
There's nothing quite like a midlife face-lift. A nip here, a tuck there and suddenly you're back to being the talk of the town. It's a system that's worked wonders for celebs who refuse to raise the white flag against the merciless onslaught of age. Audi happily subscribe to the same school of thought and put their bestselling A4 under the knife. Sure, the car's lost its 'old' feel and...

12:23 PM, Mar 30, 2012

We at Overdrive rather like the Skoda Yeti. Its diminutive size and full size price may work against it on paper but one drive and you're sold. Unfortunately most prospective customers give paper value considerable consideration and the Skoda Yeti never shifted the numbers it deserved to, in India. The Yeti 4x2 is Skoda's solution to skimpy sales figures. It's a popular solution, knock off some unnecessary extravagances and slice...

06:09 PM, Jan 12, 2012

Mumbai has a very love it or loathe it character. Locals love it and outsiders absolutely abhor it. Despite having moved here two weeks ago I'm still very much an outsider. I blame my pessimism entirely on the traffic that I secretly fear is draining the joy out of my job. After a particularly white knuckled drive in a Range Rover recently I seriously pondered the feasibility of ever enjoying...

12:59 PM, Jan 11, 2012

Objectivity, above all else, is the hardest part of my job. Let me put it in perspective. In my case the Swift was the first enthusiast's car Id ever driven. The first time I'd experienced fluent steering communication on the twisties, the first time I felt the rear get loose and control it on opposite lock. The Swift diesel was my first taste of a car with a delicious kick...

03:56 PM, Dec 24, 2011

Gone are the days when one naturally assumed that owners of fancy cars don't have to bother about fuel expenses. In these dark times of the government having us by the marbles with their fuel prices it's just not acceptable for a car to be inefficient simply because it's expensive. Audi and BMW realize that tugging at the heart strings isn't enough anymore so here are two of their cars...

03:16 PM, Dec 08, 2011