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Unveiling the future of digital personalisation for passenger cars, German automaker Volkswagen recently showcased its digital smart key at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017. This next-generation smart key not only allows you to unlock your car doors using your smartphone or VW User ID, but also knows a person's preferences and adjusts the seats, radio, and navigation accordingly.

Uber recently announced a hike in the ride time charge to Rs 1.5 per minute from Rs 1 in Delhi. The change is expected lead to an increase in price by up to 15 per cent - and that move has not earned the US-based company much goodwill in the region. Uber's economical pricing in India, its second largest market after the US, saw the company through the fray against its primary rival here - Ola. Factor in the price jump and there goes the charm, as many users of the on-demand taxi service have pointed out.

Ford Mustang is clearly one of the most popular cars in the world and the American carmaker finally answered the prayers of us Indian enthusiasts last year by launching the 2016 Mustang GT in India. Now, Tamil film actor and Rajinikanth's son-in-law Dhanush, recently took the delivery of a spanking new black Mustang GT.

India has estimated 5.4 million kilometers of roads, however our cities, with the exception of Delhi actually have a road surface area which is below the global norm, less than five percent of cities is paved.

The lack of progress on the drivetrain front has meant that even basic technologies such as 'Start-Stop' is limited in the mass-market in India limited to the Ciaz and Ertiga and with Hero's 'iSmart' motorcycles.

There are important cars in the world and even if you search the internet for articles titled, 'Most Important Cars In The World', you'll come across names like the Ford Model T, Ford Mustang, the Mini and many more, but rarely would you see the mention of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class. It was an important car not just for the US but also for India. It's been close to 20 years since the car has been in production and its journey has been a long one.

It's been a year worth remembering in the motorsport industry and that's because there's a lot happening. While some things remain unchanged like the F1 Champion is still a Mercedes driver (a different one though), there was good news when we heard that Michael Schumacher's health is improving. It was a mix bag though as there have been ups and downs and some of them have even thrown in a whole bunch of surprises but still there are some events which were the highlight of 2016. Well, we bring you the top 10 events from the world of motorsport.

Mahindra recently invited us to join its first ever adventure to Bhutan. There were a handful of things that made this expedition thoroughly interesting; first, this was my maiden foreign trip. Second, I was driving.