The Best Roads In India

Gordon · 21st April 2004, 11:50

same here...NH17 and Mumbai Pune Expressway

zen · 22nd April 2004, 07:29

I've only been on the expressway and the mumbai - ahmedabad highway (NH 8?) (before it was completely 4-laned). That seemed to be a pretty good road!

I prefer having to do something with my hands when i'm driving so the expressway gets a thumbs down from me except for the portion around khandala where its a little twisty.

Palm beach is where i get my once in a blue moon thrill nowadays albeit on 2 wheels and ya, its a tad under 10 kms. The roads all over new bombay, especially kharghar are awesome.. 3 lanes and completely deserted.

RJK · 22nd April 2004, 14:11

Well it certainly isn't the expressway for me...it gets very boring after sometime although i do jump at every opportunity of gng on that road

but that doesn't change the fact that it gets boring..also the surface has become rather bumpy now..
I haven't been on NH-17 though i'd been to goa in feb but wasn't allowed to take the car...so volvo it was that too at night..so couldn't see much of the road...but every1 whom i've asked/met abt the highway absolutely swears by it !
Also another good stretch is the WE highway going towards silvassa...had been on it 2yrs back...perfectly tarred roads with little twists..gr8 gr8 fun! dont know how it is now..
Palmbeach as usual fantastic road..thts the road that takes me to my college

pity though i cant take the car to college very often..infact once in 2-3months

M3

adityapd · 22nd April 2004, 16:31

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Quote[/b] (GTO @ April 20 2004,16:49)]NH17!!! Without any doubt. The drive from Bombay to Goa is to die for, its totally isolated and I make sure I leave Bombay at 3 a.m. latest, to beat whatever scarse traffic there exists on this stretch. The long never ending straights, perfectly curved right and left handers, decent amount of ghat sections and the scenery all around...boy Indian roads really dont get much better than this. The best part about the Mumbai-Goa is the absolute lack of traffic, and if you are lucky enough to leave on an unpopular day, you will end up seeing barely a truck or a bus every 20 minutes. Taking pit-stops every three hours at the dhabas for their delicious masala tea, having some good sound and company while pushing the car on the straights and corners alike is really something else. I have NEVER EVER taken any mode of transportation to Goa, beside the one that involves me behind the wheel!

But the best part of this drive is knowing what lies at your destination - GOA!! Beaches, beer and bikinis!

The Bombay-Pune expressway is also right up there for me, since I love top-speed testing of my cars and very few things get the adrenalin going more, than driving at 200+ km/h. I was in a state of sheer ecstacy as I was working the C Class through the gears between 140 to 210 km/hr last Sunday. Its truly the fastest and safest road that India has ever seen thus far. *

GTO

GTO,

so how about having our very own team-bhp " drive out " on this very road some time in june depending on the availability of other team-bhpians ??

swear can't wait for this event ....what say guys ?

we can surely discuss this during our next meet ..btw when is it ?

cheers

~A

vishnugnair · 23rd April 2004, 01:19

ya ya do that..come by udupi too..... we can meet up that way...and ya i have a surprise for u all....lexus harrier ..in flesh and blood !

Shan2nu · 23rd April 2004, 01:34

I'll meet you guys at Ankola. heheh

Regards...
Shan2nu

vishnugnair · 23rd April 2004, 04:42

surprising no one has voted for the l&t highway at coimbatore. i htink thats a hot one . only problem is that there r many toll booths ...they should have some sort of electronic toll thingy there..

hey one tip ...whenever u get the slip always place it outside u r drivers windows and raise the glass up so that the other end of the slip is outsude, in that way when u reach the toll boot hu dont have to lower ur glass and the temp inside the car remails cool.....!!!! howzat @@

adityapd · 23rd April 2004, 12:03

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Quote[/b] (vishnugnair @ April 22 2004,23:49)]ya ya do that..come by udupi too..... we can meet up that way...and ya i have a surprise for u all....lexus harrier ..in flesh and blood !

what

?

u acquired a lexus harrier offlate

dude, is it the RX 330 ?

come on pls send us the pics and intial reports on this scorcher ...can't wait...

~A

v12 · 23rd April 2004, 12:14

isnt it a Toyota Harrier or a Lexus RX300/330??
Anyways its a good car. I dont like it somehow.

mohits · 6th May 2004, 22:55

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Quote[/b] (vishnugnair @ April 20 2004,07:35)]so which is it...the road on which u can just cruise and just forget abt the rest of the world.....the road that makes owning that car u have apleasure ...
go ahead....india is truly shining...!

by the way i say mumbai pune expressway

u ll guys have to go to the ahmedabad highway
u ll wil forget the express way dudes
regards
kunal
team FS

manticore · 7th May 2004, 00:05

for me it has to be the route from mangalore to goa......awesome scenery + beautiful road = motoring nirvana. the chennai-mahabalipuram EastCoast road is also superb.

