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Citroen has unveils the first images of the Citroen Basalt Vision, a new SUV Coupé concept that will join the brand's range in India and South America in the second half of 2024. Powerful and stylish, this new model...

Hyundai Motor India has delivered the all-electric SUV Ioniq 5 to Indian movie star Shah Rukh Khan. Commemorating the 25 year long association with Hyundai, the company presented its flagship EV SUV to King Khan (as...

Mahindra Electric Automobiles Limited (MEAL), a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra, the pioneer of the SUV segment in India, unveiled the audacious “Vision Thar.e” at its signature Futurescape event in Cape Town, Sou...

MG Motor India announced the name of its upcoming smart EV as ‘Comet’. The name derives inspiration from the iconic 1934 British airplane which participated in the England-Australia MacRobertson Air Race.

Audi India has launched the new Audi Q3 Sportback. The Audi Q3 Sportback combines the strong presence and versatility of an everyday car with sporty elegance and agile handling of a coupé. This makes it the first co...

Mahindra & Mahindra took the wraps off the fun and fast XUV400 electric SUV on the eve of World EV Day, for personal car buyers looking to embrace the future. Part of the Mahindra EV iconic brand XUV recently announ...

Audi India has launched its new Audi Q3 in two variants – Premium Plus and Technology. Now in its second generation, the Audi Q3 is not only visually more dynamic, but has also taken a leap forward in terms of spaci...

Maruti Suzuki India Limited launched the latest avatar of the popular Alto, the all-new Alto K10. One of the most affordable cars in India, the new Alto K10 comes with fresh new exteriors, spacious interiors, enhanc...

To mark the 50th anniversary of the legendary BMW M GmbH division, BMW India will launch ten ‘50 Jahre M Editions’ across the product portfolio. Later this year the company will also launch BMW M certified dealershi...

Renault India has introduced the new Kiger MY22 with advanced features, at a starting price of Rs 5.84 lakh.

Maruti Suzuki has revealed that the New Age Baleno will come equipped with an inbuilt next-gen telematics technology, “Suzuki Connect”. The New Age Baleno will hit the market as one of the most technologically advan...

The electric mobility wave is yet to take off in India, but Audi India is ready with its products for the well heeled. The company launched India’s first electric supercars - Audi e-tron GT and Audi RS e-tron GT. Th...

The Mahindra TUV300 has metamorphosised into a new vehicle that goes by the name of Bolero Neo. So with the TUV moniker gone, Mahindra & Mahindra has shifted the new vehicle into the more popular and trusted Bolero ...

BMW India has launched the new BMW M5 Competition in the country. The power-packed sedan will be available as completely built-up unit (CBU) and can be booked exclusively on shop.bmw.in. The ex-showroom price of the...

The new Citroën C5 Aircross SUV has been launched at a special introductory price of Rs 29,90,000 (ex-showroom Delhi). The deliveries of the vehicle have commenced at La Maison Citroën phygital showrooms across the...

We all know this beautiful phrase in Hinglish, “Dil Maange More”. Well I am sure a lot of BMW 3 series customers would have wanted more from their BMW 3 series models in terms of space, the rest I am sure is almost ...

BMW India has launched the new BMW 3 Series Gran Limousine in the country. Locally produced at BMW Group Plant Chennai exclusively for the Indian market, the car is available in both petrol and diesel variants.

There are two types of car buyers in the country, one who buys cars and the other who buys Volkswagen cars. Volkswagen cars are known for their zippy performance, its exciting design, its robust build quality and it...

Skoda Auto has globally launched the all-new Enyaq iV electric SUV. The all-electric SUV is the Czech car manufacturer’s first production model to be based on Volkswagen Group’s Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB)...

The new Hyundai iMT or Intelligent Manual Transmission now comes as an option with the Venue compact SUV from Hyundai Motor India. The iMT is an industry first and it is for the first time a passenger vehicle in Ind...

Honda Cars India has launched its premium hatchback new Honda Jazz with refreshed looks, premium styling, a new flagship grade Jazz ZX along with segment leading features. The prices of the new Jazz starts at Rs 7....

The 2020 Hyundai Creta was launched in March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic was just beginning to raise its ugly head across India. A lockdown followed in April and no vehicle manufacturer was able to sell its prod...

Hyundai Motor India has launched a new Verna mid size sedan with several changes in design and features. The new Verna is priced at Rs 9.30 lakh onward and goes up to 15.09 lakh (ex showroom). Three engine options ...

