All 2023 Cars, Bikes Reviewed | Cartalaap ft @GaganChoudhary

All 2023 Cars, Bikes Reviewed | Cartalaap ft @GaganChoudhary

Rock’n’roll, Sonya, the Year is going to end. Your new year has begun. Thank you, sir. Today I am in your league. Oh my God! You have entered the 30s. Yes. Does a person feel old in the 30s? No, just sleepy. Sleepy. Did you sleep in the afternoon today?

I sleep for 12 hours a day. How much will I sleep now? You sleep for 12 hours a day? Yes, absolutely. So you have gone far ahead of our league. So after being 40 years old, I start to sleep less. After 40, sleep disappears completely. So I will start making videos only then.

Keep watching. Keep watching. I am your Ameen Saini. Saini, Saini. What are we doing? Alright, so today we don’t have a very special guest with us. He is a man who has witnessed the 30-year-old season. From his stomach also, It has been 30 years. I am feeling it from my stomach.

So like every year, we have observed all the vehicles that we have driven, seen or observed, We will make a small commentary about them. This is the list of cars that I have driven. You might not be able to see it. I am a man of the digital age.

Exactly. I am a little older. in terms of age So let’s talk about it today. Namaskar. Welcome to the year-ender video of Cartalaap. We have another video like every year. Surprisingly, this is the third video. Of what? We have done two such videos. Exactly. Oh my God. Nice. It’s not like that.

Happy birthday Cartalaap. Happy birthday to you Yeah, third anniversary of Kartalaap. So yeah. We will talk about all the cars that I have driven, he has driven and both of us have driven. There will be some cars that I have not driven, he has driven.

There will be some cars that I have driven, he has not driven. Foreigners drive more. We will talk about the foreign cars that are relevant to India. Otherwise, we will not talk about it. I will mention that I have driven it. Your viewers are also saying the same thing. Please be relevant.

They will say, why do you live here? Why did you upload the Alto video? Go away from here. Why are you still making videos in Hindi? Make videos on awards That was entertaining bro. We have to celebrate his anniversary too. Barsi. Let it come once. We will shower on Barsi.

So we will start with the first car. The first car is the Hector facelift. Hector is a car that takes an update every year. And every year, there is no major update in it. There is a design-wise update. But this time, there was a big update. The grill has been completely changed.

It looks like a human. It looks less Chinese. It has started looking better, mature in that sense. I remember there was an interesting feature in it. Many people found it interesting. If you turn the steering, the indicator will automatically turn. It was an automatic indicator turning feature.

The problem is, it turns on after you turn the steering. Then what is the point? The car is already turning. This is typical Indian. The Chinese have gone Indian now. Hindi-Chinese bye-bye. By the way, this is the starting point. Now, Hindi-Chinese are saying bye-bye. There is an investment in MG. Jindals. Jindals Steelworks.

Is it Jindals Steelworks? Yes, that’s right! This is the situation. This was the Hector’s update. But My first video was Range Rover Off-Road Drive. Sir, this is about big cars. By mistake, I took Range Rover off-road. It was not allowed. It was written in the form. I didn’t read it.

Later, Range Rover sent me a photo and told me that I signed it. I said, I am sorry. They said, it’s okay. What you were doing is okay. You didn’t ruin the car. Now, return it back. Anyway, Mercedes-AMG E53 Cabriolet Walkaround. I think this was last year’s video. I put it late.

We will not talk about it. you tell next Super Meteor 650 is One of the better Royal Enfields we’ve seen. In fact, the transformation of Royal Enfield was after Classic 350. Before that, Interceptor 650 was a milestone. Exactly. The question was it Royal Enfield’s work on Interceptor? i.e. it looked amazing

After Classic, it became solid. It became a company. With Interceptor, their global aspirations were also seen Fortunately, Interceptor and The Continental have been doing really well. Talking about numbers, I think it comes mainly from India, Indonesia, and China. I think the two-wheeler market isn’t that big in China.

But it comes from India, Indonesia and the surrounding markets like Thailand. But, if you want to increase brand value globally, If you want to go to USA, UK Then you need that sort of vehicle Interceptor proved that right. After that, Classic 350 just did that magic. Now, let’s talk about Super Meteor 650.

Let’s talk about Super Meteor 650. Super Meteor 650, unfortunately, I think, this year, there were 2-3 rides that I missed. Ride or Drive. The first event was in January. I was not in India. Super Meteor ride was in Jaisalmer. I was missing it a lot. Fortunately, I rode it.

However, we were near the border but still We can’t enter from that border. Pakistanis will not allow me. I didn’t ride it there. Fortunately, I kept Super Meteor with me for 6-7 months in a year. I rode it for a long time. I think, it’s an amazing product. Obviously, there are many negatives.

I talked about it in my video. But, I think, in every matter, in that product, whoever thinks Royal Enfield is an old brand, whoever has lived Royal Enfield, will say, what have you made? Amazing! Even now, people will complain that the loud sound has gone.

There are many rules and regulations in the country. You have to manage their DB values. You can’t make such a loud sound. Also, you go aftermarket and get a firecracker. It’s better if you don’t get a firecracker. But, Super Meteor is a fantastic product. It’s just not made for the cities.

It’s made for the highways. You’ve to cover 500-700 km in a day. You can definitely do that Then came Thar 4×2. People got a 4×4 sticker on it later. Yes, totally. This is the product that we believe Mahindra has had it since Thar was 4×4. But, Mahindra didn’t brought it.

They said, let’s sell 4×4 first. The demand was so high that Mahindra said, let’s sell 4×4 first. We’ll seel 4×2 later. Then, they also evaluated that the 1.5 litre diesel engine that they have, could be beneficial in sub-4 litre taxation. I’m not sure how much they got. Because, at that time,

There were other things going on simultaneously there were some changes in the laws. Because of that, it got delayed and landed in January. I think, I didn’t make the review video. I did a sponsored video. We did the branded content. So, we both did the branded content. And, I drove it in December.

