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Cars to get more expensive from 2026: What buyers should know

As 2025 comes to a close, several carmakers in India have confirmed price hikes that will come into effect from January 1, 2026. After offering significant price corrections earlier this year following GST revisions, manufacturers are now revisiting prices to offset rising input costs, logistics expenses and currency fluctuations. While these increases are not aggressive, […]

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Upcoming Car Launches/Unveils in January 2026: New Duster, Seltos and more

January 2026 is shaping up to be one of the busiest starts to a year the Indian automotive industry has seen in recent times. With a mix of all-new generations, strategic facelifts, long-awaited petrol powertrains and key EV price reveals, manufacturers are using the opening month of the year to recalibrate their line-ups. SUVs continue

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Beyond the City Streets: 2025 Skoda Kodiaq Off-Road Experience Bangalore

Features / By Cliffard Gerald

If there’s one SUV that quietly flies under the radar despite doing almost everything right, it’s the Skoda Kodiaq. Sensible, spacious, and well-built. But adventurous? Off-road capable? That’s not where my expectations usually land when I think of a large, monocoque, family-focused European SUV. Which is exactly why Skoda India’s off-road day with the Kodiaq

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Four-Metre Revolution: How One Rule Built India’s Biggest Car Segment

Drivepedia / By Cliffard Gerald

Stand at any Indian traffic signal and observe the cars around you for a minute. You will see hatchbacks, compact sedans, compact SUVs, even some rugged looking utility vehicles. What ties most of them together is their size. Almost all of them sit under four metres. That is not because Indian designers love short cars.

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2026 Kia Seltos Review: Bigger, Bolder but Better?

Cars, REVIEWS / By Cliffard Gerald

In the last eight years, four global automotive giants have closed the curtain on their India operations and sales. At the same time, we’ve seen the arrival of several new brands, many of which failed to leave any real impact on the market in terms of sales figures and an emotional impact on the customer.

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Sierra-ously Back: 2025 Tata Sierra Review

Cars, REVIEWS / By Cliffard Gerald

The mid-size SUV segment in India today has to be one of the most competitive segments for a manufacturer to sell a car in. The segment which was started by the Duster in 2013, popularized by the Creta in 2015 and zapped with tech by the Kia Seltos in 2019 has gotten itself a new

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Tata Sierra garners over 70,000 bookings on First Day: Test drive, Delivery Details here

Car News, News / By Cliffard Gerald

Tata Motors has announced that the new Sierra has garnered over 70,000 bookings on the very first day of opening reservations. The carmaker also revealed that an additional 1.35 lakh prospective buyers have submitted their preferred configurations and are in the process of completing the SUV’s booking formalities. Deliveries are scheduled to begin on January

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New Kia Seltos vs Tata Sierra: Clash of 2026’s Most Anticipated SUVs

Cars, REVIEWS / By Cliffard Gerald

Just days after the launch of the much-anticipated Tata Sierra, Kia India has just revealed the next-generation Kia Seltos. Built on the brand’s new K3 platform, the revamped Seltos debuts a completely redesigned exterior, a refreshed cabin layout and a host of modern, tech-rich features. The new Seltos continues to compete with the Hyundai Creta,

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2026 Kia Seltos Revealed: New Design, Features, Specs here

Car News, News / By Cliffard Gerald

Kia India has officially unveiled the new-generation Seltos, marking a major leap forward for the midsize SUV that originally helped shape the brand’s footprint in the country. Over six years after the first Seltos arrived, the second-gen model steps in with a fresh design philosophy, a completely revamped cabin, and a shift to Kia’s K3

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2025 Mahindra XEV 9s: A Comprehensive Review of Mahindra’s New Family-Focused EV

Cars, REVIEWS / By Cliffard Gerald

Every now and then, a company makes something that feels like it has arrived a few years too early. For Mahindra, that moment was the debut of the INGLO platform last year. A proper born electric architecture. Flat floor. Big battery packaging. High computing power. A clean slate for a new generation that began with

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