First Drive

Siddharth Vinayak Patankar

May 30, 2017, 3:30 PM

New Volvo XC60 Review: Coming To India This Year

The XC60 is Volvos global bestselling car model line, and also Europes number one seller in the premium compact SUV segment. Thats quite a reputation especially for a car that comes from a brand that was ready to be written off not so long ago, isnt it? And being a brands best selling model in the last year of its life cycle is even more creditable, given it was surrounded in showrooms by much newer and popular models like the S90, V90/V90 Cross Country, XC90, and facelifted V40 too. It also accounts for 35% of Volvos sales in India. This is significant since Volvo is now poised for growth in India. The Volvo XC60 will come to us by November 2017. It will be a direct import for starters and therefore we will get only one fully loaded Inscription variant. Volvo has announced that it will now also begin assembling cars in India an so eventually the XC60 will also move to being assembled here.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Aug 8, 2022

  Maruti Suzuki Dzire Automatic Review

  Maruti Suzuki offers a large variety of AMT powered cars in its portfolio. These include the entry level Alto K10 and Wagon R to the Celerio and the Ignis hatchbacks. In fact, about 40 per cent of all Celerio buyers and about 20 per cent of Ignis buyers opt for the AMT gearbox. The last generation Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire had the AMT gearbox but only with the diesel engine option. The new Maruti Suzuki Dzire gets the AMT gearbox with both the petrol and diesel engines. So lets tell you how it drives and if it is worth the average Rs 50 thousand premium over the manual versions.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Aug 8, 2022

  New Maruti Suzuki Dzire Review

  We drive the brand new 2017 Maruti Suzuki Dzire to see if the car is really worth the premium price tag that it comes with. The new Dzire looks nice, especially compared to the older versions, and it surely is a lot more feature-rich as well. AMT is now offered with both petrol and diesel variants as an option and the revised mileage makes the new Maruti Dzire the most fuel efficient car in India in both the categories.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | May 17, 2017

  Renault Lodgy Stepway: First Drive Review

  The Renault Lodgy Stepway is yet another addition to the new-age MPVs that come with a crossover-ish flavour. Renault launched the Lodgy Stepway back in December 2016 and the new model comes with better styling and more equipment. We recently drove the car in the busy roads of Mumbai and here's what we think about the new Renault Lodgy Stepway.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | May 16, 2017

  2017 Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel Review

  The Toyota Corolla is the largest selling car in the world with over 40 million units sold across the years and generations. In India, the Corolla was launched in 2003 and continues to be the best selling car in its category. The current generation Corolla Altis has been with us for a few years now and has finally been put under the scalpel for a midlife nip and tuck making, it much much better looking than before and also much sleeker. We drove the top of the line diesel powered car, which, badged GL is priced at just over Rs 19 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) to see if the updates have made it a better car.

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  Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | May 9, 2017

  Jeep Compass Exclusive First Drive: Promising Compact SUV For India

  In our exclusive review, we drive the Jeep Compass and find out if this SUV ticks all the right boxes.

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  Kingshuk Dutta | Apr 18, 2017

  Ford Figo Sports Review

  We get behind the wheel of the newly launched Ford Figo Sports Edition. Has it actually become sportier? What all has changed? Is it worth? We try and answer all your questions in this review.

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  Wolfgang Schaeffer | Apr 11, 2017

  Suzuki Swift First Drive: Maruti's Next Big Thing

  We get behind the wheel of the new generation of the Suzuki Swift and find out what it's all about

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  Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | Apr 5, 2017

  Volvo S60 Polestar First Drive

  The Volvo S60 Polestar is all set to be launched in India and we have already driven it. Polestar is the name of Volvo's performance car division that has its roots in the Polestar Racing team that the Swedish company used to support. Here's how it drives.

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