But I also did the review part as well. I think I didn’t make the review video, I didn’t drive it after that. But, obviously, Thar was in demand. It was just for sales. Also, it was a product for people who were buying Thar only for status. Which is the majority 99.9%.

So, if you see the number of people who buy Thar for status and those who don’t buy for status, you won’t be able to find out who is buying for non-status and who is off-roading? The demand for 4X2 went so high That if you book it now, you will get it in 2025.

I had neighbours in front of me. They told me that He told me to call Mahindra. I told him you think that if I get a car, they would also answer my call. The discussion was different. I told him that they won’t listen to me. Still, I called the dealer

Because I’ve already sold a car. I told him that I want Thar. He said, yes you will get Thar Take it tomorrow I said I want rear-wheel drive in black color. He told me to book a rear-wheel-drive car tomorrow. I will get it in 2025. And don’t call me after that.

Yes, don’t call me for 1 year. We also got a call from MLA. He literally told me that MLA has called me to buy it 3-4 times If they don’t listen to an MLA, how will they listen to me? The next car is the Hyundai Verna. The Hyundai Verna. Hyundai is its pronunciation.

But, we call it Hyundai. Some people call it Hyundai. We have also done a drag race. Then you have missed a lot of cars. I believe. Because I haven’t driven a Verna. I don’t have a Verna in my video. How is it possible? You can figure it out later.

You have driven a Verna with me. The Hyundai Verna. A new generation model. Design-wise, it is a little controversial. All the cars of Hyundai are off-late. Starting from Creta to this one. Tubelight-inspired LEDs. In the front and rear. But overall, it was a much better product.

The space, which was the biggest drawback in Hyundai. They finally addressed that. So, that thing came in this car. Will you keep checking your list? I am checking my list because I missed the launch of Hyundai Verna. I went straight to driving. I have missed so many cars this year.

The list is going to be very long. I should have had a different list. The cars I have missed. Did you drive it? Yes, I drove it. Then I said I drove a Hyundai Verna in March. Then it went cold. Then I realized that what you are talking about was your launch video.

Possibly. And you will remember the drive because you drove it. And I only remember the drive. I don’t remember the launch. So anyway, with Hyundai Verna, I felt that the one thing that they didn’t update, so most people didn’t have a problem. They still update it

And it was fun. It was a 1.5-litre petrol turbo engine. Which doesn’t sell. Yes, which doesn’t sell. But we were happy. What an engine. It was fun. Absolutely. And because it was 1.5 litre, What was the name of the Volkswagen’s car? Volkswagen Virtus. Virtus and Slavia, People directly started comparing both of them

Now, tell me what is it? We did a drag race. And after that, we discovered new YouTubers. i.e. they were new for us. They must have been making videos for a long time. We came to know that a different breed is going on. Gurgaon is a gang. Do they have Virtus or what?

They have Virtus and Slavia both? They take it and drive it to different places. And they win with all the cars. Mercedes is winning with everyone. And by mistake, we told them. Exactly. I mean, what was the mistake? We quoted it correctly.

But it was our mistake that we told them in the video. Verna was a little faster. After that, we also came to know that we don’t know how to drag race. We don’t know how to drive a car. But after that, they did some established publications. And they did exactly what we did.

Verna was a little faster. Verna was slightly faster. Because there is logic, there is a power-to-weight ratio, there is a torque-to-weight ratio, there is a physics. There is science. There are illogics. So, let’s not get into that. But Verna was an improved product.

We already knew that the segment was dying and it would not do well. The same thing happened. I think they have come back to 1,500-2,000. This segment doesn’t do that much. This and Slavia and Virtus are equal. I am still surprised that people are still buying Sedans.

I thought there will be a time when Sedans will be dead. I don’t think that will happen. There will be 1-2 manufacturers who will sit with one car and it will come in premium. They will say that we have Sedans. I think with the infrastructure getting better, Sedans may not die.

I want that statement to be true. That will be true. If you talk about EVs, getting into Sedans, low slug, center of gravity, and all that performance because you talk a lot about numbers. So, I think Sedans are not going anywhere. If the infrastructure gets better, our Sedans will also stay here.

Anyway, let’s move on to the next product. Which is the next product? The next product on my list is actually multiple products that came in Auto Expo. Auto Expo happened at the beginning of 2023. It happened with a year delay. And multiple products

Like Fronx, Maruti Jimny, Harrier Safari Dark Edition, in which ADAS came. These were some key important products. Let’s talk about Fronx. Fronx unveiled. We thought there was no need for it. When you had Brezza and Baleno, there was no gap in between. I especially said that it won’t sell.

Obviously, Maruti will sell something. We thought it will sell 5000-6000. Which is not something Maruti. Maruti’s standard is that it has to sell for 10,000. Maruti said, what do you know? We make cars, we sell. I said, I drive, I make videos. They give you a turbo to drive, which is not sold.

Maruti has sold 1.2 Fronx, They are selling it. They are selling very well. We were shocked to see it. What is happening? They have done very well. There are so many sales of that car. Also, it looks better. Also, it’s easier for people who are going to Baleno.

1.2 seems to be a very marginal difference. And the pricing is overlapping. One thing that I missed is that Brezza is an SUV. In terms of overall dimension and the way it is characterized. Crossover -Brezza is there. But Brezza does not give fuel efficiency.

