First Drive Reviews

Yes this is the much-awaited variant on a car that's only gaining in popularity. The Tata Nexon AMT version is here at last and we test both its diesel and petrol avatars. The launch is expected in a few days' time, and we expect aggressive pricing on what looks to be a well-executed economical automatic SUV.

Mahindra once was at the top of its game in the UV space but lost some ground on the way. But clearly, the company isn't sitting down twiddling its thumbs. We drive the 2018 Mahindra XUV500 to see what has changed.

The hotly anticipated Toyota Yaris finally makes its way to India and we drive the new sedan to see what the Japanese auto giant brings to the extremely competitive compact sedan segment.

It is not officially announced for India, but Siddharth reckons the Rio is the right fit to go into the brands initial portfolio for us. Sharing a platform and powertrains with the Hyundai i20 can only be an advantage given that car is our premium hatchback benchmark.

Ford has jumped into the fray with a cross version of its Figo hatchback, albeit with a lot more changes thrown into the mix with the all new Ford Freestyle.

The car comes off as dynamic and fun, besides being gorgeous and practical. Looks like Jaguar has managed to give us quite a winner.

Land Rover stunned and surprised the world by showing a Range Rover Evoque convertible concept, at the 2012 New York Auto Show. It made it to production only in 2016, and many baulked at the idea. But a couple of years down the line, that idea is suddenly looking like a successful masterstroke. At the time though, JLR was quite categorical saying India will not get the convertible at all. That decision has now been changed, with the Evoque convertible being ushered in as a marque-defining model.

Jeep will now be offering an even more competent variant in the range - the Trailhawk. And yes, it could make it to India with a diesel engine + automatic gearbox combination.