2018 Maruti Suzuki Swift Diesel AMT Long Term Report 1

Long Term Report 1 Pros: Design, quality, dynamics Cons: Clattery diesel, slow gear shifts We quite liked the latest generation Maruti Suzuki Swift when we first drove it. You can read about it HERE. That one was a petrol model. And, it had a manual gearbox. Both of which, by...

Sep 10, 2025

2018 CarWale Track Day: Ford EcoSport vs Maruti Vitara Brezza vs Tata Nexon

Introduction Why on earth would anyone take SUVs on to the Madras Motor Racing Track? It’s like getting comedian Kapil Sharma play Tom Cruise’s role in a Mission Impossible sequel. As crazy as that may sound, today’s cars are evolved examples of what carmakers learn on the track. So considering...

Sep 10, 2025

2018 CarWale Track Day: Volkswagen Polo GT TSI vs Maruti Suzuki Baleno RS

Introduction The Hulk has power, old-school muscle - loads of it, but also the insanity that tags along. Sure, you can control it, but that requires Zen and a lot of it. The Iron Man is the new kid on the block, a millennial, and a smart man one at...

Sep 10, 2025

2018 CarWale Track Day: Mini Cooper S JCW vs Skoda Octavia RS

Introduction What we have here are two FWD cars producing more than 200bhp of power and have a top speed of over 200kmph. Of course, their body styles are different, but still what they have in common is delivering an invigorating performance to car enthusiasts. This is still not an...

Sep 10, 2025

2018 CarWale Track Day: Volvo S60 vs Audi S5

Introduction Both these cars produce in excess of 300 horses and have AWD to provide immense traction. The Audi S5, in fact, has all the ingredients to excel here. A powerful 3.0 litre V6 engine, a quick gearbox and AWD are only some among a long list of features packed...

Sep 10, 2025

2018 CarWale Track Day: Audi RS7 Performance

What is it? It’s over 5 meters long, seats four in opulence and has quilted leather all over the cabin. Judging by its appearance and equipment list, I didn’t expect the Audi RS7 Performance – a 2 tonne sedan, to be up for a track day. In a way I...

Sep 10, 2025

2018 CarWale Track Day: Audi R8 V10 plus

Introduction As the bright sun skips over the horizon to eclipse the skies at the Madras Motor Racing Track, a dazzling yellow Audi R8 V10 shines brightly at the pits. Yes, we at CarWale's annual track day event are going to set the racing lines on fire to check out...

Sep 10, 2025

2018 CarWale Track Day: Mercedes-AMG GT R

Introduction The beast from Green Hell. It’s an extremely catchy line. And AMG’s justification for that is that this Mercedes-AMG GT R was developed at the Nordschleife a.k.a Green Hell.What makes it special? This should make the GT R extremely planted and easy to drive around the less challenging corners...

Sep 10, 2025

2018 CarWale Track Day: Volkswagen Ameo Cup Race Car

What is it? Volkswagen Ameo? A race car? Odds are you have never heard these words next to each other in a sentence. Nonetheless, the Ameo Cup race car does exist and is in fact VW Motorsport India’s most recent hard-hitting track tool. Let’s get one thing straight though –...

Sep 10, 2025

2018 Ford Freestyle 1.2 Ti-VCT Titanium First Drive Review

What is it? Why I would buy it?Fun to drive, feature list Why I would avoid it?Quality of plastics for the interiors, lack of headroom at the rearFord is betting big on SUVs and crossovers, not just at the global market but in India too. It has already tasted success...

Sep 10, 2025

Volkswagen Passat vs Skoda Superb

Introduction The executive luxury segment of cars in India is a space where the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord contested fiercely, but then, the Skoda Superb brought in a lot more to the table. This sedan also enjoyed a free run by being the only model with a diesel...

Sep 10, 2025

Honda City ZX CVT i-VTEC Automatic Long Term Review Report 3

Long Term Report 3  Pros: Spacious and quiet cabin, multiple storage spaces, big bootCons: Cumbersome touchscreen, rear vents not effective enough    It’s been three months since the Honda City ZX CVT petrol entered our long term garage. In the last two months, the City has done a large chunk of...

Sep 10, 2025

Toyota Yaris Petrol First Drive Review

What is it? Why would I buy it? Great all-rounder, loaded with features  Why would I avoid it? Lacks emotional appeal, interior fit and finish could have been better After the disappointment that  was the Etios, Toyota is back with a brand-new sedan and this time around, they aren’t leaving...

Sep 10, 2025

2018 Range Rover LWB PHEV First Drive Review

What is it? Why I would buy it? For its range of abilities and appeal Why I should avoid it? It will be very expensive, big dimensions will make it cumbersome in our ever crowded streets The full sized Range Rover is an extremely important car for Land Rover. It...

Sep 10, 2025

2018 Mahindra XUV500 W11 Diesel manual First Drive Review

What is it?   Why I would buy it: Presence and updated engine  Why I would avoid it: Refinement and quality of plasticsMahindra has updated the XUV500 for 2018. Now dubbed the ‘Plush new XUV500’ it’s a major change for the car since the facelifted version was launched in 2015. This...

Sep 10, 2025