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Car India
'Do what you can with what you have and keep moving forward'
We caught up with Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) racer Akshay Gupta to talk to him, inter alia, about his racing journey and the hurdles he had to overcome to get to this point. Here are the excerpts
7 min |
June 2025
Car India
Barcelona Brawl
While most of this year's Spanish GP was business as usual, we did get to witness a colossal amount of chaos and racing action during the initial and concluding stages of the race
2 min |
June 2025
Car India
GOLFOPOLIS
Wolfsburg, home to Volkswagen and the Golf, is the biggest car factory in the world. We join design boss Andreas Mindt for an exclusive tour around the city built on the car that changed the world
9 min |
June 2025
Car India
AN ICON TRANSFORMED
The G-Class going electric confirms that the world we grew up in is moving on but this report is about how the latest iteration of this icon moves
5 min |
June 2025
Car India
A Swift Goodbye
THE MARUTI SUZUKI SWIFT HAS BEEN A COMMENDABLE partner for me over the past few months.
1 min |
June 2025
Car India
Hello, Invicto
GOING FROM THE MARUTI SUZUKI SWIFT TO THE MARUTI SUZUKI Invicto was like travelling through several dimensions on one plane of existence.
1 min |
June 2025
Car India
A Swift Goodbye
Maruti Suzuki Swift ZXI+
1 min |
June 2025
Car India
NEXT-GENERATION JEEP COMPASS INTRODUCED
The all-new Jeep Compass has been revealed and will make it to global markets in a phased manner. We hope to see it in India as well soon. Here is a closer look
2 min |
June 2025
Car India
Porsches Let Loose
A chance to experience Porsche cars on a racetrack. How could we say no to that?
2 min |
June 2025
Car India
The Ultimate Hot Hatch?
It was about time the Volkswagen Golf nameplate arrived in India. Now it has, and in its Mk 8.5 GTI guise. Does it live up to the iconic hot hatch reputation? We sampled it in the best place to let it loose: the NATRAX proving grounds
6 min |
June 2025
Car India
You Can Have Your Cake and Eat it Too
The all-new Kia Carens Clavis is the next-generation version of the popular people-mover but aims at a more sport-utility vibe than a multi-utility one. However, the focus clearly was on utility and, regardless of genre, it is a better car than the regular Carens. We drive the turbo-petrol-DCT combination.
6 min |
June 2025
Car India
Gambler, Anonymous
Dacia risk heading into new territory with their most expensive and least quirky car ever. Time for a trip to Monaco, one of the costliest corners of Europe
9 min |
May 2025
Car India
Business and Pleasure: Equilibrium Achieved?
Can the third iteration of the Volkswagen Tiguan premium midsize SUV in its R-Line guise for India achieve something that is near impossible to perfect?
5 min |
May 2025
Car India
THE ULTIMATE MOTOR SPORT PILGRIMAGE
The Red Bull Moto Jam was a night of action-packed motor sport and jamming beats, all packed into one euphoric moment
2 min |
May 2025
Car India
Carnival of Total Control
The Indian Racing Festival, powered by JK Tyre, brought the hills in North- east India alive. From Kohima to Gangtok, a five-city tour appealed to many a fan and enthusiast of motor sport culture
3 min |
May 2025
Car India
Fresh Look, Familiar Drive
The updated Tata Tiago.ev now comes with vibrant, youth-focused colour options and a refreshed interior design. But are these updates truly worth it? To find out, we took it for a spin around the city
3 min |
May 2025
Car India
Piastri's Ice-cold Resolve in Desert Heat
The 2025 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix saw Oscar Piastri pull off a calm and collected drive to win in a race full of strategic variations
2 min |
May 2025
Car India
A New Face at the Top
Oscar Piastri proved at the 2025 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that he is more than willing to get his elbows out in the quest for his maiden title
2 min |
May 2025
Car India
Kalle Rovanperä Makes a Statement
A dominant display by Rovanperä at Rally Islas Canarias catapulted him to being the closest title challenger to Elfyn Evans
1 min |
May 2025
Car India
ONE IN A MILLION
Our European editor has straddled the industry like a colossus for half a century. He could own virtually anything. So, how did this old Bentley steal his heart?
10+ min |
May 2025
Car India
Amazingly Easy
The third generation of the Honda Amaze continues to be a strong contender in the compact sedan segment, with quite a few new additions further elevating its appeal
3 min |
May 2025
Car India
Going with the Trend
Honda have launched two black editions of the Elevate which are available as cosmetic packs exclusively with the top ZX variant of the car
1 min |
May 2025
Car India
Trading Orange Wins
From a new F1 pole record to a wet and eventful sprint race, driveable Lego parade cars and continued papaya domination, the 2025 Miami GP was one of the most entertaining race weekends of this year thus far
1 min |
May 2025
Car India
No Straight Answers
The ICE-powered Tata Curvv enters a segment that has not quite made up its mind. A crossover SUV-coupé that bends convention, the Curvv attempts to be many things at once
4 min |
May 2025
Car India
'We see long-distance luxury travel becoming smarter, quieter and more connected'
Car India caught up with Balbir Singh Dhillon, Head of Audi India, and had a chance to have a quick chat
4 min |
May 2025
Car India
Performance with a Capital P
Not as Audi put it, though. Just like quattro, which it has, the RS Q8 performance also has that in spades, but uses a lowercase nomenclature. We take the most powerful Audi Q model ever around town and go round the outside for good measure
6 min |
May 2025
Car India
TODAY'S SPECIALE
Two flavours of the 296, fixed-head and A(perta), with more powerful engine and electric motor now served up with 880 hp
2 min |
May 2025
Car India
The Highs and Lows of Being a Ferrari Fan
From McLaren domination to a potential RedBull seat-swap and a post-race triple DSQ, the 2025 China GP had enough drama to keep everyone entertained.
1 min |
April 2025
Car India
THUNDER, LIGHTNING AND THE PER , FECT STORM
The BMW 5 Series sedan range comprising 530Li, i5 M60, and M5 all descended upon us. They are all so similar in what they bring to the table, yet so very different from one another in terms of how much they bring to said table. And what a spread this table has. We pick them apart to ascertain the differences
8 min |
April 2025
Car India
Going for Gold
It’s that time of the year again when we gather the newest the car industry has to offer and have our band of experts put them through their paces to evaluate them and pick a winner. While we do enjoy driving most of them, there can only be one winner in each category. So here goes
4 min |