The next time somebody tells you there aren’t great roads in 🇮🇳 to drive on….
Seriously, the roads BRO are laying in border regions are utterly spectacular. This is Bharatmala from Tanot to Longewala & beyond, further west of Jaisalmer
What would you drive / ride here?
Horrible traffic jam! Mumbai to Pune expressway is fully jammed right from Khalapur food mall for the entire 20-30km through the ghats, almost till Lonavala. Never seen it so bad! If you’re heading towards Pune, do yourself a favour and turn back.
How do we get these guys to stop using their hazards while driving through a tunnel?
People will get so desensitized that if a car is actually broken down and the hazards are flashing to warn of the stationary / limping car, others will just assume it’s driving through a tunnel
Just discovered it’s one of our own who suggested this VIN plate to Mahindra, and it is something that goes back to their history where Mahindra Jeeps till the 80s had these plates on the front fascia.
More details at price reveal and formal launch of
#AllNewThar
on Oct 2
Made In India With Pride 🇮🇳
Doesn’t this make your heart swell with pride?
#AllNewThar
appeals on emotional, rational and objective parameters. I’m sold 👉 I’ll tell you why at 9pm when embargo lifts
#MakeInIndia
#vocal4local
The biggest criticism of all current
#TataMotors
cars & SUVs is finally being addressed
The tiny infotainment screen is gone!
Here’s the new infotainment hidden away in the Altroz Racer. Also gets a new operating system. And allied to a proper digital cluster
From a time when wiper blade movements were erotic
A time when engineers, not accountants called the shots
A time when cars lasted a lifetime; were built like tanks
A time where function followed form; everything had a purpose; there were no chintzy gimmicks
How long can the Virtus GT hold exactly 203kmph?
1 hour? 2 hours? 5 hours? 24 hours????? Let’s do this 👊
VW 24 hour endurance record driven by Apollo Tyres
This is Chenani tunnel (Udhampur, enroute to Jammu). Speed limit is 60kmph. Tunnel length is little over 9km. Traffic is both ways. There’s a clear & unmissable demarcation between two lanes to prevent overtaking & other nonsense. And you have idiots like this trying to overtake
Let’s go 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Pedal to metal. All day. All night. And the new Indian National 24 hour records. 4654.48km. 193.94kmph avg speed including pitstops. TSI Power for the win! And we didn’t make a single tyre change on this car
What an insane 24 hours
Wraps are off! Here’s the
#MahindraMarazzo
in the flesh.
@GoenkaPk
&
@anandmahindra
look (rightfully!) pleased as punch with their new Pininfarina-designed baby.
What do you think?
As for pricing, it’s SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than Innova Crysta. Expect to see A LOT on the road
“I’m like the father of Hyundai in India” says
#ShahRukhKhan
@iamsrk
, brand ambassador for
@HyundaiIndia
since its inception. He’s here to launch the
#Creta
in India “I’m the owner of the first generation of the first Creta in India” he adds
The showstopper!
Feast on the details of
#SierraEV
! The iconic (huge) side glass area of the OG
#TataSierra
has been reimagined, but with practicality of proper 5 doors
There’s definite inspiration from the past but it’s not a slave to it either. Love it!
#TataMotors
’ Creta fighter!
This was one hole in their line-up that desperately needed plugging, and the
#TataCurvv
is going to do that. Remember Curvv concept shown last year was an EV. This is an ICE. Which means the Curvv will be offered in both EV & ICE. What would you pick?
Let’s just say it as it is. The 1.0 TSI is the best small petrol engine today. Period. No contest
While we’ve been talking about 1.5 TSI Virtus, take a moment to soak this in. The 1.0 TSI in Taigun also smashed the old 24 hour endurance record of 4384.73km.
₹7.99 lakh is not the (only) headline figure of
#CitroenBasalt
More important is Citroen have listened to us all. The visible signs of cost cutting are being, errr, cut out. Power window switches are now in the correct place + nice touches for the rear seat.
Isn’t there some rule that toll is exempted if waiting at a toll booth more that 10 seconds
What a joke 😂😂😂
These poor sods are looking at least 30-45 minutes. It’s a 2km tailback to the toll booth
Say hello to the fastest accelerating Mahindra!
#XUV400
is their first electric SUV, does 0-100kmph in 8.3 seconds and a top speed of 150kmph. On the Indian driving cycle claimed range is 456km
Bookings and prices in Jan 2023. Deliveries by end Jan 2023
Life is too short to driving boring cars!
