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Skoda Fabia Test Drive and Reviewn Skoda as it claims, they are first manufacturer to create a new segment called superhatch few years back. But the Fabia which was launched with huge built-up bombed at the market due to its expensive price tag. On the contrary, Volkswagen the parent group of skoda surprised and succeeded with its Polo due to its competitive pricing. After learning lesson from its parent group, Skoda has come back with an all new Fabia and rational pricing. Can Skoda make the cut this time? Can Fabi... |
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Tata Indica Vista 90 Test Drive and Reviewn Indian customers particularly auto enthusiast have been wanting of performance cars for a longer time. Slowly the transition seems to happen and manufacturers have started rolling out performance variants of mass market customers. Recently Volkswagen launched Polo 1.6L, Fiat rolled punto 90bhp and Linea T-jet. Yet, most are pricey and unaffordable. Tata will soon join the fray with the launch of Indica Vista 90. When Tata launched the Indica Vista in 2008, everyone set the eyes on ... |
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Tata Aria Test drive and ReviewStyling If you see Aria from sides, suddenly you think of another car. Don't call the Aria styling as Innova-ish. A sedan can be built with three box whatever you do. Similarly, Tata designers wanted to give an softer profile and they have no further option than building a Innova-ish Aria. Aria was designed with the intention of pleasing the fellow rider rather than deterring. The front end of Aria carries forward the new design theme of Tata family vehicles. Wrap around dual barrell... |
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Suzuki Slingshot Test Drive and Reviewon Suzuki which came into the Indian market for the second time has tasted success with the Access scooter. With the launch of GS150R it stormed into the 150cc performance bike segment. But Suzuki's mass segment offerings Zeus and Heat never kicked off in a big way. In fact, 125cc segment is itself confusing segment for many buyers. Though several models were launched in the segment like Bajaj XCD and TVS Flame. None of the models are able to stand out. Suzuki sees this as an oppor... |
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Avenger 220 DTSI Test Drive & ReviewAvenger, the cheapest cruiser bike available in India, has got a heart transplant. Yes, we are discussing about the new Bajaj Avenger 220, which has the got the 'Fastest Indian bike' Pulsar 220's engine tweaked for a cruiser set up. Bajaj Avenger was first launched as Kawasaki Bajaj Eliminator in 2001 with a price tag of 90 K. But, people were quite shocked those days, because the Indian market has not seen Harley Davidsons which costs in Lakhs. |
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Volkswagen Vento Test Drive & ReviewVolkswagen is making all the right moves to match for its lost time to conquer the indian market. Kudos to Volkswagen for nicely positioning its products and phasing its new product launches. After a longggg flight we reached Jaipur from Chennai to drive the vento. We didn't had any interest on product presentation.  ...
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Maruti A Star VXi AT Test Drive & ReviewComfort comes with a premium, one cannot deny this fact! Considering the Indian road infrastructure and traffic conditions, India should be the world of cars with automatic gear boxes. But the mileage conscious Indian buyers and conservative manufacturers doesn't want to try their hands.  |
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Yamaha SZ and SZ-X Test Drive & ReviewYamaha has rolled out a new 150 cc bike called 'SZ'. Aimed clearly at performance commuters (defined by Bajaj), SZ 150 sits below FZ-16 and is intended to expand the Yamaha's market share in the 150cc segment. Also the new SZ is fills the gap between Yamaha Gladiator ( or SS 125) and Yamaha FZ. We had a first ride the bike and at the sidelines of the launch. Our first impression on SZ follows |
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Fiat Punto 90bhp Test Drive & ReviewWhen there is no competition, car makers don't give 10 variants for a particular model. I am talking about the new Punto 90HP (93 PS) diesel car that joins the rest of the Grande Punto cars available in different trim levels clubbed with 1.2 L / 1.4 L petrol and 1.3 L Diesel (76 PS) and now making 10 variants collectively. The new Grande Punto 90 HP is targetted for buyers who like an extra oomph under the hood of their hatchbacks and not minding to pay the extra price. In terms of po... |
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Hyundai Verna Transform Test Drive & Reviewoduction When Verna came into the Indian market, it had big expectation. Hyundai the korean automaker took on the mighty Honda city. But Hyundai played smartly with the launch of diesel engine and succeeded. But the rivals like Fiat Linea and soon-to-be-launched Vento eyes a prominent share in this segment. Customers of this segment are 'prestige' conscious and hence the car's looks is as important to the buyer as its performance! Hyundai has infused new blood into the verna with ver... |
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Nissan Micra Test Drive & ReviewBefore the Ranbir Kapoor TVC and 370Z ,honestly, Indian customers know little about Nissan and rarely come across a retail outlet. But soon it will be wiped off. Nissan is all set to storm the Indian market. Nissan's state of the art manufacturing facility is ready and its first baby - Micra is out. With Micra, Nissan might soon be a household name like Hyundai or Ford in India.  ...
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Bajaj Discover 150 Test Drive & ReviewWhen Bajaj announced it would stick to Discover and Pulsar brands, everyone was little amazed. But with the stupendous success of Pulsar 135LS and Discover 100cc, Bajaj has reiterated its dominance in the Indian two wheeler market. Now, Bajaj has added another variant of its Discover brand called - Discover 150cc. If' i'm right, this is fourth avatar of Discover after Discover 125cc, Discover 112cc and Discover 135cc. Read the test drive to know about various characteristics of Disco... |
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Ford Figo Petrol Test Drive and ReviewWith more than 20000 bookings and Ford India's May sales raising 3 folds when compared to the same month latst year, we have more reasons to make another slideshow on Figo, this time with the alluring Red colored car. This petrol Figo will attract of most of the buyers out there who want an affordable and durable hatchback. In this slideshow we get into the feel good factors that made Figo an instant success. Check out! |
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Honda CB Unicorn Dazzler - Test Drive & ReviewFew days back, our spy team said to us Honda to launch a new bike. We were excited, but disappointment when the bike was launched. Partly because of the spec sheet and the price. Honestly, we did not anticipated anything greater from Dazzler, when it came to our garage. But that's not the end of story. Dazzler amazed us and we are simply overwhelmed after test driving the bike in all conditions. Let me take you through Dazzler test drive and tell you what made us to change our percep... |
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Yamaha YBR Test Ride & ReviewYamaha YBR is the latest member added to the Yamaha motorcycles stable in India. With the suceess of FZ16 and Gladiator, Yamaha is trying its hands on the mass commuting 100cc segment. Although Yamaha's first four stroke bike, YBX, was not a major hit, YBR has the design cues from its predecessor. 
While Crux and Crux S lacked m...
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