Fuel to Fire

We have politics to blame for the insurgence of petrol powered cars into the country, like the 238bhp Discovery Sport Si4. Should the enthusiasts out there be thankful instead?

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Politics and oil. Oil and politics. Without getting into the world history of it, it looks like the consumers were the ones that hit gold in the recent Indian context. While registrations on diesel-engined cars above 2-litres were put on hold for a while last year, we got some sweet petrol engines out of the whole fiasco. Not to mention the prospect of greener cars, a cleaner environment and all that important stuff.