Automotive news | Comment | special report | Automobile information - www.zzdcar.com

Publish for free

Online Used Car Dealers Will Be Unusually Quiet This Super Bowl

Online Used Car Dealers Will Be Unusually Quiet This Super Bowl

Bathrooms — Not Food — Are the Great Equalizer at Highway Rest Areas

Bathrooms — Not Food — Are the Great Equalizer at Highway Rest Areas

Mercedes-Benz Kicks Off 2023 by Recalling 324,000 SUVs

Mercedes-Benz Kicks Off 2023 by Recalling 324,000 SUVs

Chinese EVs Catching Up To American Cars In Crucial Area: Fires

Chinese EVs Catching Up To American Cars In Crucial Area: Fires

BMW’s V12-Powered Hydrogen 7 Was Dumb as Hell, But a Total Power Move

BMW’s V12-Powered Hydrogen 7 Was Dumb as Hell, But a Total Power Move

Cases of Odometer Fraud Were Up in the U.S. in 2022

Despite being used in cars for decades, went up throughout the U.S. in 2022 compared to the previous year. The has been unkind to car buyers in the last few months, what with outrageous car prices that are only now starting to come down, but we can also add increased...

Researchers Hacked California's Digital License Plates, Gaining Access to GPS Location and User Info (Update)

managed to hack into California’s new , which are sold and managed by tech company . The digital plates, called , went on sale in California late last year, but it was only a matter of time before found a backdoor into Reviver’s systems. Luckily, the white hats got...

Mercedes-Benz Approved For Level 3 Automation In Nevada

In addition to announcing plans to , as well as an odd , Mercedes-Benz announced today that its has also been approved by the state of Nevada, with California approval expected soon. That means Mercedes will be the first automaker to offer Level 3 driving in the U.S. The...

Plants in New York City Can Absorb All Car, Bus and Truck Emissions on Summer Days

You may not think of New York City as an excessively green place, but life has found a way into every nook and cranny of the Big Apple not taken up by concrete. There’s so much green, in fact, that on certain summer days New York’s plant life reduce...

CES Just Became the World's Most Important Auto Show

Everybody loves concept cars. Sure, plenty of folks like to say that concept cars are pointless styling exercises, statements of excess, and demonstrations of technologies that will never make it to production. But even those folks, when they’re done pontificating, stand there in admiration of whatever freakish creation is...

Rolls Royce Had a Hell of a Year

Rolls Royce recorded its best-selling year of all time, Honda makes it sound like its Acura marque might be dead in another market and Tesla buyers are protesting in China as the automaker keeps slashing prices around the world. All this and more in for Monday January 9th 2023....

Automotive news

Maruti Suzuki Brezza CNG launched in India: Variants explained

Maruti Suzuki Brezza CNG launched in India: Variants explained "

Available in the LXi, VXi and ZXi variants55-litre CNG tankIntroductionThe Maruti Suzuki Brezza CNG has been launched in India with prices starting at Rs 9.14 lakh. It has now been introduced in the market across three variants and with one bi-fuel petrol/CNG MT engine. This is the first CNG-powered vehicle...

Tata Punch achieves 1.75 lakh unit sales milestone in India

Tata Punch achieves 1.75 lakh unit sales milestone in India"

- Tata Punch prices in India start at Rs. 6 lakh (ex-showroom)- Available in four colours and seven variantsThe Tata Punch has surpassed the 1.75 lakh unit sales milestone in India. The model, launched in the country in October 2021, is priced from Rs. 6 lakh to Rs. 8.87 lakh...

Toyota Hilux First Drive Review

Toyota Hilux First Drive Review"

Why would I buy it?Pickup versatility Road presence Strong performance Why would I avoid it?Interior lacks finesseExpensiveWhat is it?It’s a pickup truck based on the same platform that has given us the Toyota Fortuner and the Innova Crysta. It’s over 5.3 metres long, has a wheelbase longer than most executive...

Maruti Suzuki Brezza CNG waiting period stretches up to 4 months

Maruti Suzuki Brezza CNG waiting period stretches up to 4 months"

- It is available in three variants- Gets an ARAI-claimed fuel efficiency of 25.51km/kgMaruti Suzuki launched the CNG-powered Brezza in India last week at a starting price of Rs. 9.14 lakh (ex-showroom). The Brezza CNG is offered in three variant options including LXi, VXi, and ZXi. Moreover, Brezza is the...

