Autocar India - March 2013

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Despite making the safest cars in the world, Volvo hasn’t really been able to crack the Indian market. But Volvo’s not going to just sit back and watch, the Swedish carmaker is pinning its hopes on its V40 hatch and its variants, which are coming to India. We take an exclusive drive of the V40 Cross Country in India and find out just how good it is. In the past, Honda has always found pricing its CR-V competitively a task, owing to it being a full import. But the all-new CR-V is assembled in India and comes with a killer price tag, although there’s still no diesel. We get behind the wheel of Honda’s SUV to find out if it can shake up the competition. Plus, we head to Miami, USA and get our minds blown by the open-top Lamborghini Aventador Roadster. Also, we do a comprehensive road test of the Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. And, we pit three powerful diesel hatchbacks against each other – the Tata Indica Vista D90, Hyundai i20 and Fiat Punto 90HP – to find out which makes the most sense. Where else can you see over 80 supercars in one place but the annual Parx Supercar Parade in Mumbai – this year’s edition had some stunning metal on display. On two wheels this month, we hop on the all-new Honda Activa and find out just how much of an improvement the HET-equipped engine is. And we head to Chennai to learn how to ride on a track from the experts as part of the California Superbike School...