The vicious but captivating world of cloak and dagger! The surreptitious closing in of the enemies! The murky scandals! The imminent plots to destroy the world! Code-breaking, girls, Martini-shaken, not stirred, and fast cars! (more…)
It’s not called the ‘land of the rising sun’ for nothing. For the venerable land of the ninjas and samurais, going the distance and putting itself on the verge of cutting-edge technology seems embedded in the DNA of Japan. A dauntless land of many fascinating highs and enigmas, Japan happens to be the home to the single-largest car-corporation in the world: Toyota. So much of cars is implicit in the…
In a country like India that’s already bludgeoned with endlessly existing traffic snarls, not to mention a population explosion of sorts in terms of the sheer number of vehicles on the road, one’s got to be careful and increasingly so where it comes to being mindful of the laws, or should one say of traffic laws? But instances of inappropriate conduct on the road tantamounting to a direct violation of…
It’s never a great sight to see one’s car stuck in flood. The scenario can actually be a common and even recurring sight in times of thick monsoons when whirlwind rainfall can wreak havoc especially owing to collapsing infrastructure. Perhaps this is true for hundreds of thousands of commuters and travelers every year especially during times of peak monsoons in developing countries. The car struck in flood means it being…
Evolution is the only constant in our lives. And it applies to everything we do and everything we experience. We are in an age where car-technology is only going to evolve further. There is no scope of going back. So as the technology keeps pushing the ‘what’s next’ button and the design styles of cars constantly evolve, it appears that several contemporary car features are about to either go extinct…
It turns out that all’s not right in the Tesla universe. Only recently did the world-renowned maker of electric cars release a crucial software update to its vehicles in May for increasing the longevity of its battery and to up the safety of its cars in the light of two high-profile incidents of fire in China. And now, a disconsolate Tesla owner has lodged a lawsuit against the firm in…
Nothing can control nature’s fury. And an ominous threat it poses is that of monsoon flooding, which is a common scenario. This can happen anytime and anywhere. Moreover, with the threat of global warming being at its peak all thanks to the damaging condition that climate change is, floods are becoming all the more common. That being said, driving, which may otherwise seem a simple affair can soon at the…
Speed. And the thrill that comes along with it. There are few joys in life that perhaps can’t be painted in enough words. But imagine what were to happen if the Jet-engine tech were to get transferred to modern-day cars? Believe it or not, the above isn’t some random figment of the imagination. Among the noted American universities, Indiana’s Purdue University is doing research to adapt the pre-chamber technology used…
Gone are the days when one thought that taking care of the car was such a ‘guy’s’ thing after all. Or that it, in some ways, signaled an obsession with the machine. Today, keeping the car in a healthy shape is a habit akin to where one keeps the body in a healthy condition. It’s painful at times to break your savings for untimely car repairs especially in our country…
