The A4 diesel is part of the 10 products that Audi is bringing in, to India, this year and we've finally managed to get our hands on it. It's finally out of the woods, so to say, and it's taken a while to come to India. It's been close to 7 months, since the new-gen A4 hit our shores; but, back then, it only came with a petrol engine. So, the line-up was a bit incomplete, till the time the diesel was launched; but, there's good enough reason why it's taken so much time.
With the likes of the Mercedes-Benz CLA to go up against, the Audi A3 desperately needed an update and a mid-life facelift. We have already driven the facelifted A3 a few months ago in Germany, and now it has arrived on our shores!
Sensing an opportunity in the market for a multi purpose vehicle that wasnt van-like, Volvo decided to take its V70 station wagon, raise it a bit with some chunkier suspension, install all-wheel-drive and some plastic clad bumpers and voila! the V70 Cross Country was born. In fact, the XC nomenclature that we have come to associate Volvo with today was originally used for the first time on the V70 Cross Country (X-Cross and C-Country). That was in 1997. Fast-forward 20 years to 2017, and Volvo has decided to update its model portfolio and the Cross Country badging is now offered on the V9
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.
Mahindra once was at the top of its game in the UV space but lost some ground on the way. But clearly, the company isn't sitting down twiddling its thumbs. We drive the 2018 Mahindra XUV500 to see what has changed.
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.
The hotly anticipated Toyota Yaris finally makes its way to India and we drive the new sedan to see what the Japanese auto giant brings to the extremely competitive compact sedan segment.
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.
Ford has jumped into the fray with a cross version of its Figo hatchback, albeit with a lot more changes thrown into the mix with the all new Ford Freestyle.
The TVS Apache RR 310 and the Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500X may not be natural rivals, but they certainly fall in the same price bracket. So this comparison is purely from a pricing point of view, even though the two bikes may have completely different characters.