Mahindra want the
#TharRoxx
to be the
#1
SUV in the ₹12.5 lakh plus category — a segment dominated by monocoque SUVs (which you guys keep screaming aren’t SUVs).
Now y’all can put your money where your mouths are!
Luckily those screws in the centre console of
#TharRoxx
weren’t important 😁
On the other hand, over 3000km, on trails in the Wayanad forests (with the RWD, it went everywhere), on the highway from Kochi to Pune, detours to visit friends and family, and …
Made In India With Pride 🇮🇳
Doesn’t this make your heart swell with pride?
#AllNewThar
appeals on emotional, rational and objective parameters. I’m sold 👉 I’ll tell you why at 9pm when embargo lifts
#MakeInIndia
#vocal4local
And thus begins the mass adoption of electric cars in India!
#TataTiagoEV
prices start at ₹8.49 lakh (sub ₹10 lakh electric car, yay!), tops off at ₹11.79 lakh
I don’t get it, how can modern cars overheat like this? Sure there’s nightmarish traffic but even then how badly do you have to be driving to get a modern car to overheat? There’s even a Corolla in there. A toyota overheating 😳😳😳 What’s going on here???
🎥
@punerispeaks
Surprised by just how nice
@MahindraBolero
#BoleoNeo
is. Completely different feel to Sonet, Venue etc & for big city use it won’t even be in same consideration. But when you have poor roads to deal with, this is damn 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 Absolutely blasts over potholes & speed breakers
Petition to bring the Octy RS back to 🇮🇳
And this time there’s no hybrid nonsense; the facelift brings back the 2-litre TSI with 268bhp and 370Nm
C’mon Skoda India. Bring back the Octavia RS
(At a sensible price 😅)
4387.34km. That’s the 🇮🇳 national record for max distance covered in 24 hours. And we haven’t mentioned that up until now because… we weren’t sure we’d get close
You see we’re driving a car with a smaller engine & you know what they say, there’s no replacement for displacement
The Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore has been upgraded to
#Formula3
specs. Major redesign of the track, main straight reduced, old parabola completely changed, back end extensively altered. Will be wider, faster & safer. Can’t wait to hit the track!
I find it amazing that amongst all these cars the
#MahindraThar
is the 6th safest car made in India. For a body-on-frame hardcore 4x4 to score so highly in
#GNCAP
crash tests is just incredible
#SaferCarsForIndia
was launched by GlobalNCAP in 2014 with the objective of promoting safer vehicles in the country. To date GlobalNCAP has completed more than fifty-three safety assessments which have acted as an important catalyst in the safety improvement of Indian cars.
₹15 lakh for the Jimny or ₹16 for the Thar? What’d you pick?
Jimny prices start at ₹12.7 lakh. 6 variants. All get 4x4. No diesel
I think the prices are on the higher side. What do you think?
Without violating that dreaded embargo, I can tell you that I see no reason why the new Nexon.ev will not continue to utterly rule the roost in the EV segment
And how good is that 12.3-inch screen?
(Feel sorry that neither love nor money will get you this on the ICE Nexon)
I’ve been using the
#VolkswagenTiguan
— this very
#Tiguan
! — as my daily for the past 6 months and have always rated its ride & handling balance to be the best in its class
And I knew it could do a bit of off roading…
But this kind of off-roading? No way!
Daddy, giving me my first driving lesson. He's wearing a Toyota t-shirt & driving a BMW… he clearly had a craze for cars, loves driving even today & inspired me to go down this road that I'd make a career out of. Where would we be without dad indulging our passions
#FathersDay
Stop this already! Toyota Baleno was ok. Maruti Innova was hard to digest. Now Toyota Ertiga? When does it stop?
Hyryder & Grand Vitara is spot on. Same guts, different top hats
But Hycross - Invicto / Ertiga - Rumion is badge engineering. I thought those days were over
Make some noise if you want the
#TataSierra
to come now. Like, RIGHT NOW
We’re in 🇬🇧 NOT for Sierra but to check out the
#TataCurvv
of which everything is under embargo.
So, Sierra? Bring it NOW?
Maruti Suzuki responds to G-NCAP crash tests
“NCAP assumes all regulators world over really don’t know their business”, says Maruti Suzuki chairman R C Bhargava. Responding to questions about the recent G-NCAP crash test results at the annual media meet he said:
Two decades ago this was a luxury!
