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The Drive Report: 2022 Range Rover

BUSINESS

The Drive Report: 2022 Range Rover

The evolution of the world’s greatest off-roading luxury yacht appears to have reached its zenith. Again.

The Drive Report: Volvo XC40 (facelift)

AUTOMOBILE

The Drive Report: Volvo XC40 (facelift)

Frugal but not feisty, sensible if not sensational. The XC40’s facelifted, mild-hybrid version plays catch-up with its formidable, electric counterpart.

No technology transfer with Hero: Ather Energy CBO Ravneet Phokela

BUSINESS

No technology transfer with Hero: Ather Energy CBO Ravneet Phokela

The brand’s chief business officer talks about expanding the portfolio, competing with stakeholder Hero and how Ather is going about streamlining supply chain issues

The Drive Report: Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4Matic

AUTOMOBILE

The Drive Report: Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4Matic

The Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4Matic is here to make internal combustion luxury cars obsolete

Honda City completes 25 Years in India: The evolution of an icon

BUSINESS

Honda City completes 25 Years in India: The evolution of an icon

Charting the history and the evolution of one of India’s top midsize sedans

The world’s most luxurious EV is here

AUTOMOBILE

The world’s most luxurious EV is here

Say hello to the Rolls Royce Spectre

Skoda Kushaq and Volkswagen Taigun receive 5-star rating under new Global NCAP safety protocol

AUTOMOBILE

Skoda Kushaq and Volkswagen Taigun receive 5-star rating under new Global NCAP safety protocol

Just how does Global NCAP’s new testing protocol differ from the old one?

Kia's India conquest: How the Korean carmaker outpaces peers on Indian turf

AUTOMOBILE

Kia's India conquest: How the Korean carmaker outpaces peers on Indian turf

Analysing Kia India’s meteoric ascent to becoming India’s fifth-largest-selling carmaker in record time

The Drive Report Special | The Maserati MC20

BUSINESS

The Drive Report Special | The Maserati MC20

Maserati doesn’t go down Supercar Street often, but when it does, the result can be spectacular. Moneycontrol gets you special access to the Italian carmaker’s wildest beast yet

How does Hero MotoCorp’s Vida V1 stack up against rivals?

BUSINESS

How does Hero MotoCorp’s Vida V1 stack up against rivals?

The country’s biggest two-wheeler maker is late to enter the red-hot EV market. Can Vida V1 race ahead of the biggest rivals Ather Energy and Ola Electric’s scooters to repeat its ICE success? Read on

MC Explains | What are BH number plates? How does one apply for them?

INDIA

MC Explains | What are BH number plates? How does one apply for them?

What are BH number plates? How does one apply for them?

Six mandatory airbags rule: Why its implementation has been pushed by a year

AUTOMOBILE

Six mandatory airbags rule: Why its implementation has been pushed by a year

There’s more to the deferment of the rule than just supply chain constraints.

`Will work with residential hubs to provide common EV charging spots’: Tata Motors MD

AUTOMOBILE

`Will work with residential hubs to provide common EV charging spots’: Tata Motors MD

Following its launch of India’s most affordable EV,Tata Motors MD, Passenger Electric Mobility, Shailesh Chandra, discusses just what the Tiago EV’s arrival means for the brand, for the Indian EV market, and the group’s plans for domestic and public charging infrastructure.

The Drive Report: Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara

BUSINESS

The Drive Report: Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara

Should the Hyundai Creta be worried?

The Drive Report: Jeep Meridian

AUTOMOBILE

The Drive Report: Jeep Meridian

Many hits and a few misses sums-up the effort put in by Jeep to crack the seven-seater SUV segment.

The Drive Report: Volkswagen Virtus 1.0-litre MT

AUTOMOBILE

The Drive Report: Volkswagen Virtus 1.0-litre MT

With the manual gearbox soon to be put to pasture, the Virtus 1.0 MT is one of the last true driver-oriented sedans out there.

MotoGP is finally coming to India

BUSINESS

MotoGP is finally coming to India

Here’s what we know

Ferrari has just taken the wraps off its first-ever SUV

AUTOMOBILE

Ferrari has just taken the wraps off its first-ever SUV

A go-anywhere, four-door Ferrari? Yes, please.

India’s EV sector in 2022: an overview

AUTOMOBILE

India’s EV sector in 2022: an overview

In the wake of World EV Day, it is time to look at the road ahead and the challenges to electric mobility that need urgent resolution.

Cyrus Mistry Car Crash: Separating fact from speculation

TECHNOLOGY

Cyrus Mistry Car Crash: Separating fact from speculation

Basic rules, followed by self or enforced by law, can help prevent fatalities in car crashes

Skoda unveils Vision 7S concept, drives in the future

AUTOMOBILE

Skoda unveils Vision 7S concept, drives in the future

The Czech carmaker’s upcoming 7-seater EV will be the first to feature Skoda’s new logo and design language

Mercedes-Benz India plans 140 ultra-fast charging points for long-distance car journeys 

AUTOMOBILE

Mercedes-Benz India plans 140 ultra-fast charging points for long-distance car journeys 

With the launch of the new Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 +4Matic, and the arrival of a locally assembled EQS on the horizon, Mercedes-Benz India is on the path to EV dominance in the luxury space

'Running 200 double-decker EVs is like planting 86,000 trees every year': Mahesh Babu, CEO, Switch Mobility

BUSINESS

'Running 200 double-decker EVs is like planting 86,000 trees every year': Mahesh Babu, CEO, Switch Mobility

The next five years are critical. Subsidies are not going to continue and financing for these large buses needs to be addressed, said the Switch Mobility CEO.

Ola Electric Car Launch: A guide for users to separate fact from fiction

AUTOMOBILE

Ola Electric Car Launch: A guide for users to separate fact from fiction

The highly publicised, much-hyped series of announcements point at an exciting future but leave much to the imagination. Here are the factors that remain unmentioned.

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