Porsche has unveiled the new-generation 911 Turbo S for the global markets. The new range-topping 911 is the quickest and most powerful 911 Turbo model ever. With 640 hp, it offers an unprecedented combination of po...

Maruti Suzuki all-new Vitara Brezza was unveiled at the Auto Expo 2020 and it took us a while before we got our hands on it. We finally did so in the sun kissed beach land of Goa.

Tata Motors showcased an all-new range of passenger and electric vehicles with a focus on connected, electric, shared and safe at the Auto Expo 2020. The vehicles were unveiled in the presence of Tata Sons Group Cha...

For Tesla, the US-based electric car company, the cash registers seem to be ringing all the time. Sometime on November 22, 2019 the company unveiled its latest product, a weird looking vehicle that goes by the name ...

Leading luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz today introduced a host of innovative mobility solutions for aspiring customers named ‘Wishbox’. These offers are meant to encourage customers and financially empower th...

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...

Mercedes-Benz India is strengthening its line-up in the performance car segment this year with the new Mercedes-AMG C 43 4Matic Coupe. This is the first ever two door coupe in the AMG 43 line, introduced by Mercedes...

Ginetta Cars is a British specialist builder of racing and sports cars based in West Yorkshire in the UK and they have unveiled at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show, a supercar that goes by the name Akula, th...

Ahead of an official unveiling at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show to be held from March 7 to March 17, 2019 (Press days March 5 and 6), Ginetta, a UK based company has revealed details and imagery of its new creation.

The new Force Gurkha Xtreme 4x4 from Force Motors is a true definition of a real beast. It may have a bland cabin but when it comes to its engine, transmission, transfer box, suspension and build, it’s every off-roa...

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 eighth generation of the sports car classic Porsche 911 will be launched in Europe at the beginning of 2019. Prior to this, the prototypes’ engines get revved up to complete the final stages of a global testing ...

Here comes the mother-of-all super luxury SUVs from none other than Rolls-Royce, the makers of super-luxury cars like the Dawn, Wraith, Ghost and Phantom. The all-terrain high-bodied SUV goes by the name Rolls-Royc...

Things are heating up in the compact sedan segment, and it’s not because of the onset of summer but much rather due to the anticipation surrounding the launch of Honda’s latest contender-- the all new Amaze. Set to ...

Ford has launched their latest compact utility vehicle (CUV) for a starting price of Rs 5.09 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) for the Ambient petrol variant. Based on the Figo platform, the Freestyle gets two powertrains - ...

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...

It has been nearly four years since the 6th generation Mercedes Benz S-Class was launched in India and I had just arrived at the opulent Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad to drive the 2018 Mercedes Benz S-Class. Essenti...

Maruti Suzuki India launched the third generation Swift. The all-new Swift comes with a new exciting design, enhanced performance, and advanced passenger, pedestrian and child safety. For the first time, Swift offer...

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...

The year 2017 witnessed some amazing car launches and as we bid farewell to it and warm up to 2018 with the Auto Expo just around the corner, we bring you an exhaustive list of cars that could be launched in India ...

Land Rover has introduced the Model Year 2018 Discovery Sport in India with a suite of advanced technology features. These include Wi-Fi Hotspot and Pro Services in addition to the existing InControl Apps feature.

While most car manufacturers stick to the safe zone when it comes to designs, Lexus seems to have chosen a very radical path when it comes to styling of their vehicles. A case in point is the new Lexus NX 300h and i...

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 very briefly on the new Audi A5 Sportback and the new Audi S5 Sportback. Though we drove the cars barely for a few kilometres on a turf that was not the right one, we must admit that both the models...

Lamborghini presented its Aventador S Roadster at the IAA (International Automobile Exhibition) in Frankfurt, Germany. The Aventador S Roadster combines sports car like performance of the Aventador S Coupe with the ...

Imagine biting into a juicy burger loaded with tenderly roasted meat, layers of melted cheese, fried egg sunny side up, a few strips of bacon, a slice of ham and oodles of mayo. I’m sure your mouth is probably water...

The A3 has been Audi's most affordable model in India. It has contributed a lot to the German manufacturer's sales volumes here in India. A few months back the A3 facelift was introduced, it features some aesthetic ...

Is the all-new Jeep Compass going to be the knight in shining armour for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles India? We checked it out in the jungles of Goa to make up our mind.

