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Renault India has refreshed the Kiger variant portfolio with enhance value proposition. The company is now offering Kiger RXT (O) MT variant at a price of Rs 7.99 lakh with class leading features like 8” touchscreen...

Citroen India announced the launch of a new top of the line Shine variant on the C3 with a bouquet of exclusive feature additions. These include electrically adjustable ORVM, rear parking camera, day/night IRVM, 15-...

Not to be content with the good looking Harrier, Tata Motors has now got along a sibling in the form of the new 2021 Safari. Similar to the Harrier, this SUV too combines the Tata Motors’ Impact 2.0 design language ...

It’s been around two years since the Mahindra XUV300 has been launched. It was launched with both a 1.2 litre turbocharged petrol engine and a 1.5 litre turbocharged diesel engine. While, the petrol engine had only ...

It’s been more than a year since Tata Motors has launched the Tata Altroz i-Turbo hatchback. It has sold more than 50,00 units in the first year of launch since January 2020, despite the covid times. The vehicle cam...

I was curious like a child about knowing more about the all new Citroen C5 Aircross SUV suspension. The company claimed this car was all about comfort engineering and at heart of this were four main themes that incl...

Tata Motors unveiled the new Safari SUV that combines the Tata Motors’ Impact 2.0 design language and the capability of OMEGARC, architecture derived from the D8 platform from Land Rover. The new Safari will be avai...

Celebrating the first anniversary of its premium hatchback, the Altroz, Tata Motors has unveiled the new Altroz iTurbo. The new Altroz iTurbo will be powered by a new 1.2L Petrol iTurbo engine and a new top of the ...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has introduced the Marazzo multi purpose vehicle (MPV) with BSVI technology at a starting price of Rs. 11.25 lakh. The Marazzo will now be available in three variants, namely M2, M4+ and M6+.

Renault India has launched an all new 2019 Kwid with enhanced features and style. The new Renault Kwid continues to come with an option of an 800cc as well as a 1.0 litre SCe or Smart Control Efficiency engines.

Two of the most affordable cars in the Datsun stable, the five-seater Datsun GO and the seven-seater Datsun GO+ will now get a new automatic transmission. Unlike the Automated Manual Transmissions offered for entry ...

Renault India has launched its SUV - Captur with enhanced safety features in compliance with the regulations stipulated by the Indian authorities. The new Captur is equipped with numerous active and passive safety f...

My recent outing was nothing short of a blue safari. I was in Jodhpur which is known as the ‘blue city’ and I was there to drive the new Ford Figo which comes in a new trim called ‘Titanium Blu’. Ford’s successful h...

Mahindra & Mahindra has decided to dip its hands in the compact SUV segment, which is already too crowded at this point. In fact there are so many of them and they all offer something unique that one is left wonderi...

Tata Motors had launched the SUV Tata Harrier for a starting price of Rs 12.69 lakh (ex-showroom). Tata Harrier is powered by a Kryotec 2.0 L (1956cc) Turbocharged diesel engine which gives a maximum power of 138hp...

The new Isuzu mu-X which was launched late 2018 is a face lifted version of the previous model. The design of the new Isuzu 4X4 mu-X which has been inspired by an eagle now gets smart looking LED DRLs. There is als...

Sometimes I wonder why it took so much time for Mahindra & Mahindra to get serious about their Ssangyong models, especially the Rexton which they launched several years ago. Nobody in India really knew from where th...

It’s Enter the Dragon Part 3. After the Figo and the Freestyle, this new sub-4 metre Ford Aspire too has got the same 1.2 litre TiVCT 3-cylinder petrol engine mated to a new 5-speed manual gear box. There is also a ...

Isuzu Motors India has launched the 2019 facelift of their mu-X SUV. The car has been priced at Rs 26.26 lakh and Rs 28.22 lakh (ex-showroom Hyderabad) for the 4X2 and the 4X4 variant respectively. The new avatar of...

After finding inspiration from creatures of land and air Mahindra & Mahindra has dived deep down into the vast seas and found a fascination towards the ultimate aquatic predator, the shark. This has resulted in thei...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) launched their latest MPV, the Marazzo with a launch price of Rs 9.99 lakh (ex-showroom). The Marazzo was born of an engineering collaboration between Mahindra Automotive North America...

If you think that the new Ford EcoSport S petrol is just an additional variant added on to the EcoSport fleet by Ford India, you are mistaken. The new Ford EcoSport S has a lot to offer in terms of technology and al...

Lexus has launched their flagship SUV, the LX 570 in India for Rs 2,32,94,000 (ex-showroom). Bookings for the LX 570 are now open. The latest addition to the company’s lineup is a blend of luxury and all terrain per...

