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  • Humans are destroying Earth

    As the smartest (and the most destructive) organism on the planet, are we hurtling unchecked towards self destruction fuelled by unimpeded consumption and population growth?
  • No registration charges for EVs

    The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has moved a proposal to exempt electric vehicles from registration charges in a bid to promote electric mobility in the country.
  • Used Polo GT TSI, lots of mods

    The term hot-hatch is so over used in our market; that I’ve settled on terming the GT TSI as a warm-hatch. Globally the 1.2 TSI is strictly a commuter spec engine, however, domestically amongst…
  • Big cars, but small engines

    It is not very common to find two or more totally different types of cars from vastly different price brackets to share the same engine. Even so, such models do exist.
  • Dead batteries during lockdown

    My dad hasn't used the Ford Aspire Automatic for about 4 weeks and now the car wouldn't start. The electrical accessories seem to work fine I'm told. The car was serviced only a couple of months ago…
  • GL350 dispute with Mercedes

    Mercedes and Authohangar kept calling back the vehicle for repairs and the issues were never completely resolved. I finally sent them a clear warning that I would not pay the Lease Rentals till the…
  • A very special land, Meghalaya

    Meghalaya and by extension our North East States are unique in what they have in store for us. Go off the beaten path and there are worlds within worlds.
  • Toyota Hilux coming to India...

    Toyota Hilux could launch in the coming months. Parts-sharing will keep a check on costs. Toyota could adopt an aggressive pricing strategy to rival Isuzu V-Cross in India.
  • 1000 km on a tank of hydrogen

    As per the official figures, the Toyota Mirai recorded a distance of 1,003 km with an average hydrogen consumption of 0.55 kg / 100 km. The Mirai FCEV comes with a capacity to store a maximum of 5.…
  • Tech specs & car ownership

    A majority of us own automobiles, two wheelers and or four wheelers. But, how many of us know the key technical specifications, features and other common attributes of the vehicles we own.
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