Car feature stories and travelogues

Hybrid car technology simplified

With depleting fossil fuel reserves and increased awareness towards the environment, automotive manufacturers are coming up with technologies to offer consumers the best in terms of fuel economy and p

Firdaus

Dec 23, 2014

Suzuki's AllGrip System for everybody to go everywhere

Suzuki is one of the best names in the market when it comes to funky little small cars for city and urban driving. But the new AllGrip system will certainly change the outlook to a creator of little c

Abhijeet

Dec 22, 2014

Understanding us consumers better

Millions are spend every year by automobile manufacturers to develop technologies that would be life saving in cases of major road accidents. These include things like crash tests, safety features, dr

Prithvi

Dec 20, 2014

Datsun GO+ : A Worthy Compact MPV In Hatch's Budget!

After receiving a lot of denunciation over the lack of safety features in its GO hatchback, the Nissan's recently-revived Datsun sub-brand, is now set to launch the elongated version of its hatch, the

Akshit

Dec 20, 2014

8 disappearing car features

Marred by constantly changing safety and efficiency issues, automobile manufacturers have to convert cars to convenience items from lifestyle statements. This means getting rid of many features that h

Abhijeet

Dec 17, 2014

Segment Analysis: Hatchbacks

When you consider that hatchbacks rule over 50% of the Indian passenger car market, then you will realize the seriousness of them. Every mass manufacturer who wants to succeed in our market has to hav

Bala Subramaniam

Dec 17, 2014

Battery level critical - The state of electric cars in India

Remember seeing the Mahindra e2o last week gliding past you silentl? No? How about last month? How many e2o’s have you seen so far on the road? The fact that we are talking about e2o and not mentionin

Bala Subramaniam

Dec 12, 2014

Can a facelift be called all new?

Now that we are at the onset of the year 2015, we would like to look back at the Indian auto sector wherein have manufacturers been taking consumers for ride when it comes to calling their model intro

Prithvi

Dec 10, 2014

What is City Safety by Volvo Cars?

Volvo Cars has been mouthing the praises of its new unique City Safety feature equipped in its vehicles. What exactly does it do? Volvo is considered a byword for vehicular safety with bags of awards

Abhijeet

Dec 10, 2014

The Great Mahindra Off-Road Challenge

In India SUVs are more like people’s carrier or a rigid looking car, and owners do not often use these mighty cars for making their way out of rough terrain. However, the ace off-road manufacture Mahi

Rajpal

Dec 06, 2014

A Nano-licious Time

We drive the Tata Nano Twist for week and find out just how much fun it is in our busting daily commute! The Tata Nano is one of the smallest and cutest cars available in the Indian market. When launc

Firdaus

Dec 04, 2014

Vredestein tyres from Apollo

It has been nearly a year since Apollo tyres introduced the high performance designer tyre brand from Netherlands, Vredestein, into the Indian market. The highlight of these tyres lies is that tread d

Abhijeet

Dec 02, 2014

Headlight technologies Adaptive, cornering lights, self leveling lights

Over the years as automobiles evolved, so has the technology associated with them. An integral part of any automobile is its lighting system and the technology related to headlights has also progresse

Firdaus

Nov 27, 2014

Fiat 500X - Would this be a game changer for Fiat in India?

Ok, first things first. Fiat is a good brand with great products. But Fiat’s journey hasn’t been a smooth one so far. After the breakup with Tata, the company started fresh and now seems to be on the

Bala Subramaniam

Nov 15, 2014

Glance in the future: Mercedes-Benz MULTIBEAM LED Headlamps

With recent advancements in LED lighting technology for headlamps, Mercedes-Benz will be introducing 84 LEDs per headlamp for the new CLS-Class instead of the 24 LED set up in the current version. Now

Abhijeet

Nov 14, 2014