Built on the Ford Figo platform, the new Ford Freestyle is a lot different because it has got a wider track, a better ride height, new set of 15 inches tyres wrapped around in smart black alloys and a ground clearan...

The Kwid Super Hero Edition will be available over the top-end 1.0L RXT (O) variant in manual transmission and automated manual transmission, with two colour-themed versions Renault Kwid Captain America inspired Edi...

Land Rover launched the Range Rover Velar, the fourth model in the Range Rover. The vehicle will be available in three powertrain options – 2.0 litre Diesel, 2.0 litre Petrol and 3.0 l litre Diesel

German luxury car manufacturer, Audi has launched the new second generation Q5 SUV in India for a starting price of Rs. 53.25 lakh (ex-showroom). The SUV goes up against the likes of the Mercedes Benz GLC, BMW X3 an...

Every year around Christmas time, my mother gets out her baking mitts and kneads up some of the best doughnut dough I have ever tasted. But this year was different. This year I decided to help out in the kitchen. Wh...

It was a foggy morning in Delhi, I was behind the wheel of the swanky new Volkswagen Passat when a familiar song echoed over the radio. It was the 'Winds of Change' by the Scorpions, a song I grew up hearing. There ...

Come to think of it, the Land Rover brand is as old as Independent India! Yes, it was in 1947 that the first Land Rover vehicle was conceived. The all-new Land Rover Discovery promises to be not just an on-road and ...

In a country where car buyers are obsessed with engine capacity and sporty performance, the freshly designed new Ford EcoSport with a brand new 1.5 litre petrol engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission is ...

We got our hands on the good looking Renault Captur Platine, top end variant which is the most premium version across Renault cars. Incidentally, the Platine variant is making its global debut in India.

Renault India unveiled the Captur (pronounced capture) premium SUV at a function in Goa. The Captur is being termed as India’s first premium SUV with crossover DNA. The vehicle has a fashion-inspired dual tone body ...

Indian auto major Tata Motors has launched their much awaited compact SUV -- Nexon for a starting price of Rs. 5,85,000 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) for the petrol variant and Rs. 6,85,000 (ex-showroom Delhi) for the di...

Renault India has launched the Renault Kwid 02 Anniversary Edition to celebrate the second successful anniversary of the model. The car will be available in Kwid’s two largest-selling colours, red and white.

When Tata Motors unveiled the Nexon concept at the 2016 Auto Expo, it captivated one and all with its futuristic design and modish character. Not many were aware of what the final production ready version would look...

I was now behind the massive looking Lexus 450d diesel SUV. Its girth was intimidating and I wondered how it would cope on these long twisting roads with so many of those difficult hairpins. I got on to my seat and ...

And then I laid my eyes on the new Lexus ES 300h luxury sedan. I stepped in and asked the Lexus technical person whether I could turn on the engine. “It’s already on,” he said with a smile. Dammit! How could I be so...

It’s the looks that have got a sporty tweak in the Ford Figo Sports Edition. Ford India is just getting better at enhancing its sporty image with the beautiful Mustang being the icing on the Ford cake. Now with the...

All of us who were there at the recent Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland would vouch for the fact that there is another word besides Namo that is getting popular by the day and that is TaMo from Tata Motors. The comp...

The new Honda WR-V which comes in both petrol and diesel engine option (a 1.5L, i-DTEC, diesel and a 1.2L, i-VTEC, petrol engine) could give cars like the Hyundai i20 Active, Toyota Etios Cross, Volkswagen Cross Pol...

Honda has been reinventing itself in many ways, their 2017 facelifted Honda City stands testament to this fact. Stepping up their game for the Indian market, Honda is soon to launch the new WR-V, a crossover which w...

Renault India has launched a new Kwid RXL 1.0L SCe (Smart Control efficiency) variant, which will be offered in both manual transmission and Automated Manual Transmission (AMT). While the manual transmission car wil...

French auto maker Renault has launched an automatic variant of their popular entry level hatchback – Kwid which promises to make commuting in traffic an absolute cinch. The new AMT has been mated to the 1.0 litre en...

The Linea 125-S is not a sports car, but it has the fastest petrol motor amongst all the c-segment sedans in the Indian market. To put things into perspective her 1.4 litre, turbocharged, 4 cylinder motor puts out a...

The new Volvo S90 is so much about fine styling and opulence. Whether you end up being chauffeured around (like most affluent Indians do) or driving the car all by yourself (like many adventurous Indians do), the ca...

