Motoring
M for more
Improved styling, added space and better road manners add to the overall appeal of the Mercedes Benz M-class. Ameya Dandekar has the details
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Review of i20
Sometimes it takes fresh competition to highlight the positives in what was already a good enough existing product. A case in point was the Hyundai i20. Launched in the higher price range of the B...
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May 15, 2012
Review of BMW M5
In the world of performance cars, the brand ‘M' commands a special respect. Tested and tuned to perfection at the world famous Nurburgring race circuit, these are models that are picked out from B...
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May 8, 2012
Duke of all roads
The 200 Duke is the first bike from the Austrian bike makers KTM to come to India and is jointly developed by Bajaj. The bike which along with its 125cc sibling is making waves in the world market...
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May 1, 2012
Power and influence
For all the Fluence's strengths, the Renault diesel fell short on two fronts. The first was in terms of equipment. Renault scored a self-goal by launching the diesel model only in a basic E2 trim....
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BANGALORE,
April 27, 2012
For a change, this is a celebration of vintage beauty
Here's yet another opportunity for motor enthusiasts to catch up with some of the vintage beauties that will be paraded on Sunday. As part of the 125th anniversary celebrations of The Ta...
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Chennai,
April 24, 2012
The incredible Hulk
Did someone say you can't drive a Lamborghini in India? Of course you can. All you need to do is find a stretch of tarmac that's 4.1sec long — that's all the time it takes for this LP 550-2 to bul...
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April 17, 2012
Luxury in a small dose
Audi's latest offering, the Q3, is its smallest SUV yet. We have driven it in Goa to find out how good it really is. Audi is taking a different route, at least at launch, from the one BMW to...
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April 13, 2012
On the wheels of nostalgia
“Exhibition of Rare Vintage and Classic Cars” says the elaborate ticket, with the picture of the elegant office building on one side and a paragraph on “vintage” and “classic” on the other. That is...
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Coimbatore,
April 12, 2012
The road runners
People often stop B.Sasikumar and Sathish Balu on the road to ask them about their jeep. The bright blue shiny 540 Wrangler jeep fitted with a snorkel and large imported lights is a head-turner. S...
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April 10, 2012
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport — Just being a sport
Mitsubishi hasn't done as well as it could have in India and so it's easy to forget how impressive the company is with SUVs. Sure, the Japanese company makes some very capable compacts, saloons, an...
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April 6, 2012
Biking and brotherhood
Bikers on the ongoing ‘Grand Indian Roadtrip (GIR)' have steered clear of long-distance biking stereotypes. Exploration of unfamiliar lands is not the focus of this 16,000 km tour around the countr...
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Car aficionados who swear by vintage Fiats
Seven up!
Tata's concept eco
Fortuner favours the brave
May 8, 2012
Rexton: Korea calling
Mahindra having acquired SsangYong, now plans to introduce the Korean company's models in India. The first model to reach our shores will be the Rexton, SsangYong's old-warhorse which has served t...
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May 2, 2012
Suzuki Swish: Will this help swipe the competition?
For almost a decade now the scooter segment has been dominated by the Honda Activa – a no-frills, metal-bodied, auto gearbox scooter. Not very different from similar scooters that were in the mark...
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May 1, 2012
Out of the box
Porsche's latest sportscar pictured here has almost nothing in common with the earlier 987. This new Boxster, or 981, is based on the all-new 911, and that means it immediately benefits from having...
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April 25, 2012
Renault Twizy Review
A vehicle that is neither a two-wheeler nor a car, but seats two and has four wheels; leaves you neither open to the elements nor fully protected from it; runs on a battery pack and even has a var...
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April 24, 2012
More than meets the i
It's easy to see why the first i20 was popular. It was stylish, packed with features and had enough cabin space to command an entry-level-saloon rivalling price. At Rs. 6.21 lakh for this mid-life...
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April 17, 2012
Forty-Eight and vrooming
The menacing-looking Forty-Eight is low slung, with a slim front fender neatly bolted onto its fork tubes. You can't miss the fat, robust-looking, spoked 130/90 x 16-inch front tyre on this motorcy...
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Bangalore,
April 12, 2012
Many faces
There stands a Bengali babu smoking alone, lost in his thoughts. While his Bengali lady (could it be his wife) stands alone in another window of the world of the Bengali middle-class. The lady and...
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April 11, 2012
In 'Fluence'd by feedback
Car makers are reworking their strategies, even as the differential in price continues to fuel the preference for diesel amongst buyers. The skew in favour of the diesel engine option, w...
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April 10, 2012
Maruti Ertiga MPV — In compact format
The Ertiga MPV has got the basics right. It has three rows of seats, it can seat seven and it comes with the option of both petrol and diesel engines. Also, its monocoque construction promises much...
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April 3, 2012
Ducati 1199 Panigale S — Gale force
Named after the region of Ducati's home ground in Bologna, the compact 1199 Panigale ranks among the most seductively styled production motorcycles on the planet. The eyeball-grabbing Ducati is unm...
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