Glimpses from India's wackiest car museum

IntroductionGandhi’s birthday is generally a holiday when most people choose to be at home, eat some good food, visit public places of interest and more often than not drain through all the booze that they procured in a hurry at 10.45 the previous night when they realised that the next...

Dec 4, 2024

Maruti Suzuki Baleno vs Hyundai i20 vs Honda Jazz: Spec Comparison

Introduction   There has been a lot of movement in the premium hatchback segment in the last year or so. First it was the much improved Hyundai Elite i20 that arrived in August 2014 and earlier this year it was Honda India that introduced us all to the all-new generation...

Dec 4, 2024

8 Seriously Cool Variants Of Regular Cars In India

8 Seriously Cool Variants Of Regular Cars    The Indian car market is full of mundane, economy-minded cars built to deliver maximum kilometres to a litre and be reliable in the long run. And as one would expect, these vehicles can hardly be deemed as collectibles and, in fact, are...

Dec 4, 2024

CarWale Buying Guide: Used First-gen Ford Figo

Introduction It is of the most underrated hatchbacks in India. The Ford Figo has got the basics right; it is efficient, got acceptable performance, a large boot and basic safety features. More importantly, it is a lot more affordable than the likes of the Maruti Swift and the Hyundai Grand...

Dec 4, 2024

CarWale Buying Guide: Ford Figo Aspire

Ford Figo Aspire   Another compact sedan for the quintessential status conscious Indian car buyer has arrived. As with every other compact sedan, the Figo Aspire too is based on a hatchback.    So, it has a closed boot; a boot I would never end up using unless I am...

Dec 4, 2024

Chevrolet Trailblazer Vs Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Vs Toyota Fortuner Spec Comparison

Introduction   It is the battle of the behemoths and there is a new boy in town. Yes, we are talking about the massive ladder-on-frame SUVs located in the upper echelons of the D-segment. In the fray are the familiar Toyota Fortuner and the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport but now there...

Dec 4, 2024

CarWale Buying Guide: Used Maruti Suzuki Swift

Introduction    Maruti Suzuki is now a household name because of cars like the 800 and the Alto, however, it’s the old Swift that can truly be coined as the game changer in the intensively competitive hatchback segment. Introduced in mid-2005, the old Swift was thoroughly modern and unlike anything...

Dec 4, 2024

Back to the Future Special: 5 Hero Cars We Would Want To See From The 80s

5 Hero Cars    We distinctively remember the 1980s for all the over-the-top albeit really cool stuff such as outlandish fashion sense, angular hairstyles and ridiculous music videos, but let’s not forget that the decade has also given us plenty of all-time greats in the world of motoring. Take the...

Dec 4, 2024

Back to the Future Special: Time travelling DeLorean DMC-12 explained

Introduction   About 30 years ago, a movie came out that redefined the very nature of fictional time travel. It was no longer about using magic spells or having alien super powers but rather involved some very questionable science and unhinged bending of the laws of Physics.  The film in...

Dec 4, 2024

CarWale Buying Guide: Chevrolet Trailblazer

Introduction The Chevrolet Trailblazer - A full-sized SUV with the true American lineage. It is as big as SUVs get and comes with the right mix of performance, features and space. Launched in India to rival mainly the Toyota Fortuner, the Trailblazer is the first vehicle that has everything in...

Dec 4, 2024

2015 Tokyo Motor Show: New Cars And Concepts To Look Out For

2015 Tokyo Motor Show   As international motor shows go, the one in Tokyo doesn’t quite fit the norm. Sure, you have a wide array of fresh metal to look at and manufacturers that go overboard in cordoning off their newest creations. What’s different here, though, is that some of...

Dec 4, 2024

CarWale Buying Guide: Used Tata Nano

Used Tata Nano   I can see the logic in someone buying a brand new Tata Nano today, or GenX Nano as it is christened. Then, be it as their first family car or yet another one in the household. It's affordable, it's fuel efficient, and in the latest avatar,...

Dec 4, 2024

7 interesting concept cars from the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show

Introduction   The 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, apart from being Japanese auto manufacturers’ playground also hosted a number of interesting and futuristic automotive concepts. Some of them may ultimately find their way to actualisation while most of them were purely showcased to highlight the design, engineering, technological genius and mindset...

Dec 4, 2024

CarWale Buying Guide: New Hyundai Elantra

Introduction   The Hyundai Elantra is the South-Korean automaker’s answer to the question, “How good and comfortable can a Hyundai get, if price does not feature high on the priority list?. Their contender in the D-segment, the Elantra has been on sale in India for almost four years now but...

Dec 4, 2024

CarWale Buying Guide: Used Hyundai i20

Introduction    Essentially a replacement for the ageing Getz, the old i20 was Hyundai’s first attempt at making a premium hatchback. And the Korean brand went all out by using a completely new platform, designed by their European arm, to make the i20 a truly global product. The end result...

Dec 4, 2024