The mercury is rising! Summer is here and things are getting really hot with the five-way sportscar comparison story. The Mercedes-AMG C 43 Coupe takes on its sub-crore performance car rivals in one high-octane story. We’ve also got loads of BMWs in this issue – the X7, X4, 7 Series and 8 Series. With electric cars imminent in our future, what happens to the performance car as we know it? This story gives tremendous insight in to what the future of performance looks like Desert Driving: We discovered that there were a couple of Scorpios languishing in Egypt for a few days before they were shipped home, so we took them on a drive. Transporter Beam: The Kawasaki Versys 1000 is a big green ADV that likes a fast road more than it does the rough stuff Battle of the Twins: The Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 and the Triumph Street Twin have a similar formula, but vastly different approaches. We take the two out to see which one we like more Trials on the trails: Royal Enfield has drawn on its rich heritage in trials competition to give us their latest variant of the Bullet, the Trials Works Replica 500 Challenge Accepted: To celebrate 20 years of the Polo in India, we put it to the ultimate challenge – climbing the rutted trail up to Sandakphu, the highest peak in West Bengal Hunting Apexes: We test the Toyota Yaris’ enthusiast credentials by hammering it up the gorgeous roads that lead to Valparai Down the Bay: We drive the Mahindra Marazzo down the length of the east coast of India on the second Marazzo Ocean Trail Good Lookin’: We delve in to Kia’s design philosophy and understand how it uses design as a differentiator in this crowded car market Creta’s Success: The Creta has sold over 5 lakh units and great design is the reason why it is so appealing. We talk to design professionals to understand what makes the Creta click Chronicling an Empire: The Renault Duster heads out on a road trip through Maharashtra, discovering its forst and the legacy of the Maratha empire