, and segment-first rear massage seats. The engine options remain the same: a 1.0-litre TSI (115 hp) and a 1.5-litre TSI turbo petrol (150 hp). Prices will be announced in the first week of October. The outgoing model was priced between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 18.19 lakh (ex-showroom). Deliveries will begin in the festive season. Bajaj Auto has released an official teaser for the next-generation classic Pulsar lineup. Two new bikes, the Pulsar 125 and Pulsar 150, will launch on August 24. Spy shots suggest the Pulsar 125 gets a revised LED headlamp, new tail lamp, redesigned tank extensions, updated exhaust, sporty graphics, a new TFT instrument cluster with Bluetooth connectivity, and a monoshock rear suspension. The Pulsar 150 is expected to get LED lighting, a new tail lamp, a fresh design on the tank, revised exhaust, a new chassis, monoshock suspension, and an oil-cooled engine. The current Pulsar 150 uses a 149.5 cc air-cooled unit. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Aaj Tak presents both car and motorcycle launches as straightforward product stories, with no external political or ideological framing. The coverage on the Skoda Slavia facelift focuses entirely on updated features, engine options, and expected pricing, all standard auto-journalism fare. The Bajaj Pulsar teaser story follows the same template: spy shot details, expected upgrades, and a confirmed launch date. For a careful reader, these are purely commercial announcements. The key thing to watch is whether the Skoda Slavia's pricing, expected in the first week of October, stays within the old car's Rs 10-18.19 lakh band. For Bajaj, the August 24 launch will confirm if the Pulsar 150 gets the rumored oil-cooled engine. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - aajtak.in (neutral report) Straight product launch news with feature list and pricing speculation, no critical or political angle - aajtak.in (2) (neutral report) Teaser-based product preview with spy shot details and launch date confirmation This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Tags: Bajaj Auto, Bajaj Pulsar, Skoda, Skoda Slavia Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/skoda-slavia-facelift-launched-pulsar-125-and-150-teaser-out/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/skoda-slavia-facelift-launched-pulsar-125-and-150-teaser-out/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/