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Exclusive: Mahindra and Tata All Charged-Up To Partner On Joint EV Project Called REVO
In the face of impending competition from global OEMs, Tata and M&M are coming together. The homegrown auto giants will explore ways to find synergy to cut costs, and meet competition head-on in the electric vehicle space.
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Top Three In The World Announced For 2022 World Car Awards: India-Made VW Taigun Makes The Cut
Volkswagen Taigun compact SUV becomes yet another made-in-India car to enter the hallowed Top Three for the World Urban Car award. Audi e-tron GT, Mercedes-Benz EQS, Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 get top billing across multiple categories.
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Exclusive: Lexus UX Crossover - EV And Hybrid Variants Driven
Lexus has decided to bring in some units of its smallest crossover SUV to India for testing. The Lexus UX is the only EV model from the Japanese luxury car maker. So how does the first all-electric Lexus drive? And should it be launched here? Read on and decide.
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Exclusive: Lexus NX 350h / 450h+ Review
The latest from Lexus is its bestselling crossover model. The 2nd gen Lexus NX SUV comes in multiple variants, including two hybrids. Siddharth has tested both and tells you more about the variant that India will soon get.
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Exclusive: New Maruti Baleno Gears Up For Big Exports Badged As Toyota Starlet And Toyota Glanza
While the first generation Maruti Suzuki Baleno was also cross-badged as the Toyota Glanza and Starlet for a few markets, the second gen will now primarily be sold as a Toyota model only. Very few markets will get it as the Suzuki Baleno.
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Renault Kiger Scores 4 Stars In Global NCAP Crash Test
Renault Indias best crash test performance to date, with the Kiger subcompact crossover SUV delivering a reasonably strong performance for front adult occupant protection.
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Nissan Shows Big Improvement In Crash Safety; 4 Star Result For Magnite
The Nissan Magnite is built on the Renault-Nissan CMF-A platform which has spawned all Datsun models in India, as well as cars like the Renault Triber. It has received 4 Stars for Adult Occupant Protection.
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Honda City And Jazz Crash Tested, Both Get 4 Stars
The previous generation Honda City sedan still sells in India, along with the same vintage Jazz premium hatchback. Base variants of both have been tested in frontal offset crash tests by Global NCAP.
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India Made Renault Kiger And Volkswagen Taigun Declared Finalists For 2022 World Car Awards
The annual World Car programme has announced its shortlist of Top5/Top 10 finalists for 2022. This includes the category of World Urban Car that sees the two India focussed models make the cut. Finalists also announced for the first-ever World EV of the Year.
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Kia Carens 3-Row MPV Review
The latest from Kia is a people mover. The MPV segment remains nascent in India and with the Kia Carens, it is expected to expand. In true Kia style the Korean carmaker is expecting another hit, with big volumes.
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Tata's Shailesh Chandra Is A Finalist For 2022 World Car Person Of The Year
The prestigious World Car Awards have a Person of the Year category, an award that is also voted on by its worldwide jury. For the second year running, Tata Motors finds one of its own in the nominee shortlist, as Shailesh Chandra is named as a finalist.
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The Powerful Two: BMW M3 & BMW M4 Competition Review
The cars that almost stand for what BMW is as a brand, no doubt must come from the M Division at the company. The BMW M3 sedan and M4 coupe are no doubt flagships of the perfect kind. We test them both, including the variant coming to India.
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Six Hyundai EV Models Coming Over Next Seven Years
India's second largest carmaker, Hyundai Motor will invest approximately Rs. 4000 crore to bring us 6 EVs (electric vehicles) across different segments and price points. This includes localising global E-GMP electric platform for India. First new EV in 2022.
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Exclusive: 4th Generation Hyundai Tucson Review
Globally the Hyundai Tucson midsize SUV has already entered a new generation cycle. While we await the launch here in India, the key things to look forward to are the new design language and some crucial feature and driving updates. This review will reveal what exactly they are.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E Exclusive Review
A massive hit, the Ford Mustang Mach-E brings a lot more than just the legendary nameplate to the game. It is a capable, modern, tech-laden electric vehicle (EV) offering. We have the India-first exclusive review of this car, that Ford will bring to our country by 2023.
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Hyundai IONIQ 5 Wins 2022 German Car Of The Year
Fends off strong competition from Kia EV6, Audi e-tron GT, Peugeot 308 and Porsche 911 GT3 to win overall honours. The finalists had all won in their individual sub-category.
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Exclusive: Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV Review
The new flagship from Hyundai worldwide is not an SUV, sedan or sportscar. It is the IONIQ 5 - large enough to compete with SUVs, convenient enough to give you hatch-like peace of mind, and powerful enough to put some sportscars to shame! Here's an exclusive review - the first in Indian media - on the production model.
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Exclusive: Kia EV6 Review
The first Indian media to drive the Kia electric flagship, carandbike brings you the car everyone seems to be talking about in Europe. The Kia EV6 is the Korean brand's first all-electric EV built from scratch. Read our exclusive review.
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Exclusive: Mahindra XUV700 Crash Tested By Global NCAP; Enters The 5 Star Club
The Mahindra XUV700 midsize SUV has scored big at Global NCAP's most recent round of testing of Indian made cars. It has 5 stars for adult safety and a very high 4 stars for child protection. carandbike was present for the test in Landsberg, Germany.
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Exclusive: Audi RS e-tron GT Review
We saw the arrival of the e-tron GT to India just a few days ago and I wanted to get behind the wheel of it ever since. I went all the way to Germany to drive the more potent RS e-tron GT.
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