Traffic signal ethics – To stop or not?

Traffic signalIt’s a hot summer afternoon. Sweat beads tickling down your face. Your fingers impatiently drumming on your car’s steering wheel. Clutch pressed, the first gear is slotted in place. Your eyes anxiously fixed at an elevated structure on top of a pole at the corner of the road. And...

Dec 22, 2024

Turbocharger

TurbochargerWhen the talk is about fast cars, there is one word which can pretty much sum up the speed, it’s called turbocharger. This word can usually be found next to the engine capacity detailing how significantly it has boosted the mill’s power. Most of us are content thinking that it...

Dec 22, 2024

Anti-lock Braking System(ABS) Explained

ABSWe are going to talk about something that will possibly help you avert major mishaps and thus is an essential safety feature – The Anti-Lock Braking System – known as ABS to us. In an ideal scenario, when you want to stop, you apply brakes by gradually pressing the brake...

Dec 22, 2024

Tubeless tyres explained

Tubeless tyresEverything in today’s world is made in such a manner that it fits in with consumer demands, pricing and offers optimum performance. Such is the case with the automobile market. Driving this sector in a very literal manner are the tyres that a car’s chassis sits on. Thanks to...

Dec 22, 2024

Rajdhani Challenge of Mahindra-renault Logan Play

Part 1 Play it LOGAN Introducing the Logan Play that we drove to three different cities in a bid to challenge the Rajdhani's time and cost. The Mahindra Renault Logan was a game changer from the day it was launched. It shook up the entry level sedan market. Essentially a...

Dec 22, 2024

Frankfurt motor show: Green Cars

Part 1 It’s evident that the future is electric and Audi confirms that with the E-Tron concept. The E-Tron is designed to be as slippery as possible to cheat every bit of air. The large frontgrille and flaps on the front are flush fit and open when additional cooling is...

Dec 22, 2024

0-100-0

Page 1 It's time to meet the best handling cars once again. But this time round, the fight is for the quickest accelerating and quickest stopping cars with the addition of three new players. Handling, you’d agree, is only half of what endears a car to an enthusiast. The other...

Dec 22, 2024

Bosch Technology Conference

Part 1 AUTO BILD INDIA goes on a tour into the wonderful world of technology. The ABS simulator presented a near real imagery of what one sees through the car during emergency braking. Bosch Limited, a part of the Robert Bosch Group, which is one of the largest suppliers of...

Dec 22, 2024

Drifting time in Tokyo

Part 1The Kei Jidoshas or Kei cars are the most common sight in Japan. Considering it is one of the largest car markets in the world, a motor show in Japan should be a big deal with manufacturers pouring in with new models. However it wasn't the case at this...

Dec 22, 2024

Super Fast Cars

Part 1They sound glorious when they roar. They burn rubber with their prodigious power. Their styling is gorgeous enough to make each one of them, well, almost, into subjects for pin up posters that make us petrolheads drool and dream of owning one. They are better and far more exotic...

Dec 22, 2024

Fiat Diesel Drives India

Part 1 One mighty heart. Fiat launched a pan-India drive with the Linea, Punto, Palio and the cute little 500, all featuring the famed 1.3-litre Multijet engine, with the idea of promoting the engine and their cars and also to prove their reliability. For the seventh leg of the Fiat...

Dec 22, 2024

Geneva Motor Show 2010

Part 1Every car lover worth his salt knows about the Geneva Motor Show. Organised since 1905, this year’s event was the 80th edition. Traditionally, the Geneva Motor Show has been about world premieres. The 2010 Geneva Motor Show was no different, but there was a twist in the Geneva tale....

Dec 22, 2024

Drive to Dicover

Part 1 A monsoon rally, almost. With just a few hundred kilometres scheduled for each day, we expected it to be a dawdle. However all that changed for the Indian monsoons had wreaked havoc on the country's roads. AUTO BILD INDIA's discoveries on Honda's Drive to Discover road trip... We...

Dec 22, 2024

Travelogue: Rajaji Natinal Park

Part 1 Elephant hunt. AUTO BILD INDIA travels to the Rajaji National Park in Uttaranchal for a weekend to explore the untouched beauty that are the jungles set in the foothills of Himalayas and shoot some elephants. With a camera of course. Read on to learn more about the place....

Dec 22, 2024

Travelogue: Pushkar

Part 1 HOW TO GET THERE : Exit Delhi and take the NH8. Cross Gurgaon and then continue on the Jaipur-Delhi stretch. After 218km take a right turn from Chandwaji to take the Jaipur bypass, avoiding the traffi c from the city. This bypass leads you past Kishangarh and towards...

Dec 22, 2024