A35, M340i, A45 S & RS5 ΤΟΥ STORY

FOUR CARS. SUB-5S RUNS TO THE TONNE, SUB RS 1-CRORE PRICE TAGS, WHICH LIGHTS THE RIGHT FIRES?

- SIMRAN RASTOGI

What a time to be an auto enthusiast in India! The price of entry into the performance car club has fallen drastically in the last couple of years, and it seems last year has been especially kind to the enthusiast with plenty of choice coming our way - and not just in SUV form. Sure, there's been the odd Cooper JCW here or Octi RS there. But again, the six seconds or so to a hundred those cars manage could be all the power you'd ever need for our roads - but we car nuts don't work that way, do we? More is never enough. Until you get to the sub-5 second 0-100kmph class. Which by any yardstick is very, very fast, and usually the point you stop trying to go much quicker. Performance on that level would usually cost you, though. Until now, that is.