That is one trait which is a little off from Maruti. So people understood that if you take Brezza, it is a big SUV. Here the mileage is 3-4 kmpl more. We will take this. And also it comes at least 1- 1.5 -2 lakh cheaper

And if you go for 1.2, it’s almost 3.5 lakhs. Also, it’s sensible, honestly. So obviously, people turned out to be more sensible than us. And they sold the Fronx. As usual. But then came the other car. Which one? Jimny. Jimny? Jimny 5-door. Global debut. It came,

Global debut has come in India at Auto Expo. Of the 5-star, 5-seater Jimny. Yes. So Jimny came at the Auto Expo. When did we drive Jimny? We drove Jimny late. Yes, we drove it late. We saw it at Auto Expo. What did you think of Jimny after seeing it?

After seeing it, I knew that for India, it is probably sensible. A 5-door is more sensible. People, in the comments, the keyboard warriors said, No, we would have bought it if it was a 3-door. See, even if it was a 3-door, you wouldn’t have bought it.

Those who had to buy it, understood the 5-door. That you can open the gate and keep your stuff. You can keep your children’s bag. You can keep your stuff. You get a little spacious boot as well. So they made a sensible car. But they made a mistake. Which they have fixed now.

They made two mistakes. Out of which, they could have fixed only one mistake. The first mistake, they kept the price a little high. Though we knew. A little. Though we knew why the price would be high. We expected that to be. I was expecting the same price.

Not because I am saying that it is worth it. But I knew that Maruti would do this price. What are you saying? You should have watched YouTube. 6.99, 7.99, 8.99. By doing 0.99, people have printed views. They should have made me do it as well. That reminds me of one thing.

When I saw Jimny at Auto Expo. I thought I will buy this car. I haven’t bought it yet. Now you can. Now, I can actually. Now I have to think. Anyway, the price of Jimny was a little high. A little high. 1.5- 2 Lakhs, To be honest.

According to me, the price was too high. And the second mistake. It was that Thar had already come there. Updated Thar. Now that was a lost opportunity. Considering that Jimny is a product before that. It was globally first. It started being made in India in 2021. Maruti should have started selling immediately.

It was not 5-door ready. They should have done something with in 3-door. The initial cult following of Jimny started being made in India. Which is not able to see the global video of Jimny from Japan on the internet. They haven’t heard its legendary yet.

What is the name of the character of gangs of wasseypur? Have you heard its legendary? They haven’t heard its legendary yet. They haven’t heard Sardar Khan’s legendary. If Jimny had come first, they would have seen its legendary. Mahindra Thar came first. Jimny was looking small in front of it.

The first problem was there. The second problem was the price. The price was corrected. But Jimny still looks small. But I don’t think looking small is a problem. I think. It is a problem when you think of the other statement that we gave a while ago. That Thar mostly. Who buys? Status-oriented people

Status-oriented people That’s the problem. That’s alright. See, I will tell you one thing. I think people who know about the product, they are buying it. Yes. And if they do 2, 2, 3,000 units, I think that’s more than enough, according to me, I would buy something that isn’t every second car today.

If you give me money, if I have money, I will buy Jimny. Simple statement. So that’s what it is. Yeah. So moving on. The next product should be? Next product was again Auto Expo. It was an important product. Tata actually did a decent showcase in Auto Expo. They also showed the engine.

The engine hasn’t come yet. That’s a different thing. They also showed the Curve concept. They also showed the Sierra. I didn’t make a video on Sierra. I just… Sierra came this time as well. Sierra came this time as well. Okay. They were all concepts. So let’s not talk about that.

An important thing came. That was Tata Harrier Safari Dark Edition with ADAS. The important thing was ADAS. Was it level 1? Level 2? It was level 2 with some missing features. So basically level 1. Let’s count it that way. 1.2? Yes. Some brand said that our ADAS is 1.5 level.

I think MG said it once. It’s possible. MG can say anything. Anyway. So there… We didn’t drove it Tata… Because they do such a job that… Tata is the best assembler in India. They bring it from somewhere and assemble it. And they assembled it and made it stand there.

The problem was that some features were missing. There were some other things. And as we knew Tata. Whenever they bring a new feature, No matter how limited edition it is, It will be in the sub-edition in a few days. And its facelift will come after that. So that happened.

So we won’t talk much. Because Tata Harrier Safari has a facelift. Also, we can’t talk about it because That product was run by very limited, select people. Oh yeah! Yes, Tata! By the way, Tata is one manufacturer Whose relation with media is such that They don’t want to talk to the media.

Though they pretend to be very fair, Very ethical and all those sort of things. Who will know better than you? We will come to it later. Wait for it. We will talk about Harrier Safari later. So there are people who drove the car, Didn’t tell you it was sponsored.

You saw the product and you all… What a car! It’s a car. What a car! What’s different in it? Anyway. Color. Yes. Next would be what? Hycross? No. Next would be Ultra Violet F77. Which I didn’t ride. I didn’t get to ride. Electric bike. Which is for a very niche segment.

I will finish it in 20-30 seconds. You haven’t chosen it yet. I will finish it in 30 seconds. Ultra Violet F77. I am not worthy of Ultra Violet. An electric motorbike. Which is like a super bike. I don’t know what they were saying? They were saying something like this.

It’s actually a good bike Considering that they made everything. Electric, battery pack, reliability type. They put everything. But obviously, it’s their first bike. They are not a big company. So, what happened is. There were mechanical issues here and there. Also, they took the Indian market as a high-performance motorcycle.

So, they came with the same specs and price Where 4.5 -5 lakhs cost were coming. And I remember, specifically, The unveiling of Ultra Violet, When the price was announced, The entire media who were present there They went like, oh! And if something like this happens in a launch,

You were there at that time, right? If something like this happens in a launch, that’s a shocker. Obviously, you know that Ultra Violet is not sold that much. So, I still have respect for the company and the product as well. But I think, if the brand needed numbers,

If they wanted to make money, then they should have come with a slightly different product. But I think, one thing that I understand is that if they are trying to make a product for the global market, I think they have the product. But the only problem is, every product has a different problem.

