1000 km Driven | 20 Days of Ownership | Real User Experience & Verdict After driving the Tata Tiago EV LR for 1000 km over the past 20 days, I’ve had enough time behind the wheel to understand its strengths and shortcomings. Here’s a comprehensive review for anyone considering this electric hatchback.What I Loved About
Electric vehicles (EVs) have made some serious strides in India over the past few years. With rising fuel prices, growing environmental awareness, and more EV models entering the market, you’d expect a big shift by now. But despite all the buzz, many potential buyers are still hesitant to make the jump.So I asked a simple
1. Maruti Suzuki S-PressoSpacious headroom, high ground clearance, and feature-rich top variants make it a better choice than the Alto for a slight premium.Expected to get six airbags soon.Just 1,700 units per month—way too low for its value!2. Maruti Suzuki IgnisAt ₹5.85 lakh, you get a 4-cylinder peppy & refined engine, excellent visibility, and city-friendly
A lot of us actually tend to relate bigger brake size with better braking distance, and if you have a keen enough eye, you must have surely looked at the enormous size of the brakes offered on some high performance cars and possibly even thought that ”why not upgrade our stock brake setup to bigger brakes the next
The Hot hatch scene in IndiaThe rather niche breed of ‘HOT HATCHES’ actually make a lot of sense in a country like ours given the hectic road jams and tight parking spaces, especially in tier 1 and tier 2 cities. While there haven’t been a lot of such ‘thorough-bred’ hot hatches in India, the Indian
Let’s be honest, all of us Indian car enthusiasts has a crush on some or the other iconic cars, and a lot of it has to do with their really good engines. Some of those engines make great power, some of them sound like music to our ears, some of them are exotic and some
The BMW B58, an engine which was launched less than a decade ago has already made quite a reputation for itself. From getting hated for being in the Mk5 Supra to taking ‘just a downpipe and a tune’ game to the completely next level, it has become one of the best modern day engines and
Nissan, one of the Japanese OEMs has been making and selling cars in India for a while now, however despite having some competent vehicles in their portfolio viz Sunny, Terrano or the Magnite(one of the most VFM micro SUVs in the country) have somehow failed to make an worthy image in the minds of Indian
How Indian Shores have been for the Automobile Industry Indian shores had been and continues to remain complicated for the automotive OEMs around the globe. Only some brands have made their way through while some struggle to do business without losses. The utter dominance of Maruti Suzuki has complicated the market and sentiments of Indian
To say Kia has had entered the Indian market back in 2019 with a bang is an understatement for sure. What amazed me the most was the fact that it read the market so amazingly well that it quite literally caught the pulse of the Indian audience which rather sad to say couldn’t be read
Rethinking Routine Maintenance: A Shift in ApproachAfter a long time, I got some free time from my schedule, allowing me to head to my hometown to carry out some pending jobs and look after some loose ends. One of the important tasks was carrying out some maintenance work for my parents’ vehicles. Not anything major,
ADAS (Advanced Driver Assist System) is arguably the hottest topics in the automotive scene today.ADAS (Advanced Driver Assist System) The idea of Autonomous Cars and Electric Vehicles or EVs sent a chill down the spine of the car aficionado in me, even in my pre-teens – much before I learnt to drive. It still does. But,
In this post, Sunderdeep Singh shared his opinion about the Car sales of oct 2023. Maruti SuzukiMaruti Suzuki (42% marketshare, 1.68 lac cars sold) going strong because of the festival season deliveries with a competitive product line up starting from practical cars like Eeco, Alto, Wagon R to premium B2/C1 cars like Jimny, Baleno, Brezza, Fronx,
Off late we are witnessing the advent of small capacity but highly potent internal combustion petrol engines with generous help from turbo charging.The Rise of Small Turbocharged Petrol EnginesTill a few years back forced induction with the help of turbo chargers was confined to diesel engines due to their inherent lack of horsepower vis-a-vis a
