Talking Cars

Lifestyle pickup trucks are a difficult proposition to justify - too expensive to be used as work trucks and utilitarian-feeling to be used as a luxury family transport. In a previous review, we said the Isuzu D max V Cross was expensive at 33 lakhs. Listen to this exclusive episode where we eat our own words, and drive the even more expensive Toyota Hilux. This is one Indestructible pickup which you will fall in love with.

N line is to Hyundai what AMG line is to Mercedes and M Sport is to BMW. It's their sportier offering to those who want a bit more kit than the bog standard model. With the N-line brand off to a good start in the i20, Hyundai hopes to add some excitement in the compact SUV segment with the Venue N line.

The midsize SUV segment is packed with established rivals like the Creta, Seltos and new entrants like the Kushaq, Taigun and Astor. Maruti may be late to the party, but the new Grand Vitara has a few tricks up its sleeve. We spent some quality time to see if it's ready to be the new king of the midsize SUV segment.

In this week's episode, we discuss the Ministry of Road transport's questionable ad campaign for 6 airbags featuring Akshay Kumar, we have the first spy pics of the Jimny 5 door, the failing fuel pump issue with Hyundai N line cars, Altroz catching fire, Ferrari's new SUV, and Pagani's Utopia.

The Mercedes S Class is widely referred to as 'The Best Car in the World', and it is with good reason. The S class always incorporates the best and the latest tech from Mercedes, and shows us what all cars will be like a decade later. In this video, we drive and talk about what we think is the best modern S Class - the W221. We are driving the most desirable version of the car to buy used today, the S500 Biturbo.

In this week's round up of news, we talk about the Mercedes EQS 53 AMG - their flagship of the new EQ range - getting launched in India. On the same note, we have Santosh Iyer, who is a Malayali, being promoted as the MD and CEO of Mercedes Benz India. Also we have Ramkripa Ananthan moving from Mahindra to OLA to head their design. And then we have Skoda's new Design direction, Tata's new Jet Edition and Paliekkara Toll trying to pull a scam on KSRTC.

In this video, we check out Audi's E-tron SUV. We also go into Audi's EV portfolio, and what they have lined up for the future!

The Alto has been the most affordable, the easiest to maintain, the most fuel efficient and almost always, the best selling Maruti for over two decades now. The K10 variant builds on all of that with a bit more power and equipment. The bigger third generation K10 is here and while it's expensive, you will fall in love with the performance and fun on offer.

We talk all about our experience driving the all new Grand Vitara. Also we take you through a small tour of the top secret R&D facility of Maruti Suzuki in Rohtak and the laborious process of car testing. And what goes into an actual crash test.

We test drive the OG D Segment SUV!