First Drive Reviews

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.

More than 6 years after the Maruti Suzuki Baleno was first launched in the country, country's largest carmaker has launched the new generation of the premium hatchback in market. We drive its manual and Automatic variants.

After an absence that lasted a while partly due to the pandemic, the facelift of the 2nd generation of the SUV has finally come to India. We drive its higher Technology trim.