Features and Travel

Breakdowns happen when you least expect them. For Indian drivers, roadside emergencies often lead to frustrating delays, vulnerability, and anxiety. Recognising the need for better support, GoMechanic, India’s leadi...

Tyre maker Apollo Tyres provided an experiential drive to the fleet owners, business partners and media, at the specially curated track at the Natrax facility in Indore, to showcase its technological prowess, especi...

The Ultimate Desert Challenge (UDC), one of India’s biggest motorsport competitions, is all geared to launch its X-Factor edition in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, from August 18 to 20, 2023.

Firefox Bikes, India’s leading premium bicycle brand, has introduced the Tremor X Series for adventure enthusiasts, designed to cater to various terrains and the Avalon model specifically designed for women bikers.

Ceat Limited, a leading tyre manufacturer, has announced the launch of "Ceat Enduro Tracks," an exclusive and pioneering enduro training programme set to revolutionise off-road riding in India. This ground-breaking ...

Stryder, a Tata enterprise, has expanded its ecommerce portfolio with its newest additions to the bestselling Street Fire range–its latest multi speed variant Street Fire 21 Speed, a variant with double wall alloy ...

Another edition of the celebrated and hugely-successful “JK Tyre WIAA Women's Rally to the Valley”, organised by the Western India Automobile Association (WIAA) and presented by JK Tyre, was flagged off, amidst thun...

More than 300 employees of Bridgestone India created a world record by using 565 tyres to create the company’s Bridgestone logo for the Record Title “Largest Tyre Image-Logo”. The same has been certified by Guinness...

As per Global Market Insights report, the market size of Off-Road Vehicles (ORV) surpassed USD 15 billion in 2020 and is anticipated to grow at 7% CAGR between 2021 and 2027. This also means that the demand for spec...

After a week-long battle among 27 of India’s best off-roaders, Satish Kumar (36) and co-driver Chethan Chengappa (39) from Karnataka have emerged as the overall champions of The Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India 2022...

After a spectacular first season last year at the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship, Royal Enfield is ready to once again set the track on fire as it returns for Season 2.

Leading tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres has partnered with Cougar Motorsport to promote offroad motorsport in the country. The company has come on board as an Associate Sponsor for the 8th edition of The Rainforest C...

Belgian rider and bike enthusiast Thierry Sarasyn has broken on June 20th the world touring record, passing through an incredible 13 countries in just 19 hours and 43 minutes. He was helped on the way to beating th...

Ninety One Cycles, one of India’s fastest growing active lifestyle brands, has launched KTM’s brand new offering in India, the Chicago Disc 271. The Chicago Disc 271 bicycle is priced at Rs 62999/-

I had not taken a break for a long time and I was desperate to end the monotony of a mundane life that Delhi had to offer. The weather was beginning to get hot and there were five adults including me ready to slip o...

Ninety One Cycles, with manufacturing facilities in Gujarat, has announced the launch of their latest electric bike, Meraki S7. This is the second e-bike to be presented by Ninety One after Meraki. The e-bike has b...

The word ‘Racing’ isn’t by any means new to the folks at Royal Enfield. They’ve been building motorcycles since 1901 for God’s sake. Enfield has built wartime motorcycles during the first and second World War. The y...

To commemorate 120 years of building the pure motorcycling culture, Royal Enfield will mark 2021 with an ambitious attempt to push the boundaries of motorcycling possibilities. The company will undertake a motorcycl...

After setting the country side on fire with its adventure motorcycles and an equally adventurous spirit, motorcycle major Royal Enfield is now planning to set the tracks on fire in India. The company announced the d...

Leading bicycle brand Stryder, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata International Limited, has introduced Contino ETB 100 and Voltic 1.7 electric bikes. Contino ETB-100 is available at an introductory price of Rs 37,99...

After some week-long grueling off-roading action in the interiors of Goa, Kabir Waraich and co-driver Dushyant Khosla of Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh have clinched the coveted Overall Champions Trophy at the Rainfo...

Now this is a technology in a car that a lot of Indian would surely look forward to and appreciate big time. Yes, it is the technology that detects pot holes or speed bumps and Mercedes-Benz has just incorporated th...

When we talk of monsoons, it’s not always a romantic hand in hand walk under an umbrella. It also means flooding, water logging, pot holes, and many a times a stranded vehicle. There are a plethora of vehicle break...

Ather Energy, India’s first intelligent electric scooter manufacturer, has released its first Impact Report, measuring its overall social, environmental, and economic impact in 2019-2020. Ather Energy has been award...

GoZero Mobility has launched an economically priced electric bicycle model, the Skellig Lite for Rs 19,999. This bicycle is ideal for beginners. The Lite is designed in a way that they are best suited for city rides...

Porsche set a new lap record for road-legal production cars on the 20.8-kilometre Nuerburgring Nordschleife in a 911 GT2 RS fitted with the Manthey Performance Kit. The best time of 6:43.300 minutes was achieved on ...