The RX 450h comes in two variants—a Luxury variant and a Sport variant. I got the keys to the F Sport. This hybrid has got to be different, I told myself while getting into this SUV that is far cleaner and greener t...

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...

Maruti will be launching the new 2017 3rd generation Dzire compact sedan on May 16, 2017, here is a look at how the new Dzire fares up against the recently launched new 2017 Hyundai Xcent. In this article we speak o...

Motown India magazine is the first media outlet to have finally spotted the abominable snowman Yeti aka the International Cars and Motors Ltd (ICML) - Pininfarina premium world car that goes by the name of “EVO”. By...

Jeep Compass from FCA India stable is all set to hit the Indian roads by June 2017. The company will roll out Jeep Compass from its Ranjangaon manufacturing facility. This facility is owned by Fiat India Automobiles...

Supercar manufacturer Lamborghini launched the Huracan Performante, another variant of the Huracan model in India for a price tag of Rs. 3.97 crore (ex-showroom Delhi). Incidentally, the entire quota of the Huracan...

With several automotive companies in India promoting motorsport activities in the country, including off-road events, a pure thoroughbred off road vehicle is the need of the hour. The Rain Forest Challenge to be hel...

Lexus made its debut in India with their unveiling of three models, the RX 450 SUV, ES 300h Saloon and their range topping LX 450d. The new Lexus LS which was debuted at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show also made a guest ...

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...

Skoda's flagship model Superb is quintessential in every respect. The nature of this machine is tamed yet it can unleash brute performance at the flick of a lever and dominate the road with beastly power. We got our...

The new 5th generation Long Wheel Base E-Class from Mercedes Benz India is not all about speed, power and torque. It is a lot about Indulgence. Where else in the world will you find in a car, a rear seat so spaciou...

While Maruti and Hyundai have been the major players in this segment, there is still a large scope for improvement. This is where we feel Volkswagen has capitalised extremely well with their new Ameo TDI. The Ameo g...

With great speed comes an even greater responsibility of control and that is exactly what the Mercedes C 43 AMG displays. It has been pioneered to perform in every aspect and that sets it a class apart from every ot...

Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. has finally launched the 2017 Nissan GT-R in India. Nissan’s flagship sports car goes on sale for the first time in the country priced at Rs 1.99 Crore, ex-showroom, New Delhi in Europea...

Volvo Cars globally has unveiled a new version of the S90 sedan and top-of-the-line S90 Excellence in Shanghai, China, marking a new era for car-making in that country. The new S90 goes into production in November. ...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. will soon be launching their iconic Thar SUV with a BSIV compliant M2DICR engine for Rs. 6,13,331 (ex-showroom Delhi). The move comes at a time when the government is cracking down on poor e...

Cars, cameras, micro chips and miniskirts, all of them have one thing in common! They all seem to be getting smaller by the day. Thankfully, one manufacturer is not making the compact compromise. Toyota showcased th...

When things go bad, you can either slip into a corner and brood or you can continue to push yourself hard to win. The story of Mercedes-Benz India is more about pushing itself hard to win. Despite the ridiculous ban...

Well believe it or not the Audi R8 V10 Plus is infact that fast, quick and mind bogglingly aggressive to have me sitting there confused, thinking is this actually real. The new Audi is powered by a 5204cc naturally ...

If you have been planning to buy a hatchback for a while but are unable to set your finger on one alternative, then let me ease your worries. The Hyundai Elite i20 is probably your best bet in today's age and date. ...

One of the world's fastest SUVs, the Bentley Bentayga, was launched for the Indian market in New Delhi for an ex-showroom price of Rs. 3.85 crore. The Bentayga is powered by a 6.L twin turbo W12 petrol engine which ...

Compact SUVs seem to be the flavor of the season with almost all the big guns of the auto industry launching their own contenders. While Renault and Ford led the charge in India with the Duster and Ecosport respecti...

The Brezza has been launched in the country in several variants with prices starting at Rs 6.99 lakh. We got to drive the top end variant (but without the dual tone body colour scheme), the ZDi+ and found the vehicl...

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...

Audi RS7 Sportback has a twin turbo charged 4 litre V8 with direct injection producing 560bhp around 5700 to 6000 rpm and 700Nm of Torque just from 1750 all the way up to 5500rpm mated to a 8-speed tipronic sporty t...

