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Victoris to Grand Vitara—what defines a ‘new’ car in the age of shared platforms?

Mahindra’s BE6 and XEV 9e look very different from both inside and outside, even when they share the same INGLO platform.

Maruti-Suzuki’s eVitara is ready to hit the Indian roads—country’s EV ecosystem isn’t

Maruti-Suzuki eVitara is a well-packaged car, it will compete against the likes of Hyundai Creta electric and Tata Curvv.

Skoda Octavia RS combines performance with practicality—without breaking the bank

Ashish Gupta, Brand Director for Skoda India, said while performance cars like the Octavia RS are not too cheap, ‘car buyers who know and love their cars find them to be far better bang for the buck’.

From old and boring to bold and electric — Honda is finally rediscovering its Indian spark

When Honda join the diesel bandwagon with the CR-V and Civic the Supreme Court soon instituted the ‘10 year’ rule for diesel vehicles.

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Why CAFE 3 norms are fuelling the case for hybrids

A recent study showed that Indian car buyers would prefer to bring home a hybrid vehicle over an EV or a petrol car this festive season.

China has left Germany behind in in automotive sector

China is weaponising its control of the automotive industry, especially as the industry undergoes a tectonic shift toward electric vehicles.

Rahul Gandhi loves the EV ‘decentralised’ power analogy. Too bad it’s wrong

According to Gandhi, power becomes decentralised when each wheel is independent. But the last thing you want in a car is a wheel doing its own thing, especially at speed.

Ultraviolette is small in sales, big in ambition. Tech sets this electric motorcycle apart

Within 48 hours of bookings opening for Ultraviolette’s X-47 Crossover, reservations had crossed the 3,000 mark. Nothing quite explains the hype around Ultraviolette.

Maruti-Suzuki’s Victoris is full of bells and whistles — 21 trims, 64 ambient lights, ADAS

Maruti-Suzuki has shed every iota of conservatism with Victoris SUV. I drove the top ZXi+ model with the optional panoramic sunroof, priced at Rs 17.75 lakh ex-showroom.

On Camera

West Bengal is almost beyond redemption. Messi’s visit exposed the long decay

The attempt is to keep talking about culture, arts, sociology, politics and an imagined Bengali identity. All of this, however, rests on an extremely rickety economic base.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.