Research cars, bikes and scooters with expert reviews, spec-by-spec comparisons, buying guides and daily news from the Indian automotive industry.https://motosutra.in/en-INSun, 20 Sep 2026 18:26:41 GMThttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationhttps://motosutra.in/news/maruti-swift-2024-facelift/https://motosutra.in/news/maruti-swift-2024-facelift/The current-generation Swift keeps its 1.2-litre petrol engine but gains six airbags from the ZXi trim upward, a larger touchscreen and reworked variant pricing.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewsMaruti SuzukiSwiftHatchbackSafetyNeha Kapoor (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/comparisons/ather-450x-vs-bajaj-chetak/https://motosutra.in/comparisons/ather-450x-vs-bajaj-chetak/Two premium electric scooters, two completely different theories about what a scooter is for. We ran them side by side on the same 34 km circuit until the batteries said stop.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTComparisonElectricScooterComparisonPriya Sharma (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/guides/petrol-vs-cng/https://motosutra.in/guides/petrol-vs-cng/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.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuideCNGFuelExplainerImran Yusuf (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/reviews/ather-450x-review/https://motosutra.in/reviews/ather-450x-review/We ran the 450X through our own range protocol for six weeks and 1,180 km of Bengaluru. The hardware is excellent; the number that decides the purchase is the one on the side stand of your building.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReviewAtherElectricScooterPriya Sharma (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/guides/what-is-adas/https://motosutra.in/guides/what-is-adas/Lane centring, automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise are sold as one word with three letters. Here is what the sensors do, where the system gives up, and what to check on a spec sheet before you trust it.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuideADASSafetyExplainerNeha Kapoor (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/news/tvs-apache-rtr-310-launched/https://motosutra.in/news/tvs-apache-rtr-310-launched/TVS's new flagship single brings a 312 cc engine, four ride modes, a bi-directional quickshifter and a five-inch TFT display to the sub-350 segment.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewsTVSApache RTR 310LaunchArjun Mehta (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/comparisons/dominar-400-vs-himalayan-450/https://motosutra.in/comparisons/dominar-400-vs-himalayan-450/Forty brake horsepower apiece, ₹67,000 apart, and completely different ideas about what a big single is for. We rode both on the same tarmac, the same gravel and the same traffic.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTComparisonAdventureTouringComparisonArjun Mehta (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/reviews/royal-enfield-himalayan-450-review/https://motosutra.in/reviews/royal-enfield-himalayan-450-review/Two weeks, 1,400 km and one unsealed pass later, the Sherpa-platform Himalayan looks like the most complete motorcycle Royal Enfield has ever built — and the first one that asks to be ridden rather than admired.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReviewRoyal EnfieldAdventureTouringArjun Mehta (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/news/mahindra-xuv700-adas-update/https://motosutra.in/news/mahindra-xuv700-adas-update/Level 2 driver assistance moves down the trim ladder on Mahindra's seven-seat SUV, with recalibration focused on speed control and lane centring in Indian traffic.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewsMahindraXUV700ADASSafetyArjun Mehta (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/comparisons/nexon-ev-vs-punch-ev/https://motosutra.in/comparisons/nexon-ev-vs-punch-ev/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.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTComparisonElectricSUVComparisonImran Yusuf (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/guides/best-commuter-bikes-under-1-lakh/https://motosutra.in/guides/best-commuter-bikes-under-1-lakh/We went looking for the best motorcycles under ₹1 lakh and found one. So this list runs to the money most Indian buyers actually spend on a commuter, and it explains what the extra ₹1 lakh buys.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuideCommuterBuying guideTwo-wheelerRahul Desai (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/reviews/yamaha-r15-v4-review/https://motosutra.in/reviews/yamaha-r15-v4-review/We rode the 155cc class benchmark for a fortnight, half of it at a race track and half of it in Bengaluru traffic. The frame is the story; the ergonomics are the bill.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReviewYamahaSportbikeTrackArjun Mehta (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/comparisons/creta-vs-seltos/https://motosutra.in/comparisons/creta-vs-seltos/Shared platform, shared engine, divergent characters. We grade the two mid-size SUVs that split most Indian family shortlists, category by category.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTComparisonSUVComparisonFamilyNeha Kapoor (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/news/tata-nexon-ev-price-cut/https://motosutra.in/news/tata-nexon-ev-price-cut/Ex-showroom pricing now runs from ₹12.49 lakh to ₹15.99 lakh, with the company tying the reduction to battery cost economics rather than content changes.