Editorial/ Don’t overspeed & wear seat belts, rear seats included!

Don’t overspeed & wear seat belts, rear seats included!

“IT’S CONNECTION WITH THE INDIAN ARMY FIRED AN EMOTIONAL ‘BULLET’ THAT TORE INTO OUR SENSES AND HAS BECOME A “CLASSIC” MOTORCYCLING LIFESTYLE.THERE WILL BE SOME GREAT OPTIONS FOR HYBRID COMING UP; TOYOTA HYRYDER ANDMARUTI GRAND VITARA TO START WITH. ESSENTIALLY THE SAME CARS RIVALING THE HYUNDAI CRETA AND KIA SELTOS.” DON’T OVERSPEED & WEAR SEAT BELTS, REAR SEATS INCLUDED!

Hybrid tech is perhaps the way forward, but they are not half as much driving fun as maybe an EV. The infrastructure to support the EV revolution and evolution in India is broken, untrusted and can leave you frustrated. Simply put, if you don’t have any personal charging bay at your place of work or home, then you might need to just forget about buying an EV now. And in order to do that, getting society NOC and all wiring harnesses, and installation is not as easy as you think. We are making rapid progress,but before you test drive any EV, ensure you can have a private charging bay wholly under your control or the shared society charging bay.There will be some great options for Hybrid coming up; Toyota Hyryder and Maruti Grand Vitara to start with. Essentially the same cars rivaling the Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos. If priced rightly, they could be great city SUVs not meant for driving enthusiasts but are laced with practicality and fuel efficiency.

Last month around 3,28,079 passenger cars were sold, which is 26% more than in August 2021, which just goes to show that the chip shortages are being fast filled up, and manufacturers have readjusted their assembly line from just in time to around semiconductor supply lines. Mahindra continues its winning streak with a winning team at the top with 29,852 sold cars and registering a Y-o-Y of 87 percent growth over last August 2021. They also have their EV game and strategies in place with a production tie-up with Volkswagen, which is a smart move. VW, on the other hand, is accelerating its own EV race with its ID range and will get an order book and scale to innovate.Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 has proven that enthusiasts need not worry. At 2.45 crore (ex-showroom), you will get the luxury of an S-class and the acceleration of an AMG, all silently inside an EV cabin. The future is exciting

TopGear Magazine December 2024