Just a couple of hours ago, (14th Tuesday, midday) the BMW Group world-premiered the first-ever BMW iX3 with a range of 460 km and supported by 300,000 charging stations. I bring you the details, straight from the horse’s mouth, along with some of the best pictures they have released. Here …
Toyota Corolla Hybrid 2020 Review: The extra mile
“You can buy this car with your eyes closed.” Well, there are just a handful of cars that deserves a blind cheque and Toyota Corolla would be in that lot, even if you put a hater on the job. 47 million cars sold around the world! I suspect most of …
Audi eyes 2024 with project Artemis
The Artemis Project – sounds something out of a Bond movie? Well, you are close, in a German sort of way. It is the new special assignment that has been commissioned at the Audi HQ for the accelerated development of more high-tech automobile models. Markus Duesmann, the new CEO and …
Kia Niro review: North of twenty
Niro isn’t that Niro. I mean, given that Niro means black, and Niro happens to be a hybrid, it isn’t a car shrouded in mystery or intrigue. It is as straightforward and regular as a car gets. But then hybrids are supposed to look pretty regular – even electric cars …
Ferrari begins hybrid era with SF 90 Stradale
Casa Ferrari was home to a very special guest just for the weekend that also happened to be the F1 weekend in Abu Dhabi. The new Ferrari SF 90 Stradale was stopping over in the UAE and I was among the fortunate few to steal a glimpse of the new …
I view the world from the 2000 PS Lotus Evija
There are lucky days, and then there are lucky days. Wednesday the 18th must have been the latter kind for I found myself, blissful as a lotus, sitting inside the cabin of the Evija. Lotus has dubbed it the most powerful hypercar ever to go into production. It is a …
All-new Toyota RAV4 2019: First look, First drive
It is 1994 again. Well, at least the silver jubilee of that landmark year in the history of crossovers. That’s when Toyota came out with one of the earliest in the line of Crossover SUVs. Toyota RAV4 is marking the occasion with a remarkable fifth generation that has showed up …
Hyundai says: “Get charged up and go park yourself!”
The scene takes place in 2025. I am at a hotel parking lot, having just driven in for the launch of a car (or a hover-board!) with hardly a few minutes to spare, as usual. The parking lot is full and I need to charge my electric car (what else!) …
Toyota Avalon 2019 Review: Full Monty
When I got to the parking lot after the Christmas Carol the night was a thick curtain but the gleaming neon in the parking lot of the hotel shone on the expensive cars that were closely parked there. Something else was equally obvious. My test car for the night, the …
e-tron switches on electric era for Audi
Last week, Audi e-tron was launched. The world premiere marked the advent of a real e-ra that had moved out of drawing boards and circuit diagrams. It was the confirmation to the world, of Audi’s plans to offer twelve automobiles with all-electric drive by 2025. With these electrified models in …
