Cyrus Dhabhar was born and brought up in a motorsport family and cars run deep in his blood. As a passionate founder and head of a classic car club in Mumbai and an avid part of the vintage and classic car scene in the country, Cyrus prefers his cars older and simpler. That said, he loves everything on four wheels and the occasional two-wheeler as well. Cyrus currently is the Assistant Editor - AUTO for the NDTV Group.
The Ford Motor Company has announced that it is cancelling its plans to build a 1.6 billion dollar factory in Mexico. Ford has also added that it will invest a further 700 million dollars in its existing facility at Flat Rock in the state of Michigan where it will produce future products from the Ford lineup.
The Mustang impressed the CNB Awards Jury at the Buddh International Circuit too. Not only is it a great point and shoot muscle car, the Mustang with its new independent rear suspension also goes around corners well (and sideways) enough to put a large smile on everyone's face. And hence, our jury chose it as the NDTV Performance Car of the Year 2017.
We went to the recently held EV Expo at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, to see what the Electric Vehicle exhibition is all about. While we may advocate strong demand for electric vehicles and hybrid cars, the EV Expo was less than overwhelming. Here's what we found out.
For being a great package at a competitive price and offering a wide variety of drivetrain options, the Hyundai Tucson is the NDTV Compact SUV/Crossover of the Year 2017.
Tata Motors unveiled the concept version of the sub 4-metre Kite 5 compact sedan at the 2016 Indian Auto Expo to high praises. The well proportioned and well designed concept showcased how the sub 4-meter sedan could be a relatively pretty car. And although we initially expected the car to be quite different in its production form, Tata Motor's chief designer Pratap Bose insisted that this is exactly what the production version would look like.
The Picanto is the smallest and cheapest product from the Korean car maker and this will be the third generation of the popular city car.
Fiat Classic Car Club of India - Mumbai holds its annual mega rally and more than 25 pristine Fiat classic cars come out to stretch their legs on the streets of Mumbai where they once ruled for decades at end.
The NDTV Car And Bike Awards 2017 finished on a high note by crowning a new NDTV Car of the Year the Skoda Superb. The 2017 edition of the awards in their 12th year was the closest ever in terms of scoring for one of the most important 4-wheeler awards as the Superb edged ahead of the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza by a very slim margin of just two points.
The Skoda Superb was launched earlier this year and apart from winning the coveted Car of the Year category, also won the award for the 'Best Fullsize Sedan of the Year'.
The C43 is the 13th launch of the year for Mercedes-Benz India and comes as a bonus after the manufacturer originally intended to launch just 12 cars in 2016.
Ferrari has unveiled a spectacular limited edition supercar, the J50 to celebrate its 50th anniversary in Japan.
Audi's newest vehicle-to-infrastructure program, the German manufacturer is now fitting some selective cars that can communicate with the traffic grid in a city. Essentially, the car will be able to pull up to a set of traffic lights and tell the driver when the red light will turn green. This will be done through a timer on the dashboard.
Racing drivers are fit. Automotive journalists for the most part are not. Considering the fact that most of us drive around the whole day and then sit in front of a laptop to tell you how the car (or bike) felt leaves little time to get out and actually exercise. But mostly, we are all a bunch of slightly spoilt, lazy fellas who love their respective food and drink and of course love our cars and bikes. In fact, most of us do find any excuse to ride or drive even if our actual commute is a just few hundred meters. So when we got an email invitation from Maruti Suzuki to join them in a cricket match, some very worried faces were noticed at the Car And Bike office.
Of course, every car needs a bit of a refresh every few years and that is exactly what Mercedes-Benz India has done too. But, if you expect this to be a noticeable difference, you might be disappointed.
The Ford Fiesta is still revered by enthusiasts and while the sedan version could not make a mark in sales, the new generation Fiesta hatchback recently unveiled in the UK looks exciting and might just be the product that Ford India needs to redeem itself and build a strong connect once again with enthusiasts alike. Here's why we think so.
Mercedes-Benz India has launched the facelifted and slightly updated CLA in India at Rs 31.40 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The new car is available in both diesel and petrol engine variants with prices for the petrol 200 Sport being Rs 33.68 lakh and that of the diesel 200 D Sport being Rs 34.68 lakh.
Following up on the order which was originally passed April 7, 2015, the NGT issued another order that directed the Delhi and NCR RTOs to deregister diesel vehicles that are 10 years or older with immediate effect.
Isuzu's range of pickups, both for the commercial market and for the private market and its MU7 SUV has been exempted by the Andhra Pradesh government from paying one time road tax at the time of registration.
The German Government, the Bundesrat, or the house that represents all the 16 German states has voted to ban the sale of any petrol or diesel powered vehicle from the year 2030. This ban will follow a set of higher taxes for internal combustion engines that will aid to hasten their departure.
India's largest and the world's largest bicycle manufacturer - Hero Bicycles has launched a new range of electric assist bicycles in India called as the 'Lectro'. The new bicycles are being offered in different styles and will go on sale from January 2017 with prices starting at Rs. 40,000.