You paid more for air-conditioning & got DX badges to tell the world about it. You rarely used it because you were terrified of the drop in fuel efficiency. And you put a big sticker on the boot “A/C, No Hand Signal”. Good old days!
#Throwback
This is Mahindra’s new SUV track spread (MSPT) over 454 acres built by L&T & designed by Spain’s IDIADA (both responsible for NATRAX). Cost ₹510 crore, located on outskirts of Chennai, has 20 tracks incl High Speed oval & 4x4 Adv track. Will be driving
#XUV700
there tomorrow
My word
@TataMotors
#Harrier
looks absolutely STUNNING. If it drives as good as it looks it will KILL everything else in its segment (it should, it has the JLR Disco Sport platform!)
First Harriers have started rolling out of production line in
#Pune
Heading out in
#AllNewThar
— we are driving the 150bhp turbo petrol with the 6-speed auto (never imagined I’d be saying that about the Thar)
How effing cool is this????
The mother of all exclusives. Aboard the
#INSVikrant
. Our biggest story yet!
What an honor & privilege to bring you the story of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, and our experience driving down the flight deck with Mahindra SUVs.
Mag 👉
And that’s how to squeeze out every last ounce of power out of that mighty li’l 1.0 TSI
VW 24 hour endurance drive kicks off today with the Virtus 1.5, Virtus 1.0 and Taigun 1.0 setting sights on new records in their respective categories. Pedal to metal for the next 24 hours 💪🏻
And….. that’s a new India Book of Record 👉 the fastest crossing of the Rann
Time 👉 32 min 57.7 sec
Distance 👉 73.40km
Avg speed 👉 133.09kmph
Top speed 👉 184kmph
And set by a proper car. The
#VWVirtus
GT. Power, handling & safety, all rolled into a damn impressive package
Woke up to a message that embargo on
#MGCometEV
interiors has been lifted so here’s what it looks like from the inside. And don’t ask me why this was under embargo….
Massive response to
#TiagoEv
with 10,000 bookings on day 1. Introductory prices (starting at ₹8.49 lakh) now extended to next 10,000 customers
Could this be the start of mass market electric mobility in India?
Mum & dad trying out the
#TharRoxx
Surprisingly mum found it easy getting into front seat. Grab handle and side step comes handy ✅
Rear seat the door opening is nice and wide but the side step is not long enough. Mum’s foot kept slipping off it ❌ Getting out is okay though
Full 5-star crash test rating for both
#TataHarrier
&
#TataSafari
And they have achieved the HIGHEST adult & child occupant G-NCAP safety rating. FANTASTIC effort Tata Motors
This is such big news it’s almost overshadowed the price announcement!
#SaferCarsForIndia
The T stands for TELCO.
Which became Tata Engineering.
Then Tata Motors.
And this year the
#EV
subsidiary Tata Passenger Electric Mobility will spin off into a new company that will revive an icon from the past.
This is not that car though. Guesses?
Say hello to India-spec Toyota Innova Hycross
2-litre nat-asp petrol
🚨 With hybrid 👉 181bhp, 206Nm, e-drive
🚨 Without hybrid 👉 169bhp, 205Nm, CVT transmission
Guess fuel efficiency will be big differentiator (no figures yet). Btw 2.8 diesel used to put out 172bhp & 360Nm
MotoGP safety car & safety bike have arrived for
#MotoGPBharat
This is the BMW M5 CS that has arrived by air freight. The other two safety cars — M3 & M3 Touring — will arrive on Sunday (I’m assuming just in time for the race).
Tata Motors has STOLEN the
#AutoExpo
.
#Sierra
looks unbelievable,
#HBX
compact SUV damn cool & even the CVs look ace. There’s so much to see at the stand, not just pie-in-the-sky concepts. This is a proper, bold statement deserving of the 70th birthday of
@TataMotors
Back home after 4 days, 2800km & a track day. Verdict? Diesels are fun!
Also, astonished by just how easy & effortless it is to much miles in the
#TataHarrier
. And its ability to flatten & ride over broken roads is something else. New found respect for this SUV
This guy
@Gillracing
is next level. Nobody can make anything so big and heavy turn & go as quickly as that. No wonder he STEAMROLLED & CRUSHED the Dakshin Dare 🙌
And this is his return to rally raids after 6 yrs 😳
Congrats
@MahindraAdvntr
@MahindraXUV500
@anandmahindra
Just 1 star for the Wagon R & 2 stars for the Alto in the latest G-NCAP crash test results is shocking to say the least
Your thoughts?
