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Siddharth Vinayak Patankar

Nov 3, 2017, 12:43 AM

Chart-Topping Hyundai Verna Takes On Fierce Rivals City And Ciaz

The compact sedan segment has received a booster shot with the arrival of the next gen Hyundai Verna. We pit it against the segment's two bestsellers - Maruti Suzuki Ciaz and Honda City.

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  Kingshuk Dutta | Nov 2, 2017

  Ducati Monster 797 Review

  The Monster 797 is the most affordable Ducati on offer, barring the Scrambler range, of course. While we got our hands on the Ducati Monster 797 in Thailand earlier this year, riding it on Indian roads has been a complete experience altogether.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Nov 2, 2017

  Mahindra KUV100 NXT Review

  M&M has facelifted its smallest offering, the KUV 100 and given it as many as 40 changes overall. So what more does the car now offer? Read our in-depth review to find out.

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  Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | Jan 30, 2023

  New 2017 Ford EcoSport Facelift Review

  Ford has reintroduced the EcoSport with a facelift after making us wait for a very long time. Since debuting at the LA Auto Show last year, the new EcoSport has been the talk of the town since we exclusively unveiled it on carandbike.com. Now, the new EcoSport gets three drivetrains, and we have driven all three. Here's what we think of Ford's new EcoSport.

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  Kingshuk Dutta | Oct 26, 2017

  Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled Review

  The Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled is everything a proper scrambler should be. It has good on-road mannerism and great off-road ability. Here is our first impression of the Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled.

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  Ameya Naik | Oct 20, 2017

  2018 Audi A8 First Drive Review

  the new generation Audi A8 is also the first production automobile, in the world, to have been developed for conditionally automated driving. From 2018, Audi will gradually be taking piloted driving functions, such as parking pilot, garage pilot and traffic jam pilot, into production, which gives us hope, to see all this tech, in the likes of the A4, A6, A7 and even the Q range of products. But, more on the tech, in a while; let's first take a look at what the new A8 is all about.

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  Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | Oct 17, 2017

  Exclusive, Elegant, And Enigmatic Eighth: The Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII Review

  The new generation Rolls-Royce Phantom combines power with style and elegance rather effortlessly. It is a worthy replacement for an already special car and comes 16 years after the last generation. We have the detailed review.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Oct 16, 2017

  Tata Nexon Vs Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza: Diesel Subcompact SUV Comparison Review

  The sub 4-metre subcompact SUV segment is the fastest growing and possibly most popular automotive segment in the country. With players like the Ford Ecosport, Mahindra TUV 300 and the Honda WR-V making a mark in the segment, the highest selling and most popular of the lot is the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza. Having won the likes of the Subcompact SUV of the Year and the Viewer's choice segments at the 2017 NDTV Car And Bike Awards, the Vitara Brezza sells nearly eight to ten thousand units a month! Now though, there is a new SUV that is vying to take some of that market share away and make itself the new benchmark of the segment, the new 2017 Tata Nexon.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Oct 14, 2017

  2017 Volkswagen eGolf First Drive Review

  The new 2017 Volkswagen eGolf is based on the MQB platform that was originally always meant for internal combustion engines. Volkswagen though has found space underneath the floor to fit the battery pack. The battery pack is made of 24 cells in total, with each cell weighing about 12 kilograms each. The whole pack though, which also contains the battery cell controller, the battery junction box, the management system, housing and insulation weighs a total of 350 kg and consists of 2500 individual parts! Incidentally, the battery cells, which were originally sourced from Panasonic, are now sourced from Samsung. The whole battery pack makes 35.8 kWh of power.

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