It’s not consistent. Every buyer has a different problem. A new glitch. So, you’ve got to first fix it. If you fix it, it’s a good-looking motorcycle. Big enough battery pack. The performance is very good. And again, I haven’t driven it. And those who have got to drive it,

Mostly, they probably didn’t talk about the issues. But there are issues. If you talk to a real buyer, there are glitches. So, they need to fix it. I hope I get to ride it. Now, our Pradeep bhai. Pradeep bhai is there. Pradeep bhai. Please. Please. Give me one. After that, what was it?

After that, I think, Hycross was the product. And I was again not invited. You went? Where did you ride Hycross? No, no. I rode Hycross. At Auto Expo? No, we took it later. We rode it here, in our area. Oh, okay. So, you must have put the video first.

I don’t know. I don’t know how. Okay. So, let’s talk about Hycross. Actually, Hycross deserves to be, you know, mentioned specially. Hycross deserves to be ICOTY. GOTY, Greatest of the year. People don’t give GOTY. They give different GOTY. They get some other GOTY. Depends on the GOTY.

But I think it’s probably one of the finest products of the year. Yes, exactly. That’s what I wanted to say. Hilux was a good product. That’s the best product, I think. It is the Jimny of its segment. It’s the GOAT. But, obviously, Hycross came. And I rode Hycross at a time

When my son was getting ready to come. And I remember that was one car, which I thought, what a jump for the brand name Innova. i.e. many people found the old Innova very comfortable. I can say that, if you define comfort properly, then it was not the most comfortable car.

I say this, and people abuse me. Trust me, when Hycross came, everything failed. Again and again. What’s the problem with you? Is the sound coming from the diesel engine? You guys are the best in the engine. i.e. what a good combination with the hybrid Fuel efficiency is a problem.

It will give more than Innova diesel at some points. What’s the problem after that? Space is the problem. Increase the space. What’s the problem after that? Seats are not comfortable in the rear. Put a captain seat. Ottoman seats are being made. -Yes, totally. They made an amazing car. You don’t get features.

Who said that? Big screen etc. They gave everything. There are a bit of quality issues here and there. Yes, I was coming to that. I was watching a video, and the guy was telling the screen was shutting down. I said, did Tata put something on it? But, yes, Hycross, actually,

I think, was the best product of this year. But, we didn’t drive it. They didn’t call us to the media drive. We drove it later. Toyota didn’t call the media driver. I drove it later. But since we have driven it, so yeah. We will obviously count.

We are not the kind of GOAT people who drive the car and say, if the media company didn’t send it, why should we count? Even if they have a long-term plan. Anyway, what’s next? Comet, I think. Let’s talk about Comet. Comet is, See, Comet is one product.

Honestly, if you see it in the first glance, then you may not find it so special that you will think that this is a box. But, there is a lot of power in that box. And then, didn’t you feel it in the first glance? Then you felt the power.

Then when you know the price, you say, They reduced the price later. By the way, they should have kept it in the beginning. Close to 8 lakh. But I think it’s a sensible product. It’s a sensible, urban, specifically urban product. Otherwise, if you want to do intercity, then know from him.

I will tell you that accident. But before that, I can tell you, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, especially Kolkata, and these congested metro cities, if you are looking for a car for your daily commute, you can afford it. And if you think that I usually don’t go long distance, I have another car.

Simply buy Comet. This is the statement. You’ll have 10 things, where you will say that Tata Tiago is a better car, It comes in the same budget. This, that, etc. Trust me, once you drive Comet for 4-5 days, You will understand that this is a very different product. This is a city car,

Which there is no other car available in India. Just don’t buy it in green, please. White. Yes. And also, I want to tell MG, that the flowers, cauliflower, which you brought in the car, close it. We will decorate it. We will do it. Exactly. But, your brother turned out to be adventurous.

Your brother brought him from Delhi to Jaipur. So, we brought him. We charged him once. By the way, the biggest problem with it is that It doesn’t charge fast. I have put the charger here. On the way, there is a hotel, Highway king. Thank you, sir, if you’re watching from Highway king..

I told him, to give me a plug to charge, I charge it for 6 hours and got stuck in jam later That was the longest duration that I have done for Delhi-Jaipur. I thought, total, I think, 16-17 hours. On the way, we were smart. We have a Jimny. We had a rope.

We had a rope. We towed it. And only a comet can be towed with that rope. You can put anything heavier than that. If a man sits in it, he won’t be able to tow it. the rope will get break. A comet can also be towed with a Splender.

It can be towed with a hand. But again, yes, very good car. With its share of positives. Okay, there are some negatives. But as a city car, it’s the best car. I think, it’s built well. Quality is very good. And according to the city, it consistently gives you a range of 160-170 km.

Which is very sensible. And those people who know how to drive a rear-wheel drive in slightly fun way You drive a Comet once, by God. You know, It would drift at some places, It would slide. I said, brother, it’s Comet. It will flip you over, brother. It has sharp like a matchbox

Centre of gravity. No, no, no. You do one thing, if you’ve Comet if you don’t have a Comet, then take a friend You go from one lane, from extreme left to extreme right, and suddenly turn. On speed? It can topple And at speeds above 60 kmph

At more than 60 kmph, it’ll act weird, watch in video I got scared a lot By the way, it goes up to 105 kmph Alright, then We have talked about Jimny, right? Yes, we have.. Then Simple one, Oh, nice. Again, we went to Bangalore. I went again.

