Car India

CAR magazine, overwhelmingly acknowledged as the world's best car magazine, has driven into India under the name of explosive and vibrant, as well as serious and sensuous, CAR India has been launched to satiate the discerning automobile enthusiast who knows his radiators from his air filters. CAR India is an authoritative automobile magazine, written for people with a burning passion for anything on four wheels.

OBITUARY

Marching Towards an Electric Future

Car India

McLaren Officially Enter India • Iconic supercar maker with roots in racing finally confirms formal Indian entry this October; appoints retailer for the country

Škoda’s Stellar Sales • In August 2022, Škoda Auto India witnessed the landmark of surpassing its Biggest Year of sales in India. Here is a look at the journey towards that destination

YOUR VIEWS

UPS AND DOWNS • We compile and analyse sales data to find the most popular cars of the month past

Cultural Venue • We explore the culturally rich and vibrant state of Gujarat

‘The way forward will be a balance between ICE and EVs’ • At the Vision 7S reveal, Editor Aspi Bhathena had an opportunity to speak to Klaus Zellmer, the CEO of Škoda Auto a.s., about the company’s new direction and future course

The Realities of Road Safety • The road accident which claimed the life of former Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry while travelling in a Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class SUV has led to some disturbing findings. While many of us have been crying ourselves hoarse for better law enforcement of basic traffic rules and infrastructure regulations, it finally got the nation’s attention and acknowledgement only after an eminent personality in a reputed luxury car was lost on a national highway

High on Octane • The Monterey Car Week and “The Quail, a Motorsport Gathering” had some truly amazing displays to stun the automotive world

Mahindra MADE: Strategic Design Moves • Mahindra and Mahindra have formally opened Mahindra Advanced Design Europe (MADE), a new design centre of excellence that will act as the company’s EV product portfolio’s conceptual hub

Born Electric

‘Twenty to 30 per cent of Mahindra SUVs will be electric by 2027’ • We talked to Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director, Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, during our visit to the company’s design centre and Formula E facility in England. Excerpts from the interview

Behind the Leading Edge • The country’s largest car-maker has a lot going on behind the scenes. Car India was among the small group invited to the Maruti Suzuki R&D Centre in Rohtak, Haryana, to see exactly what goes into building their cars

Re-Vitara-ised Urban SUV Experience • The exciting all-new Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara was only recently unveiled, so it was a pleasant surprise to sample it on the company’s test-track located within their top-secret Rohtak R&D facility ahead of its launch

McLaren 2.0: Batteries Included • McLaren’s next chapter opens with the clean-sheet Artura. New platform, new V6 plug-in hybrid powertrain, new... everything. How does it feel?

High Time for Hybrid • The all-new Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder is the first hybrid car from the global giant for a mass-market segment. We drive the top-of-the-line Hyryder Hybrid V in Bengaluru

BIG Little Hatch is Back • The big little hatch is back again. The new Alto K10 from Maruti Suzuki India aims to recapture both hearts and market share with a new design and a set of transmission options

Love and Thunder • This must be the best Huracán ever: thrilling or docile on demand and built around a raw V10 subtly helped by technology

Future Nostalgia • The Daytona SP3 blends Ferrari’s past, present, and future in one delectable V12-powered whole. Can its performance live up to its...