Land Rover , part of Tata Motors Group based in India, has unveiled its first compact convertible SUV in London. The Range Rover Evoque Convertible combines the design and refinement of the Range Rover Evoque with a...

Mercedes-Benz India recently launched the G63 AMG ‘Crazy Colour’ Edition for around Rs. 2 crore plus (ex-showroom Delhi). The massive AMG G63 features a 5461cc V8 Petrol mill which produces 544bhp @ 5500rpm and 760N...

The Hyundai Creta makes its entry into one of the latest and most competitive segments of the Indian automobile market – the Compact SUV segment. We took the Creta for a test review from Pune to Lonavla by the end o...

There could not have been a better place to test drive the new Thar that was launched by Mahindra & Mahindra. Apart from several new features that have been added to the new Thar CRDe, the vehicle has now got a mech...

The 3rd generation BMW X5 is like a Gulliver on our Indian roads. Now with our cows on the roads as free as the birds in the skies, and our stray dogs breeding like Indians, one really has to be careful with this mo...

Maruti Suzuki Ltd unveiled the S-Cross, a crossover with the looks of an SUV on July 1, 2015 in Mumbai. The vehicle will come with two diesel engine options and will not have an option of a petrol engine. Of the two...

Alfa Romeo on their 105th anniversary of the A.L.F.A. has just unveiled the new Giulia at the Alfa Romero Museum in Arese, Italy called “La macchina del tempo”. In case you aren’t familiar with the iconic name an...

Aston Martin has now revealed the most powerful DB9 they have ever made-- the DB9 GT. Aston Martin has also updated their super saloon Rapide S and their baby V8 Vantage sports car. The three cars are set to debut a...

Continuing with its spirit to make it a successful car, Tata Motors has now launched the Nano in the all-new GenX Nano avatar. It’s a new compact that is a feature-rich hatchback for the youth of India, and is price...

One thing that India’s leading car maker Maruti Suzuki has in common with India’s leading car exporter Hyundai Motor India is that both sell small and affordable cars in India. Now that Maruti Suzuki has put togethe...

The Donkervoort D8 GTO family has grown with the addition of a brand new version: the D8 GTO Bare Naked Carbon Edition. It is the very first Donkervoort fully fitted with visible carbon fibre. It is a technique in w...

If you have seen the movie ‘The Italian Job’ you are bound to be a fan of the Mini. One of the reasons I was hitched to this movie was because it displays how agile a Mini Cooper can be. It is not just about how fas...

Last year, back in January, Audi had launched the RS7 Sportback in India, and we had been crying over the phone to Audi to let us have a go at it ever since. It’s taken a while, but now we finally got it in our poss...

No, not the classified portal that goes by the name Craigs list, this new BMW X3 surely makes it to our Crags list. Crag, by the way, means steep rugged rocky mass. This one’s a true off-roader by all means, that’s ...

Ever since the Hyundai Verna was launched in 2006, this compact sedan won the hearts of hundreds and thousands of customers in the country. The car simply got better in its looks and performance as the years went by...

BMW’s 1 series hasn’t made an impact in India at all unfortunately, but around the world the company has been able to sell nearly two million of the baby beamer in the last ten years. But now there is a new one. ...

The all-new Jaguar XE from the Tata Motors controlled JLR has made its first North American appearance at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. According to a company press release, the Jaguar ...

Mercedes-Benz held the world premiere of the F 015 Luxury in Motion car at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada (US) on January 6, 2015. With the self-driving luxury sedan F...

Akio Toyoda, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan has seen the future, and it’s called “Mirai.” That’s the name of Toyota’s new fuel cell vehicle, which Toyoda announced in a video released the nig...

Mercedes- AMG has launched yet another car this year. This time it’s the CLA 45 AMG’s dirty elder sister the GLA 45 AMG. Priced at Rs 69.6 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai), the GLA will have the same ground breaking 2.0L f...

A few days back, the final exterior design of Detroit Electric’s all-new, pure electric two-seater sports car, the SP:01, was revealed to the world. The company now gears up for production. According to a company pr...

BMW and Audi have ruled the Rs 35 lakh compact luxury SUV segment for years now, for reasons beyond human comprehension. All this while Mercedes sat out of this fight in India for far too long but now have decided t...

It has only been a short while since Honda Cars India Ltd. launched the 4th generation Honda City in both petrol (i-VTEC) and diesel (i-DTEC) variants. The i-DTEC diesel engines are powered by Honda’s Earth Dreams T...