Highlights

Highlights After the Micra, the Sunny is probably the most important car for Nissan and its plans for the Indian market for it will compete in a segment where people are particularly finicky about the value they get from the money they spend. So, if the Sunny really has to...

Apr 19, 2025

Van-ity fare

Introduction As I entered the IT Park where our office is located the security guard stopped me to tell me the parking lot is for IT Park employees and that call centre cabs have to wait outside! It wasn’t before I showed him my parking pass that he let me...

Apr 19, 2025

The sensible choice

What's the Passat about? When your daily commute to work takes about an hour and a half, no matter how much you love driving, and no matter how much you’d rather have a better handling car to a more comfortable ride, you’d eventually wish, pray or if you are intelligent...

Apr 19, 2025

The Successor

Introduction The second generation of the BMW X3 is here. And for its own sake it better be good because the competition - the Audi Q5 and the Volvo XC60 - has set such high standards that these made the previous generation X3 look quite ordinary frankly. But, there are...

Apr 19, 2025

The new Force

Introduction Force Motors has so far been known for the Traveller mini-van and the ubiquitous Trax MUV. Now the company, with some help from Lotus, has made its maiden entry into the Indian SUV market. At first glance there's space and a lot of kit on offer at a fairly...

Apr 19, 2025

Hyundai's affordable ace

Introduction For long now Indian tastes have been evolving. We are no longer satisfied by Plain Janes but want Glamorous Glendas instead, all the more better if they are blondes. The signs were there to see way back when Daewoo wanted to launch the Racer but had to switch to...

Apr 19, 2025

Mahindra XUV 500 W8 – A giant leap

IntroductionIt is without doubt Mahindra’s best, most impressive home-grown product yet. And going by the reactions we have gotten so far, it is probably the most awaited as well. We have had Innova and Safari owners and even people in Superbs hailing us down and getting a complete low-down on...

Apr 19, 2025

A new face

Introduction Skoda in India can do better; much better in fact. After all, its sister company, Volkswagen came to the Indian party much later, but has managed to gain more flavour already. Skoda believes, one car could set all this right and that is the Rapid. Rapid, is a new...

Apr 19, 2025

Tech take

Introduction There's a growing belief among car makers in India that automatics, which have so far been clearly ignored by the Indian buying public, are bound to succeed. We have seen it happen in other markets where automatics were rarely considered, seems to be the common standpoint be it Hyundai,...

Apr 19, 2025

Nissan Sunny VS Tata Indigo Manza VS Toyota Etios

Overview Budget Saloons. At under Rs 8 lakh, the new Nissan Sunny, the Tata Indigo Manza an the Toyota Etios are three of the more affordable three-box cars one can buy; especially when you consider the sort of equipment these feature. Also, since the Dzire and the Accent were beaten...

Apr 19, 2025

Born-free too

Introduction Game warden George and his team of trackers tread carefully, rifles raised. Suddenly, from nowhere a lioness comes charging. One of the trackers shoots at it but misses. With little time to spare, George raises his rifle and shoots her. Later, man-eating lion hunting over, George drives back with...

Apr 19, 2025

Slick and Sexy SLK

Introduction Traditionally, the Mercedes-Benz SLK has had a habit of getting a nose job done along the lines of another sibling. When it was launched in 1997, at a glance the SLK looked like the SL. The next generation 2005 model nicked the nose off the SLR McLaren. Now, the...

Apr 19, 2025

Mahindra XUV 500 Vs Tata Aria

Overview The 2.2-litre common rail diesel power collide in form of the Tata Aria and the Mahindra XUV 500. Which one is going to be the ultimate Indian crossover one must have? AUTO BILD INDIA finds out Once upon time there was a lioness who was forced to walk in...

Apr 19, 2025

Unrivalled

Introduction At less than Rs 6 lakh a potential sedan buyer has limited options. There’s the old Hyundai Accent, the even older Ambassador, the Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire, the Toyota Etios, and the Tata Indigo eCS. This equation though changes quite a bit the moment you start thinking in terms...

Apr 19, 2025

Honda Jazz Vs Hyundai i20 Vs Maruti Suzuki Swift Vs Skoda Fabia

Overview So, there's a new Swift. But there's also the i20. Then there is the Jazz, which is no longer over priced. Finally, there's the Fabia. AUTO BILD INDIA picks the best of this clutch of petrol hatchbacks It’s an ever changing world, especially the automotive world. Just take a...

Apr 19, 2025