TURBOCHARGED April 2025 Issue:
We’re turning up the heat this summer with our latest issue! Headlining it is our India-exclusive review of the twin-turbocharged, V6-engined, 400PS Nissan Z. We drove it at one of the most iconic driving roads in the world, the Hakone Turnpike in Japan, and the manual version at that! While in Japan, we also drove two strong hybrids from Nissan but with a twist – the Note Aura and Qashqai besides catching up with Nissan’s global top bosses to understand their future plans. This issue also features our reviews of the new generation BMW X3 and the Mercedes-Benz E 450, both luxury cars engineered to please enthusiasts. This issue is also teeming with two-wheeler reviews – we’ve ridden the KTM 390 Enduro R, Hero Xpulse 210, Hero Xtreme 250R, Royal Enfield Classic 650 Twin and Honda’s first ever electric two-wheeler in India, the Activa e: as well. Check it out now!
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JDM Dreams
We drove the Nissan Z up and down the Hakone Turnpike and also took it to the Wangan and opened the throttle up all the way. Both Initial D and Wangan Midnight experienced in one go!
SpeedShifting
Japanese giant Nissan has plans for getting back to global domination and we bring you a first-hand report, straight from Nissan’s global HQ in Yokohama. Ferrari is readying a crazy new V12 engine, while the Aston Martin Vanquish is the latest V12 to be launched in India. We now also get the ultra-exclusive roadster from Mercedes-Maybach, its first open top two-seater. Finally, a car with massive downforce has done what we all never imagined—drive upside down!
Car Reviews
Apart from learning all about Nissan’s future plans when we went to Japan, we of course found time to drive some other cool Nissans apart from the Z, such as the Note Aura and Qashqai. Closer home, we swap one side of the Axis powers for the other as we check out two German machines—the BMW X3 xDrive20d with a turbocharged diesel that’s quicker and more powerful than its petrol counterpart, as well as the turbocharged straight-six-powered Mercedes-Benz E450 4MATIC AMG Line
Features
Vintage & Classic Car Club of India organised a vintage car show in our own backyard and we were there to experience some metal, wood and glass sculptures from days gone by. We also talk about the popularity of the Volkswagen Taigun GT Line
Take Two
Just like last month, another half dozen two-wheeler reviews await you within these pages, covering almost all spectrums of the industry. We have two off-road motorcycles, a retro, a street naked as well as two electric scooters—suffices to say there’s probably something for everyone in there. In the news we have the announcement of the Indian Superbike League which aims to transform motorcycle road racing in the country and in international news we have off-road motorcycles from Triumph and Ducati. A few more two-wheelers in the country get OBD-2B updates, namely the Hero Splendor and Suzuki Hayabusa (it is not very common to name both of these motorcycles in the same sentence!)
Turbo Life
Everyone’s favourites, the MG Comet and Hyundai Creta are going back. We’re welcoming the Royal Enfield Bear 650. We’ve tested new riding gloves from Reise Moto and a new, spill-proof chain oiling system for motorcycles that promises to make life easier
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