About Siddharth Vinayak Patankar
Siddharth Vinayak PatankarConnect with this authorFormer senior primetime news anchor, financial correspondent, producer, and Chief Editor-Auto – Siddharth has worn many hats during his many years at NDTV. He conceived all the automobile based content for the NDTV network - including the annual carandbike Awards, and used to head the Auto Prime band of programming launched in 2014. He was a key driver behind carandbike.com – already the country's 2nd largest auto portal. Siddharth also created India’s biggest auto quiz, which ran for 7 seasons – the Mahindra AQ. Besides all this, Siddharth is the first Asian journalist to be appointed as a Director on the Steering Committee for the prestigious World Car Awards in 2016. He has served on that jury since 2011, and is now Executive Director of World Car Awards since 2020. He is also Editor-in-Chief of carandbike.
Articles of Siddharth Vinayak Patankar
Updated 2018 Range Rover Sport SVR Review
The Range Rover Sport gets that 5-litre supercharged V8 petrol engine that now makes a staggering 567 bhp and 700 Nm of peak torque
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Jaguar I-Pace Electric SUV Review
We have the comprehensive test review of the new all-electric Jaguar I-Pace from Faro, Portugal. The EV has been put through its paces on tarmac, off-road and on a race circuit too! And it really does impress.
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2019 Audi A6 Review
Audi will bring the car to India only around the middle of 2019 - yes that's very far away. But it will be a similar timeline as the A8L - which arrives to our shores in 2018, also a year after it's global launch.
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Volvo To Focus On More Electrics & Petrol-Hybrids For India
Volvo has announced that company will slowly abandon diesel engines in India as well and will bring in more electric and hybrid models to the country in coming years.
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Volvo XC40 Review: India Spec Driven
The compact SUV boom has led Volvo to offer its first ever XC40. The car has impressed worldwide, and now is ready to arrive in India with a fully loaded R-Design trim. We have driven it extensively for our road test review.
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Is Orange The New White In India?
From the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza to the Hyundai i20 Orange is the colour of the season for new car launches. Others like Ford, Honda, Hero, KTM, have also gone down Orange Street. Is it a passing trend or here to stay?
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Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza AMT Review
The subcompact SUV sensation has added another variant that's likely to be very popular too. Maruti Suzuki India has launched the AMT or as it calls it AGS version of its bestselling Vitara Brezza subcompact SUV. We have the exclusive and official first review of the car.
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Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid Review
The Cayenne E-Hybrid uses the boost principle from the 918 Spyder - meaning combining electric and combustion engine power to create exhilarating performance. The car now uses a hang-on all-wheel drive, instead of the conventional Torsen system.
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Rolls-Royce Cullinan Super Luxury SUV Makes World Debut
First-ever SUV or 4WD model from the BMW-owned British marque is unveiled in London. The Rolls-Royce Cullinan offers high levels of technology, performance and luxury, by being 'Effortless Everywhere' according to the company
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Rolls-Royce Teases New Cullinan SUV Ahead Of World Debut
The first Rolls-Royce SUV or high-bodied vehicle as the company calls it, the Cullinan will no doubt establish new benchmarks for off-road luxury and comfort. The teaser released by the company reveals the vehicle's taillight.
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BMW i8 Roadster Review: Green Performance With The Top Down
The BMW i8 has already established a benchmark for performance in the plug-in hybrid space. The new model year brings a drivetrain update with more power and increased driving range. It also brings the topless variant - the i8 Roadster - to the party.
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The World's Fastest SUV Tested! Lamborghini Urus Review
The Urus is the first vehicle in Lamborghini's history not to use a naturally aspirated engine, and so you get a 4-litre bi-turbo twin-scroll petrol V8
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2018 Tata Nexon AMT Hyprdrive Review
Yes this is the much-awaited variant on a car that's only gaining in popularity. The Tata Nexon AMT version is here at last and we test both its diesel and petrol avatars. The launch is expected in a few days' time, and we expect aggressive pricing on what looks to be a well-executed economical automatic SUV.
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2019 Range Rover Review: Icon Gets More Luxurious, Remains As Capable
Land Rover has brought us the mid-cycle facelift on its flagship model, Range Rover. First shown at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, it is now finally coming to market. It takes the already luxurious car to more opulent heights and adds in some technology updates that make it even more attractive to its well-heeled buyer.
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Fourth Generation Kia Rio: First Drive
It is not officially announced for India, but Siddharth reckons the Rio is the right fit to go into the brands initial portfolio for us. Sharing a platform and powertrains with the Hyundai i20 can only be an advantage given that car is our premium hatchback benchmark.
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Exclusive: Porsche To Launch 911 GT2 RS In India
Porsche has allocated more than one car to India - unlike the past when specials and hyper-performance models were largely kept away from the Indian market by most such players.
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World Car Awards 2018: Kia Stinger and Hyundai Kona Narrowly Missed Out Being 'Top Three In The Worl
The Volvo XC60 was recently crowned the World Car of the Year 2018, and deservedly so. And now as the final scores for all the finalists have been revealed, it is quite obvious how close it got for some.
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Jaguar Land Rover CEO Feels India Holds Much Unrealised Potential
Ralf Speth believes India could be a more successful market for JLR, but is still held back due to lack of policy clarity and lower than expected growth rates. He believes the change could come this year though, and plans an aggressive 2018 for JLR's 'second home market'.
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Jaguar I-Pace First Drive Review
The car comes off as dynamic and fun, besides being gorgeous and practical. Looks like Jaguar has managed to give us quite a winner.
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Range Rover Evoque Convertible Driven
Land Rover stunned and surprised the world by showing a Range Rover Evoque convertible concept, at the 2012 New York Auto Show. It made it to production only in 2016, and many baulked at the idea. But a couple of years down the line, that idea is suddenly looking like a successful masterstroke. At the time though, JLR was quite categorical saying India will not get the convertible at all. That decision has now been changed, with the Evoque convertible being ushered in as a marque-defining model.
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