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With sustained client demand in India on the rise for Range Rover’s luxuriously appointed large SUVs, both the Range Rover and the modern performance SUV, the Range Rover Sport, will be locally manufactured in Pune,...

The first-ever BMW XM has been launched in India. The completely built-up unit (CBU) is available for bookings at BMW dealership network. Deliveries will commence from May 2023 onwards.

For once, an SUV in the price range of Rs 12 lakh to Rs 24 lakh, ex showroom has sold (booked) a lot more than cakes. Mahindra & Mahindra recorded 1,00,000 bookings for the All-New Scorpio-N within 30 minutes of the...

With the original BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé having enjoyed significant success, a second-generation model is now being added to the latest 4 Series range. The new four-door coupé captures the imagination with its noti...

Polaris India recently launched the company’s first road legal vehicle, the Sportsman 570 tractor. Roy P. Tharyan drives it to find out what this little tractor offers for those interested in tilling their land. Thi...

Maruti Suzuki India is leading the automatic transmission revolution in India with sales of over 600,000 automatic transmission passenger vehicles. Out of these 600,000 automatics sold, over 500,000 vehicles are equ...

Dhanteras and Diwali proved to be very auspicious for Mercedes-Benz India as the company delivered a record number of600+ vehicles to customer on the day of Dhanteras in key markets of Mumbai, Pune, Gujarat, Kolkata...

The much-awaited flagship car of BMW, the new BMW 7 Series was launched in India. The new BMW 7 Series is locally produced at BMW Group Plant Chennai. It is available in diesel and petrol variants and is priced at...

Over the years MINIs have evolved a lot. And I do not mean that it has just evolved in terms of their design, or engine or equipment; that they surely have. But the MINIs have evolved from being just a concept in th...

All those out there who feel that India will be riding a great electric vehicle dream can actually suck their thumbs. And I am serious about it. If at all we can get close to that dream, it has to be through the hyb...

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...

Automobili Pininfarina has announced that the name of the first car in its planned luxury electric vehicle portfolio will be Pininfarina Battista.

At an exclusive automotive event “The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering“ in Monterey, California, Bugatti presented its latest model as a world premiere. With the Divo, the French luxury brand has developed a super spo...

I had before me a spruced up Maruti Suzuki Ciaz. It had now got a new 1.5 litre smart hybrid petrol engine with a 4-speed automatic transmission. I had to find out whether this new face-lifted Ciaz was ready to take...

The Swift continues to feature amongst the top five selling cars in India for over a decade and this is for good measure, the looks of the Swift are chic and suave. The new third generation model carries forward a v...

Honda introduced its new 3E (Empower, Experience, Empathy) Robotics Concept at CES 2018, demonstrating a range of experimental technologies engineered to understand people’s needs and make their lives better. Throug...

Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA) India will be recalling around 1,200 Jeep Compass SUVs retailed to customers for replacement of the front passenger air bag. This follows an FCA US LLC initiated recall. According to a...

Polestar, Volvo Car Group’s performance road car brand has unveiled the Polestar 1 and revealed its vision to be the new electric performance brand. Polestar will become a new separately-branded electric high-perfor...

I was at the Raymond race track in Mumbai to test out the shiny new Skoda Octavia RS. A top speed of 250kmph, a 0-100kmph time of 6.8 seconds, 226hp from 5500-6200rpm and 350Nm of torque from as low as 1500rpm to 45...

The new Nissan Leaf has just got better. Drivers will feel more confident, excited and connected thanks to the new Nissan Leaf’s ProPilot autonomous drive technology, ProPilot Park technology, e-Pedal, increased pow...

Even though the total number of Lamborghini cars sold in India is very small, this could grow at a scorching pace once the Urus SUV is launched globally. But that would have to wait till 2018.

Luxury car manufacturer, Volvo has announced the unveiling of their new XC60 model at the 87th International Geneva Motor Show. Volvo has said the new XC60 will feature three new advance driver assistance features w...

Honda Car India launched the Honda Accord Hybrid in the capital. The car will be available at Rs 37 lakh (ex showroom Delhi) and will be sold through select Honda dealerships in the country. The car will have three ...

