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Reasons why older gen Mahindra Thar is still a head turner, and would carry its charm for a decade.

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Mahindra Thar                                                        First Impressions Mahindra had always been sporting its legacy of building tough off roaders, the one which tops the chart is the Mahindra Thar, a descendent of one of the popular off-roaders of the time "Mahindra Classic". Thar has maintained its pedigree of being a fierce off-roader by outnumbering everything that comes in its way ahead, no terrain could challenge the capabilities of the off-roader. It always meant some serious business. But, still it underwent few minor tweaks to cope up with the progressing industry standards.  Mahindra Classic Technicals It came up with an independent suspension set-up at the front, semi-elliptical leaf spring with shock absorbers at the rear, and a power assisted steering set-up, which made off-roading, a peanut affair.  Still Thar ...

Reasons why Suzuki S-Cross is still, a better value for money proposition.

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  The global product of Suzuki was launched in India in September 2015, badged as  Maruti Suzuki S-Cross,  and   was out for sale exclusively via  NEXA  outlets, entering into the Indian market with 1.6 and 1.3 litre turbodiesel unit, based on Fiat Multijet technology, under the hood.  Some may perceive it as an SUV, because of its body cladding, and wider look, some may perceive it as a "hatchback on steroids". While company acknowledges its product as a "Premium Crossover" rather than an "SUV". S-Cross 2015 was in every aspect different from its competitors in the segment-  Hyundai Creta ,  Nissan Terrano ,  Renault Duster , and  Ford EcoSport . Unlike, bold and muscular stance which its competitors flaunted,  S-Cross  clearly resembled a large hatchback, having rounded edges and a drooping front end, thus validating the "hatchback on steroids" proposition. Amongst the many factors which disqualified it from the league o...

The Future Of Electric Vehicles in India.

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EVs (Electric Vehicles) the future of India, or a nightmare in disguise. Let’s begin with the advantages of stepping in of EV’s into the country. The first one being, it would not be using any fossil fuel to power itself, instead using electric power to power its drivetrain, thus reducing the usage of fossil fuels, which might alternately be used for some other useful purpose. Consequently, electric vehicles would cut off air and sound pollution at great levels. EV’s would also reduce the cost of travel per kilometers, at a considerable level, thus reducing the fares of the EV’s employed at commercial levels, like, in heavy transporting facility, including mono rails, buses, electric trucks. Electric motor powering the EV delivers constant torque and power to the vehicle which aids the vehicles performance from the very beginning, unlike the conventional motor where the peak torque and power kicks in at a certain level of RPMs. Moreover, the working parts that run an EV’s would con...