BYD delivers over 700 units of Atto 3 in India

BYD delivers over 700 units of Atto 3 in India"

- BYD celebrates 16 years in India- Delivered over 700 units of BYD Atto 3The world’s leading new-energy vehicle manufacturer, BYD, is marking its 16th anniversary in India. Over these 16 years, the company has played a significant role in electric vehicle adoption in the country. The brand also stated...

New Hyundai Verna to be launched in India tomorrow

New Hyundai Verna to be launched in India tomorrow"

- 2023 Verna prices in India to be announced on 21 March- The model gets a new turbo-petrol engineHyundai India is all set to launch the new-gen Verna in the country tomorrow. The updated model has already commenced arriving at local dealerships across the country. Notably, bookings of the sedan...

Discounts of up to Rs. 90,000 on Nissan cars in March 2023

Discounts of up to Rs. 90,000 on Nissan cars in March 2023"

- Discount on MY2022 and MY2023 units of Nissan Magnite- Offers applicable till 31 March, 2023Nissan India has listed its discount offers for March 2023. While the Magnite gets discounts of up to Rs. 90,000, the Kicks attracts offers worth Rs 59,000. Here’s a complete list of discounts that can...

Hyundai announces pre-summer camp for its cars

Hyundai announces pre-summer camp for its cars"

- To be conducted from 17 March to 30 March, 2023- Valid across all Hyundai authorised service stations in IndiaHyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) has announced a pre-summer camp for its cars. The service camp will be conducted from 17 March to 30 March, 2023 across India at authorised Hyundai...

Renault-Nissan alliance signs agreement with Kamarajar Port

Renault-Nissan alliance signs agreement with Kamarajar Port"

- Aims to boost export of its cars- Has already exported over 1.5 million carsThe Renault-Nissan alliance has signed an agreement with Kamarajar Port Limited to boost the export of its cars globally. In the last 13 years, the alliance has already exported over 1.5 million cars from this port...

Tata Tigor dual-tone colour option discontinued

Tata Tigor dual-tone colour option discontinued"

- It was available in Magnetic Red and Opal White colour options- The sedan was recently updated with the BS6 Phase 2 powertrainTata Motors has silently discontinued the dual-tone versions of its compact-sedan, Tigor in the Indian market. The dual-tone colour option was available in Magnetic Red and Opal White...

Lewis Hamilton Says He's Still Fighting COVID-19 Effects Eight Months Later

Lewis Hamilton Says He's Still Fighting COVID-19 Effects Eight Months Later

Amidst all the excitement of yesterday’s surprise podium was cause for concern. Lewis Hamilton finished third after an impressive recovery following a botched call to remain on wet tires for the restart, while the rest of the field changed to drys. That result may ultimately be bumped up to...

One Photo Reminds Us Max Verstappen Is Really Good At This

One Photo Reminds Us Max Verstappen Is Really Good At This

The Hungarian Grand Prix certainly didn’t go the way Max Verstappen wanted, as the Dutchman was punted off in the first corner by a hydroplaning Valtteri Bottas and forced to spend the rest of the afternoon managing a chassis with severe damage. How severe? If you caught the “passenger”...

Red Bull Set A Dangerous Precedent Demanding Competitors Pay For Crash Damage

Red Bull Set A Dangerous Precedent Demanding Competitors Pay For Crash Damage

We have spent over about crash damage, placing blame, and off-track demands for reprimand and fair compensation in Formula One. It’s all a mix of bullshit grandstanding and seeking absolution, as it distracts from the on-track action and makes F1 all about the post-race litigation. A couple of weeks...

Sebastian Vettel's Second Place In Limbo As Aston Martin Explores Appealing Disqualification

Sebastian Vettel's Second Place In Limbo As Aston Martin Explores Appealing Disqualification

If you’re the type of Formula 1 fan tired of the typical Mercedes/Red Bull exchange of blows, you loved the . Esteban Ocon won the race, capping a dream weekend for Alpine that also saw Fernando Alonso finish fifth after a thrilling multi-lap battle with Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel was...

