CELEBRATION TIME!

The Mahindra XEV 9e turns party wagon for our fifth anniversary celebrations

- WORDS RAVI CHANDNANI PHOTOGRAPHY SHRENITH BHANDARY

It's now half a decade since we laid the foundation of TURBOCHARGED, put together by a bunch of enthusiastic and hardworking petrolheads trying to live a dream. Our daily lives revolve around embargoed timelines, travel, riding and driving the newest of two-wheelers and cars for a living and of course, reporting on the automotive industry. Most importantly, we aim at bringing our audiences storytelling and visuals that make you go wow, across mediums, digital and offline. Now, fifth anniversaries are rather special, whether a marriage anniversary, or that of an energetic, enthusiast-centric publication like ours and call for special celebrations. And being the drama king that he can be, Abhay decided to announce the celebrations in his trademark manner.

Ed entered the office with a long face, stress dripping from his forehead, to throw the team into a tizzy. But turns out, he wanted to surprise us and announced that we would celebrate TURBOCHARGED's fifth anniversary in Goa! Given that we are an automotive publication, it was kind of obvious we wouldn't be taking a flight or train to Goa, and the first thought in my head was, what cars would we drive to Goa in. And before I could ask him, Abhay mentioned we would be driving the Mahindra XEV 9e to Goa. And then, with his trademark smirk, he proclaimed we would be doing it on a single charge! Eyebrows went up, since a full-house with luggage, and the 450km drive on a single charge meant the XEV 9e would see a charging gun only once we got to Goa!