It is time to start the post lockdown life with Pitstop's Revive Pack. Pitstop has curated a group of services that your car would need as soon as the lockdown is over.

Force Motors, an Abhay Firodia-controlled company is the manufacturer of fully factory built ambulance range and it also complies with the National Ambulance Code.

Thus, when we got our hands on the Volkswagen T-Roc SUV, we could not think of any other destination but the mountains. Manali and Rohtang Pass came to our mind, as the car was to be picked up from Delhi.

In April 2021 Piaggio’s iconic scooter Vespa completes 75 years of existence. Much before Vespa officially started being manufactured at the Baramati factory in the district of Pune in the western Indian state of M...

TVS Srichakra Ltd., one of India’s leading manufacturers of 2 & 3 wheeler and off-highway tyres will power the MMSC Motorcycle Endurance Race 2021. All the bikes in the racing event will be shod with TVS Eurogrip ty...

Nexzu Mobility, with its manufacturing plant in Chakan in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, has launched the Rompus+, an innovative 3-speed EV that can be used as a scooter or a bicycle. Formerly Avan Motors,...

Various surveys have suggested that the average ownership of first hand used cars has been dramatically decreasing and has come down to approximately 24-30 months. It is here that Sameer Kalra, a car leasing expert ...

Mahindra & Mahindra has introduced an all-new range of accessories and merchandise for the All-New Thar. It has been put together keeping in mind the sporty and adventurous lifestyle of Thar owners and fans.

One can safeguard their vehicles with all kinds of mechanical locks from steering wheel locks, tyre locks, gear locks and many more ways and means. The vehicle market is also flooded with all kinds of remote locks a...

Delhi-based Bunty Godara has been doing motorcycle stunts for more than a decade now. He has now become a professional motorcycle stunt rider and is sponsored by names like K&N Filters, Axor helmets and is part of T...

Mahindra XUV 300 scores big time in terms of safety in the sub 4 metre compact SUV segment.

Even as Stryder, a 100% subsidiary of Tata International Limited, revealed its new brand logo, the company launched the NX-30 HD, a very first of its kind bike with hydraulic disc brakes.

It is not often that we review budget friendly cycles. But this time around we got our hands on the Go Zero Mile. The cycle costs Rs 29,999 and is one of the first products in India by the British cycle makers GoZer...

Trek Bicycle has launched four new road-bikes –2019 Domane AL 2, AL 3, AL 4 & AL5 targeting beginners and avid cyclists who are into endurance cycling. The all new Domane AL series features a lightweight Alpha Alumi...

JK Tyre Young FICCI Ladies Organisation Power Drive was successfully held in New Delhi, with over 30 young women bringing some of the iconic roads in the national capital to life as they sped along in their luxuriou...

It was the 8th anniversary issue of Motown India print magazine and we were hard pressed for time. Yet, we had made up our minds to hit the hills bordering Himachal Pradesh in Haryana. Yes, you got it right, we plan...

If you would have ever seen a Lamborghini car at close range, you would have definitely been awed by its carbon fibre construction. You might even have seen a carbon fibre laden Kawasaki Ninja H2R touch 400 kmph. Bu...

What do you get if you want to go off-roading on four wheels? You get an SUV. What do you do when you want to do the same on two wheels? You get an adventure motorcycle. But what if you want to go on the beaten path...

The Guangde Proving track was really intimidating. We were not allowed to use our cameras, mobile phones or any other recording devices at the plant. It was as though we were at a top secret facility of SAIC Motor C...

Delivering on its promise of launching the most affordable mass user bicycle at just Rs 1999 just three months after Pankaj M Munjal had set the target for Hero Cycles in April, the market leader unveiled its all ne...

The Hero Lectro EZephyr is an EPAC that cuts down on weight. We ride it to see if it makes sense to invest in an electri cycle in today's time.

The Firefox Surfelo is no ordinary cycle. It is meant for those who are good cyclists and those who understand the use of gears in a cycle. This cycle is meant for serious riding and for those who are extremely disc...

Mercedes-Benz India announced the launch of yet another innovative customer service offering for its customers called ‘Service on Wheels’. This novel initiative comprises a service truck equipped with all tools alon...

An enthusiastic group of five women across India in association with Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT) scaled the Mount Everest (Sagarmatha) on June 4, 2018. The expedition also marked the first time that BKT has ...

Hero Cycles has launched a fleet of 9 new Sprint Pro cycles. With the latest offerings, the world’s largest cycle manufacturer is looking forward to further increase its consumer base and capitalise on the demand fo...

JK Tyre & Industries Ltd put on display the best-in-class technology in tyres at Auto Expo 2018 in Greater Noida. Auto-lovers were given a sneak peek into the latest tyres that add to a vehicle’s style quotient in ...

