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  • Citroen C5 Aircross full specs!

    C5 Aircross will get a 2.0-litre diesel engine that develops 175 bhp and 400 Nm of peak torque. The motor is paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission. Notable features are an 8-inch touchscreen,…
  • An inclusive driving culture

    I feel quite humbled by my first meet with BHPians in Kolkata and am encouraged that I never felt treated any differently for being a woman. This was amazing, considering driving has always been traditionally…
  • Large Hatch vs Compact SUV

    I would expect that the sub-4m SUVs will eventually kill off the large hatchbacks. The smaller ones like Tiago, Swift, etc will survive. The sedans again, would appeal to a different demographic who…
  • Fuel prices to rise further :(

    Fuel prices to further go up. FM has proposed charging a farm cess of ₹2.5 on petrol and ₹4 on diesel. At the same time, there's another proposal to reduce the existing excise duty on the fuel…
  • Ooty: 3rd visit in a month!

    Being a long weekend and BIL is on his vacation (True vacation after his 2 weeks quarantine once he landed from Qatar) we were talking about a ride and what comes immediately in our mind is either…
  • Which fun-to-ride motorcycle?

    The time has come where I've decided to buy a new motorcycle for myself in a few months time (Literally, no hurries). I've been saving a meagre amount every month to buy one but little did I think…
  • 50% of pilots are jobless...

    Paints a very grim picture of the state of things in the airline industry. More than half of the world's airline pilots are no longer flying for a living, according to a worldwide survey highlighting…
  • 1 year with a Porsche Boxster

    Wow, it's been a year already since I first drove the car home, intimidated by the low seating position and the overall demeanour of a Porsche. Of course, I was overjoyed but I would be lying if I…
  • Brand fatigue in the car world

    We owned an 800, Zen & Esteem in quick succession. Got "brand fatigue" and wanted to explore options other than Maruti. I think we might have overdone it as it's been 25 years since we owned a Maruti! Someone…
  • Yamaha R1 : DIY Maintenance

    In today's update, we are going to be addressing the very irritating hot idle issue that I have been facing for quite some time now. And fair warning this is going to be a long post. In fact, I have…
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