First Drive News

The mighty Honda City compact sedan may not have as much clout as it did a few years ago. But still remains a strong product in the market. And now finally India gets the Honda City hybrid. With a claimed mileage of 26.5 kmpl, it promises a lot. But does it deliver?

The German luxury carmaker has launched the Maybach S-class in India in 2 variants. The S580 4Matic is the one were driving and yes it is assembled at the company's plant in Chakan, Maharashtra.

After being in the market for 3 years, the Maruti Suzuki XL6 has received a mid-cycle update, and that's to keep it up to date. Well, while the changes to the exterior are minimal, there is a load of features that are offered on it. Besides that, there's an all-new 1.5-litre petrol motor with smart hybrid technology on offer which makes it more fuel-efficient as well. We drive it in both the manual and automatic transmission variants, to know more and find out if it truly is as indulgent as Maruti Suzuki claims it to be!

The quirky-looking compact SUV from the Scandinavian company takes the electric route and comes to India at a time when the EV trend has just started to catch on. And so, we spend a day with the Volvo XC40 Recharge, to see, how it fares.

Tata Motors has finally introduced an automatic transmission to its ultra-popular Tata Altroz, which was till now only offered with a 5-speed manual gearbox for its three engine options. The newest addition is a dual-clutch unit or DCA, as the company likes to call it, paired with a petrol engine. We take out the Tata Altroz DCA for a quick spin to see if this new gearbox stands out in a crowd of automatic transmissions.

Japanese Luxury car brand Lexus has launched the new-generation of its NX crossover in India. The car has come to India in a hybrid avatar and gets 3 variants - Exquisite, Luxury and the sportier looking F-Sport.

We get behind the wheel of the more powerful version of the Skoda Slavia compact sedan. The car is being offered with a 6-speed Manual and 7-speed DSG transmission.

Lexus has decided to bring in some units of its smallest crossover SUV to India for testing. The Lexus UX is the only EV model from the Japanese luxury car maker. So how does the first all-electric Lexus drive? And should it be launched here? Read on and decide.