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After spending a couple of months with a pair of very impressive luxury EVs—the Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 SUV and BMW iX—I may well be.

172,890 road fatalities in 2023! The numbers are mind-numbing, tragedies are everywhere, and yet it does not register – in our minds or that of the authorities. What’s wrong with us?

Unless we introspect into what’s behind the flag waving and posturing, we’ll soon be heading for the apocalypse that the Cybertruck is trying to protect us from.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe appears to be getting jaded. To get its mojo back, Srini recommends some unbelievable superhuman characters – inspired by Indian roads!

What’s the future of EVs? Srini distills some key information from the BloombergNEF Electric Vehicle Outlook 2024 to keep you in the know…

I am writing this on the birth anniversary of modern India’s greatest son and my hero, M K Gandhi. In other words, it is the 2nd of October, and to take a lesson from him, I admit I am pretty late in submitting this to the editor of autoX, and I apologise for it.

India gets a New Car Assessment Programme, a sign of a maturing automotive market. While an important landmark, it’s not nearly enough. What's lacking? A focus on the unique conditions that make up the Indian driving landscape.

Dear government, please stop giving step-motherly treatment to motorcyclists! It was a long weekend and I had the incredible BMW R 1250 GS at my disposal – arguably, the best touring motorcycle in the world – and the weather played ball as it usually does during this time of the year.

A friend here in Mumbai got caught honking the other day. He didn’t even know he was being fined, till a challan landed up on his mobile phone for 1,000 bucks with appropriate GPS coordinates.

Why do we look at a car and say it’s cute or that it looks aggressive, ignoring the fact that these are inanimate objects? Say hello to (deep breath) anthropomorphism… Women look at me when I’m driving my car and exclaim, “Cho-chweet!”