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With the early morning dew still fresh on Delhi’s empty roads, there was an unusual wind rushing over the tarmac, making way through the dry spring leaves. The ferocious 90 horses packed in the crackling sound of diesel engine were moving swiftly on the deserted roads. With each push of the right leg over...

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Beauty, smartness and intelligence always attract and that is how the phrase was proved so true while passing through a parking. Standing discreetly behind an old gen Honda Accord was something which pestered me to turn back and take a second look. Announcing her arrival in style, it was the new improved Honda Aviator...

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Royal Enfield has its own community of diehard followers. These motorcycles have more Brit flavour and are somewhat easier on your bank statement than their American cousins. These bikes have made their own identity and needless to say, have created a market of their own. Struggling to get the numbers right on the sales...

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To demonstrate the off-road prowess of the new Q5, Audi had laid down an off-road course in Gurgaon for the automotive media to drive on. This was a great way to discover the various facets of this SUV. The first was a steep incline and decline to test the Audi Hold Assist. During stops...

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Any modern English dictionary would explain the word ‘Ray’ as a narrow beam of light. Well, Yamaha used the term to define something more materialistic product or rather their first scooter in ever growing Indian bike market. Termed as the ‘Ray’, the scooter has been given a tag of a being female oriented scooter...

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  Ever since its launch in the Indian market in 2008, the R15 has been ruling the 150cc performance segment quite comfortably. Infact, the version 2.0, launched in 2011, upped the ante a notch more with even better design, handling and performance. But the king of the segment now faces serious competition from Honda’s...

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It was a cloudy dusk with sun bidding adieu to another day, wrapping the horizon over it and the orange sky was nature’s way of complementing the brilliant machine between my legs, err, beneath me. Delhi’s August used to be hot. Now, it is wet, and yes the humid air will also force you...

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It is a parallel world running out there! Trust me there is one. Screeching the tyres through the corners with the needle placed very discreetly over the 140km/h mark, I shifted to the penultimate gear and metalled the aluminium gas pedal! That is it, nirvana. I can, and I will any day prefer adrenalin...

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Italians! Bold, beautiful, elegant and authoritative. That is what defines the country and oh boy, I get to date one such personality straight from the land of Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Ducatis. Short and sweet, that is how my rendezvous was with this ‘OMG, so cute’ looking scooter known as Piaggio Vespa in India and...

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