S350L-E240 · 7th May 2004, 12:17

Guys think abt Ahmedabad-Baroda

tis sweet too!

adityapd · 7th May 2004, 13:23

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Quote[/b] (manticore @ May 06 2004,22:35)]for me it has to be the route from mangalore to goa......awesome scenery + beautiful road = motoring nirvana.

manti,
what u r referring here is nothing but NH17 about which we've already discussed on this thread at length.

~A

Rtech · 7th May 2004, 15:17

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Quote[/b] (vishnugnair @ April 23 2004,03:12)]surprising no one has voted for the l&t highway at coimbatore. i htink thats a hot one . only problem is that there r many toll booths ...they should have some sort of electronic toll thingy there..

i recently had the chance to drive on this highway during my trip to Coimbatore.

Great surface, but its just a straight road. No enjoyment at all. And those toll booths r crazy, one every 5 km or something!

manticore · 7th May 2004, 17:03

adityapd,
i know we did discuss the NH17, but i thot i'd just mention the roads i liked. cya.

21st April 2004, 11:50	#16
Gordon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,549 Thanked: 501 Times View My Garage	same here...NH17 and Mumbai Pune Expressway
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22nd April 2004, 07:29	#17
zen BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 74 Thanked: 18 Times	I've only been on the expressway and the mumbai - ahmedabad highway (NH 8?) (before it was completely 4-laned). That seemed to be a pretty good road! I prefer having to do something with my hands when i'm driving so the expressway gets a thumbs down from me except for the portion around khandala where its a little twisty. Palm beach is where i get my once in a blue moon thrill nowadays albeit on 2 wheels and ya, its a tad under 10 kms. The roads all over new bombay, especially kharghar are awesome.. 3 lanes and completely deserted.
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22nd April 2004, 14:11	#18
RJK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,151 Thanked: 738 Times	Well it certainly isn't the expressway for me...it gets very boring after sometime although i do jump at every opportunity of gng on that road but that doesn't change the fact that it gets boring..also the surface has become rather bumpy now.. I haven't been on NH-17 though i'd been to goa in feb but wasn't allowed to take the car...so volvo it was that too at night..so couldn't see much of the road...but every1 whom i've asked/met abt the highway absolutely swears by it ! Also another good stretch is the WE highway going towards silvassa...had been on it 2yrs back...perfectly tarred roads with little twists..gr8 gr8 fun! dont know how it is now.. Palmbeach as usual fantastic road..thts the road that takes me to my college pity though i cant take the car to college very often..infact once in 2-3months M3
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23rd April 2004, 01:19	#20
vishnugnair BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Manipal Posts: 286 Thanked: 0 Times	ya ya do that..come by udupi too..... we can meet up that way...and ya i have a surprise for u all....lexus harrier ..in flesh and blood !
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23rd April 2004, 01:34	#21
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 126 Times View My Garage	I'll meet you guys at Ankola. heheh Regards... Shan2nu
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23rd April 2004, 04:42	#22
vishnugnair BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Manipal Posts: 286 Thanked: 0 Times	surprising no one has voted for the l&t highway at coimbatore. i htink thats a hot one . only problem is that there r many toll booths ...they should have some sort of electronic toll thingy there.. hey one tip ...whenever u get the slip always place it outside u r drivers windows and raise the glass up so that the other end of the slip is outsude, in that way when u reach the toll boot hu dont have to lower ur glass and the temp inside the car remails cool.....!!!! howzat @@
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23rd April 2004, 12:14	#24
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,756 Thanked: 7,456 Times View My Garage	isnt it a Toyota Harrier or a Lexus RX300/330?? Anyways its a good car. I dont like it somehow.
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7th May 2004, 00:05	#26
manticore BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cochin/New Delhi Posts: 298 Thanked: 8 Times	for me it has to be the route from mangalore to goa......awesome scenery + beautiful road = motoring nirvana. the chennai-mahabalipuram EastCoast road is also superb.
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7th May 2004, 12:17	#27
S350L-E240 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: India Posts: 1,416 Thanked: 394 Times	Guys think abt Ahmedabad-Baroda tis sweet too!
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7th May 2004, 17:03	#30
manticore BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cochin/New Delhi Posts: 298 Thanked: 8 Times	adityapd, i know we did discuss the NH17, but i thot i'd just mention the roads i liked. cya.
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