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.
Carmakers like MG, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, and Tata have realised that buyers want Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, despite complaints about automatic emergency braking.
It took me some time to get used to ADAS features and I’ve learnt to live with them. In fact, I even find features like the blind-spot warning extremely useful.
ESC is something that manufacturers will be forced to install on all cars if they want a three-star or above rating in the new Bharat-NCAP safety tests.
By equipping Honda Sensing in the City, it's almost certain that other carmakers will follow. The new Kia Seltos later this year and Hyundai Creta in 2024 will have ADAS.
In Europe and China, the Advanced Driver Assistance System is already an essential feature. It's a matter of time before it becomes mandatory in India.
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
Last time when I read the literature , it was mentioned that a spare wheel was compulsory, I wonder what happened to that rule. Decades ago, I heard from an insider that Suzuki refused a 50-paise upgraded version of a seat belt for better safety. Now, miserly Suzuki has bid goodbye to the spare wheel. I wonder what they will drop in future.
Last time when I read the literature , it was mentioned that a spare wheel was compulsory, I wonder what happened to that rule. Decades ago, I heard from an insider that Suzuki refused a 50-paise upgraded version of a seat belt for better safety. Now, miserly Suzuki has bid goodbye to the spare wheel. I wonder what they will drop in future.