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OVERVVIEW ; The Baleno is Maruti Suzuki's performance version of its premium hatchback, a name enhanced by the fact that the RS means Race Sport. This variant is based on the top-end Alpha trim of the current Baleno and is powered by a new powerful 1.0-litre BoosterJet direct injection petrol engine. This one is already exported to Europe and Japan from India, and now the carmaker has launched it in our country. Well, the manufacturer has detuned this engine for the Indian market as against the international counterpart. Nonetheless, the Baleno RS with, 100bhp of power, still becomes the most powerful hatchback from the carmaker. But, does it make an enticing buy? To find out we put the car through its paces at the Buddh International Circuit. EXTERIORS ; A…

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Price in India   Mitsubishi, the prominent Japanese auto giant, is now a household name in urban India, owing to the grand reception that its first SUV, Pajero, got in India. The company in awe to entice a larger number of buyers and capture more market share in India introduced the facelift version of Pajero, re-christening it as 'Pajero Sport'. The Mitsubishi Pajero Sport is lot more advanced, up-market and superior than its first generation yet not so feature-rich as its contemporaries. It appears like a ruthless bull with raw power and goes well its image of an off-roader.The company has carried out an array of cosmetic changes in the Pajero Sport so that it can give Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour, and Hyundai Santa Fe a run for…

Porsche Panamera Price in India   The 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo has been launched in India priced at Rs 1.96 Crore (ex-showroom, Delhi). This is the fourth car to be launched by Porsche this year and that too before the end of the first quarter. A part of the new-generation Porsche Panamera range, this is the second generation of Panamera Turbo Launched in India and features a host of design and cosmetic changes that have truly enhanced the visual appearance of the Panamera Turbo, which was subjected to quite a bit of criticism for the previous generation models design. The Porsche Panamera Turbo is the first car from the new-generation Panamera range to be launched in India. Launched at a starting price of Rs. 1.96 crore, the new-gen Panamera Turbo…

Honda Crv Price in India   The Honda CR-V has already seen two generations in India. The concept of a comfortable roundabout vehicle (CR-V) first came into production in 1995 when the first generation Honda CR-V hit the roads in Japan. The second generation model made its way into India in 2003 and since then this vehicle has developed quite a fan following. Right from the beginning, the Honda CR-V has never set the sales chart on fire but there is no denying what a fantastic vehicle it is. Now Honda aims to make a good car even better by offering the next generation CR-V in India. Will the fourth generation make waves again? We find out around the beautiful country roads of Rajasthan.   EXTERIORS AND DESIGN   The…

Value. It is what the Indian consumer is looking for. Whether it is the world’s cheapest car or the best car in the world, we want the most bang for our buck, and this is most apparent in our market’s fast-growing hatchback segment. There are two ways to approach the concept of ‘value’ – one, to offer a low price. Sure, there will be compromises on quality, but you essentially get more car for your money. The other is to provide extra features at the same price as the competition. Nissan had tried the former with the original India-spec Micra, but with the imminent launch of budget sub-brand Datsun, they’re taking the Micra brand to the place it usually occupies in the markets it is present in: the premium end of the…

Volvo S60 Cross Price in India   The S60 Cross Country is the stand-out version of the already available S60 sedan with an increased ground clearance, raised suspension and handling tweaks to differentiate it from the regular luxury model. At the first glance, the S60 Cross Country looks like a S60 with lift kit and 19″ alloy wheels but it’s something more than just a four-door, five-seater luxury sedan as it offers two main traits: First, You can take it out on weekends and explore low-level terrain and second is it adapts a unique combination of an SUV and a sedan.   EXTERIOR AND STYLE   It’ll be completely honest here, at first glance, the S60 CC can be quite deceptive. I mean it looks almost exactly like the S60…

Jaguar F-TYPE Price in India   Jaguar has been making sports car even before the company was called Jaguar. Circa 1960, Jaguar launched a vehicle which went and became a design icon, winning several awards for being the world’s most beautiful car, time and again. The design of the Jaguar E-Type is timeless, it looks marvellous even today. Enzo Ferrari had called the E-Type the most beautiful car ever made and we can’t help but agree with him. So it definitely wasn’t easy for Jaguar to design the E-Type’s successor, the F-Type. Launched 39 years after the production of the E-Type stopped, the current F-Type is not Jaguar’s first attempt.   In 1980, Jaguar started work on the F-Type (codenamed XJ41) which was underpinned by the XJ40 sedan. It was…