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Jeep has unveiled the Renegade Hard Steel concept, ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Based on the Renegade Trailhawk, the concept has been bestowed with a brushed steel exterior with a ventilated hood and matte black accents. The conept also features black mirror caps, a skid plate and a Mopar […]
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For the Indian Automotive Industry, forever in a tempestuous state, it was a lukewarm, mildly disappointing affair in the Narendra Modi government’s first full year Union Budget of FY-16. Instead, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (above) insisted on fast implementation of big infrastructure projects to hasten industrial growth momentum – seeing the bigger picture here? In reply, […]
Hyundai India has been testing the ix25 for quite sometime now. The Hyundai ix25 was recenlty spied on test in Chennai, the city where Hyundai has its manufacturing facility. The Indian subsidiary of the Korean car maker will be launching the ix25 in the month of August this year. Hyundai had introduced the ix25 at […]
The Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, has come to define the term ‘Brute Power’, even better than Thor’s hammer-like weapon. This boxy body-on-frame SUV, has a small nuclear reactor for an engine, specially hand-made by AMG. Those power-hungry Germans, have fitted this car (if you can call it, one), with a 5.5-litre BiTurbo V8 heart. This heart, […]
After months of relief, petrol and diesel prices in the country would witness a sharp rise following a steep increase in international crude prices. Effective from midnight, a litre of petrol would cost Rs 3.18 while diesel will prices would rise by Rs 3.09 per litre. Prior to this price hike, petrol prices were slashed on as many as 10 […]
Aston Martin has announced plans to sell the exclusive Lagonda Taraf in select European markets and South Africa. Described as being “the finest of the fast cars”, the Aston Martin Lagonda Taraf was launched in the Middle East towards the end of last year. Now, the company has announced plans to expand availability in Continental […]
Laupheim based German car tuning company Hamann Motorsport GmbH is readying a special BMW M4 for the 2015 Gumball 3000 Rally and boy does it have a mean streak! So what has Hamman packed in this BMW M4 that would blow away the audience at the rally? In terms of cosmetics, the Hamann customised BMW M4 receives […]
Lexus’ new design philosophy is slowly warming up to me. I loved it best it on the RC-F, and now this new LF-SA Subcompact Concept takes things to a different level. This is also the first Lexus where the front end styling looks cohesive to the rest of the car’s style – lately it’s like been […]
Audi called out to its customers and all Audi enthusiasts to take a break and live a little more this weekend with Audi’s cars and SUVs at the Audi Weekender held in Coimbatore on February 28 and March 1. Audi Weekender is a program designed to give customers an overall experience of Audi’s cars and […]
The world is going digital and Japanese two-wheeler major Kawasaki is in no mood to stay behind. If reports from automotive website Visordown are to be believed, Kawasaki will offer a free USB stick from next month onward which will be used to save the vehicle’s complete service history. Named as the ‘History Key’, the USB stick […]
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz will be launching the AMG C 63 S in India this year. According to reports, the C63 S AMG India launch will happen sometime in the third quarter of this year. While the new C-class hovers around INR 50 lakh on-road in some cities of India, is performance oriented version is expected to […]
MINI has officially unveiled the Clubman Vision Gran Turismo. The MINI Design Team has created the essence of a MINI to enable maximum racing performance in the game Gran Turismo®6 for PlayStation®3. “MINI has many highly emotional achievements to its name in motor racing. The MINI Clubman Vision Grand Turismo literally puts these onto the virtual […]
The FIAT 500 ‘Ron Arad’ has just gone on sale in the UK – a distinctive new special edition which is instantly recognisable by the outline graphic of an original 1957 FIAT 500 superimposed on each side of the car’s bodywork. Available only in metallic black with white graphics, just 200 examples of the new […]
Today, VW Group owned Spanish carmaker Seat shared a cropped photo of a mysterious concept car on its Twitter page. No further information is available, only that it will debut at the Geneva Motor Show on March 3. Reports suggest it to be a new concept for the brand’s upcoming crossover model, which was spied in test-mule guise last […]
The all-new 2015 Audi R8 has already show itself to the world in pictures, Now, Audi has released a video clip, which shows the new R8 V10 Plus dancing around the track. How do we know it’s a ‘Plus’? It’s the fixed spoiler at the back. The V-10 engine, a 5.2-liter unit shared with it’s […]
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2015 Audi Q7 35 TDi Travelogue Review: The Last Hurrah
Last minute change of plans mostly lead to disappointment, however, for a change, we experienced something contrasting. Five of us, from the office, which included Amit, Ayan, Rohan, Saeed and me were about to pack ourselves in Amit’s hatchback and head to the pristine beaches of Western Maharashtra in search of some brief solitude. As […]
Audi RS5 4.2 V8 Review: Surgical Strike
Sitting atop the A5 platform, the RS5 brings relentless ferocity and focus to the table. In an increasingly turbocharged world of sports cars, where even the likes of Ferrari are succumbing to the adulterated idea of forced induction, the RS5 prides itself for being a naturally aspirated machine. Slightly understated, yet unmistakably aggressive, extremely […]
New 2015 Hyundai Verna 4S Facelift Review: Vernacular Renaissance
The Hyundai Verna, when it was first introduced back in 2006, was a rather mature looking sedan for its time, which carried a design that did not offend anyone, though it didn’t either manage to evoke any wows. In an interim effort till Hyundai got their fludic lines right, they launched the ‘Transform’ variant, which didn’t look good, […]
2015 Volkswagen Jetta facelift Review: Mid-size Mastery
A bit of Jetta history The Jetta has been around for ages. Sold over six generations under various aliases in innumerable countries, the relatively small (internationally) family sedan was originally conceived way back in 1979 as a Golf with a boot with some styling tweaks. While Jettas have been traditionally Golf based, the latest Mk VII […]
New Honda CB Unicorn 160 Review: Distilled Dexterity
The world of sports often witnesses great players who earn a name for themselves for their extraordinary talent. Sachin Tendulkar, Pele, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali are a few great names who changed the history of the games they played with their genius and gained unprecedented honour. Exceptional talents, all of them, and their dedication to their respective […]
New 2015 Volkswagen Vento Konekt 1.2 TSi Review: Tech Allure
Technology is everywhere, in places as private as your pockets and even within the binary laced air that we breathe. It has even made the six degrees of separation theory look obsolete. Look around, and you’ll observe that the entire planet has been flattened for us to see from one end to the other. Connecting […]
2015 Tata T1 Prima Race Truck Review : Burly Behemoth
Back in the day, post lunch excitement came from Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing, an arcade game which introduced my curious self to the world of truck racing, amazed by how so much bulk can be hustled with grace and pace on the track. Now truck racing is something that Indians are quite alien to. Although a reasonably popular sport […]
Kawasaki Z250 Review: Zesty Zee
As the sun set over the outskirts of Pune, I took one last go at the Kawasaki Z250, the 250R’s street-friendly cousin. I promised myself that it would be the last one for the day. As I winced from the blood gushing back, I cursed the seat and asked myself why I am letting my […]