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Back to the show

After two years motorshows are now gradually returning to the limelight. Rahul Ghosh lists the highlights from the 2022 New York International Auto Show

Vice & Virtue

If sedans are an enthusiast's drug then the new Volkswagen is a vice you'd want for the many virtues it has to revive the lost glory of exhilarating sedans

911 goes back to the future

BASED ON the Porsche 911 Turbo, the second-generation Sport Classic features design elements that pay homage to the 1972 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7.

Ah My God!

The very words I exclaimed when I got behind the steering wheel and mashed the throttle to the floor and then continued to discover how close the Mercedes-AMG A 45 S is to being the perfect hot-hatch

Compass gets an all-black look

JEEP COMPASS Night Eagle edition arrives with an all-black treatment for the exterior and interior.

GL-AMG

No V8, made-in-India, all-wheel-drive AMG compact SUV. Sacrilege? Or genius? We hop in the driver's seat to find out

Greener City cleaner City

Honda has just launched the City in hybrid guise making the City e:HEV its second attempt at offering a hybrid in India after the Civic hybrid many years back. What does it offer and does a hybrid powertrain make sense? We find out

A ballistic special edition

The new Mercedes-AMG motorsport department is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Affalterbach-based company with the launch of the Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series.

Coming in clutch

Tata has finally given the Altroz an automatic gearbox, and that too a dual-clutch automatic with a wet clutch and planetary gears. Interestingly the homegrown brand has chosen to pair its new box with the naturally aspirated petrol motor for the immediate future

Suzuki launches V-Strom SX

SUZUKI MARKED its India entry in the 250cc sports adventure tourer segment with the launch of the new V-Strom SX. The Suzuki V-Strom SX is priced at Rs 2.11 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), and rivals the Hero Xpluse, KTM 250 Adventure and the Honda CB200X.

Plus two

When five seats in a car isn’t enough and you’re wondering how you’re going to fit more people in then we’ve lined up three flavours of three-row cars for you to choose from

Drei zwei

Updated BMW X3 gets a minor redesign and changes to the cabin as it enters the second half of its lifecycle and we drive the diesel variant to find out what’s new

Flavours of Lucknow FOOD TRAILS

We combine our love for road trips and food in the Food Trails series as Dhruv Saxena sets out to explore India’s culinary diversity. First stop – Lucknow with the Hyundai Alcazar

The thunderclap

Mercedes-AMG has unleashed the GLE Coupe in a rather juicy AMG avatar. We took it out for a drive and came back rather enthralled with its ability to please the enthusiast and the sensible

Hybrid's sake

The Lexus NX is now in its second generation, but has emerged as one of the best-selling Lexus cars of all time. This new car has not just grown in dimension but it’s also got a significantly improved powertrain and a fresh new cabin

Fully charged

One of the best premium compact SUVs now gets an electric powertrain that offers electrifying performance and a very practical range, at least on paper. We get behind the wheel and take it for a day-long spin to find out whether it delivers

The 4.3 metre curve

A second generation EV concept in the guise of an SUV-coupe, the Curvv points to a game changing EV, and will also spawn a range of vehicles to take on the Creta and the Seltos

Scram artist

Royal Enfield has kicked off 2022 with an offshoot of the Himalayan that’s designed to offer the best of both worlds in terms of urban and off-road ability. We headed down to Bangalore’s Big Rock Dirt park to find out

TRON LEGACY

Audi for the first time ever has stuck an RS badge to an all electric car. Blasphemy, I hear you scream. I would’ve cried foul too and then, I got behind the steering wheel only to be blown away with what Audi has created

Maruti Suzuki Baleno - More Then Meets The Eye

Maruti Suzuki has launched the new generation Baleno to take on the likes of the Hyundai i20 and Tata Altroz. So what does it offer apart from an inviting price tag? We find out

Citroën C5 Aircross - The King Of Comfort

As the results of our test showcase, the Citroën C5 Aircross scores very high on the comfort front, even when compared to cars segments above, reinforcing the SUV’s status as the king of comfort

Skoda Slavia - Making Sedans Hot Again

The newest sedan from Skoda, the Slavia gives you enough and more reasons to consider a sedan over an SUV while adding a generous a dose of fun that sedans have always been known for

Nissan Magnite

Model Premium (O) CVT Tech 1.0 turbo-petrol

Hyundai i20

Model Asta (0) 1.5 Diesel MT

Honda H'ness CB350

After a six-month test term and over 5,000km on the odo it's finally time to say goodbye to our long term Honda Hʼness CB350.

Intelligent driving

Human error accounts for most road accidents but with the advent of technology in cars, many of these errors can be minimised. Abhik Das takes an in depth look into Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Jeep Meridian revealed

Jeep has taken the wraps off the Meridian, the three-row derivative of the Compass and it is all set to go on sale in India by May 2022. Rahul Ghosh tells you all we know about it so far

Tata Steps In With Tigor CNG

Tigor's CNG variant promises lower running costs and reduced tail pipe emissions in a package that does not make buyers compromise on convenience features with it being available sin fully-loaded top-end trims

The Q7 Is Back

After a nearly two year absence, the Audi Q7 is back with a host of changes outside and inside including a new petrol engine. So how is the new Q7 to drive? We find out

What a hot E!

The Mercedes-AMG E 63 is a high-performance machine parading as a luxury sedan blending the sophistication of an E-Class with the capabilities of a sports car