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  • New highways kill old businesses

    When the NH 48 (previously NH 8 and NH4) was developed there were many hotels which used to be popular among the regular drivers traveling for their halts. I am referring to the Mumbai - New Delhi…
  • Rishi Sunak is UK Prime Minister!

    Rishi worked for investment bank Goldman Sachs and at two hedge funds and is thought to be one of the richest MPs of UK. He lives in a $7.4 million mansion in Kensington with his wife Akshata Murthy…
  • Which 20-lakh rupee crossover?

    I'm from Kochi, Kerala, and have a VW Vento 1.6 petrol MT (2014). I work in Bangalore but WFH. This post is about looking for a replacement car. I've largely been the only person driving the car and…
  • Hyryder AWD as per a Duster owner

    The Duster AWD is a thing of the the past now. Though the Compass AWD will be the perfect upgrade or replacement of the Duster AWD, we can't be sure of the future of diesel cars in India. Similarly,…
  • Graduated licensing for India?

    The Graduated Licensing Program (GLP) or Graduated Driver Licensing Program (GDLP) is defined as a system that is designed to provide new drivers of motor vehicles with driving experience and skills…
  • Bought a used 2012 Accord 2.4L AT

    My brother recently picked up the 2012 Honda Accord 2.4L AT (not V6) with 85,000 kms on the clock for Rs. 6.75 Lakhs. In addition to this, there was suspension work done for which he spent another…
  • What next for my modded Octavia?

    I’ve been driving my Skoda Octavia TDI DSG L&K, for over more than a year now with an ECU remap from Tune-O-Tronics. The car now puts down around 190hp and 400nm, haven’t dyno’d it yet but the…
  • 1 month with my Honda City e:HEV

    I am sharing my views on the new City Hybrid after driving it for 1100 kms in a month. This included 65% city driving and the rest on highways. First of all, talking about the performance of the car…
  • Future of strong hybrids in India

    So far, we've got basically two: the Toyota-Suzuki twins and the City EHEV. Drove both, and the performance versus fuel economy tradeoff almost isn't there. They are, in short, awesome. Sure, they…
  • Upgraded fog lights on my S-Cross

    The premium offerings from Maruti all come with the dull fog lights that have been in use for years. I had previously used XP Micros on my blue S-cross and they never failed me, besides providing…
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