I am driving the Sunny and heading to Mahabalipuram, did I do this before? Yes just three months back, but it isn't sunny this time, it's actually raining and a cool wind is blowing. The car is a Sunny but it's the new diesel variant. The diesel was in the pipeline but Nissan have gone ahead and launched the car much before schedule. Not just that, the car makes its...
06:06 PM, Jan 12, 2012
The Honda Jazz is the most desirable hatchback in India and theres no disputing that. Weve liked its space, its versatility, its interiors, its engine - heck everything about the car - except its pricing. Two years ago on our mega hatchback comparo in Ladakh the Jazz stood head and shoulders above its brethren yet it couldnt win the test because of its silly pricing. Finally the pricing issue has...
06:29 PM, Dec 28, 2011
The smooth roads are twisty and going downhill, I haven't blinked even once and the car is flowing through the corners with just the right amount of feedback from the steering, it's well planted and doesn't want to let go of the road. I find myself drawn into believing that Iam in some kind of driver's utopia. But this is not a dream. It's the all-new BMW 3 Series that...
07:17 PM, Dec 22, 2011
One and a half years, thats exactly how long it has been since General Motors turned a new leaf in India by launching the Chevrolet Beat. The car has proved to be a brilliant package combining a great mix of style, interiors, efficiency and dynamics. It even went on to win OVERDRIVEs small car comparo in March last year. The car took off with great enthusiasm but with more manufacturers...
12:45 PM, Dec 19, 2011
Most automobile manufacturers today have begun to give a similar family face across all models in its lineup. Toyota's siblings until recently looked different from each other but now even the Japanese manufacturer has decided to give their models a family treatment. That brings us to the SUV you're seeing here, it is the new Fortuner that will be soon be seen on Indian roads. When you look at it,...
04:36 PM, Dec 17, 2011
The Innova doesn't need an introduction. It went straight to the top of its class when it was launched six years ago and is still untouchable. In fact this probably is a record of sorts - despite being on the market, essentially unchanged, it still commands a waiting list! Despite being the staple of taxi fleets all over the country it still is very popular among private buyers. How then...
04:35 PM, Dec 17, 2011
I remember when I drove the Nissan Sunny in India for the first time and came back to office. Apart from everyone going 'sunny side-up' ten thousand times, the joookes on the ad were wearing thin. So the banter shifted to guessing the price. Everyone put the car in the seven lakh plus category, considering the features it had. But when Nissan announced the price a week later, it was...
03:15 PM, Dec 12, 2011
Design & Style The Alto has been around for a decade now, the K10 received a nose job and a redesigned tail to give it a fresh look but that doesn't make the car any different from the Alto we've known Maruti engineers may have shoe-horned the K10B engine into the Alto but this resulted in increasing the length of the engine bay. The front overhang also got longer and...
05:09 PM, Dec 07, 2011
On the face of it, the Rapid, Skoda's version of the Vento is the perfect example of what Volkswagen ownership has done to the Czech manufacturer. The latter landed here a decade ago and created a name for itself with the Octavia. Other models like the Laura, Fabia, Yeti, and Superb strengthened the brand further. But it's the acquisition by Volkswagen that has really changed things around for Skoda. And...
05:05 PM, Dec 07, 2011
The four-wheel drive system in an SUV has evolved over the years, from the mechanical era to today's more complex electronic systems. Newer technologies have only made it easier to drive through challenging terrain and situations but to fully understand how these systems work one has to drive the vehicle in an off-road environment. We were recently at the BMW Xperience event in Gurgaon to drive the BMW xDrive range...
02:19 PM, Dec 03, 2011
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