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MYTHBUSTER PRO

Even today EVs have a big number of stereotypes attached to them, but homegrown automaker Mahindra aims to change these notions with the XUV400 Pro. We put the SUV through a number of tasks to see how it stacks up against the 'EV myths'

7S up

The latest in the Volkswagen family of electric vehicles is a sedan based on the Vizzion concept and gets the 7 nomenclature. We got to drive it at the World Car Awards LA Test Drives late last year

FORWARD CHARGE

Tata Motors continues the expansion of its all-electric range with the launch of the Punch.ev that enters the more affordable end of the EV segment slotting in between the Tiago.ev and Nexon.ev

Outrageous outside Incredible inside

An exterior that might be hard to like, an interior that's even harder to fault, the seventh generation 7 Series is unlike any luxo barge currently on sale in India

INDIAN CAR OF THE YEAR

The prestigious Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) awards are reserved for the very best and Hyundai dominated proceedings by claiming the ICOTY for the EXTER title as well as the Green Car Award for the IONIQ 5

Tata's EV onslaught

Over the next couple of years, Tata Motors is planning to introduce four new EVS to double the tally of its allelectric offerings by launching three new electric SUVs and an electric hatchback. Here's Dhruv Saxena with the lowdown on all that's coming and when its coming

The call from the East

Honda’s Drive to Discover (D2D) returned for its 12th edition, titled the Journey to the East giving Anagh Bhaskar the perfect opportunity to test out the new Elevate in the mountains of Sikkim and West Bengal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Lamborghini's New Halo Supercar Has Arrived

THE LAMBORGHINI REVUELTO has been launched in India at a price tag of Rs 8.89 crore (ex-showroom), before any optional extras.

Tata Intra and Ace get new variants

TATA MOTORS had launched new products in its commercial vehicle lineup including the Intra V70, Intra V20 Gold and Ace HT+.

Orxa Mantis electric motorcycle launched

ORXA ENERGIES has launched the Mantis electric motorcycle in India. This is priced at Rs 3.6 lakh (ex-showroom) and is offered in a sole variant.

A Le Mans winning hypercar one can buy

EARLIER THIS year, Ferrari marked a triumphant return to the top step of 24 Hours of Le Mans with the 499P. This was Ferrari's first win at the La Sarthe since 1965.

Mercedes-Benz drives in the facelifted GLE

MERCEDES-BENZ has finally brought the latest iteration of the GLE to India.

MG Comet

The Comet has truly proved to be a handful this month. We have clocked around 900km this month and all we needed was to charge the car four times.

Hyundai Verna

I never thought I'd look at a 1.5-litre turbo sedan with a dual-clutch gearbox and say, 'damn that's an efficient touring car!

Hyundai Ioniq 5

This last month I have had a lot of queries about electric cars in general and the Ioniq 5 in particular and I want to highlight a couple of them.

Milan Motorcycle Show 2023

2023 saw the world's best motorcycle show get even better. Anagh Bhaskar sums up the best of EICMA

Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 and Himalayan launched

ROYAL ENFIELD has launched the all-new Himalayan and revealed the Shotgun 650 at its Motoverse (previously Rider Mania) festival in Goa.

An Indian in LA

Maruti Suzuki cars are exported to over 100 countries but the United States of America is not one of them. So it was quite an adventure when Yogendra Pratap got to drive a made-in-India Fronx around Los Angeles in California