If you are as ready to discover as we were, then Kolkata might just turn out to be the great Eastern adventure that you never really expected it to be
IT’S 5:30AM AND I CAN ALREADY SEE BRIGHT orange hues of a dawning sky and hear the sounds of a city awakening from deep slumber. Here, in Kolkata, days begin early and finish early. Shaking off my stupor I quickly call Gaurav and Alameen, the two people who are critical to my work in this charming and chaotic city that I call home. Today’s itinerary involves having to look at this city like I have never done before – as a tourist on a great Eastern adventure.
Even though the official name of the city was changed to Kolkata long ago, in my head the city is still Calcutta. And we were ready to discover a sense of adventure off-road in this iconic city in a vehicle designed for it – the Land Rover Discovery Sport.
Our final destination for the day was Rajarhat, New Town in Kolkata for the ongoing Land Rover Experience where participants had already experienced the awesome capabilities of the Discovery Sport at a specially designed off-road track. Now we all know about the Land Rover DNA and how every SUV sporting the green oval badge is a robust off-roader in reality. For me however this is a somewhat limiting description of the vehicle. I would rather describe the Discovery Sport as an all-roader, for it is amazingly versatile in all conditions.
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FAST STEAD
This Skoda Octavia RS 230 is fast enough to blow your mind but not its engine
Ford Fusion
Practical, great engine and dynamics, but weird styling ensured buyers stayed well away
Mahindra Bolero Neo
Armed with an iconic badge, a fresh face and a mechanically locking differential, the Bolero Neo could just be the compact SUV you’ve been looking for
RISING FROM THE ASHES
The third generation Suzuki Hayabusa is one of the fastest production motorcycles in the world, and a bike that truly deserves to be ridden flat out at the High Speed Track at NATRAX
BIJOY KUMAR Y
Bijoy is quite looking forward to what the recent space launches could mean
DOA: HSV HRT 427
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Mini Cooper S Convertible
Mini gives the Convertible a more modern front end, more technology on the inside and a very bright paint scheme
VW Taigun GT
Good news! With two GT variants, Volkswagen are set to make the 1.5 TSI motor even more accessible to us enthusiasts
THE DOCTOR CHECKS OUT
As Rossi decides to hang up his boots after 26 seasons, we take a look back at his journey through MotoGP
“IF THE RATING IS DONE, NATRAX COULD BE ONE OF THE TOP THREE PROVING GROUNDS IN THE WORLD”
Speaking to Dr N Karuppaiah, additional director and centre head, NATRAX
