The 150 and 250 CBRs have given Honda a good indicator at India's growing need for sports bikes and so the CBR 650F arrived with huge expectations.
It's not always fashionable to be late. Two years ago, when Fiat delayed the launch of Jeep in India, it left many bewildered and disappointed.
The stage was set for an overdose of horsepower. The Madras Motor Race Track near Chennai was suitably warmed up, thanks to the weather lending an air of drama as a fantasy unfolded.
When you name a bike Mojo, you better make sure it lives up to its name or else you are asking for not so happy headlines hitting the press or social media. Well that they should be justified in doing so considering the long period of development, Mahindra Two Wheelers has taken to make sure the Mojo is 100 per cent on target.
An American, who learned to ride at the age of four, the career choice for him was an obvious one and having won 25 MotoGP titles, it's obvious how much experience he has to his name. Well, Kevin Schwantz had come down to India last week and we got a chance to talk to him.
"You guys must be a bit crazy to do something like this" - that was current Formula One champion and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 driver, Lewis Hamilton's, first reaction as I explained the GLAadventure.
In less than two weeks after we, ever-so-enthusiastically, started the GLAadventure, the team has already clocked good figures - six international borders crossing Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Austria and Italy.
On a journey, a smartphone/tablet is always one of your best companions - whether it is for entertainment or for useful information.
Interestingly, Istanbul was the first foreign city I ever set foot on albeit briefly, while Vienna was the last European city I visited.
The Audi A6 has reached the middle of its current generation lifecycle and so it was time for a facelift and update. After all, taking on the classy Mercedes-Benz E-class and the sporty BMW 5-series is no mean feat.
It's a contender in the 150 cc bike segment and though there may be capable rivals like the TVS Apache or the Bajaj Discover F, Suzuki has gone all out to hit the Yamaha FZ Version 2.0 with the Gixxer.
It's a diesel engine that means a lot not just for the Celerio brand but also for Maruti Suzuki as they now have in-house capability to design smaller, fuel-efficient engines. Which means in the future, the likes of Alto and other small Maruti hatches could get the different tunes of this DDiS 125 and so the Celerio diesel will have a lot to prove.
She is Italian and quite a hot little racy monster on wheels. The Abarth 595 Competizione is an aggressive and a more powerful version of the Abarth 500. And we got to experience this hatch in Kumamoto, Japan
Touted as the biggest product comeback of 2015, the new generation Honda Jazz will hope to erase all memories of it's predecessor. Well, may be not all, since the last car was responsible for creating a benchmark for what a premium hatch should be.
The Germans are at it again and this time for dominance in the entry luxury SUV space. The Mercedes-Benz GLA has got off to a fairly good start, the current BMW X1 still lags but the one that still attracts the most attention is clearly the Audi Q3. And so a facelift of this bestseller is equally exciting as it looks to boost the Q3's capabilities in equipment and design and help Audi stay in the numero uno position.
The Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class is in a class of it's own. This is the original 4-door coupe now in its second generation since 2010. The car now gets its last tweak before the company starts to think about a generation change that is likely around 2017.
The Audi R8 needs no introduction. After all, it's the ride that even Iron Man want in his garage. But this brand new Audi R8 'LMX edition' is not just another upgrade on the classic, but this limited edition model oozes more oomph and muscle with new laser headlamps and a bit more horses under the hood.
A car with a superhero complex. Yes it does sound a bit dramatic but the Mercedes-Benz C-Class in it's AMG performance avatar has oodles of character and its not hidden behind a mask.
The launch spree among luxury car makers continues with Audi launching the RS6 Avant in India at a whopping Rs 1.35 cr (ex-showroom Delhi). To be imported as a CBU, this launch is interesting because the RS6's estate design will be new to Indian consumers, who are so far familiar only with the sedan or convertible styling.
It's a Storme that promised so much and is still yet to blow anyone away. Tata Motors has added some fresh life to Safari Storme SUV to ensure it stays relevant amidst growing competition.