The 14th edition of the biennial Auto Expo 2018 will again see auto component manufacturers and automobile manufacturers hosting their respective shows in two different venues. While the Components show will be held...

When you hear the name Porsche the first thought that crosses your mind would probably be a cute looking red coloured roadster with an exhaust note that terrifies other motorists. Well you are not too far from the t...

Twenty-five years after the legendary LM002 ceased production, Automobili Lamborghini will launch the Urus on December 4, 2017 in Sant’Agata Bolognese, again creating a new class of Super SUVs. In advance of the Uru...

Royal Enfield unveiled two new custom builds at the fifth edition of the Wheels and Waves festival, Europe's landmark surfing and motorcycling event held in June 2017 in Biarritz, France.

Motown India conducted a simple yet decisive test to check the strength of some local helmets vis-a-vis the branded Indian ones. Three branded affordable new helmets from leading and popular Indian brands Steelbird,...

Hyundai Motor has made history when a near-standard 2.2-litre diesel Santa Fe became the first passenger vehicle to be driven across the continent of Antarctica from Union Camp to McMurdo and back again. The Santa F...

We set out in two Maruti Suzuki Gypsy vehicles (considered one of the best navigators in such off road terrains) and a 4x4 Ford Endeavour. Our first stop was lunch at the iconic Pal Dhaba in Chandigarh.

Like always international auto shows create a flutter with the showcasing of concept cars. But the 87th Geneva International Auto Show (March 7 to 19, 2017) saw a concept car that could possibly flutter, I mean actu...

When I got my hands on this book ‘THE MAN BEHIND THE WHEEL: HOW ONKAR S KANWAR CREATED A GLOBAL GIANT’ authored by Tim Bouquet, I could not help being nostalgic. I felt as though I was very close to almost all the m...

And we all thought the little fellow could not go very fast! A specially-tuned Volkswagen Beetle has set a new speed record at the World of Speed event that has long been a tradition at Lake Bonneville in Utah (USA)...

It was a ‘Thar Fest’ and the participants were simply ‘RocksThars’. All one could see were Mahindra Thar SUVs and their spirited drivers at the 'Thar Fest' and 'Club Challenge' organised by Mahindra Adventure in Goa...

Porsche’s rich world consists of some iconic models like the 911, Boxter, Cayman, 918 Spyder, Macan, Panamera and the Cayenne. It’s a common perception that these cars are best taken on a race track and made to scre...

The Big Bang 13th edition of the Auto Expo-The Motor Show 2016 gets off to an exciting start at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida on the outskirts of Delhi, from February 5 to 9, 2016. The two days of February 3 ...

When Italy’s manufacturer of super sports cars of the finest kind, invited us for a drive at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Nodia, we almost had a revolt in our office. Everybody wanted to drive the car ...

Ladakh! The name conjures up visions of snow-capped lofty mountains and equally steep gorges, a royal blue sky spotted with wispy clouds, and icy winds blowing through a barren and brown landscape. Ladakh is probabl...

Polaris India has inaugurated their 3rd Polaris Experience Zone (PEZ) in Haryana. The PEZ is located in the Divine City Township of Gannaur in Sonipat. The other PEZs in the Haryana region are located in Dharuhera a...

Two-wheelers offer you spontaneity, like no four-wheeler can ever dream to offer, especially when the traffic outside is choc a bloc. Want to see a movie? Want to go out and grab a bite? Want to go out and feel the ...

While the Frankfurt International Motor Show had its own share of entertainment and new launches, Jaguar Land Rover celebrated its vehicles appearing in the new Bond adventure, Spectre. Cars, including the Jaguar C-...

When the guys at Cougar Motorsport decided to introduce Rainforest Challenge India (RFC) last year (sponsored by Force Motors) in 2014, I really wanted to cover the event, but due to my inexperience covering anythin...

Worn out tyres can bring a lot of joy in the lives of people, especially children. Apollo Tyres has done just that with their worn out tyres. The company inaugurated two tyre playgrounds near Chennai, in Tamil Nadu...

Versatile personality and a great Mahindra fan, Gul Panag, recently went on a challenging, women-only expedition, with her friend Swaty, from Manali to Leh in her customised Mahindra Scorpio Getaway, covering 2257 ...

It was Mumbai’s first ever Women’s Car Rally and it had over 250 cars (1000 women) on the city streets on their special day. The rally commenced from Hotel Sahara Star (Domestic Airport) at 8 in the morning and proc...

TAG Heuer, a Swiss watchmaker unveiled its new ad campaign called “Don’t Crack Under Pressure” and announced Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor as its new brand ambassador at an event at the Buddh International Circuit, ...

Leading tyre major JK Tyre has recorded a turnover of Rs 8279 crore for the financial year ended March 31, 2014, a growth of 9pc as compared to the previous year. The company’s operating profits stood at Rs 890 cror...