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Exclusive: Hyundai Venue First Drive Review
We recently had the chance to get behind the wheel of a pre-production model at a press event held in Korea at Hyundai Motor's Namyang R&D facility. The car is really compact, and yet - just as we have seen on its debut stage - even in real world conditions its proportions scream SUV.
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Exclusive: Volkswagen T-Cross First Drive Review
The latest from Wolfsburg is the Volkswagen T-Cross. We test it in sunny Spain and find a competent, well-designed compact SUV. This will be the MQB A0 platform SUV that has been talked about aplenty in VW and Skoda's big plan for India. Expect it to hit the market only next year. We have driven the petrol and diesel models.
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Exclusive: Audi e-tron First Drive Review
Audi's 'most important launch of the year' as a spokesman called it, was carefully choreographed: in 2015, the brand launched a concept car, followed by a Sportback derivative; over the year 2018, Audi organised ride-alongs and drives at various stages of development, and now we got to drive the series production version of the fully electric Audi e-tron.
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Honda CR-V First Drive Review: Improved In Every Respect
The very popular Honda CR-V returns in its 5th generation. The car is bigger and better, as our first drive tells you. The India launch is expected in the festive season, and for the first time, Honda will offer a diesel option on the CR-V that drives in with a three-row, 7-seater avatar
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Takata Bankruptcy Would Cloud Auto Industry's Biggest Recall
The Japan-based auto supplier has pledged to recall and replace tens of millions of defective air-bag inflators used by 19 car and truck makers around the world, from Tesla Inc. to Toyota Motor Corp.
Read More →Takata Plans To File For Bankruptcy As Soon As Next Week, Source Says
Bankruptcy filings would put Takata a step closer to a sale to Key Safety Systems Inc., the U.S. air-bag maker owned by China's Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp.
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GM Accused In Owner Lawsuit Of Using VW-Like Defeat Devices
General Motors Co. was sued for allegedly putting defeat devices in trucks to beat emissions tests, making it the fifth carmaker to be accused of diesel cheating since Volkswagen AG admitted in 2015 to flouting pollution rules.
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Ducati Attracts Interest From Buyout, Motorcycle Firms
By Siddharth Vikram Philip, Christoph Rauwald, Sarah Syed, and George Smith Alexander, Bloomberg•May 20, 2017 07:53 PM•1 min readA formal sale process may start in the next few weeks for Ducati, which could be valued at more than $1 billion, the people said.
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Qoros To Unveil K EV Concept
Qoros is a joint venture between Chery and an Israeli investor that was launched in 2013 with a series of European developed and designed, locally built cars.
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Uber Robocar Project At Risk As Engineer May Face Charges
A judge said he's inclined to slap an order on Uber Technologies Inc. that may impede its self-driving car program after being told its director won't testify because he faces possible criminal action for allegedly stealing Alphabet Inc.'s trade secrets.
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The 5 Best Cars Of The 2017 Detroit Auto Show
Now even though they may not be relevant for India, they're still definitely key from a global automotive market perspective.
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Exclusive Review: Lexus RX 450h
The brand's image is virtually defined by this model, and the RX is the brand's most successful hybrid to date.
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: The Best Driver Did Not Win
As the Hamilton vs. Rosberg title battle goes down to the wire, the big question is who will win the 2016 World Drivers' Championship. Here's a prediction we're going to stick our heads out and make - respective of the outcome, when fans look back on the season they'll probably believe that 'the best driver did not win'.
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Volkswagen Atlas SUV Holds Big Potential In India
It's called the Atlas like the titan from Greek mythology that carries the heavens on his shoulders. The Atlas will also be sold in China and a few other export markets. The big question we care about is whether the Atlas will eventually make its way to India or not?
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F1 Podcast: Let's Not Belittle The Formula 1 Drivers' Championship
The 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix could be a Grand Prix of firsts for the Mercedes drivers. Lewis Hamilton could win his first-ever Brazilian Grand Prix OR Nico Rosberg could win his first-ever Formula 1 Drivers' Championship. Let's hope the 'best driver' wins. In which case, shouldn't it then be Fernando Alonso?
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Exclusive: New Generation MINI Countryman Goes Bigger; In India Next Year
MINI touts its all-new second generation Countryman as such bigger is better. So is it? A curious premise for a brand named after its first, ultra-small model. Yet the Countryman resonates with the customer base especially in Europe not least because it managed to preserve the look of the original MINI, which is seen as "cute".
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Rosberg Should Invite Nicole To The US GP
Is the United States Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton's new home race? Going purely by his Instagram feed, we'd like to believe so. How many of Hamilton's reported girlfriends would cheer him in the Paddock? Would 'Joey' be visiting too? If so, they should broadcast a live car-to-television radio chat between Joey and Hamilton. We actually try simulate what this conversation could be like.
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Will Hamilton Still Back Verstappen's Moves?
Max Verstappen pulled off a 'Verstappen' on Lewis Hamilton at Suzuka. This made us wonder, will Lewis Hamilton still back Max Verstappen's aggressive moves? The Hamilton vs. Verstappen battle was our highlight moment!
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Will The FIA Ban The Shoey?
Nico Rosberg is lucky that Mercedes built him a tank that went through the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix undamaged. Rosberg was lucky on multiple other counts too, including that he had a clean getaway (the Mercedes cars can't take that for granted anymore) and the two VSC periods that helped him climb back up the order.
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Tim Cook To Replace Ron Dennis At McLaren?
In the Apple-McLaren story, we wonder if Tim Cook could be the man to turn McLaren around. And how is it that despite attracting iconic brands such as Honda, Fernando Alonso and now Apple (possibly), McLaren isn't able to repeat its iconic performances.
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