One year ago the Audi R8 LMS won the 24 Hours Nürburgring on its debut. The GT3 car’s victory marked the start of a successful year of motor racing for Audi Sport. The brand now celebrates the R8 LMS with the “selec...

A few years ago, Mercedes for the first time on their own gave us the brilliant Mercedes Benz SLS AMG. It was the first time that a full blown performance car came out of the Mercedes factory that wasn’t in collabor...

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...

There is no better deal than future proofing the car you buy. BMW India has just done it with their BMW 3 Series, the BMW 5 Series and the BMW X3. These cars are now available now with the new BMW 360 deg. Programme...

When BMW unveiled the Vision Concept and said it will do preposterous kmpl figures, we kind of did not believe that. When BMW unveiled the production version of the car we were all busy drooling over the styling and...

BMW has now launched the M Sport version of the X3 xDrive30d in India for Rs. 59.9 lakh ex- showroom Delhi. The X3 M Sport will feature a 3-litre four pot TwinPower Turbo diesel engine. The sporty variant of the ...

Now with the new S-Cross, the Maruti name takes a back seat and Suzuki gets a predominant role to play. This new crossover is a Suzuki Cross or an S-Cross to be precise. The new crossover from the company will be so...

Mercedes Benz has just completed celebrating their global sales anniversary of the E-Class and has decided to throw in some new toys into the MY16 (Model Year) version of the saloon. The E-Class now gets a bigger...

Apart from the gun wielding jumbo bodyguards sticking to you like glue, you also need a safe car to take you places, safely and in comfort. Fear no more, as Mercedes has brought in a new car just for you. Mercedes h...

What I do know is that Toyota is trying their best to conserve as much of it they can with a thing called a hybrid. Essentially it is a petrol powered car with an electric motor. How it works is both the engine and...

Pretty faces, pretty legs, pretty things and the finest couture blend so easily. At Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, there is this true blend in the unveiling of the ‘Wraith – Inspired by Fashion’. ‘Wraith – Inspired by F...

Koenigsegg has just showcased their new model, the Koenigsegg Regera, at the 85th Geneva Motor Show. The Regera is the first hybrid car from the Swedish independent hyper car manufacturer and it is the first car wit...

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...

If you have ever been to a rally stage, then you might have heard the sounds which the cars make at high revs hitting the limiters almost at the starting point during the launch. These are normal road going hatchbac...

Aston Martin have announced to revive the historic name Lagonda after 14 years on a bespoke limited edition super saloon for exclusively the Middle-East market who would probably be the only ones who could afford so...

BMW India has launched the all-new BMW ActiveHybrid 7. The car was launched in the presence of Philipp von Sahr, President, BMW Group India at the company dealership in Gurgaon, Bird Automotive. The car will be avai...

Renault and Caterham Group have mutually agreed to allow Renault to increase its equity stake in Société des Automobiles Alpine Caterham to 100pc. It was in November 2012 that the Caterham Group took a 50pc stake in...

Audio systems and navigation devices built into cars can now be avoided. Smart phones that you carry can easily be linked to a new device by Sony India that would play the music your phone contains, help you with yo...

Volkswagen has revealed the first technical details of the all-new Passat saloon and estate, ahead of the cars’ unveiling in July and their public premiere at the Paris Motor Show in October. The eighth-generation P...

The BMW i3 romped home with two prestigious global awards when it was declared the 2014 World Car Design of the Year as well as 2014 World Green Car “On behalf of the BMW design team, we are delighted that the BMW i...

The Touareg is one of the world's most successful premium-class SUVs. Within one decade, Volkswagen sold around 720,000 units of the high -class sport utility vehicle; last year alone over 70,000 drivers chose a n...

BMW will be showcasing the BMW Concept X5 eDrive at the New York International Auto Show 2014 to present what it sees as the logical next step towards bringing about a radical reduction in fuel consumption and emiss...

Luxury car maker from the United Kingdom, Bentley is all ready to display the Bentley Hybrid Concept at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 20, 2014. This will be Bentley’s first plug-in hybrid ...

Audi now brings the S3 Cabriolet. The open-top four-seater is unrivalled in its segment. Its 2.0 TFSI engine develops 300 hp and delivers 380 Nm of torque but, with S tronic, consumes just 7.1 litres of fuel per 100...