Place Your Bets: Which City EV Will Be The Slowest?

Place Your Bets: Which City EV Will Be The Slowest?

There are few things better than a good, old fashioned, ultra-slow drag race. Forget clocking record speeds and fraction-of-a-second times — I want to see a race so slow that I could be in contention with the winner. And that’s exactly what happens when you pit four city EVs against...

Special reports

How to get the best fuel efficiency from a manual car

How to get the best fuel efficiency from a manual car

IntroductionWith a country obsessed with the fuel efficiency of their car, we surely are always on a lookout to extract that extra kilometre from every drop of fuel we feed our engines. But seldom do we realise, the fuel efficiency of any car is dependent on a plethora of factors....

How to manage a car loan - Tips and tricks

How to manage a car loan - Tips and tricks

How to manage a car loan - Tips and tricksYou have decided to buy a car and have come to the conclusion that you will need a car loan to do so. But the myriad of options are confusing and you have hit a roadblock. Here are some tips and...

Temasek, Warburg Pincus and March Capital invest Rs 325 crore into CarTrade

Temasek, Warburg Pincus and March Capital invest Rs 325 crore into CarTrade

HighlightsThe CarTrade Group, India’s largest online automotive group, has raised Rs 325 crore from investors Temasek, Warburg Pincus and March Capital Partners. It plans to use these funds for its expansion into the auto finance space and to invest into companies in the automotive space. Commenting on the fund raise, Mr....

Types of car loans - New car loan, used car loan and loan against car

Types of car loans - New car loan, used car loan and loan against car

Types of car loansCar loans can make buying that dream car, whether it be a necessity or for leisure, way simpler. Rather than paying up a rather large amount of money up front, which could take years of savings, car loans can help you get the car you want/dream immediately...

How to drive a manual transmission car?

How to drive a manual transmission car?

IntroductionIndia has predominantly been a manual-car market, but with the influx of automatic transmissions, the 'art of driving a manual car' might be in jeopardy. Nonetheless, owning and driving a manual car is still a dream for many. However, it’s one thing to drive a car and another one to learn...

Automobile information

Are BMW X6 reliable?

Are BMW X6 reliable?

　　the BMW X6 was a bit of a mixed bag, as is the case with any vehicle. It all boils down to factors like the model year, how well its been taken care of, and the driving conditions its been through. Since the BMW X6 falls into the luxury SUV category, you might find that its maintenance and repair costs...

Can BMW i3 run on gas only?

Can BMW i3 run on gas only?

　　The BMW i3 is primarily an electric vehicle EV designed to operate on electric power stored in its high-voltage lithium-ion battery pack. However, some versions of the BMW i3 are available with an optional range extender, often referred to as the REx model. The range extender is a small internal combustion engine that serves as a generator to produce electricity,...

Are BMW 5 Series good cars?

Are BMW 5 Series good cars?

　　The BMW 5 Series stands as a well-regarded car in the automotive world, earning praise from both industry experts and owners alike. It has carved a niche for itself by blending performance, luxury, and cutting-edge technology. Lets delve into the key factors behind the BMW 5 Series acclaim: 　　Performance: The BMW 5 Series offers a spectrum of engine choices, including...

Can a BMW i3 charge at a Tesla charging station?

Can a BMW i3 charge at a Tesla charging station?

　　BMW i3 vehicles are not designed to charge directly at Tesla Supercharger stations. Tesla Superchargers use a proprietary charging technology that is specific to Tesla vehicles. Tesla vehicles use a unique charging connector and communication protocol that is not compatible with other electric vehicles, including the BMW i3. 　　The BMW i3 typically uses the Combined Charging System CCS or Type...

Are BMW X4 good cars?

Are BMW X4 good cars?

　　As of my last knowledge update in January 2022, the BMW X4 is generally well-regarded as a luxury compact crossover SUV. However, whether a BMW X4 is a good car for you depends on your specific preferences, needs, and priorities. Here are some factors to consider: 　　Pros: 　　Performance: The BMW X4 is known for its sporty and engaging driving dynamics....

About

Terms and Conditions Privacy policy Cookie Settings Contact Us

Services

Login register

zzdcar Motorcycle Review Automotive news Reviews

Copyright 2023-2026 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved