MotoSutra contributor
News Editor · filing since 2020
Imran edits MotoSutra’s launch and industry news desk, tracking announcements from OEMs and regulators.
He handles recall and safety-bulletin coverage.
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News 3 min
The Harrier’s five-star shell and 4,605 mm road presence now come with a 160 bhp turbo-petrol choice priced from ₹15.15 lakh in this launch’s sample figures, while the diesel range holds at ₹14.49-20.90 lakh.
News 3 min
The e-C3 keeps the suspension idea that defines the petrol hatchback and lands, on our sample figures, inside the price territory of MG’s ZS EV — a crowded place for a comfort-first car to park itself.
News 3 min
The mid-size SUV keeps its 1.5-litre petrol engine and price band, gains new lighting and cabin hardware, and now carries driver assistance from a lower trim.
News 3 min
Dispatches to dealers have broadened, shortening waiting periods on the 452 cc adventure motorcycle without any change to the machine itself.
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Review 5 min
We ran the Thar AXS+ diesel automatic for a month of city duty and a weekend of actual off-roading in the Aravalli fringe. Judged as a commuter it makes no sense whatsoever. Judged as the cheapest real off-roader in India, it is the only one that answers.
Review 5 min
350 Nm from 1,500 rpm, a five-star shell and 4,605 mm of road-trip intent. We ran the Harrier diesel the way its buyers do — loaded, distant and on state highways — and the story is effortlessness with an urban invoice attached.
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Comparison 3 min
The Nexon EV is on sale and measured. The Punch EV is a projection with a plausible shape. Here is what each ₹1 lakh of the gap between them actually buys.
Comparison 5 min
Royal Enfield sells one 349cc single in two frames. We spent a week on each finding out whether the difference is equipment, ergonomics or simply the object you want parked outside your house.
Comparison 4 min
One 998cc three-cylinder turbo makes 120 bhp in both of these, on the same 2500 mm wheelbase — then the catalogues diverge by ₹2.60 lakh at the top and 17 litres at the boot. The twin test that decides itself once you know your trim.
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Guide 4 min
A hybrid is not one technology but three, and they earn their money back in different places. What the badge covers on the cars in our catalogue, how the series-parallel trick works below 40 km/h, and the mileage arithmetic that decides whether one pays for you.
Guide 5 min
Compressed natural gas is the cheapest way to run a petrol engine in India and the least discussed. Here is how a factory kit works, who actually saves money, and what you pay for it in space, performance and hassle.
Guide 5 min
AMT, CVT, dual-clutch, torque converter, single-speed — five ways to remove a clutch and one hybrid trick that removes the question. Six cars, each the best case for its own transmission type in traffic.
