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  • India may block BYD's EV plan

    The company is said to be interested in manufacturing EVs and batteries in India with an investment of US$ 1 billion. However, the government of India isn’t too keen on allowing the Chinese EV…
  • Is 0 regen = Coasting in neutral?

    For an ICE vehicle, it is a well know fact that coasting in neutral is not a great idea from the safety perspective. In an EV, setting the regenerative braking to 0 has a similar feel to it (from…
  • $4500 to return old Toyota 86's

    Owners of all Toyota 86 models produced between 2012 & 2016 can choose between five courses which will help bring back their old sports car to factory condition, regardless of the mileage and/or number…
  • Difficult to be unhappy in Sikkim!

    The combination of Lazy Turtle and Sikkim has many memories and even after 9 years, I still feel very safe and most reliable in Lazy Turtle. On the other hand, the new THAR is waiting at home to hit…
  • Checked out the Kia Seltos Facelift

    My booking was moved to new Seltos today and dealer was open to changing colours. Again I'm in no rush so it is fine. I had booked Gravity Grey but after seeing Black and Grey in older variant next…
  • Greedy Mahindra, no offline maps

    With my experience of using connected car features and latest experience about Adrenox/ Mappls, I started thinking: as more and more cars are coming up with connected car features, it inevitably requires…
  • Malamanda Camp in a Thar 4x4

    Last month, I had an incredible weekend drive to the serene Malamanda Mountain Camp in Kerala. I took my trusty Thar on this adventure, exploring the untouched beauty of the Urumbikkara Hills in Idukki…
  • My City Hybrid vs Lexus Hybrid

    I used to own quite a few “premium” cars over the last decade such as a Mercedes E270 CDI, BMW 525i, Mercedes S350 and BMW 530d. Recently however, I’ve switched to more modern and more “mainstream”…
  • Your car cleaning pet peeves?

    We take pride in washing the car ourselves, being very deliberate about and involved in the process. Fastidiousness while a virtue, can be challenged by some tough-to-clean spots in terms of time…
  • Western Ghats in the rains

    Some journeys are timeless like our monsoon drives to the Western Ghats. This story began on Thursday late afternoon when we set out by around 4ish from Whitefield but the silver lining was we did…
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