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Riding a motorcycle is an act which your subconscious masters over time, once you understand the basics of keeping a bike upright while making it roll forwards. However, for those who are new to the art, there are some basics which must be followed. It's like dancing, where some are naturally good at it, while some need to know how to get those moves right. So by now, if you have started shaking a leg, you probably are aware that Read More...

Superheroes are cool but you know what makes them cooler? When they get astride a motorcycle to beat the bats out of bad guys. Motorcycles have a certain appeal which can even make a layman feel like a superhero but when you are already blessed with superhuman powers or have developed extraordinary skills, motorcycles tend to elevate the cool quotient even further. Over the years, we have witnessed many superheroes riding motorcycles, whether they belong to the DC universe or Read More...

SUVs have been selling like hotcakes the world over. Manufacturers have found the sweet spot of customers' liking and created a number of segments in the SUV space. Starting from micro SUVs to the larger three-row SUVs, all have been at their highest selling point over the last few years. Now, the biggest consideration one makes while buying an SUV in India is the price of the product. For an extremely budget centric audience, since the sub-compact SUV segment wasn't Read More...

Gone are the days when vehicle safety was limited to just seatbelts. Developments in the automotive industry, ranging from ABS for cars and bikes, ESC for 4-wheelers, multiple airbags in a car, are making driving much safer. Additionally, connected vehicles, which are becoming the norm today, are bringing in additional safety features while making the driving experience more comfortable. Head Of the Technical Centre for Continental Automotive India, Alexander Klotz mentions five safety technologies from Continental that are making the Read More...

A substantial technological disruption is knocking on the doors of the auto industry and will change how people travel. One such disruption is fuelled by connectivity in modern vehicles. It is forming the foundation for technologies that make car journeys comfortable and safer. After tablets and smartphones, connected cars have been identified as commodities where technological growth will the fastest. Technologies like navigation, vehicle tracking, media, etc. have already become a norm in our cars. This makes us imagine the Read More...

In a relatively short span of time, British bike manufacturer Triumph has created a niche for itself in the Indian market. Being a high-end manufacturer in a budget-friendly market like India is surely challenging, but Triumph has been able to hold the fort. In order to ease purchases during these difficult times, for the BS6 Bonneville T120, the bike maker is offering to pay the first three EMIs for its customers. This offer is applicable for those who will be Read More...

Let's kill quality journalism first There used to be a time, when as journalists, we often used to stare at the big, ugly antediluvian CRT screens of our desktop computers for hours at end. Typing words, erasing them, sometimes in parts, sometimes the whole bunch, and went on about this weirdly joyful act for hours at end. In an ideal world, it should have been frustrating, to write such painstakingly thought out long paragraphs, and then wiping them clean altogether Read More...

Before people started to wave at their relatives in Canada, from Punjab, the world as we knew it, wasn't able to see its own toes due to air pollution. So we devised unique methods to lessen our carbon footprint, initiatives like odd-even were tried out, and shared mobility was in vogue. But that very phenomenon will now have to travel back in time and if you are among those who used to cringe looking at a single occupant in a Read More...

Before small-capacity, turbocharged diesel engines were introduced to us, petrol-powered cars ruled to roost. However, with the arrival of motors like Fiat's 1.3 Multijet and its adoption by the likes of Maruti Suzuki, diesel engines were in vogue for the longest time. The massive difference in price, unheard-of fuel economy, and punchy performance made diesel-powered cars the go-to choice over ones which sipped petrol. Fast forward to current times, from all the questions we answer every day about a new Read More...