It has been 10 years since Kingshuk stepped into the interesting world of automotive journalism. From being a part of a team that drove two Mercedes-Benz SUVs from Germany to India to covering the WRC in Australia, along with various international media events he has done it all. He is equally happy behind the wheel of a car or on a motorcycle. All he wishes is to own and adventure touring motorcycle and explore India. In case you would want to help him realise his dream, please drop him a mail. Donations are accepted in cash and kind. Also, he dabbles in automotive photography, Liverpool, Football and Metallica are things close to his heart.
Indian Motorcycles lauches the Scout Sixty at a price of Rs. 11.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) The Scout Sixty is powered by a 999cc V-Twin engine that produces 77bhp and 88.9Nm of torque.
BMW Motorrad has revealed the R5 Hommage concept. As the name suggests, the R5 Hommage is a tribute to the original R5 of the 1930s. The motorcycle is handcrafted from scratch and is being showcased at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Estate in Northern Italy.
Mahindra has opened registration for the Jungle Trail that will be held in the last week of July. The ride will start in Delhi, cover places like Manali, Leh, Kargil, Srinagar, Dharamsala and end in Chandigarh.
Victory Motorcycles will be participating in the 2016 edition of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Zero event. The electric motorcycle that they will be using is the Victory RR which makes 170bhp of max power and 240Nm of max torque.
Italian motorcycle manufacturer Benelli is said to be working on a 750cc naked motorcycle. Benelli might unveil the same towards the end of 2016.
MV Agusta and Pirelli come together to manufacture a one-off iteration of the Brutale 800. Christened the Diablo Brutale, the motorcycle is a celebration of MV Agusta and Pirelli's collaboration over the years.
MINI has launched the new Clubman All4 internationally. It is said to make its way to India by the end of 2016.
Nissan is all set to deliver 110 electric taxis to the city of Madrid. The deal was announced at the recently held Madrid Motor Show. Other European countries have also shown a lot of interest in zero emission mobility when it comes to commercial vehicles.
Rolls-Royce to cease the production of the Phantom Coupe by the end of this year. The Phantom Zenith collection will be the last of the Coupe Models to be manufactured. Only 50 examples will be made and all have been already commissioned.
Skoda rolled out 100,000 units of the third generation Superb since March 2015.
Triumph Street Triple to get a bigger engine in its next generation model.
Ford gets over 6,500 applications to purchase the all-new 2017 Ford GT. It will be powered by a 3.5-litre V6 engine that will produce over 600bhp. The body will be entirely made of carbon-fibre.
The Indian automotive industry sees a slump in overall export figures when compared to last year.
We drive the all new Datsun redi-GO in Kolkata and here is how we feel about it.
The Mojo has been on NDTV carandbike fleet for a while. Here is a long term report of the same.
We got the Steelbird Ares A1 helmet for a review and here is what we thought of it.
Hyundai celebrates 20 years of its operations in India. The Korean carmaker plans to launch two new vehicles every year and envisions to be the market leader in India in the coming years.
Indian Motorcycles will be launching a new model on May 11, 2016. In all probability, this will be the Chieftain Dark Horse. The colours and the chrome will make way for a completely blacked out motorcycle. We believe that the same will make its way to India sometime later.
The US based electric car manufacturer has reported a loss of $282 million in the first 4 months of 2016. One of the key reasons is the problem in the manufacturing processes of the Model X. The story is not all grim though. Tesla was able to post a first-quarter revenue of $1.1 billion, which reflects a growth of over 22 per cent when compared to last year's figures.
Mahindra organised a ride for Mojo owners through the jungles of Southern India. The ride lasted for 4 days and the participants engaged themselves in a variety of excercises such as DIY, survival training workshop and so on and so forth.
