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Honda Amaze vs Maruti Swift Dzire

Honda’s first diesel motor-equipped offering here goes up against India’s best-selling compact saloon, the Maruti Dzire.
1 min read27 May '13
Staff Writer

The Dzire may look slightly odd with the chopped boot and Honda may have the upper hand in terms of design with the good looking Amaze, but one needs only to look at the Dzire’s sales figures (14,000 cars a month) to realise how popular this sub-four-metre Maruti is. 

Now, if you’re thinking that it’s the Dzire’s success that spurred Honda into coming up with its own sub-four-metre saloon, know that work on the Amaze started way back when Maruti was still selling the old, fat-bottomed Dzire. 
 
Nonetheless, both saloons are designed to take full advantage of the Indian government’s small car tax benefits and we pit them against each other to see which one will benefit you the most.
At Rs 7.6 lakh, this top-end Amaze VX i-DTEC costs Rs 9000 more than the Dzire ZDi’s Rs 7.51 lakh. The question is whether the new Honda saloon is amazing enough to topple the leader.
 
 

New Range Rover Sport: Technical insights

The second generation Range Rover Sport uses the same aluminium platform as the Range Rover, but most of its components are different.
1 min read27 May '13
Staff Writer

Monsoon car care tips

Here’s a few easy-to-follow tips and tricks that should make driving easier and more enjoyable during the upcoming monsoons.
1 min read27 May '13
Staff Writer

Best hands-free options

We test Bluetooth equipment that keeps you connected on the go.
1 min read10 May '13
Staff Writer

Mahindra's vehicle weight reduction initiatives

Rajan Wadhera, chief executive, technology, product development & sourcing, M&M, speaks on measures the company is taking to cut vehicle weight.
1 min read10 May '13
Staff Writer

Picture special: 65 years of Land Rover

We take a look at the various models the carmaker has developed over the years.
1 min read6 May '13
Staff Writer

The Range Rover Evoque has sold 165,000 units since launch in 2011. It's the lightest and most frugal Range Rover ever, with the ed4 models offering 20.5kpl.

The Series I production cars were clad in aluminium alloy owing to post-war Britain's shortage of steel. This model sold 2,00,000 units in ten years.

Freelander 2 adopted versions of Terrain Response, as fitted to larger models, and eventually spawned a two-wheel drive variant.

The first prototype, chassis number LR1 with registration number HUE 166 and known as 'Huey', was part of Land Rover's anniversary celebrations this week.

The Discovery 3, launched in 2004, was designed around a hybrid of a ladder frame and monocoque chassis

The Discovery 2 boasted more than 700 changes from its predecessor in an effort to make it appeal more to the growing numbers more interested in its on-road abilities than its talents in mud and ruts.

The Land Rover Discovery was introduced to occupy the space vacated by the original Range Rover as it moved further upmarket.

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