Budget-friendly automatic cars perfect for city life
Why automatics matter: Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) cars remove clutch use, making city driving more relaxed and beginner-friendly. Top budget picks: Models like Tata Tiago, Hyundai Exter, Nissan Magnite, and Maruti Baleno offer style, comfort, and convenience under ₹10 lakh. Who should buy: Ideal for first-time buyers, urban commuters, and families seeking low-maintenance, fuel-efficient, and easy-to-drive cars.
2026-07-09T19:56:07Z
Porsche GT4 RS hits 245 km/h at Nürburgring
This short video puts viewers inside a Porsche GT4 RS during a high-speed Nürburgring track session, showing the intensity of the car from the cabin as it accelerates through straights and attacks fast corners. With two helmeted occupants onboard, the footage focuses on the driver’s perspective, the digital display, engine RPM, and real-time speed as the GT4 RS climbs past 200 km/h on parts of the circuit. The video captures the sharp response, track-focused character, and raw performance that make the Porsche GT4 RS so exciting on the Nürburgring, combining cabin audio, rapid acceleration, braking zones, and flowing corners into a compact ride-along experience.
2026-07-07T07:07:40Z
Endurance Tech: Can battery packs, Ather and a large US EV OEM drive its 1,724 cr EV order book?
India, July 13 -- In India, the automobile components industry is currently going through a phase of structural change with the changes in demand dynamics owing to trends such as electrification, premiumisation, localisation, and China-plus-one sourcing. Even as traditional two-wheeler components continue to form the crux of the industry, companies that have capabilities in technologies such as EVs, electronics, aluminium casting, and advanced...
2026-07-13T17:09:16Z
Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica brings style to daily driving
The Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica uses a familiar Stellantis platform, but it manages to feel different through its design. With compact crossover proportions, Italian red paint, muscular details, and a front end inspired by Alfa Romeo history, it has more visual character than many of its close relatives. Inside, the cabin mixes practical Stellantis controls with Alfa touches like Alcantara trim and sporty seats. The physical climate buttons are easy to use, but some materials, especially piano black surfaces and hard plastics in the rear, feel less impressive. On the road, the Junior Elettrica works best as a city car. It has light steering, easy parking manners, good front visibility, and quick electric response at everyday speeds. It is not the most practical family EV, and the rear seats are a clear weakness, but for daily urban driving with strong style, the standard electric version may be the most sensible Junior to choose.
2026-07-11T04:35:56Z
Cheap Jaguar XKR becomes a manual monster
DriveTribe finally road tests its manual converted Jaguar XKR after turning a cheap Japanese import into a 420 HP supercharged V8 coupe. The automatic gearbox has been replaced with a six speed manual, supported by coilovers, Tarox brakes, BBS wheels, LSD, custom exhaust, smaller supercharger pulley, and ECU tuning. The result feels sharper, louder, and much more like the Jaguar sports car that should have existed from the factory. But the first drive also reveals problems, including a very hot cabin, an aggressive clutch, and awkward driving ergonomics. It is exciting, flawed, and full of character.
2026-06-29T23:06:34Z
