Former senior primetime news anchor, financial correspondent, producer, and Chief Editor-Auto – Siddharth has worn many hats during his many years at NDTV. He conceived all the automobile based content for the NDTV network - including the annual carandbike Awards, and used to head the Auto Prime band of programming launched in 2014. He was a key driver behind carandbike.com – already the country's 2nd largest auto portal. Siddharth also created India’s biggest auto quiz, which ran for 7 seasons – the Mahindra AQ. Besides all this, Siddharth is the first Asian journalist to be appointed as a Director on the Steering Committee for the prestigious World Car Awards in 2016. He has served on that jury since 2011, and is now Executive Director of World Car Awards since 2020. He is also Editor-in-Chief of carandbike.
The brand new Maruti Suzuki S-Presso mini-SUV has arrived. And we have driven it extensively to see if it meets the company's claims, but more importantly satisfies the requirements of the entry level car buyer. We have driven the S-Presso AGS or AMT version as well.
The second generation Hyundai Creta compact SUV will have a world premiere at the 2020 Delhi Auto Expo. The car will then be launched in India first, within a month of its unveil. Expect multiple drivetrain options, including diesel and petrol. A longer wheelbase 3-row Creta is expected to follow as a 2021 model.
The BMW 8 Series family is brand new. It is part of the rejig in the company's model line - which saw the 6 Series being replaced in a sense by the new 8 Series. So what you get are the 8 Series Coupe, Convertible, Gran Coupe; and while we have already driven the convertible, here's our review of the new BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe.
We have confirmed news that the BMW 8 Series will also arrive on Indian shores. That will happen in Q2 of the coming calendar year, meaning the 8 would arrive in India before June 2020.
The comprehensive review of the hotly anticipated Kia Seltos the car that also marks the grand debut of the Kia brand in India. The Creta-rival SUV is packed with features, offers multiple drivetrains and innovations, and sets new benchmarks in equipment and performance.
We have finally got to drive the long-awaited Renault Triber. Lots to talk about the new 7-seater, be it positioning, attributes, or features, and we have covered them all for you in this first drive review.
The brand new Hyundai Grand i10 Nios is ready to battle the mighty Maruti Suzuki Swift and formidable Ford Figo to claim the hatchback crown. Can it?
The Kia Seltos battles the bestselling Hyundai Creta, new sensation MG Hector and the Nissan Kicks. Read on to know which one outperforms the competition on what parameters.
The Maruti Suzuki XL6 is the newest MPV in the town and it's the first 3-row model to be offered by the Nexa brand. The new XL6 is BS6 compliant, it's petrol only and comes with a six-seater cabin as standard. Here's our first drive review.
Relenting to some of the automobile industry's demands, the Finance Minister has announced some sops to revive the automobile industry that has been caught in an unprecedented slowdown. The key demand for reduction of the GST on vehicles has not been agreed to.
The latest seventh generation BMW 3 Series is here to thrill. A capable, mature sedan, the 3 Series retains its sports sedan appeal, and yet offers more by way of luxury, comfort and tech. Enough to impress Indian buyers, even though the hard core performance nut might be left wanting.
Hyundai Motor India has been able to corner its highest ever share of the Indian car market. July sales data shows Hyundai's share at 19.4 per cent - the maximum its achieved in its over 20 years in India.
Porsche's first electric sports car - the Taycan - had a successful endurance test over 24 hours that saw it drive 3,425 kilometres non stop. The test was carried out at Italy's Nardo high-speed circuit in temperatures above 40 degree celsius.
Suzuki has finally green-lighted the Jimny for India. The car could be rebadged as Gypsy to cash in on erstwhile model's immense popularity and cult following. The version for India will differ slightly from the current global model, and it will share drivetrains with Ciaz, Ertiga, XL6 and will be launched through the Nexa network.
The Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza diesel will be phased out, but that a petrol version of the car is coming was not well known, which has created confusion in the consumers' minds and affected sales, says the carmaker. The company also officially confirms the petrol Vitara Brezza - something first reported by carandbike.
Industry stalwart R C Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India believes that despite reluctance seen until now, the government is finally ready to help the auto sector that has been reeling under an unprecedented slowdown.
Here's our India exclusive review of the all-new BMW X7, the Bavarian carmaker's flagship SUV. We got to the drive the xDrive30d, diesel version of the new BMW X7, which is priced in India at Rs. 98.90 lakh. Read all about here.
We have already brought you an extensive review of the new 4th generation BMW X5 from its global drive in Atlanta, USA a few months ago. Now we test the car in India and tell you where it stands in our market context.
Hyundai Motor had teased the third generation of the Grand i10 through a sketch released in early July. And now carandbike can confirm that car will be the 3rd generation Hyundai i10 hatchback. India is the lead market for the product, and will get the car ahead of Europe. It will share a platform with the Hyundai Venue and upcoming Kia QYI. The Indian market launch is scheduled for August.
A surprisingly large facelift from BMW, but one the company felt was necessary on the 7 Series sedan. India will as always get just the long wheelbase and we have details on which engines are coming our way. We test the car to tell you just how much have improved and it turned out to be a lot!