You were not there in Ultra Violette Obviously, I went again. Even you went again For Simple One, a product which has been in our comment for a long time. I am making a video of Ola. People were commenting, ‘Let Simple One come once, then everyone will go on vacation.’

I was making Ather video, People were again commenting the same, And they really went on vacation, they didn’t came for 2 -3 years We reached at the launch. Brother, jumped on them He asked them, ‘Where have you been since that time?’ They told us that we were a developing product.

He said to them what development? I told them that I enjoyed… After that, I rode the scooter. I asked them what kind of product is this? They had worked on it, They showed us the chassis which we had never seen in any other scooter. We thought they have done something.

The only problem was that We thought they had brought the scooter from somewhere that we had ridden. But they are not able to make the scooter. I said in the video that… People said you don’t value Indian startups. Ather was also an Indian startup.

Ola was also an Indian startup, We talked to them. It’s fine it’s job. But they are not able to deliver it properly. They haven’t delivered at all. I posted on Instagram. Whoever has a simple one, if it’s delivered, please let me know. I think it was a bot or something.

Somebody told me that I got it. I got it in Delhi. I said, ok I also talked to the manufacturers. They told me that they ha delivered some scooters. I told them to give me your contact number. That person blocked me. I was pursuing him.

There was this guy who told me that he is in Bangalore. I have a friend of mine who is in Bangalore. I told him to get in touch with him. That number isn’t working. There is a YouTuber known as Pradeep. I also told Pradeep. His channel name is Pradeep on Wheels.

So, Pradeep made a video, where he goes to Simple One factory And he asked them questions, So, there was a guard; he was a very innocent person. He said to him in his local language that nobody comes here. There is nothing like that here. So we knew the exact state.

That they are not able to make anything. Now, they have actually launched a new product 2 days ago. on 15th December. .1 They have launched a product called .1. In the price is 1 lakh. They are saying we will deliver it in January. And we will do the Simple One later.

No, I now understand the strategy. Actually, .1 has come. Then .2, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8, will come Then one will come. This is .0, .1. Yes. We expected it to come soon. Alright, Bangalore boys. Keep it up. Now, let’s move to Harley Davidson. A product that again I was not invited.

I dropped this guy to the media ride of Harley Davidson. This was happening in Jaipur. I left it and came. I told Harley that I make videos, call me. So he said, keep the phone. It didn’t happen like that. He said keep the phone in corporate language. Anyway. Okay, so Harley Davidson X440.

Honestly, I didn’t expect that they will make a good engine. A 440cc brilliant engine. He left me alone. I think we were looking at the screen, so he went to set it. Also, they are avoiding Harley till now. That’s why they are doing it. So the engine is very good.

The low end torque is pretty good honestly. The design is HDX330. I think they sell it in China. When it comes with a twin cylinder. Benelli has a twin cylinder engine. But that is a pathetic engine. Here they have done a single cylinder. It’s a beautiful engine. Very refined to be honest.

Also, the low end torque is genuinely very good. They also got a lot of success. They got 25,000 bookings. But I think the deliveries are happening slowly. I have seen it. Or not. No, some people got it. I have seen it on the road. Exactly, some people got it. The only thing is,

Whether it is a Hero product or a Harley product. These people asked. Look, when you go to the mass segment. You need a player who is a mass player. There is no bigger mass player than a Hero in the world. So, of course, you will see a little cost-cutting and some things.

And they will make it according to the market. So you are thinking that I am getting a fat boy. For that much money. It won’t be like that bro. The product that I have got is actually not bad. Honestly.

But I will have to drive it for a long time to find its shortcomings. I have driven it on the track. Okay, you haven’t driven it after that. I think no one has driven it after that. Anyway, in Jaipur, at the R&D plant. Everyone drove it. I could only see it.

And that too very late. And I couldn’t touch it from a long distance. So what can I tell you until I can’t touch it. Next product, I think, Maruti’s Hycross. Invicto. Nothing to talk about. We just moved on. Maruti Invicto. If you want to watch an interesting video of Maruti Invicto.

Then go to my channel. I have made a very interesting video. Which one? Oh my god. My legendary pose. Just go watch it. I remember. I did that in my video. I was looking for Toyota’s name. And I found it. It wasn’t shocking, but it’s fine Let’s move on to the next product.

By the way, this year was better for two wheelers. I think this was the best year for two wheelers. We got such good two wheelers. Start to end. Well priced. Well engineered. Global brands as well. Next product is Triumph Speed 400. Which we rode. Also, the fit and finish, the quality,

The paint finish, everything was top-notch, to be honest. But their strategy that we’ve to sell only from Triumph. And we will sell only from Triumph’s dealership. I think it’s a missed opportunity. Or it’s their calculated risk move. That we won’t be able to produce this much. Whatever it is.

But I think they should try KTM’s showrooms. Bajaj’s pro biking showrooms. Like Hero said, you can buy from Hero as well. But they said they will increase their dealership network. So, Speed 400 was a very well done product to be honest. The quality of this car was top-notch. The nuts and bolts used

To keep the character of Triumph. All those things. Or the engine which turned out to be good. Though many people expected it to come with Harley Davidson. And it was more like also the price was. People were considering it around the Classic 350. People thought it was a thumpy engine.

Or a low revving engine. Triumph saw it a little differently. It had a kind of Dominar engine. It’s not that kind of engine. It’s a little different. Triumph specifically said that it’s not a dominar engine. The media caught it and said it’s not a dominar engine. Open it and see.

We said okay, we will agree But it had a lot of characters. It was more refined. It was a very good engine. I think the low end was also good. I particularly found it alright. We rode it in the rain. It rained a lot. But in the rain, even after being liquid-cooled,

It heats up. And its radiators also start. It heats up really soon, It isn’t expected with liquid -cool. But other than that, I think it’s a fantastic product. People who will buy it, they’ll love it. Anyway, it was a good bike. Let’s move on. Hyundai Exter. Wait. Hyundai Ioniq came first.

