Inside Porsche is a conflict that’s tearing it apart. On the one hand there’s the good old rear-engined 911, the sportscar icon; a car designed with enough space to fit a set of golf clubs in; a compromise. On the other are the more purist options, the Boxster and the Cayman; both middle-of-the-road, mid-engined sportscars with their engines in the right place. Logically, it’s th

For large families wanting a well-built, slightly upmarket people mover, the Innova has always been the defacto choice. It is car-like to drive, is very comfortable, has a diesel engine and comes with Toyota’s legendary reputation for reliability. It’s why it has beaten off all comers to the MPV crown over the years. The only thing we Indians like more than legendary reliability is

The Rexton is to SsanYong what the Bolero is to Mahindra. It’s an old-school SUV that has loyally served the minnow Korean automaker for over a decade. However, the Rexton is as well known in India as the Bolero is in Korea. So what will that mean when Mahindra, SsanYong’s new owner, brings this SUV to India? Will it be badged a SsanYong or a Mahindra? Will it be called the Rexton or g

The world may know Audi as the maker of some of the best engineered cars around, and in many ways it is. But here in India, Audi is famous for something else – SUVs. The Zeppelin-sized Q7 really caught the fancy of many a Bollywood star when it was launched back in 2006, and the positive rub was so strong everyone on Page 3 wanted at least one. Soon the Q7 went on to become the mechanical eq

 Who could have predicted it? Not even the most closely involved car follower in India would have predicted such huge drops in April 2012 following a Euphoric March. Indian car market is soaked in blood and we at www.ecardlr.com believe that this is just the starting. Honda falls to 8th position with Skoda dropping to 11th position in the Indian car market. The figures below speak for themsel