The Indian car market is a very amazing market isn’t it, especially given the fact that Indian economy of late has been on a steady growth, with exponential increase of highways and expressways network all over the country and a booming middle class population. The Evolution of CSUVs in IndiaEvery automaker wants to have a pie
Here is the detailed review of the new hyundai verna from one of our youtube subscriber Aryaan. Recent stir up in Sedan Market From the past couple of years or so the executive sedan market has stirred up quite a bit which TBH is a fresh change required since prior to that we have seen
One of our YouTube subscriber recently shares his 2 cents on what VAG should do to boost their sales. 1.6 MPI & 6 Airbags Provide 1.6 mpi (manual + AT) as an option in all the current 1.0 TSI variantsStart providing AT gearbox (6 speed TC) right from the 1.0 TSI base variants.Give an option of
Citroën have launched the C3 hatchback to compete against cars like Swift, i10 and the rest, what it brings to the table is quite an interesting proposition which made me curious and check the car out in person.Strategy behind Citroën C3As we all know that majority of the car sales in India comes from the
If you remember a few months ago I had posted a detailed first impressions of the Škoda Slavia when it first hit the showroom floors. However, as we all know that VAG cars are best enjoyed behind the wheel so squeezing out some time from my tedious work schedule and I decided to visit Škoda
A couple of months ago when the Škoda Slavia came to the showroom floors I just couldn’t hold any patience and went to my nearest Škoda showroom to check the Slavia out and recorded and posted my first impressions on Team-BHP, so naturally I couldn’t hold my horses when I got the news that Virtus
Indian automotive scene is definitely not easy to thrive. We have seen global automotive giants like Ford, General Motors, Fiat etc. being thrown away to smithereens thereby going into huge losses in their Indian arm leading to shutting down their shops in India.Position of Hyundai in IndiaSome of the other conglomerates which are globally top
In this post, we are sharing some golden rules to maintain DSG Gearbox of your car for a long time.First things first, the multi-clutch system costs 50-60k approx. to fix once the clutch wears out, and there is no jugaad fix. Second, all you need to do in traffic signals is to put it in
When it comes to the topic of cars I also was very curious. I headed to a nearby Hyundai showroom and checked out the i20 N Line and also took a TD of the same. My impression are as follows:-LooksThe i20 N Line does look very nice in person and all the small cosmetic upgraded
In this post, we are sharing some golden rules to get the Best Mileage out of your car.1Slow acceleration is a must.2Avoid frequent braking. Use engine braking whenever possible and plan for it actively even in a city stop go traffic.32-2.2k rpm is the sweet spot for most petrol engines for maximum efficiency.4Gauge your terrain.
Škoda does make some very nice sedans and most of their success and revenues in the yesteryears came from sedans only which is why I have had high hopes that they’ve really put their heart and soul into their new sedan to make it stand out and almost the perfect in its segment, so when
Honda, from a common man to an enthusiast everybody at some point of time to another had a dream of owning a car with a capital H logo on its nose. In India especially even before liberalisation the wealthy people privately imported Hondas, such was the appeal. So when Honda actually entered India with a JV
Plastic tailgate is being used by many luxury segment cars too and isn’t something new.Mahindra never compromise on safety, prices are introductory prices for 5 seater and this vehicle is supposed to get 5 star Ncap Rating soon it will come… Torsion stiffness of BIW is 19.8KN.m/deg, and bending stiffness is 12.5kN/mm.. excessively used HSS
The Tata Harrier is an excellent product no doubt. It offers Land Rover Discovery Sport levels of experience just like VW and Skoda which offer BMW and Audi levels of experience. Also the Harrier is very safe. But it has a lot of cons too. It’s fit and finish is below average and stands nowhere
It is so sad to see great carmkers like Ford, GM and Fiat leaving India whereas horrible Chinese like MG just offering only features and nothing else and average carmakers like Kia offering feature loaded unsafe tin cans. If such carmakers sell well then it will be difficult for even Toyota as well to survive