You missed it. I drove the Ioniq 5 outside. I drove it again in India. Did you drive the Ioniq 5? I drove it but it was such a short time. They said the camera person is not allowed. So I couldn’t shoot. I remember we were on different days.

Because I don’t remember. I shared the car with you. So, I drove the Ioniq 5 again. I think the Ioniq 5 is one car which is very sensible when it comes to electric. Obviously, if it’s Hyundai, they take care of small things. But they took two steps forward and

Used the electric platform and created a decent range. They created a different-looking car which actually looks big. The features were amazing. Hyundai always keeps it. By the way, it’s a Hyundai version of EV6. So, the platform is the same. Also cheaper. Because it’s assembled in India. So it makes more sense to buy.

So, it’s a strong contender for this time is GCOTY? Yes, GCOTY EV6 was given last year. So, I think it makes sense. It also depends if some other manufacturer got ICOTY. No, no. Last time, ICITY and GOTY both went to the same. —- —- That is the Rajasthani reference, anyway.

Moving to the Hyundai Exter now. Hyundai Exter How can you make the Grand i10 a crossover? That’s what they tried. The car looks good from the front. I don’t like it from the back. But it’s practical for sure. It is, as per me, it is Hyundai’s WagonR moment. WagonR 1.0 moment.

I’ll tell you one thing. What was the best product of Hyundai this year? They did an event. In which no car was launched. They said that this year, they did increase standard safety in all their cars. That was Hyundai’s best move this year. They brought 2-3 cars.

We have talked about it, That was the best move. They said 6 airbags standard. ABS, EBD, ESC standard. 4-5 other things were standard. They focused on some other things like TPMS. They said we are giving it as an optional. And that was the best move.

Also, for the first time, they did get a 5-star in the Global NCAP. Oh yes! Actually, it was for the same event. Verna got a 5-star. They were like, we also bought it. Till then, the value of Global NCAP was over. Because there was Bharat NCAP coming.

People said, we already have taken yours. It’s extra practical. Very WagonR-ish. I said WagonR moment because it’s a tall boy. A tall man can also drive it. Space is very good If you want to carry a bag. You can carry it in the car. It has foldable seats.

I think when Tata Punch was successful and it got a sales figure. Hyundai must have felt that We have to think in the same way as Santro. When no one was thinking in the market. Santro was a tall boy. When no one was thinking. Here, Tata thought of shrinking everything.

Launch Punch by redesigning Nexon Hyundai said, we can also do this. We also have a 4-cylinder engine. We also have a refined engine. People don’t care much, but they did it. Obviously, sales were good. It did really well. It’s doing really well. A very strong contender for this year. What are you writing?

Q8 e-tron. Sir, I want to become a doctor. Sorry. Two different things. Oreo and Q8 e-tron. Anyway, Q8 e-tron. We were in Bangalore again. How many times have we been to Bangalore this year? We drove Q8 e-tron in Bangalore. When we talk about electric cars, Audi cars don’t come with flashy numbers.

They don’t have a party trick. They don’t have that. It’s a plain simple electric car. Our car gives this range and features. If you want more features, then you have to pay Our car is cheaper than competition. Because we don’t give that many features initially. If you want to add features,

You can do it by increasing the price. But one thing they fundamentally sort. Your car will run like a car. Your car won’t touch any speed breaker. Mercedes, If you are listening, your car will… And they are not like BMW, which keeps saying that electric car is useless. But they keep launching.

By the way, BMW makes the best electric cars. Which I feel after driving some eletric cars But I will still go with Audi. The most sensible. Actually, sensible product. We didn’t know how Audi would be able to market. Because the car is actually good.

I.e. it’s good, but it’s just that it doesn’t have status, So, that’s the thing. Earlier, it was called E-Tron, Later, it became Q8 E-Tron, for some reasons We drove both, but one thing was felt that this is the car according to the road conditions of India. Yes, the sensible electric SUV.

Yes, anyway, so moving on to the… If there’s an award for it, please give it. Yeah, Seltos facelift. Yes, Seltos facelift, we went to Nagpur for the first time, I mean, I went for the second time, but… KIA takes you to the right place, we’ll go to Bhopal for the first time.

Yes, we’ll go to Bhopal for the second time. First car of the year this time, KIA Sonet. Next year, we’ll meet after a year, we’ll start with Sonet again. Yes, totally. So, where did we go? We went to Nagpur, we drove Seltos. And after driving Seltos, we realized that

This car didn’t need a facelift anyway. Anyway looking, okay. I mean, okay in the sense, when it came, it looked really good. Even as the competition was increasing, it was still looking good. It didn’t look like it needed a facelift, but KIA still gave facelift. They added a few key features.

And a few other things. I think it became more premium, to be honest. Yes. The more money you give, the more expensive this car looks. These are very few cars that have a feeling of being more expensive than that. It has a feeling of being a rich car.

We said this in our video as well. It’s very rich, especially when you drive the X-Line. Matte. That green tint, matte color finish, instrument cluster, it just comes out. I mean, it’s so nice to your eyes, honestly. And before you are about to hit send on the comment,

In which you have written that it has two pieces, it has a split function as well, etc. There are more cars who have got 5-star ratings, they also have pieces. Just to let you know, just to trigger you more. More abuses. Split function. Alright, so next is the Honda. Ride slow.

I am telling them, ride slow. Next is the Honda Elevate. Elevate. After many years, a brand new car from Honda. Because the brand-new cars that they had brought, Civic and CR-V, within the same year, they have sent them away I don’t know what happened. Honda thinks very differently. Not typical Japanese.

