Ford Figo Aspire vs Hyundai Xcent vs Honda Amaze: Spec comparison

IntroductionThe Figo Aspire joins the crowded compact sedan segment on August 12. The Ford’s compact sedan takes a different approach to put forward its cases, being a jack-of-all in a segment where each car banks on one USP, be it the features, performance or diesel AMT. We pit the Figo...

Dec 4, 2024

Ford Figo Aspire vs Ford Classic: The Journey

Introduction We wait for an official confirmation from Ford to confirm if the Fiesta Classic sedan has been discounted (looks like it, since the numbers are at all-time low). It makes sense for Ford to bid adieu to the sedan, since the new Figo Aspire is similarly priced and would...

Dec 4, 2024

Ford Figo Aspire variants decoded

Variants decodedFord has launched the Figo Aspire for the Indian market and has priced the base petrol variant at Rs 4.89 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) and the top-spec diesel version at Rs 8.24 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). It is available in nine variants and with three engine options. This is an important...

Dec 4, 2024

2015 Mahindra Monastery Escape: To the mountains and beyond

2015 Mahindra Monastery Escape   As it turns out, it is difficult to make your way through the haze of presumptions and biases when setting foot in Srinagar, especially when you’ve breathed in a metropolitan such as Bombay pretty much all your life. Fondly referred to as the ‘Paradise on...

Dec 4, 2024

Top 6 Safest Cars for under Rs 15 Lakh

Top 6 Safest Cars for under Rs 15 lakh   While looking to buy a new car, we all tend to obsess over how good it looks, the amount of features on board and lastly, how safe it is. We live in a nation with famously unparalleled levels of bad...

Dec 4, 2024

6 new car launches in September 2015

6 new car launches in September  Looking to buy a new car? You might want to reconsider your options as there will be a whole new load of cars arriving next month. With models including the Maruti Ciaz diesel hybrid, Mahindra TUV300 and Renault Kwid, plus premium options such as...

Dec 4, 2024

Is Maruti Suzuki Nexa worth the hype?

Introduction Value-for-money, affordable cars - the mantra that helped Maruti Suzuki pile record numbers in India, is turning out to be a sore point with their shift in focus to the premium cars. And then there is another predicament: an image overhaul can’t be at the cost of disconnect with...

Dec 4, 2024

India-bound cars at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show

Page-1The spacious floors of the Messe Frankfurt exhibition hall will soon turn into a sea of cars and people. Come September and the Germans will host, in these halls, one of the most awaited auto shows in the world- The Frankfurt Motor Show. This 66th edition of the motor show...

Dec 4, 2024

Ford Figo Aspire Titanium Plus 1.5 Diesel: Editor’s Take

Editor's Take    The new Ford Figo Aspire has a very tempting price. But, it’s only true for the entry-level model. Because when you move to the top of the line diesel variants (like the car we have here), the Figo Aspire transforms into the most expensive car in its...

Dec 4, 2024

Rain Forest Challenge 2015 Experience

Rain Forest Challenge 2015 Experience Mumbai to Goa, not by road, but by flight, sounds boring? For a man of who loves the open roads - it surely is. And from a rainy day in Mumbai, to a very baffling weather in Goa, it only added to the frown lines...

Dec 4, 2024

Photo Comparison: New Mercedes C63 S AMG versus old C63 AMG

New Mercedes C63 S AMG versus old C63 AMG    Mercedes-Benz India will launch an all-new C63 S AMG in the next couple of weeks and while we are totally looking forward to it, we mustn’t forget its earlier generation model codenamed W204. With its wider track and a massive...

Dec 4, 2024

Top 5 diesel compact sedans in India

How we did it? We took the seven basic parameters that most of us consider while buying cars on a score card and rated each model in the segment to find the best options on paper. Price matters, and in India, so does the efficiency. As for things like power,...

Dec 4, 2024

Force Gurkha RFC 2015-The home-grown E.O.V

The home-grown E.O.V I’m standing at the bottom a large slope waiting for something to fly over the top. In the distance I can hear the rather coarse tone of an un-muffled diesel engine getting louder and louder and then without warning, I see two giant Maxxis Bighorn Tyres emerge...

Dec 4, 2024

Force Gurkha Vs RFC Gurkha

The fraternal twinsIt is perhaps one of India’s most well-known hidden SUVs. Named after a tribe of highly valorous and immensely capable people from Nepal, the Force Gurkha is an SUV with a single purpose - to be the best off-road. With so much credibility in the art of taking...

Dec 4, 2024

Top 6 diesel sedans in India

How we did it?  Below is the detailed list of pointers that we have taken into consideration. Each car is rated individually on a scale of 10, with the winner getting maximum points and then the rest in descending order. The car with the highest score wins.   Price: We...

Dec 4, 2024