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.
BMW Motorrad has introduced an SOS system which will help riders to call for Emergency Response Services at the push of a button, in case of an accident.
BMW i3 now gets a bigger battery and an improved range of over 300 kilometres. Deliveries to begin in July 2016.
Hero posts growth of 15 per cent with sales of 6 lakh plus units in April, 2016. 4 models from the Hero portfolio feature in the top 10 highest selling two-wheelers in 2015-16.
Yamaha posts solid growth in sales of 66 per cent over last one year. It attributes the same to its aggressive expansion strategies in tier II and tier III cities along with customer-centric initiatives.
TVS' overall sales grew by 16 per cent in the last one year.
PRAEM, a Paris-based motorcycle custom shop, gives a beautiful retro-classic modification job on a stock BMW S 1000 RR.
Honda now has a hold of about 26 per cent of the two-wheeler segment in India. Also, the Activa is just a few units away from dethroning the Hero Splendor as the best-selling two-wheeler in India.
Bajaj sold a total of 33.58 lakh units in FY 2015-16. But the overall increase in percentage is a mere 2 per cent.
Royal Enfield posts a total sales figure of 48,197 units in April, 2016. This is a growth of 42 per cent over the month of April, 2015.
All two-wheelers with an engine displacement of 125cc and above need to be fitted with ABS mandatorily from April 1, 2018.
Audi India's largest service centre in Gurugram, now open 24x7. This will make life much easier for Audi customers.
Land Rover has given small updates to the Discovery Sport, keeping in mind the convenience of customers.
BMW has revealed a long wheelbase version of the X1. The model will be specifically built for the Chinese market, at least for the moment.
In this extremely competitive segment, the Saluto takes on the CB Shine SP. We pit the two against each other try and figure out whether the Yamaha Saluto has what it takes to dethrone the CB Shine SP as the segment leader.
Ford has revealed the all-new 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder Eco Blue diesel engine, which promises to offer better efficiency and performance. The new engine can be tuned to produce power outputs ranging from 100PS to 240PS in future cars from Ford. The engine has been developed by Ford R&D teams in UK and Germany.
Benelli inaugurate their showroom at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, in collaboration with Super Agencies.
Shell takes the wraps off a concept car which has a fuel efficiency figure of 38kmpl.
Audi has recently rolled out A6 and A7 models with subtle updates in the international markets.
NHAI recently announced that it will introduce cashless toll payment mechanism at 275 toll plazas across India effective from April 25, 2016.
Yamaha recently took the wraps off the Tracer 700, a sport-tourer based on the MT-07, which is a naked middleweight motorcycle.