Japanese generally don’t do it. Before discontinuing, they take out all their breath. If there is anyone who is more lazy than me in working, then it’s Vikas. And if there is anyone who is more lazy than Vikas in the industry, then it’s Honda. That’s how we will say it.

The car was very good. Obviously, much required. I thought you would say CVT. It is more slower than Honda. But actually, the car was needed not only by Honda, but also by the market. There was a need for an alternate in the competition. Both the shortcomings have been fulfilled.

Honda is doing decent sales. They have started a slight revival, which they were seeing in Amaze, unfortunately, that Amaze will support us. But they wanted an SUV. They wanted an SUV and it has finally come. And it’s a decent product. It’s for a family. It’s a very well-made product.

It doesn’t look like LED everywhere. It’s a sensible, no-nonsense, typical Honda. Typical Honda. Basically, it’s a Honda product that we were expecting. If they had given us a few things that would have surprised us, then we would have been happier. But we were expecting it that way. But comfortable seats.

Very comfortable front seats. Very comfortable rear seats. That car is made for 5 people. It gives the highest ground clearance in the segment. There is a little body roll, of course. But, in terms of ride quality, I think it is the best vehicle in its segment.

I would like to go back to the time when I published the video. Many people told me that You are not happy with Honda Elevate. Because you are consistently counting its shortcomings. And I had even made a video. I am disappointed. I am disappointed. You should talk about Honda. Yes, yes.

You talked in the walkaround video. I tell you, when I drove Honda Elevate, I found it so much better than the existing SUVs. In terms of Indian road condition, ride-wise. I compared it with Honda City. I said, this benchmark is already there. We have the City.

Which was already a mixture of ride and handling. I started comparing with the City. And obviously, 2-3 characters fell from the City. Which had to fall. Because if it was an SUV, there would have been some compromises. The public said, you are not happy at all.

I said, how can I make you understand by editing the video again. I was actually happy about the product. That’s why I started comparing it with the City. Right. So, I think. And I will say again. City is the best car in terms of handling and ride quality balance. Period. Best sedan.

You bring Verna, Slavia Get whatever you want. Whatever you want. Also, naturally aspirated. That beauty. I just drove Honda Elevate, City E:HEV in Sikkim. One opportunity that these guys missed and probably they are not bothered about it. That they had the best entry -level hybrid system available. 1.5 litre, 4-cylinder hybrid system. Yes.

Great. They didn’t miss it. They will bring it. But not with this one. No, they will bring it. It’s slow. 2034. Anyway, Not 24. 34. I thought it was a missed opportunity. My kid will do it. Okay. I think it is a nice product.

According to me, it is one of the best of the year. Just like I had Hycross. I would rate Hycross and Elevate in the same. This thing. Anyway, moving on to the… At times, Hycross crosses. At times, Elevate elevates. C3 Aircross. What is this? We went today. We asked for a video together.

Oh! Chennai. Chennai. Chennai. Chennai, bro. C3 Hycross came. We saw C3 Aircross in Delhi before that. C3 Aircross was a product. Which we thought. Look, these people are doing that work. Which only we are understanding. The public will not understand. This was not Whistle Podu. This is Whistle Podu. Okay.

The public will not understand. I tell you, C3 Aircross is a good product. In ride quality. In a 3-cylinder turbocharged engine. It’s a good product. End. Beyond that. Tata. -Bye bye. Tell me why to buy this car. Beyond that, tell me why to buy this car. That product is genuinely very good.

Probably the best product. Just understand that I am in 1995. There it is. An outdated product. It’s got nothing. And then they say that we have done market research. When we talked in round table. We did market research. One second. I forgot to say one thing.

I was in my mind since so many days. I thought I should say this on Instagram. I should say somewhere. I was sitting. I remember that round table. We were sitting there in round table. And I said that you are bringing only one variant. Mr. Vats. He is no more. He has left.

So I said, will you bring only one variant? He said, our strategy is very clear. They launched 3 variants. I said, I was telling you earlier. You didn’t understand that day. Where does your research go? A person like us who is looking at so many cars. He was telling you to do it.

You are only looking at one car. Still, there is no research. And there was only one purpose of that round table. No matter what question you ask. They will say, you don’t know the price yet. So I said, I don’t know the price yet. But I know the product. But anyway.

I said, how much will you sell it for? You are not selling it for 5 lakhs. So he brought the product. I think he told the strong points of the product. I agree with it. But other than that. It’s absolutely an outdated product. It would have worked 10 years ago.

It won’t work today. Who is their researcher? Who is doing market research? I don’t know. We talked to the public. They said, we don’t want sunroof. Who said it? I have a suggestion. I think Renault driver should be named Renault driver on C3 Aircross. It is exactly. Honestly.

If there is a turbo in the driver. Replace the driver’s engine with C3 Aircross’s engine. That will be a very good product. And buy the Citroen? I can’t help much. But anyway. So market research. Whatever they did. But definitely. People love their sunroof. People like all the flashy features. People like all LEDs.

People like adjustable ORVMs. People want everything. Two sunroofs. What is it? The car didn’t get sold? Give me the sunroof. I have done it personally. Absolutely. WRV was sold. Who was buying WRV till the end? They stopped buying till the end. Sunroof came later. It didn’t get sold till now.

I will break the camera. Discontinue. Okay. Next product is TVS-X. Which we have driven and seen. It was unveiled in Dubai. It was a grand unveil. Burj Khalifa was writing TVS-X. I was like where did you reach? It was a good unveil. Good job TVS guys.

But I will not say the same words for the product. When we saw it. We thought it’s promising. We liked it. When they announced the price. I asked them who will buy it. They said there are people who will buy it.

