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  • KTM 390 Duke: Long-term Review

    I did a solo weekend ride to Maharashtra border. I wasn't doing any record nor was my intention to do so but it somehow turned out to be one of my quickest rides ever. I covered 360km in 4hours, and…
  • Tata Safari Storme | 67000 km up

    12000 km have been done in the last 8 months. I have had a driver for the last 5 months. So the storme has run around 6000 km with the driver. Sadly, he upshifts only at 2500 rpm and never uses engine…
  • F1: The Monaco Grand Prix

    It was very disappointing to see Aston Martin's ill-planned and ill-executed pitstop for Alonso, deciding to put him onto medium tires, and changing to inters just a lap later. It might have made…
  • Tata bets big on CNG models

    Tata Motors expects CNG-powered cars to account for 30% of total sales by 2030. The carmaker also sees the market share of EVs, CNG cars and petrol vehicles to be almost equal by the end of this decade.…
  • The dangers of Highway Hypnosis

    Here is an article of interest. With automatic cars equipped with cruise control and access controlled highways, one needs to watch out for "Explained: What Is Highway Hypnosis, Flagged As Major Cause…
  • Vehicle for 500-kg cargo loads

    Dont have a lot of experience/exposure in this space and hence looking for some advice and pointers. Specifically looking for a cargo vehicle, under 500kgs load capacity but needs to have a closed…
  • The work-from-home thread

    The IT office isn't just the swanky floors full of howling well-paid prima donnas. There's an entire world down in the dark basement, with limited choices, prospects and no practical voice or say…
  • DIY: 3-Way Active Sound System

    A pair of Sundown E-6.5 CS with the SA-2.75 V2 would take care of the whole frequency range, I prefer only front stage; so the speakers were done. The power to these would be given by Sundown SFB-200.…
  • Contaminated fuel in my Polo TSI

    On cranking the car engine, it would not start. On multiple attempts, only once did it try to start, and it did not even reach idle speed. The engine would stall within a few seconds. All this while,…
  • A trip to Tirumala through TTDC

    I have been trying to make the trip back to Tirumala, but for one reason or another, it kept getting postponed. Then came the Covid years. And finally, 4 years after the last visit, it materialised…
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