Renault has now introduced the Kwid with a new heart, a one litre (999cc) three cylinder engine. The Kwid was always a bold looking vehicle; it’s now got a stronger heart. Except for the heart transplant, there is ...

When Tata Motors brought out their Tiago hatchback, their sentiment for a revolution became evident. The Tiago is not just contemporary in design but every inch and corner of this vehicle brings a breath of freshnes...

In order to taken on some of the established brands in the small car segment, Nissan Datsun has launched the small car redi-GO at a competitive starting price of Rs 2,38,900 (ex showroom Delhi). The Datsun redi-GO w...

At the heart of the redi-GO is a 799cc petrol motor which also powers the Kwid. The engine produces 53.6bhp @ 5678rpm and 72Nm of torque at 4386rpm. The engine is complimented by the overall dimensions of the car wh...

Safety and style have been going hand in hand for Volvo in India. Today the Volvo Auto India stable has beautiful and dependable vehicles like the all new XC90, the XC60, the S60, the S80, the V40 and the V40 cross ...

It’s perhaps an unwritten rule at Mahindra & Mahindra that when they make a vehicle, it better look tough, it better feel tough and it better ride tough. In short, it better rule the Indian roads. Mahindra & Mahindr...

A few years ago, Ford gave us a small hatch back based on the Fiesta Classic platform and I thought it was brilliant. So much that my family and I actually bought one. Having some of its roots from America, it likes...

Renault India has launched Renault Kwid at an introductory entry-level pricing of Rs 2,56,968 (ex- Delhi). This is the first launch in the global journey of Renault Kwid. The company claims that the Kwid is the most...

Some cars are about powerful engines, some cars are about aggressive looks and some cars are just about luxury and safety. But if one were to combine all these critical features and grind them into a winning formula...

At the 2014 Auto Expo in Delhi, in the midst of supercars and F1 cars, the crowd, the media, the photographers, the general public, everyone had their eyes glued to the Renault stands. At the show, Renault had a gre...

When Ford told us that they are making a brand new Figo from ground up and will also make a compact sedan out of it too, to be honest I was a bit skeptical. You see, I own the current Figo Hatchback which I love and...

The Jazz is now 3955mm long while the wheelbase measures 2530mm. The ground clearance is 165mm, which is better than before and potholes or abnormally large speed breakers should not be an issue any longer. The susp...

The new Q3 is now a pretty charming young fellow. What really caught my eye was the new sculpted single frame front grille finished in my favourite brushed aluminium, chiselled in a 3-dimensional shape with sharp ed...

The first thought that comes to your mind when you see a Hyundai i20 Active is, “Hey, I have seen many like that in India”. Yes, the i20 Active may look like an ordinary crossover, but get a closer look and you get ...

Bentley has surprised the world with an unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show of their vision concept the EXP 10 Speed 6. It is a possible rival to the Ferrari F12, we presume. Wolfgang Dürheimer, Chairman and CEO o...

I got behind the wheels of the Bolt in the lovely city of Udaipur in Rajasthan. This was the first major drive organised by Tata Motors with Mayank Pareek as the company’s bossman of the passenger car division. He i...

Rinspeed, the Swiss automotive powerhouse of ideas, will be unveiling an electrically powered eye-catcher at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show called the “Budii” concept car. The electrically powered eye-catcher is intende...

The Lexus LF-C2 concept made its global debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19, 2014. The LF-C2 concept is a design study in the form of a 2+2 roadster and explores key styling themes involved in the...

The Tata Nano Twist, the small wonder from Tata Motors can be hired at dirt cheap rates. Tata Motors and Carzonrent Pvt. Ltd, a car rental service company, have announced their partnership to launch- Myles City-Driv...

Tata Motors has put in several years of hard work behind the new Zest. It’s a sub-4 meter sedan. The company says that it exemplifies the Horizonext themes of Designext, Drivenext & Connectnext for its passenger ve...

If you want to know what electronic features you can expect in your small crummy little hatchback 10 years from now, the only place to look is the S500 by Mercedes-Benz. This is the car that sets the future of luxur...

Tata showcased the Nano Twist for the first time at the Auto Expo in Noida this year. This one is exactly the same as the ones before, except that it comes with a much needed Electric Power Steering, an improved air...

Tata Motors has launched the new Nano Twist, a new addition to the Nano range. The new Nano Twist comes with a new first-in-class Electric Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) system, designed for easy maneuvering in tigh...

Ford has been singing praises of their compact SUV EcoSport with their award winning 1.0 EcoBoost petrol engine, and it came out with flying colours in our previous test. Fantastic car, job well done Ford! But it is...