Auto Today - December 2023

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Highlights of Auto Today - December 2023 issue: The last issue of 2023 is out and there's plenty of new metal spread across its pages. Hyundai's best new cars for 2023, both for the domestic as well as international markets, star on this month's cover. We've driven the all-new Hyundai Santa Fe in the company's home country and in our review, we tell you why it makes sense for India. Then there's the red-hot Hyundai Ioniq 5 N that sets benchmarks in the performance EV space. Hyundai has set very high standards in the Indian market as well as attested by its record 8th Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) win. There's a detailed report on all the winners from Indian automotive industry's biggest awards night including winners of the Green Car and Premium Car awards as well as the Indian Motorcycle of the Year (IMOTY). For Great India Drive 2023, we're celebrating 50 years of Project Tiger with a drive to national parks in the south and the north in the Hyundai Exter to delve deeper into the efforts and outcomes related to the conservation of India's national animal. For this month's Top Story, we give you a close, in-depth look at the Tesla Cybertruck and share how it's rewriting the rules not just in its segment, but also when it comes to vehicle development and production in general. The First Drive section features reviews of some truly delectable cars including the Mercedes-AMG C 43 sedan, the all-electric Lotus Eletre R super SUV, Bentley Bentayga EWB and the BMW XM, M division's most powerful production car yet. Also featured in this issue is the 12th edition of Honda's Drive to Discover that had us explore Northeast India with the City and Elevate. As always, the new issue has all the latest news from the domestic, international, motorcycle, commercial vehicle, and motorsports spaces along with a closer look at the upcoming 2024 Kia Sonet. And we've got updates on our long term fleet that sees the introduction of two new cars and a new motorcycle - Maruti Suzuki Jimny, Hyundai Exter and Royal Enfield Himalayan - along with updates on the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Hyundai Verna, MG Comet and Royal Enfield Super Meteor. Enjoy the latest issue of Auto Today magazine and remember to always buckle up in a car, and strap a helmet on if you're riding a two-wheeler.

Pickup truck reinvented

Four years after its first appearance, deliveries of the Tesla Cybertruck are underway and the vehicle hitting the production line is groundbreaking not just in the context of pickup trucks, but automobiles in general as Dhruv Saxena elaborates

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New year to begin with three new facelifted cars

WHILE 2023 was quite a busy year with a slew of launches, 2024 is going to start with a bang with three new launches - the new Kia Sonet, Hyundai Creta and the Mercedes Benz GLS.

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McLaren's new GT replacement

BRITISH SPORTCAR maker McLaren has taken the wraps off the new GTS. This is a replacement for the McLaren GT, and boasts improvements in all departments including the powertrain, new exterior and interior design and enhanced performance.

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Kia rejuvenates the Sonet

Kia is on a facelift spree. After the recently upgraded Seltos, Kia has now taken the wraps off the new Sonet. Rahul Ghosh tells you what changes have been made to the compact SUV

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DISPLACEMENT REPLACEMENT

The C 43 is a brickbat to the face of the guy who said “There’s no replacement for displacement”, with the smallest engine making the most power a car with this badge has ever produced

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eNgaging into thrills

We got a chance to drive the Hyundai loniq 5 N in the pristine South Korean countryside. But what does it offer and how does it drive? We find out

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Tayga Tayga Burning bright

Bentley’s most successful car since the Continental, the Bentayga has been given a touch-up that brings in some updates and adds 180mm to the wheelbase. We hop in the driver’s seat and in the back and tell you what six crores worth of SUV feels like

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Form & function

Hyundai has launched the new generation Santa Fe in international markets. Although there is doubt on whether the company will bring it to India or not, we got a taster of the big behemoth in South Korea

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An electric juggernaut

Lotus Cars has launched the Eletre electric SUV in India. We take the R variant for a drive to find out if this British branded Chinese made electric SUV has what it takes to be a performance SUV

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Sense X

BMW M's first dedicated car in decades and its most powerful production car ever isn't a sports car or even a super sedan. It's a big hulking SUV and that has left many understandably scratching their heads. We spent some time we the XM to make sense of its existence

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Indian automotive industry's Highest Honours

The most experienced automotive journalists, the finest cars and motorcycles from the past year and proper testing to choose the winners. Anagh Bhaskar lists out the winners for ICOTY IMOTY 2024

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Great India Drive Into the wild

For the 2023 edition of the Great India Drive, Rahul Ghosh travels to the north and south of the country with the Hyundai Exter in search of a wild solace

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Auto Today is a monthly automobile magazine published by the India Today Group. It is one of the most popular automobile magazines in the country. The magazine is known for its in-depth coverage of the Indian automobile industry, as well as its insights from leading experts in the field. It covers a wide range of topics related to automobiles, including:

* New car reviews: Auto Today provides in-depth reviews of new cars and motorcycles launched in the Indian market.
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