Sameer Kumar

For more than two decades, the BMW M5 has had a reputation for being one of the best high-performance four-door sedans in the world. When the first M5 was launched way back in the mid-1980s, it was powered by one of BMW’s famous straight-six engines; the 3.5-litre unit produced around 280bhp, which was pretty impressive [&hellip;]

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BMW M5 Competition Gets An Upgrade

Jaguar Land Rover’s answer to the likes of  BMW X5 M Competition, Audi RS Q8, Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Lamborghini Urus and Mercedes-AMG G 63 4Matic is here. The Tata-owned company has just launched its new Range Rover Sport SVR to take on its German and Italian rivals. As a super-SUV, its credentials are impeccable. Its  [&hellip;]

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Range Rover Sport SVR Lands in India

Compact SUVs are all the rage in India currently. Companies like Maruti, Hyundai, Renault, Nissan, Kia, Tata, Mahindra and Ford are already battling it out in this segment. Now Skoda has joined the fray with the all-new Kushaq. Skoda’s 5-seater baby SUV was launched yesterday with an ex-showroom price tag of Rs 10.49 lakh. Skoda, [&hellip;]

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Skoda Aims Big With Kushaq Compact SUV

This past  April, Ferrari chairman John Elkann had announced that the Italian company plans to unveil its first all-electric car in 2025. Yes, Ferrari already has the SF90 Stradale in its line-up, a plug-in hybrid powered by a twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 along with three electric motors that produce a  combined output of 986bhp. The SF90 [&hellip;]

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Ferrari Unveils 296 GTB Plug-in  Hybrid Supercar

The BMW 5 Series is one of the top three selling executive saloons globally,  along with the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and the Audi A6. It has represented all-around luxury automobile competence since it was launched in the early-1970s. The car gets a facelift in the new version launched in India last week. It is manufactured at [&hellip;]

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BMW 5 Series Gets a Facelift

Why stop at taking off the top when you can also take off the windshield, right? We are, of course, talking about ‘speedsters’ sports cars that arguably offer the purest, most visceral driving experience ever. While drop-top convertibles do provide a fun experience, speedsters ratchet up involvement levels to a different plane altogether; with the [&hellip;]

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World’s Best Speedsters

Hyundai’s much-anticipated 7-seater SUV, the Alcazar, has finally arrived in India. Loaded with features and available in a choice of 2.0-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engines, and  6-speed manual and 6-speed automatic transmissions, the Alcazar is the perfect ‘family SUV’ for ferrying your entourage in style. A 6-seater variant, with two individual captain seats in [&hellip;]

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7-seater Hyundai Alcazar Hits the Road

With their upright ergonomics, powerful engines, and superbike-spec handling, naked sports bikes (often called ‘streetfighters’ or ‘supernakeds’) are a big hit with buyers in India. Full-on superbikes, with their very low handlebars, stiff suspension and riding positions best suited to the track rather than the street, can be a challenging proposition for many riders. Supernakeds [&hellip;]

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BMW S 1000 R Launched At Rs 17.90 Lakh

It is, possibly, the most iconic name in the world of go-anywhere 4x4s. Unlike your common, garden-variety crossovers, soft-roaders, and urban SUV-wannabes, the Toyota Land Cruiser is the real deal, a 4WD build to ford rivers, cross jungles and conquer mountains. In India, different generations of the Land Cruiser have been part of Toyota’s line-up [&hellip;]

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Toyota Land Cruiser LC300 Unveiled

Skoda first launched the Octavia sedan in India back in November 2001, at an ex-showroom price tag of Rs 10.60 lakh. With its impeccable build quality and enjoyable driving dynamics, the car was a hit with Indian consumers, despite its somewhat limited legroom at the back and the relatively small dealer network that Skoda had [&hellip;]