In this issue

Highlights of Auto Today August 2020 issue: The biggest story this month is the global premiere of the Kia Sonet, which will become Kia's third product in India joining the Seltos and Carnival and will lock horns with the likes of the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezz and Hyundai Venue. Our Top Story brings you all the details on the upcoming SUV. Our First Drive section this month is dominated by luxury cars including Mercedes-Benz's GLE and GLS SUVs along with BMW's flagship M car, the 600bhp M8. We get behind the wheel of the VW Polo that now comes with a new turbocharged petrol engine, as well as the Skoda Superb which also gets a new turbo petrol motor along with cosmetic updates outside and inside. The all-new Honda City goes head-to-head with the refreshed Hyundai Verna in our comprehensive road test as well find out which of the two is the better choice. The August 2020 issue of Auto Today continues our trip down memory as we dig up some of our most epic drives. The Pride of India series with Hyundai continues with a trip to a solar farm with the Kona Electric to discover India's solar power potential. Moving on to the two-wheeler section, we ride the new Hero Xtreme 160R, the companies most promising motorcycle in recent years, and the affordable tourer Bajaj Dominar 250. Rounding of the First Ride section is our review of the Harley-Davidson Low Rider S. As always, there is all the news from the Indian and international automotive scene as well as updates on our long term fleet. Enjoy the August issue of Auto Today and until next month, ride and drive safe!

A winner again

We got an exclusive preview of the soon to be launched Kia Sonet compact SUV which will take on the Hyundai Venue and Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza. Here is what Rahul Ghosh thinks about it

2 mins

Matter of luxury

The GLE is a rather big SUV which is packed with features and offers good performance. That’s what the company says. We drive the GLE 300d to find out if that is true

5 mins

Fast and furious 8

BMW’s M division gets its hands on the 8 Series coupe and transforms it into a car that promises to be a track focussed tool and a grand tourer all rolled into one

5 mins

God of big things

We had driven the third-generation GLS in the hills around Salt Lake City in the US of A last year and looked forward to having it in India. The big brute of an SUV is finally here, albeit in different trims and engine configuration. We drive it in and around Noida to find out whether it matches up to our expectations from – the S-class of SUVs!

6 mins

Power Of The Sun

Dhruv Saxena heads to a solar farm with the Hyundai Kona Electric to bring to light India’s solar power potential and how it promises to propel us towards a cleaner, greener future

5 mins

Diesel duel

Honda has launched the fifth generation City in India. It gets a diesel engine much like its arch rival, the Hyundai Verna. We find out which one is better

6 mins

Old is gold

The Volkswagen Polo might be a decade old car but with recent updates and a new turbo petrol engine in particular, it still remains one of the best driver’s cars under 10 lakh

2 mins

Czech-mate!

The Skoda Superb gets a brand new 2.0-litre TSI mill that’s more powerful and BS6 compliant, and some cosmetic tweaks that make it a very hard to miss offering

3 mins

Rides of the Raaj

We head out to Rajasthan to experience cars owned by royal families. What we came back with was the experience of a lifetime

2 mins

European charge

We drive the Hyundai Kona Electric from the northernmost point of Europe to the southernmost point in a bid to set a world record for the shortest time taken to do so in an EV. Dhruv Saxena takes you through the journey

3 mins

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Auto Today is a monthly automobile magazine published by the India Today Group. It is one of the most popular automobile magazines in the country. The magazine is known for its in-depth coverage of the Indian automobile industry, as well as its insights from leading experts in the field. It covers a wide range of topics related to automobiles, including:

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