Vikram Chaudhary

1 week ago | financialexpress.com | Vikram Chaudhary

When they were launched within a couple of weeks of each other, the new Maruti Suzuki Dzire and the new Honda Amaze were expected to give sedans – under pressure from SUVs and hatchbacks – a shot in the arm. But six months later, while there is a lot to Dzire, there is little to Amaze.

1 week ago | financialexpress.com | Vikram Chaudhary

Vietnamese carmaker VinFast’s first two models in India – the VF 6 and VF 7 – will be premium electric SUVs, and will compete with Mahindra’s BE 6 and XEV 9e, as well as Tata’s Curvv EV and Harrier EV. Sharing their technical specifications, Pham Sanh Chau, CEO, VinFast Asia, said that the VF 6 has a 59.6-kWh battery and its motor produces 150 kW power, and the VF 7 has a 70.8-kWh battery and its motor produces 260 kW power.

1 week ago | financialexpress.com | Vikram Chaudhary

While reports about foreign universities setting up branch campuses in India have generated a lot of excitement, a closer look at their global rankings reveals a more nuanced reality. Most universities coming to India are ranked in the 100-300 range, rather than representing the global elite such as the Ivy League or Oxford or Cambridge. “It was expected.

2 weeks ago | financialexpress.com | Vikram Chaudhary

The global automotive landscape is undergoing its most profound transformation – moving beyond conventional internal combustion engines (ICE) to embrace electrification, hybrid and alternative fuels. As nations race towards net-zero emissions, automakers, policymakers and innovators are rethinking powertrain technologies. India at the centreIndia – the world’s third-largest auto industry – is at the forefront of this revolution.

2 weeks ago | financialexpress.com | Vikram Chaudhary

‘A machine is only as good as the person operating it.’This phrase clearly applies to high-end motorcycles such as the BMW F 900 GS Adventure, which I recently rode on highways around Delhi NCR. Why the F 900 GS? For those who love long-distance riding, bikes bigger than 1,000-cc can be too heavy and cumbersome, and sub-500-cc bikes a bit powerless. That’s where the 900-cc fits in – nimble yet powerful. How does it ride?