A new route from Delhi to Chandigarh
Financial Express Lucknow|January 04, 2025
DELHI TO Chandigarh is a painful road trip, isn't it, with its unending traffic jams and construction at Kundli, Panipat and Ambala?
VIKRAM CHAUDHARY

There's a new route we discovered while testing the new Toyota Taisor's real-world fuel efficiency—it's longer, you have to pay more toll, but saves you both fuel and time, and takes you via two expressways.

The regular route

It's the old NH 1 now called NH 44 (via Panipat, Karnal, Ambala, to Chandigarh). Toll charges are ₹380, but due to heavy traffic, we took 7 hours to cover 280 km. The Taisor, powered by 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine (₹10.55-13.03 lakh, depending on variant), returned 15 km/litre.

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