Car Reviews

She is Italian and quite a hot little racy monster on wheels. The Abarth 595 Competizione is an aggressive and a more powerful version of the Abarth 500. And we got to experience this hatch in Kumamoto, Japan

Under the hood is the 4.0 TFSI V8 which has 560 bhp and 700 Nm of torque. It can do 0-100 kmph in 3.9 seconds, which is nice and quick isn't it? That makes it just a shade above some Porsche cars!

Given the growing interest in the entry premium car space, I can now share with you that we will also have the regular V40 very soon. And here's why this is important from Volvo's perspective.

Ever since Mahindra first launched the XUV 500 in September 2011; it managed to create an almost cult-like following for the vehicle. It's now received a facelift and we drive it to find out more.

The new Vento is only so new. Yes that is pretty much how it goes for most facelifts I know, but some mechanical changes would be nice too, eh?

It is one of the very few cars that plays the dual role many sports sedans and coupes wish to play - most effectively. It can be your stately saloon, your racy 4-door coup, and also a thoroughbred sports fiend!

There are a handful of hybrid cars in India, when I say handful, I mean you need just three. There's the Toyota Prius, Camry and the BMW i8. That's it. So, it came as a surprise when Toyota said that there is a facelift of the Camry Hybrid coming to India. We drive it to see what it's all about.

All this effort and investment, 2 billion pounds to be precise, will mean little as the battle with the Germans is largely on how this baby Jag delivers on driving dynamics and engine performance.