#safercarsforindia
Verdict. The
#Mahindra3XO
is fantastic to drive. Excellent ride. Excellent handling. The dynamic benchmark in the compact SUV segment. Could teach a thing or two to mid-size SUVs as well. Mahindra’s engineers are devoted to The Thrill of Driving and may their tribe grow!
I’m driving in a straight line, then why is the steering wheel not pointed straight?
You don’t want to miss our
#TataHarrier
review, on evo India YT at 12 today
New race track in India! Foundation stone has been set for the second track in Coimbatore, promises to get operational by early next year. What fantastic news for us 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
CoASTT high performance centre in partnership with
@MumbaiFalcons
Seen at the top of
#Rohtang
Pass, a
#Nano
with skis supporting ⛷ on snowy, icy, difficult terrain. Whatever your opinions on the car, fact is this little
#Tata
is pretty darn capable
#TataMotors
have clocked their highest ever passenger car sales in 107 months!
27,225 units sold in Feb 2021 💪🏻
With cars like the new
#TataSafari
&
#Harrier
this should only grow ✌️
Highest selling SUV in India is… the
#Bolero
! Bet you didn’t know that; well at least I didn’t. Over 1.3 million have been sold and now the range expands with the
#BoleroNeo
Prices start at Rs 8.48 lakh (introductory) 👉 only diesel & it retains RWD
Mumbai Falcons have eyes set on the Formula Regional Asian championship, and have revealed a super-strong driver-lineup for the series that kicks off in 2 weeks
Zero stars 😳😳😳😳
Made-in-India Citroen e-C3 scores zero stars in G-NCAP crash tests. In this day and age of heightened safety awareness this is (literally!) shocking
Do you have a preferred petrol pump?
I think fuel quality is now pretty sorted (correct me if I’m wrong) but what I like about Shell pumps is the attendants are unfailing polite, courteous, quick, well presented, and never try hustling you unlike, sadly, the pump closer to home
🚨 Mahindra Scorpio N scores 5 stars in G-NCAP crash tests!
👉 5 stars, adult occupant protection
👉 3 stars, child occupant protection
👉 According to
@GlobalNCAP
“The lack of three point seatbelts affected the child occupant protection result, limiting it to only 3 stars.”
🚨
#FordIndia
’s Sanand factory sold to
#TataMotors
for ₹725.7 crore
Includes everything. Land & buildings. Vehicle manufacturing plant with all machinery & equipment. & (crucially) all employees (though the press release says “eligible employees” — not sure what that means)
Exciting day! Sampling first (official) go-faster cars from an Indian manufacturer. Jayem Tata Special Vehicles
#JTSV
is to
@TataMotors
what Abarth is to Fiat! Yay! Tiago
#JTP
& Tigor
#JTP
with higher output turbo-petrol motor are launch cars
#JTPRacerAtHeart
Rushing into P3 on Indian automotive grid is
#TataMotors
💪🏻
After 9 yrs regained No 3 position in 🇮🇳
Highest ever sales in 8 yrs
All on the back of safe, stylish & desirable cars, complimented by India’s best selling passenger EV,
#NexonEV
Massive testament for
#MakeInIndia
Acti.ev is the Tata’s new EV architecture. Starts with Punch EV (bookings now open) and then scaled up to electric Curvv, Harrier & Sierra. Key details 👇
Do you remember the brief Ratan Tata gave his engineers?
Space of an Ambassador.
Footprint of a Zen.
Cost of a Maruti 800.
And a diesel engine.
Is the Indica the most important 🇮🇳 car of all time?
However some bad news on the
#SaferCarsForIndia
front. Maruti Suzuki Swift, S-Presso & Ignis score just 1 star in the G-NCAP crash tests for adult occupant protection. And of the three only the Swift scores 1 star for child protection, the others score nothing
Legend(s) are back! The man who introduced Hyundai to 🇮🇳 brings back the car (well, nameplate) that launched Hyundai in 🇮🇳 20 years ago
Shah Rukh Khan
#SRK
@iamsrk
& the
#AllNewSantro
bringing back fond and old memories
Founder’s Edition commemorates the 75th anniversary of
@TataMotors
. Select cars and SUVs (like this
#Harrier
) will carry the signature of
#TataMotors
’ visionary founder JRD Tata
JSW MG partnership officially announced!
- JSW says it believes in scale.
- 1 new car every 3-4 months from Sept 2024 onwards
- These will be manufactured in India and will also be exported
- Sajjan Jindal announces deep localisation in India