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
World Car Awards 2016 Top Three Announced
The World Car Awards 2016 are getting closer, and per the awards' tradition, the top three across all categories have been announced at the Geneva International Motor Show.
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Exclusive: Maruti Suzuki Alto Speeds Past 3 Million Units Milestone
With production exceeding 3 million units, the Maruti Suzuki Alto has gone past the legendary 800 to become the company's highest volumes model ever - and in turn India's highest too. The humble Alto has seen quite a journey - and of course has reached almost every production and sales milestone faster than its predecessor.
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Exclusive Review: 3rd Generation Skoda Superb
The Skoda Superb has been one of the Czech manufacturer's most important offerings as it provides the right blend of comfort, luxury, performance, and value. Here's a review of the Czech carmaker's luxury sedan.
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Tata Tiago Review
The Tata Tiago seems to tick all the right boxes for a global entry-level hatchback; it's feature packed, has a fresh contemporary design, and has been put together rather nicely. Here's a first drive review of what could be the Maruti Suzuki Celerio's biggest rival.
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Exclusive Review: 2nd Generation BMW X1
Here's our exclusive review of the new second generation BMW X1.
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2016 World Car Awards
All vehicles launched in the nomination period in 2015 would be eligible for the 2016 awards.
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Exclusive: Toyota to Bring Lexus to India in 2016
Lexus is finally coming to India, and the launch is likely in August this year. Toyota Motor Corp has taken the long awaited decision to bring its luxury brand Lexus to the Indian car market.
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Exclusive: Toyota Will Use Daihatsu for Compact Models in India
Toyota Kirloskar could soon be using small car specialist Daihatsu to ride into higher volumes in India. The Japanese car maker controlled Daihatsu already, but just last week acquired complete stake in the company.
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Honda Navi: Inspired or Irrelevant?
The Honda Navi is the big launch from HMSI at the ongoing Auto Expo 2016. But unlike the past this is neither a new bike nor a new scooter from the Japanese two wheeler behemoth.
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Comparison: Mahindra KUV100 vs Hyundai Grand i10
The Mahindra KUV100 is the car of the moment, and so right up front let me say it is indeed one of a kind. We pit it against the Hyundai Grand i10 to see how it fares
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2016 Ford Endeavour Review
The very first Ford Endeavour we got in 2003 was everything the market lacked - a big old pickup truck style SUV. Traditional and all American - the car stood out and stood tall in the meagre SUV category at the time. By the very long time it's taken Ford to bring a new generation the entire picture has altered. And how.
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Mahindra KUV100 Review
The KUV nomenclature comes from Kool Utility Vehicle (yes cool with a k!) and is in line with Mahindra's obsession of forcing alphanumeric names down our throats, even when names like Scorpio and Bolero were attractive, iconic and unique!
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India Will Be Global Manufacturing Hub For the Renault Kwid
India will serve as a hub to supply cars worldwide says Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. He was speaking at the on-going World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza Will Be a Subcompact SUV
The upcoming Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, which has been touted by many to rival the Hyundai Creta, has been confirmed to arrive in India as a subcompact SUV. The sub-4 metre car is thereby more likely to compete with the likes of the similarly sized Ford EcoSport.
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Why the KUV100 Is a Crucial Product for Mahindra and Mahindra
The Mahindra TUV300 arrived last year, and now it is the S101 - christened KUV100. Mahindra has been very smart about the positioning of the KUV100. The car is in fact just that - a car - in the guise of a subcompact SUV.
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Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe 450 AMG Review
Mercedes-Benz lopped off the rear of its ML-Class when it rebadged the facelift to the GLE, and the GLE Coupe was born. Mercedes-Benz is looking to capture a portion of the SUV Coupe market with the GLE Coupe, but does it match up to the mighty BMW X6? Read on to find out.
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Exclusive: Hyundai India to Unveil New Subcompact SUV in February 2016
Not one, not two, but a whole family of SUVs - that's the strategy breaking at Hyundai Motor India, which is why the company is all set to introduce a subcompact SUV in its line-up
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Exclusive: Volvo XC90 Plug-In Hybrid to Launch in India in 2016
Volvo is set to expand that portfolio in India with the flagship T8 Hybrid. The petrol hybrid T8 engine offers more combined power than existing variants at 400 bhp.
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Review: Mercedes-Benz A-Class Facelift
Yes I have driven the 'new' A-Class. A facelift is essentially carried out to add a little spark or bring back the charm to an existing model offering. The updated Mercedes-Benz A-Class does that for sure, because it makes the car look instantly sporty - and yet remains instantly recognizable.
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Rolls-Royce Begins Testing New Aluminium Architecture
An all-new Phantom, Ghost, Wraith and the much-awaited Crossover from Rolls-Royce will all share a new-generation aluminium spaceframe architecture. The Goodwood-based ultra-luxury carmaker has announced that it is now beginning real-world testing of this new architecture.
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