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Car India
September 2019CAR magazine, overwhelmingly acknowledged as the world's best car magazine, has driven into India under the name of explosive and vibrant, as well as serious and sensuous, CAR India has been launched to satiate the discerning automobile enthusiast who knows his radiators from his air filters. CAR India is an authoritative automobile magazine, written for people with a burning passion for anything on four wheels.
IN THIS ISSUE
let’s hope for some relief now
THE SALES OF NEW CARS ARE sinking every month and last month there was a further drop in the sale of passenger vehicles. The introduction of Bharat Stage VI is going to be another challenge for the manufacturers. At a recent press conference, the Union Finance Minister announced the reversal of some of the policies to boost the economy. The Transport Minister has questioned the Niti Aayog’s decision to enforce a ban on diesel and petrol vehicles, saying that it is his call what should be allowed to be sold in the country. They are even considering extending the date for the enforcement of BS VI norms to revive the automobile industry. Under the provisions of the new Transport Bill, fines for traffic offences will go up considerably in order to…
what makes us different
UNLIKE OTHER AUTOMOBILE magazines, Car India is devoted cent per cent to CARs, SUVs and MUVs. There are no bikes or commercial vehicles to be found in Car India. Therefore, we have a very focused readership and also give our advertisers better bang for their buck! Our editorial team is passionate about cars. They live, drink, eat and breathe cars. This lends the crucial extra touch to their editorial efforts. Our editorial team is bound by a strict code of conduct. In an industry where foreign junkets and gifts are rampant in order to win over editorial staff, we strive hard to maintain our editorial integrity and balance. Our emphasis is on bringing out a quality, information-packed issue that does not rely on mere filling up of pages. We are not in competition…
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Editor Aspi Bhathena Executive Editor Sarmad Kadiri Copy Editor Deepak Upadhye Principal Correspondent Jim Gorde Senior Correspondent Harket Suchde Correspondents Anosh Khumbatta, Joshua Varghese, Zal Cursetji Art Director Ramnath Chodankar Head Design & Production Ravi Parmar Designers Santosh Wadhai, Sandeep Naik Senior Photographer Sanjay Raikar Staff Photographer Saurabh Botre Picture Agencies DPPI Production Supervisor Dinesh Bhajnik Administration Executive Roshni Bulsara PUBLISHER Marzban Jasoomani CEO Hoshang S Billimoria Head Circulation Manager Kapil Kaushik (North and East) Subscription Supervisor Sachin Kelkar REGIONAL MARKETING OFFICES General Manager Operations Ellora Dasgupta (North and East) Deputy General Manager Operations Chanchal Arora (North and East) General Manager Girish Shet (South) Unit No. 509, 5th Floor ‘B’ Wing, Mittal Towers, MG Road, Ahmedabad Devendra Mehta Srinivas Gangula, Territory Sales Incharge (Circulation), Vidyasagar Gupta, Territory Sales Incharge, (Circulation),…
new hybridized 3 plugs in more power
ELECTRIFICATION HAS WELL AND TRULY SET IN. While this has been coming for a while, its evidence has never been more obvious than when all leading car-makers have moved to not just electrified powertrains but also entire platforms dedicated to supporting some form of electrification to enhance the environment-friendliness of their cars. After what Mercedes-Benz and Volvo (including Polestar) showed off, BMW’s new efforts have gathered some serious momentum and the promise to deliver even more electrified and all-electric cars has been given a major fillip. Having sold their 400,000th electric car a few months ago, BMW now promise as many as 25 new electrified cars by 2023. Yes, the output reads in kilowatt (kW) but that will now also mean that we can consider “bhp” to be battery horse power. The…
next m3 to get 510 hp
FROM WHAT WE’VE UNDERSTOOD, THE DETAILS OF THE NEW BMW M3 (and M4) have been staring us in the face ever since the new X3 M and X4 M and their Competition counterparts were introduced. If you haven’t put two and two together yet, the platform is expected to be the same, as are the powertrains. That means that there will be an M3 (and M4) as well as an M3 Competition (and M4 Competition). The engine under the bonnet will be a new 3.0-litre M TwinPower Turbo petrol straight six capable of 480 hp in the M3 and 510 hp in the M3 Competition, with 600 Nm in either case, albeit peaking between different engine-speed bands: 2,600 to 5,600 rpm in the M3 and 2,600-5,950 rpm in the M3 Competition.…
we hear
BMW X5 Protection VR6 Armoured SUVs are a new niche that has more offerings surfacing. The X5 is the latest to offer VR6 protection. It offers four seats and packs a more powerful V8 petrol engine to ensure more than adequate performance. With the 50i-spec engine making 530 hp and 750 Nm, it gets from zero to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds and goes on to a limited speed of 210 km/h. It can return up to 7.7 km/l. Mini Celebrate 60 Years Mini have been producing exciting little cars since 1959 and this year marks their 60th anniversary. 24 July marked a new milestone with the production of their 10 millionth car globally. To celebrate their 60th anniversary, Mini have been searching for 60 owners from each year of production, from 1959 to…
