Honda BR-V First Drive Review

What is it? The Honda BR-V is the Japanese car maker’s much-anticipated new entry-level SUV. Based on the same platform as the Brio, Amaze and the Mobilio, it is here to compete against the Hyundai Creta and the Renault Duster. The BR-V, which isn’t as butch looking as the latter...

May 15, 2025

Audi SQ7 Drive Review

What is it? This is a bright blue, technologically superior and bigger wheeled twin of what is already a delectable full-sized luxury SUV, the new Audi Q7. Okay, you can order the Audi SQ7 – yes, that's what it is called for it is faster as well – in more...

May 15, 2025

Jaguar F-Pace Drive Review

What is it? In a country like India, buying a low-slung sportscar is as practical as buying a speedboat in Rajasthan. Our broken roads and larger than life speed breakers post challenges that can turn even short commutes into endurance challenges for these exotics. This is where an SUV with...

May 15, 2025

2016 Audi A4 2.0TDI Drive Review

What is it? This is the new generation of the Audi A4 and it will replace the current car in India in only a couple of months. As with the current model, the new A4’s mainstay will be the 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel engine. However, in its improved avatar, the engine...

May 15, 2025

Maruti Suzuki Baleno Alpha 1.2 Long Term Review 2

Introduction This month the Maruti Suzuki Baleno has lived solely in the city. And I have discovered some great, some good and some not so nice bits about the car.First, the great bits The ergonomics – which includes everything from the lovely driving position (helped of course by a height...

May 15, 2025

Datsun Redigo First Drive Review

Introduction Datsun’s entry into India has been challenging to say the least. Its first offering, the Go, was a stripped out version of the Nissan Micra and it has been a struggle for the brand. The heavily stripped-out Go also caused Indians to associate Datsun with ‘budget’ and the crash...

May 15, 2025

Renault Lodgy Long Term Report 2

Introduction In our first report of the Renault Lodgy, we told you that we will analyse the potential of the car on the highway and in the city. So in the first month itself, we put our Lodgy to some mile munching activities. It mostly ran on highways in daylight...

May 15, 2025

Honda Amaze vs Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire vs Hyundai Xcent

Introduction Compact sedans or sub-4 metre sedans – whatever you may call them, these four-door vehicles with their boot cut short are massively important to buyers in India, and the leading bunch among them includes the Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire, Hyundai Xcent and the Honda Amaze. The just-updated Amaze has...

May 15, 2025

Hyundai Elantra 1.6 SX AT Long Term Report 2

Long Term Review - Second Report So I have spent nearly two months inat the seat of my Elantra and it has been a truly positive experience. This month I mostly used the Elantra for intra city commutes and the Hyundai felt more than at home. The Elantra just pampers...

May 15, 2025

Mercedes-Benz C250d vs BMW 320d vs Volvo S60 D4

Introduction The new C-Class which was launched just last year is a very impressive product. Apart from boasting a design which made it look like a mini S-Class, the cabin with its design finesse and superior quality swept the floor from under its competition. But where it lacked was in...

May 15, 2025

Mercedes-Benz GLC First Drive

What is it? The Audi Q5 and the BMW X3 have had it easy up until now as they never really had a competitor from arch rival Mercedes. Yes, the cheaper version of the ML or now the GLE came close but it was always more expensive and it was...

May 15, 2025

Tata Tiago Revotorq XZ Long Term Report 1

Long Term Review - First Report A lot’s lying on the shoulders of Tata’s little Tiago. It is big on character and is the brand’s full-hearted effort to give the consumer a well-rounded package. You’d agree too that it carries a welcome change from the usual design language from this...

May 15, 2025

Tata Tiago Road Test Review

Introduction Tata Motors has been going through a torrid phase lately. Not one car they launched in the past decade has come close to being successful. The fact that arch rival Mahindra has been racking up the numbers with nearly every car they have launched must have been a really...

May 15, 2025

Jeep Wrangler Unlimited First Drive Review

Introduction Let’s get two things straight. The car you see in this review is not a modified Mahindra Thar. Unlike most high riders this mammoth is true to its SUV designation and is unashamedly rugged in the world of comfortable soft-roaders. Meet the Jeep Wrangler, an SUV which is an...

May 15, 2025

Tata Tiago vs Maruti Suzuki Celerio

Introduction With the Tata Tiago now retailing in showrooms with a price tag that ranges from Rs 3.20 lakh to Rs 4.75 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) for the petrol version, there’s a lot of buzz in the market. Prospective buyers have visited showrooms, and some have even bought the product. However,...

May 15, 2025