Tata Safari Long Term Report 2

Highway Manners The Safari Storme has completed a month in our garage and the first thing I did was to take it for a week-long 1500km long trip on a well surfaced road. That’s what SUVs are for. Of course, there were some broken roads and a few ditches strewn...

Sep 9, 2025

Mahindra Bolero Power Plus First Drive

What is it? A new sub four-metre variant of Mahindra's Bolero utility vehicle – the Bolero Power Plus. It has been brought in to take advantage of the lower excise duty bracket for cars with under four-metre length. To qualify for the same, Mahindra has powered it with the 1.5-litre...

Sep 9, 2025

Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Road Test Review

Introduction This is one of the most important cars for Mercedes in India. Mercedes is entering a segment which has so far been exploited by the likes of Audi Q5 and BMW X3 for a while now. Internationally Mercedes has the GLK but it was getting long in the tooth...

Sep 9, 2025

Toyota Platinum Etios First Drive

What is it? Toyota's another attempt at finding more buyers for a practical and spacious family sedan, which lacked the oomph, the exciting factor it needed to lure in buyers. The Etios was refreshed in 2013, when the exterior and interior were updated. This time around too, Toyota has improved...

Sep 9, 2025

Honda Brio facelift First Drive

What is it? A new face for the Brio that was launched in India in September 2011. This model has undergone subtle changes across exteriors and interiors, which are in line with the update given to its Indonesian model. The 2016 Brio's fascia is now enriched with a bigger grille...

Sep 9, 2025

Audi RS7 Performance First Drive Review

What is it? Who said a 2.0-tonne coupe can’t gulp supercars for breakfast? Of course it can and it is called the Audi RS7. With four doors, four seats and a large hatch opening for the boot, it’s as usable as any sports Coupe can be. Put your foot down...

Sep 9, 2025

Volkswagen Ameo diesel first drive review

What is it? As the name suggests, it is a diesel version of Volkswagen’s Ameo compact sedan. The German automaker has launched its CS earlier this year but only with the 75bhp/110Nm 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine option; a weak link in what was otherwise found to be quite a strong...

Sep 9, 2025

Honda Accord Hybrid First Drive Review

What is it? The Accord Hybrid is Honda India’s first full-fat premium offering in years. It is also the brand’s maiden attempt at giving an eco-friendly alternative to the diesel brigade from the Germans. That being said, it mainly rivals the Toyota Camry Hybrid which has been bit of a...

Sep 9, 2025

Fiat Avventura Urban Cross First Drive

What is it? A new derivative of the Fiat Avventura crossover, which in turn is a derivative of the Punto hatchback. Clearly, Fiat is enjoying this ‘offshoots’ idea. This is the Avventura Urban Cross and it looks identical to its namesake. Well, almost. The Urban Cross was first showcased early...

Sep 9, 2025

Volvo S90 First Drive Review

What is it? The car you see on these pages replaces the more than a decade old Volvo S80. Even for a conservative company like Volvo, 11 years was a long wait, as in the same time span some Japanese carmakers would have covered three model cycles, and even the...

Sep 9, 2025

Mahindra e2o Plus First Drive Review

What is it? Mahindra launched the e2o in 2013 and projected it as the ultimate city commuter that not only saves fossil fuels but is also cheaper to run and saves the environment by being a non-polluting vehicle. However with a price of Rs. 5.96 lakh, it was too less...

Sep 9, 2025

Tata Hexa First Drive Review

What is it? The Tata Hexa is the Indian carmaker's new flagship. Built on the same platform as the now discontinued Aria, the Hexa has seen a sea of revisions that should make it a way more enticing buy. Given Tata prices it right. For starters, the design is dramatically...

Sep 9, 2025

Toyota Etios Liva First Drive Review

What is it? The updated Toyota Etios Liva has arrived at a fairly appropriate time for its Japanese carmaker. Sales of mid-size hatchbacks are booming owing to the current festive spirit as well as the long-running change in buying trends – buyers are now opting for large hatchbacks more than...

Sep 9, 2025

Toyota Innova Crysta Petrol First Drive

What is it? The petrol version of the successful new-gen Innova that was launched in the Indian market this year. If you are wondering why this variant when there have been only a paltry sum of petrol Innova buyers earlier? Well, this is Toyota's answer to the ban in Delhi-NCR...

Sep 9, 2025

Renault Kwid 1.0 AMT First Drive Review

What is it? This, the new Renault Kwid AMT, is possibly the last chapter in the current Kwid's evolution story. The story itself mirrors that of the high-selling Alto quite closely: First there was the 800cc, then the 1-litre came along, and now there's the 1-litre with the AMT 'box....

Sep 9, 2025