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City slick

26-06-2014 Test Drives Chandan Mallik

Stylish & frugal

26-06-2014 Test Drives Chandan Mallik

Value pack wonder

25-06-2014 Test Drives Chandan Mallik

Mercedes C-class now scores all A-plus

01-04-2014 Test Drives Raj Warrior

A Wolf in a Tux

24-01-2014 Test Drives Raj Warrior

2014 Bentley Flying Spur

22-01-2014 Test Drives Chandan Mallik

Three-in-one - Porsche Panamera

21-01-2014 Test Drives Raj Warrior

In a new avatar - Toyota Yaris

21-01-2014 Test Drives Raj Warrior

Lexus LX570

21-01-2014 Test Drives Raj Warrior

Land Rover LR4

21-01-2014 Test Drives Raj Warrior

Ford Edge 2013

21-01-2014 Test Drives Raj Warrior

Spiritual Leader - RR Wraith

20-01-2014 Test Drives Raj Warrior

Open top nirvana

13-01-2014 Test Drives Automan

Open air game changer - Bentley GTC Speed

13-01-2014 Test Drives Automan

Sensible packaging

13-01-2014 Test Drives Automan

Peugeot 308

13-01-2014 Test Drives Automan

Focus on the ballpark

13-01-2014 Test Drives Automan

Six on a roll!

13-01-2014 Test Drives Automan

Maturing nicely

13-01-2014 Test Drives Automan

Fighting a compact battle

13-01-2014 Test Drives Automan

Compact Express

07-01-2014 Test Drives Chandan Mallik

City Slick

06-01-2014 Test Drives Chandan Mallik

Elegant Simplicity

06-01-2014 Test Drives Chandan Mallik

Fast & Furious

06-01-2014 Test Drives Chandan Mallik

Is the future electric?

By all measures, even asking this question seems to place me in a minority of one. If you see what’s been happening over the past decade, the moot point doesn’t...

The argument over subsidies
If there has been one consistent message that has come out of the global financial crisis it is one of getting your financial house in order. That is a lesson…
Taking the contrary viewpoint
There is a great deal of comfort in agreeing to the norm. If the norm is to drive on the right hand side of the road, you better drive on…
In the rearview mirror
How much attention do you pay to the little pane of glass sitting in front of you in the car, whose only job it seems is to show you the…
The next dimension
The march of technology is both rapid and relentless. Every time you pick up your mobile phone to browse the web, read the latest news and share your pictures, you…
Driving the box
A new acquisition has Raj Warrior thinking of Jane Austen and Ratan Tata, albeit for different reasons. I’ve just interrupted a vacation to get back to the desk. Work commitments can…

Understanding your needs
The other day I spent three hours under the baking sun on the slopes of the Bausher sands. Alright, I don’t think they should be called the Bausher sands anymore…
Back to basics
I've ridden bikes most of my life. And I've a whole load of interesting tales to tell about my time on two wheels. If I think back to before my…
Can we agree on a standard?
There are some statistics that I like to bandy about, albeit there being no way I can be sure about their accuracy. Like I've been an auto journalist for more…
Of Mergers and Acquisitions
Last month seemed to be the time for Mergers and Acquisitions in many parts of the world. In our little team itself we had a miniature m&a ourselves as we…
Getting voice interactive
I have been having immense problems with the recalcitrant version of Siri on my I-phone. It isn't as if i don't get her. She started out life as a him…

Surviving Muscat traffic
Cars are a sign of affluence in most countries – some cars scream wealth, others suggest new riches, yet others imply upward mobility, while the bulk of the breed just…
Wearing Red and Yellow
Going to any country for the first time brings with it a fair share of surprises and broken misconceptions. As a child, our imminent return to India after spending a…
A thought for life
I've never really waxed philosophical on anything - including automobiles. But I have been called a philosopher by my secondary school English teacher as he caught me gazing out at…
Pet peeves
I was stationary at a traffic signal the other day when my attention was drawn by a pair of eyes peeping at me over the window sill of the car…
Quid pro can’t
I am back on the topic of journalistic ethics and being old-school. There is no single trigger that I can connect to the ramble. Instead, the recent few weeks have…