Siddharth Vinayak Patankar

The coronavirus pandemic has seen unlikely chart toppers in the month of June. The Alto is back to winning ways followed closely by the Hyundai Creta and the Kia Seltos

The battle of the compact sedans was certain when a new generation of the benchmark car arrives. But the Honda City has lost its grip on the segment off late, so does the legacy car have enough to beat the reigning champ Hyundai Verna?

It is the new generation Honda City compact sedan, and it does not get bigger than this. Trifle-delayed yet raring to go, we test it in three variants, to tell you all the good and bad bits of this all-important model.

The Audi Q5 PI or midlife makeover has been unveiled. The cars looks get a bigger than expected change, with new lighting technology, updated infotainment and safety related changes forming the key highlights of the update.

The Hyundai Verna gets a facelift, but its pretty significant - unlike what usually happens. So there are significant styling changes, and the car also gets a brand new engine added to the lineup.

The third generation BMW X6 packs in a whole lot more in terms of capability, looks and features. Here is the first exclusive drive review of the car in India.

In the pictures you can see the exclusive positioning colour for the new model. The colour (called Starry Sky Blue incidentally), will be available exclusively on the Hector Plus only

Hyundai's 'Click to Buy' platform allows customers to browse, spec and choose their preferred car model from Hyundai's portfolio, and then actually proceed to buy it online.

Launched as the first of four Porsche Heritage Design Editions, the limited run cars will evoke the German sports car makers glorious history of classic cars from the decades gone by. This is the first, and is based on the newly minted 911 Targa family.

As sentiment against China starts to build, many global OEMs may look to India and others as options to sourcing from Chinese suppliers. Can Indian vendors cash in on the opportunity created by the COVID-19 pandemic?

The Porsche 911 Carrera S and 4S with a seven-speed manual gearbox have been introduced in Europe. Base variants will stay with the PDK auto. No India launch plans for now.

The post-COVID-19 world shows a sharp increase in consumers wanting to use their own personal vehicles over shared mobility. This is likely to also benefit the used car sector.

Volkswagen Indias focus on SUVs is now well understood, and in keeping with that we have exclusive information that a slew of performance variants like the VW T-Roc GT may be coming soon.

Mercedes-Benz India has launched a whole new digital initiative for online sales of its range of cars. Designated as 'Merc From Home', it will allow prospective buyers to not only book their chosen car model online, but also buy it - on the company's website.

There are just a handful of EVs or electric vehicles available in India. But two are pitted dead against one another. We have the Hyundai Kona Electric take on the newbie - the MG ZS EV in an electrified encounter.

What do you do if you are the maker of iconic sports cars, and then announce a mission to make an electric one? You go ahead and make a car that is just as sensational on performance as your fans would expect - and oh - also make it all-electric. That is the approach that the development of the Porsche Taycan seems to have taken.

The annual World Car Awards programme culminated last week, with the Kia Telluride winning the 2020 World Car of the Year prize. Kia and Porsche swept the awards with two wins each, while Mazda got the 5th award. The big award for the World Car of the Year is always a tight race. It was no different this year. The Kia Telluride made it in to the fi...

The 2019 winner - Jaguar I-Pace extended a cordial and warm greeting to the Kia Telluride within minutes of its win being announced. The running title holder handed the mantle over to the newbie with much grace and humility.

The Hyundai Palisade is the Korean carmaker's first fullsize three-row SUV ever, and similarly, Kia too has the Telluride. While currently both big SUVs are on sale in the US, both are also very exciting for India, and both brands are already involved in a study to see if they should be brought here.

We test the latest V8 mid-engine marvel from Scuderia Ferrari. The Ferrari F8 Tributo builds on the 488 GTB - the car it replaces - both literally and figuratively. Ferrari has achieved near-perfection in performance with the car, as the F8 Tributo combines sheer dynamics, electronics and engineering with immense driveability, excellent road manner...

Volkswagen will launch the T-Roc in India on March 18, 2020 and the car will rival the likes of the Jeep Compass, Hyundai Tucson and we have exclusive details on the engine and features on the car

The World Car Awards announced the top three finalists across all 5 categories. Porsche has cornered the Performance category, while Kia has its first-ever finalists, and Mazda has a double in the main World car Award shortlist.

We spend time with the flagship SUV from the BMW M Performance Division, in Arizona. Putting the new 3rd generation BMW X5 M Competition through its paces is easy - with a host of features designed to make this car a true M model.

The biggest surprise of Auto Expo 2020 was no doubt the Tata Sierra concept. Shown as a design study, the compact SUV concept is electric and revives a hallowed nameplate from Tatas past. And was the unanimous winner in this category at the CNB Auto Expo Excellence Awards 2020.

The biennial Delhi Auto Expo puts up the best the Indian automobile industry on show to the world. As always carandbike had the privilege of hosting the official awards to recognise the very best that the 2020 Expo had to offer. The award categories that we consider the most prestigious include the Best of Show. And for the second expo running, tha...

To win the award, the Mahindra XUV 300 had to meet many stringent requirements. To be eligible, cars must have a 5-star rating for adult occupant crash safety and a minimum 4-star rating for child occupant protection.

VW India has shown the new Volkswagen Taigun at the ongoing Delhi Auto Expo, but plans to only launch it in the middle of 2021. Siddharth thinks it should change its strategy and pull forward the launch timelines. Here's why.

Tata Motors will have a slew of concepts, production cars and CVs at its pavilion at the Auto Expo 2020. The two themes that will dominate are EV and SUV and in keeping with that it has plans to preview a brand new offering on its Hexa model line. Essentially a significant update for 2020, the Hexa SUV moves to the BS6 regime as well, with the Hex...

MG Motor India is gearing up to debut its first MPV at the Auto Expo 2020 which will go up against the Toyota Innova Crysta and Kia Carnival.

The fastest and most powerful car from Affalterbach resident AMG is the all-new Mercedes-AMG 63 S 4MATIC+. The sports tourer takes the Porsche Panamera head-on and also has some Nordschleife credentials to boast. We have the exclusive on both the car and the news that it is coming to India soon.