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C3 Aircross, Hyundai Exter, Honda’s upcoming big car shows the SUV fever isn’t dying in India

Hell froze when Ferrari, the Italian supercar manufacturer and the most hallowed of car brands, said they’d make an SUV.

MG Comet is for the practical buyer. The EV has an operating cost of 75 paise per km

The Comet is not aimed at buyers looking to move up from two wheels to four. It is very unlikely to be the primary vehicle in a household.

Escaping the Chinese connection in EV space impossible. This Indian company can change that

Even though the demand has been sorted, the sheer cost economics of operating an EV trumps everything else. Log9 story hold promise.

Volkswagen to Hyundai, carmakers are going all out with ‘premium’. And Indians want more

Consumers no longer want to miss out on new features, even if they do not make sense—like sunroofs—in India.

Royal Enfield Renaissance is an old story. Here is what’s driving the brand’s future

If you thought Royal Enfield’s success is because of a large market of men trying to ride out their mid-life crisis, then let me tell you that isn’t the case.

Has your feature-laden car made you a lazy driver? Those ventilated seats, reverse cameras

We have become accustomed to the advanced technology of automobiles. Reversing camera is now in even entry-level vehicles like Maruti Alto, Renault Kwid.

Maruti Fronx is the perfect crossover—looks like an SUV but drives as a hatchback should

The Fronx is not as roomy as the Brezza, and its interiors are pretty much the same as Baleno. But its nice cornering ability lets you easily cruise down twisty roads.

Ode to an engine: The ‘800’ under Maruti’s hood that drove India for 4 decades

The F-series that powered successive generations of Maruti 800s, Altos and the Maruti Van/Omni has fallen victim to the RDE norms.

India’s EV market is battling a subsidy controversy but Ather Energy determined to beat crisis

Ather Energy's Tarun Mehta says his company has scaled up operations amid the FAME-II fiasco, and that he believes firmly in his products, policies & team.

Fun, fast, spacious — the new Hyundai Verna can be the answer to the market’s SUV-isation

It's loaded with features like heated seats, BOSE audio system and ADAS. Its main rivals, Skoda-Volkswagen twins, do not feature ADAS & are lower on power.

On Camera

New megacities lie in the path of devastating floods

Bangkok, Delhi, Karachi, Lagos, Luanda and Manila were are of the fastest growing among metropolises of more than 10 million.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

Op Sindoor hit Pakistan’s economy hard, we forced their navy to stay restricted to ports—Navy chief

Admiral Dinesh Tripathi at annual media interaction ahead of Navy Day celebrations announced that an operational demonstration is expected at Thiruvananthapuram, President Murmu to attend.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.