Hyundai Verna facelift

Introduction Being relevant is perhaps more important in the fast changing automotive market than serving the required purpose. Hyundai Verna faces the same dilemma at the moment, it has everything that makes it competitive in the C-segment but is far away from the limelight after the launch of the Honda...

Apr 20, 2025

Maruti Suzuki Dzire vs Honda Amaze vs Hyundai Xcent vs Tata Zest

Introduction Necessity is the mother of invention, but it can also to lead to some quirkiness, especially when channelled into finding a workaround. India is perhaps the only market in the world where everything, including a sedan, crossover, SUV and an MPV with seven seats can still be categorised as...

Apr 20, 2025

Toyota Fortuner 3.0-litre 4x4 AT

IntroductionSUVs seem to be the mantra chanted by car buyers everywhere and their presence is being felt up and down the segments. What is it that attracts us to these breed of vehicles? It is the simple fact that they exude street credibility that no hatchback or sedan can ever...

Apr 20, 2025

Renault Lodgy

Introduction The Lodgy MUV is Renault’s attempt at making a mark in the premium seven-seater segment that is being ruled by the Toyota Innova for more than half a decade now. Where most of the Innova’s rivals failed for reasons like brand value, ownership cost, ‘taxi image’ and even looks,...

Apr 20, 2025

Mahindra Reva e2o

Introduction It was a nice feeling sitting in middle of a traffic jam, knowing that your car has not contributed even an ounce of smoke to all the pollution around. Every one of us has hopes for a cleaner environment, but contributes only so much towards it. We have our...

Apr 20, 2025

Hyundai i20 Active

Introduction Ease of driving, convenient dimensions and good fuel economy make hatchbacks a sensible purchase for an urban dweller and we may attribute a certain percentage of hatchback sales primarily for the above mentioned requirements. But, the humble hatchback might not be on everyone’s shopping list. For people with money...

Apr 20, 2025

Mercedes-Benz C-Class C220 CDI

Introduction There was a time when buyers used to opt for diesel cars over petrol models considering the price of diesel to be lower than petrol. However, this trend will slowly diminish with the constant narrowing of the price difference between diesel and petrol. The importance of having diesel cars...

Apr 20, 2025

Mini Cooper S - Experience

Introduction Minis are pretty simple cars despite the lifestyle image they depict. There are no surprises, they are all small, stylish and excel only on certain parameters, even if that means drawing flak for everything else. The all-new Cooper ‘S’ then is the obvious choice for anyone looking for a...

Apr 20, 2025

Audi A3 Cabriolet

IntroductionIt was roughly about seven years ago that I had a tryst with an Audi sports car which changed the course of my destiny. I had just completed my fifth semester of college and in that ‘make something out-of-myself- in- life’ mode I was interning with a publication. But it...

Apr 20, 2025

Mercedes-Benz GLA 45 AMG

IntroductionThe description of the Mercedes-Benz GLA 45 AMG, as seen on the bumf, says SUV. On Mercedes India’s own webpage, they have listed it under their ‘off-roader’ line up. We have heard others describe it as an “entry-level AMG” or “just another fancy looking Merc”. But nobody refers to it...

Apr 20, 2025

Tata GenX Nano AMT

Introduction Even after the launch in 2008, the Nano has been a work in progress for Tata Motors. Where it could have been tagged as a convenient city car, the Nano became rather infamous as the ‘cheapest car’ that few wanted to associate with. Six years and many iterations later,...

Apr 20, 2025

Mercedes-Benz B-Class facelift

Introduction Every time I praise the entry-level MPVish hatchback from Mercedes around a few enthusiasts, I am greeted by looks that are partly gauging if I am drunk and partly trying to establish if I am even an auto journalist. So before we go down the same road, let us...

Apr 20, 2025

Mercedes-Benz A-Class A200 CDI

IntroductionWhen Mercedes-Benz launched the A-Class in India it was a revelation. In a market where hatchbacks were (and still are to a large extent) perceived as budget offerings, the A-Class came as a breath of fresh German air. It opened up the eyes of a first-time luxury car buyer to...

Apr 20, 2025

Hyundai Xcent Long Term Report 1

Report 1 Five hundred and fifty five kilometres in two weeks, all clocked in Mumbai and suburbs, almost 80 per cent of them in prime time traffic with average speeds of around 20km per hour and yet achieving fuel efficiency of 15.85kpl. These numbers are good enough to make the...

Apr 20, 2025

2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid facelift

Introduction The Toyota Camry has carved out a place for itself in the saga of modern motoring. It is one of the few vehicles that are popular both among private buyers and the fleet market. It is a major seller for the Japanese automaker in a majority of the Gulf...

Apr 20, 2025