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewsTataNexon EVPricingElectric VehiclesPriya Sharma (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/guides/best-electric-cars-under-20-lakh/https://motosutra.in/guides/best-electric-cars-under-20-lakh/Our catalogue carries exactly two electric cars in this band, and one of them has not been launched. That is a short list, and it is also the most honest picture of what an EV budget buys in India right now.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuideElectricBuying guideEVPriya Sharma (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/reviews/tata-nexon-ev-review/https://motosutra.in/reviews/tata-nexon-ev-review/Forty-eight days, 2,340 km and one very boring charging routine later, the Nexon EV looks less like an early-adopter statement and more like a normal family car with a different fuel bill.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTReviewTataElectricSUVPriya Sharma (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/news/hyundai-creta-2024-facelift-launch/https://motosutra.in/news/hyundai-creta-2024-facelift-launch/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.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewsHyundaiCretaFaceliftMid-size SUVImran Yusuf (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/guides/best-suvs-under-15-lakh/https://motosutra.in/guides/best-suvs-under-15-lakh/Five-star structures, a self-charging hybrid, a 200 bhp seven-seater and a micro-SUV that starts below ₹6 lakh. This is what ₹15 lakh buys in the segment that swallowed the Indian car market.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuideSUVBuying guideBudgetNeha Kapoor (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/news/royal-enfield-himalayan-450-deliveries/https://motosutra.in/news/royal-enfield-himalayan-450-deliveries/Dispatches to dealers have broadened, shortening waiting periods on the 452 cc adventure motorcycle without any change to the machine itself.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewsRoyal EnfieldHimalayan 450DeliveriesImran Yusuf (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/reviews/hyundai-creta-review/https://motosutra.in/reviews/hyundai-creta-review/The 1.5-litre petrol with the IVT automatic is the Creta most families actually take delivery of. Three weeks and 1,600 km later, it is easy to see why — and equally easy to see where Hyundai stopped trying.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTReviewHyundaiSUVFamilyNeha Kapoor (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/comparisons/swift-vs-dzire/https://motosutra.in/comparisons/swift-vs-dzire/One 1.2-litre petrol, one gearbox, two bodies and a ₹47,000 gap at the entry price. We separate the hatchback from the sedan on the terms that actually decide this purchase.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTComparisonHatchbackSedanValueRahul Desai (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/comparisons/classic-350-vs-hunter-350/https://motosutra.in/comparisons/classic-350-vs-hunter-350/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.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTComparisonRoyal EnfieldComparisonClassic 350Imran Yusuf (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/news/kia-seltos-2024-refresh/https://motosutra.in/news/kia-seltos-2024-refresh/The mid-size SUV keeps its 1.5-litre petrol engine and opens at ₹10.90 lakh, with Kia responding to the Creta's update by moving features down the range.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewsKiaSeltosMid-size SUVValueRahul Desai (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/guides/best-hatchbacks-under-8-lakh/https://motosutra.in/guides/best-hatchbacks-under-8-lakh/The ₹9 lakh bracket is no longer a hatchback list. It buys a five-star SUV, a seven-seater and the best-booted sedan in the country, so we ranked all of them together on how they are actually used.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuideBudgetHatchbackSUVSedanRahul Desai (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/reviews/maruti-swift-review/https://motosutra.in/reviews/maruti-swift-review/We lived with the 1.2-litre hatchback for three weeks and 1,120 km of Delhi traffic. The mileage is real, the cabin is honest about itself, and the case for buying one is mostly arithmetic.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTReviewMaruti SuzukiHatchbackValueRahul Desai (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/news/ather-450x-2024-update/https://motosutra.in/news/ather-450x-2024-update/The electric scooter's claimed range rises to 115 km in Eco, software delivery brings cruise control, and Ather is targeting the build complaints that dogged early machines.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewsAther450XElectric ScootersOTA UpdatePriya Sharma (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/news/honda-activa-6g-update-launched/https://motosutra.in/news/honda-activa-6g-update-launched/The best-selling scooter keeps its 110 cc engine and ₹76,000 entry price, with Honda concentrating this update on tyre spec, instrumentation and everyday usability.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewsHondaActiva 6GScootersNeha Kapoor (MotoSutra)https://motosutra.in/news/ev-subsidy-extension-india/https://motosutra.in/news/ev-subsidy-extension-india/The extension keeps purchase incentives running for another phase and shifts emphasis toward charging build-out, which changes the timing of an EV purchase more than its price.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewsEV PolicyCharging InfrastructureElectric VehiclesPriya Sharma (MotoSutra)