SOME BRIGHT SPARK

Tiny, light, and brilliant, the original Mini was a flash of genius. On London’s teeming streets, can its big, heavy, and now battery-electric successor bring the same small-car magic?

City Life

Twenty-two years after Honda first introduced us to the game-changing City, the fifth iteration of this popular sedan is here to take on all challengers

Ring of Steel

With plans to revamp their entire product range in India, Audi India say they are all set to make the four-ringed brand stronger. Excerpts from an interview with Balbir Singh Dhillon, Head, Audi India

Rapid Action

The new Škoda Rapid takes the compact sedan game further with sportier styling and a global engine that offers an impressive rush in the low- and mid-range. Just what we need, then?

Driven To Perfection

For the first series of “The Young Achievers”, we met twenty-seven-year-old Samyak who thinks that persistence and communication are key to face challenges in work-life.

Asking the Earth

Supercar speed, usability, and clean power; the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S promise it all. Which is best? And might a V8 BMW M5 or hybrid Polestar 1 be a better bet?

The COVID-19 Effect

With the global pandemic affecting everyone in some measure, the affected manufacturers have begun diverting their assets and energy towards helping out.

THE FIRST DAYS OF DISCO

Die Hard was released. The Berlin Wall came down. And the first Discovery, the car Land Rover really didn’t want you to buy, emerged from the West Midlands

STEP UP

The new BMW X1 steps up its game with a BS VI-compliant turbo-diesel engine and the necessary emission clean-up equipment in place. How did it perform? Here’s what you need to know Story: Jim Gorde Photography: Saurabh Botre

The Nexo Step

Reasonably priced fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV) are no longer a pipedream. They’re here and they’re available to buy, albeit in select markets. The Hyundai Nexo Fuel Cell is one of them and it commands attention

When 1 Becomes 2

The hot, all-wheel-drive 135i grows a tail — the mini M2 you want?

Three of a Kind

HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA LTD ARE PLAYING A WINNING HAND IN 2020 WITH THREE MASSIVE launches.

THE ACCIDENTAL TERRORIST

If you’re used to 911 Turbos being soft and easy-going, time to just your expectations. This new one is a full-on supercar

The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

The 2020 World Car Awards may have recognized electric cars and electrification but, ironically, the top award went to a car on the exact opposite side of that spectrum. Here are the winners from this year

CELL-LEVEL EVOLUTION

Fossil fuels, dirty electricity generation, and complicated, expensive extraction of hydrogen could well be a distant memory if this source of clean power goes mainstream

BMW i Hydrogen Fuel Cell Making Steady Progress

The reality is that BMW i hydrogen power for automobiles is not far away. In fact, it’s much closer than one may believe

‘We have a massive connected population'

Away from the bustle of the Auto Expo 2020, we caught up with Sandeep N, Executive Vice President – Mobility Solutions at Bosch, for a chat about the latest goings-on in the next phase of mobility

It's Show Time

Car manufacturers hit back at the slowdown with electrifying new models and future tech. Here are a few exciting cars to watch out for

Dressed to Impress

The segment leader strikes back with improved styling, better features, and a cleaner and more powerful engine. Is it enough to continue the legacy?

The Historic Trio

We travel to three historic sites to showcase what a wonderful family outing can be like

The Land of the TIGERS

The top-selling SUV with the unique tiger nose grille take a trip to the natural habitat of the animal: Tadoba Tiger Reserve

Mirai-culous Rebirth

The all-new Toyota Mirai takes a more modern and luxurious, if not more conventional, shape to make its next big move forward

HOT! New Toyota Corolla

The all-new Toyota Corolla Hybrid is set to arrive in India in the second half of 2020

Pioneering Prowess

At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Car India caught up with Joe King, Head of Audi India, to get a better picture of how Audi’s racing programme benefits their road car operations and what’s been creating waves for them this year in India.

That's How Winning is Done!

Round three of this year’s Vento Cup showcased some really close racing as drivers battled hard for championship points in preparation for the final round.

Eco Mobile 4.0

The green brigade has further reason to rejoice as Toyota are all set to launch the fourth-generation Prius in India. We were the first to take it out for a spin.

I Can C Clearly

Mercedes have bridged the gap between the fourcylinder Benz and eight-cylinder AMG C-Class models in India with this: the C 43 4MATIC. Is this V6 all-wheel-drive C the one we needed to have?

Next-Level Luxury

The revised S-Class, a 2018 model with all three iterations — Mercedes-Benz, AMG and Maybach — was shown to the world under one massive roof. 

Gavin Green

‘The jobs at the heart of today’s car industry will go the same way as boatswains and wainwrights’

Night Out

What more could we ask for than a comfortable car and a city that never sleeps?