MicraWave

Introduction Nissan India Ltd. will launch the new Nissan Micra for the Indian masses on the 14th of July. They already have Ranbir Kapoor as their brand ambassador and there are already several teasers on television with the Micra. The Nissan Micra is an important car for Nissan in India...

Apr 2, 2025

The C of change

The C of change Green and clean fuels seem to be the mantra these days. Bio-fuels, hybrids and electric cars are what car manufacturers are leaning towards. The development costs of these technologies are high and the impact of this directly impacts customers. Mercedes-Benz too believes in saving our blue...

Apr 2, 2025

Performance Matters

Performance Matters Earlier last month, CarWale drove the Nissan Micra and got some first impressions on the car (Click here to read earlier comprehensive review). With the performance of the Micra being one of the main points of discussion on our forum, Nissan India were kind enough to lend us...

Apr 2, 2025

A Renewed Vista

A Renewed Vista Last month we drove the Indica Vista Drivetech4 Safire (petrol), and recently, we got our hands on the Drivetech4 Quadrajet. The Indica Vista has undergone a few minor changes in its powertrain to meet the recently enforced Bharat Stage IV emission norms. The Indica Vista Drivetech4 comes...

Apr 2, 2025

Fiat Grande Punto vs Maruti Suzuki Swift vs VW Polo

Overview Looking for a city car that stands out in the crowd and gets you appreciative nods? You now have three options, the popular Maruti Suzuki Swift, the gorgeous looking Fiat Grande Punto and the latest kid on the block, the Volkswagen Polo. But, which of the three makes for...

Apr 2, 2025

Lost in Transformation?

Lost in Transformation? Hyundai Motors India Limited, the Korean automaker, is on one transformation spree and has been rapidly transforming its models. Last year, it was the Sonata Transform and this year, after the i20, it is the turn of the Verna, now called, Verna Transform. What then is the...

Apr 2, 2025

Alt-is well

Alt-is well News about the launch of the Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel had been floating around for awhile. However, it is only now that Toyota Kirloskar has finally brought in the Corolla Altis Diesel. The Toyota Corolla Altis (The tenth-generation Corolla, project named E140) now comes with a 1.4-litre common...

Apr 2, 2025

Audi A4 vs Volvo S80

Overview Looking for an affordable luxury car that has shocking performance? The A4 3.0TDI seems like the perfect recipe. Or is it? To settle the debate we have the twin turbo diesel S80 for company. Let the drag begin... Fast diesels today are becoming the norm rather than the exception,...

Apr 2, 2025

Marco-Polo

Marco-Polo Report Date: 05 August 2010 Current Odo reading: 8999Kms driven so far: 5488Overall economy: 16.70kplBest: 18.89kplWorst: 14.62kplProblems so far: Nothing at all, except a blown headlamp parking light bulb and an injured alloy wheel.Our additions to the car – Blindspot mirrors.One of the questions that we keep getting asked...

Apr 2, 2025

Marco-Polo (Long Termer Report 2)

VW Polo Long Termer Report Last Report Date: 05 August 2010Current Odo reading: 9900Kms driven since last report: 901 Overall economy: 17.1kplBest: 19.3kplWorst: 14.4kpl Problems so far: Car needs a new alloy (see last post), Driver's side power window auto-down has stopped working. After 6,389kms of driving the Polo still...

Apr 2, 2025

Altomatic

Altomatic On seeing the A-Star, the first thing that comes to mind is the Alto because the A-Star is sold as the Alto in European markets. Alto became Maruti Suzuki India Ltd’s new bread and butter car, a distinction held by Maruti 800, for 25 glorious years. Considering, the Alto...

Apr 2, 2025

Winds of Change

Introduction The Polo hatchback, launched earlier this year, was Volkswagen’s first serious foray into the Indian market and saw a lot of investment being brought in by this very serious German carmaker to set up a state of the art manufacturing facility at Chakan in Maharashtra. But their seriousness to...

Apr 2, 2025

Fiat Linea vs Hyundai Verna Transform

Overview The Verna could have offered the Linea some good competition but it lost out on a lot of brownie points, thanks to its plain Jane looks. Now though Hyundai has launched the Verna Transform, a facelift. So we pit it against the Linea to fi nd out which is...

Apr 2, 2025

Six in the City

Six in the city During our Hyundai i20 CRDi Road Test earlier last year, we fell in love with the performance of the i20 Diesel and we called it the Diesel Go-Kart. Hyundai recently tweaked its CRDi engine to meet the emission norms set by the government for BS-IV compliance...

Apr 2, 2025

Skoda Laura vs Toyota Corolla Altis

OverviewDoes the Corolla Altis diesel have what it takes to beat our current diesel D-segment champ, the Skoda Laura? AUTO BILD INDIA delivers its verdictThe Corolla Altis diesel might have a small engine but as it proved in our previous issue, it’s no pushover. However, the real test will be...

Apr 2, 2025