But I am still looking for people who are going to buy it. If that product would have come in the name of BMW. It could have been sold. Such a good strategy. Brilliant. You are a good marketer. TVS, listen to me. Don’t sell TVS-X. You sell BMW.

You tell BMW that we have brought a product for you. Sell it B2B. They are doing it. Probably they are in conversation. Actually, he is right. If that product would have come in the name of BMW. We wouldn’t have felt that much. Price wise. But there was nothing in it.

And the quality issues. The motor related issues. I haven’t uploaded my video yet. You haven’t uploaded it? Do you remember? Your car was not working. There was some issue with the key. It was not turning on. There was some issue. I remember. I reset it.

Vikas and I were starting it for half an hour. I said shoot it fast. I have to do it too. And I have shot it in such darkness. I am editing it. So, I have to put all my editing skills in it. My video went live. His video went live.

There are some quality issues with it. The motor is very inconsistent. When you de-accelerate after a cut-off, it feels as if it has stopped. And there’s nothing that is really good about that car. There’s nothing stand-out. There’s no stand-out feature. It looks nice. The chassis is pretty strong.

It can be sporty. A few issues which are luckily software-related. They can definitely fix them. And I tell you, TVS will remove the hard work they have put in on that platform. Probably, TVS X won’t come out. It will be used in some other product. Because the chassis is very good.

I think they’ll bring a bike on it. Because if I have the chassis structure, I’ll put it on a bike. More than a scooter. They’ve made a maxi-scooter. Anyway, the next is again, a two-wheeler which you didn’t drive. Karizma. Again, Hero Group. Thank you. They said, drive it, it’s so fast.

Actually, they called me this time. They called me in Udaipur. Everyone is looking for a car in Delhi. And I got a call at that time. Sir, there’s a Karizma ride in Udaipur. I said, what? I said, this is Vikas. He said, should I sit near the car in Delhi?

Bro, you can be the media for Tata. For Hero, you are the media. You are the media, bro. You are the influencer. They told me that it’s a ride. Unfortunately, I was just after that. I think it was the bullet event. I had already gone to the bullet event. Or we were going.

I said, you didn’t tell me before. You are telling me a day before. They said, no. I said, it’s not going to happen now. They said, no problem. We’ll give you next week. The week hasn’t come yet. Unfortunately. And also, I have not seen Karizma on roads. So, again, a problem.

I don’t know about the deliveries yet. I don’t know the status, to be honest. But since we rode it, so we’ll talk about it. Karizma is a huge brand name. Of course, they need to capitalize on it. The product looks… Many people say that we used to like OG more.

But according to me, it’s a good-looking product, to be honest. Priced really well. It’s… If it’s not the best in the segment, but it is definitely not below average as well. It’s a decent product. And the engines are actually very good. If you look at the offload, there are very good engines.

It does good cooling. There are no heat-up issues anywhere. And it rides really, really well. Handles also really well. So, overall, I think, it’s a great product. But according to this time, is it as relevant? Are there so many buyers or not? We don’t know yet. Because everyone buys R15. Yes.

I remembered something else. What? Our choice of wearing… The color is horrible. The background is black. We are also wearing black. Two smart people are showing their faces up there. It’s good. It won’t show your fatness. Okay, let’s go. The next product is… Bike. Bike, again. Bolt. Bolt is here, brother.

The people who are disappointed with Bolt this time, they say that this is a classic. People were not wrong anyway. It was a classic. It was a classic with the Bullet design language. I think I attended 2-3 Royal Enfield events this year. I didn’t attend the events. I attended 2 events.

And obviously, I met once because of Super Meteor. So, I thought that they are trying something. They are trying that… Earlier, Royal Enfield meant only Bullet. They said that we don’t want the Bullet image. We want to be a bike manufacturer which has multiple legendary things like Bullet.

They didn’t have legendary things till now. Obviously, Classic has become a cult. Maybe they don’t know that it will become a classic cult. It will sell more than Bullet. But that was one thing that they tried. They thought that even if they don’t give that much price to Bullet, it will do.

But still, the brand name is old. I think Bullet is a big name. And it’s not a bad product. Absolutely. Because Classic is not a bad product. It is not. So, because of that, it’s not a bad product. You just wanted a bike. You didn’t get that bike. You didn’t get that bike.

So, if you look at it, it is very close to Classic 350. To be honest, in terms of the way it rides and all of that. If you want something different, you can buy Bullet. But it’s definitely not a bad product. But anyway, there’s nothing exceptional as well.

When you see it, when you see the Classic 350, when you see the Meteor. Meteor has a character. Classic has a character. Bullet is no more a character now. It was a character. It was a character. Its typical stance, the seat, the exhaust pipe. Yes. It was. And there was another two-wheeler. Sorry.

Instead of cars. I didn’t go into this again. You also talk. Apache RTR 310. A product that is made on RR 310, it has a naked version. Naked version means where there is no fairing. Okay. It doesn’t mean anything wrong. So, there is no fairing.

And it’s more like, if you see, it’s like Gixxer 250 and Gixxer SF 250. You can say the same difference. So, we drove RTR 310 in Thailand. And we drove it on the track. We drove it outside as well, actually. It’s a decent product, to be honest. But

This is a product that will hurt your back. Because they have introduced a new tech They said while riding, we might get wet. We said, yes We will install a gizmos that will give you ventilation The air will roll and cool your ball, yes! So, they did it, but it only hurt me.

I don’t need ventilation. I will manage with heat, The problem is that seat is very thin, And the gizmos are bigger It looks like we were sitting in stone It is their device. I don’t have any body part left So, it was very thin, I thought

You would have literally frozen after riding it 100 km. I thought it would sit on a stone and drive. And you had a ride in Thailand. What did you do in Thailand? Tell me. It was a lot of fun. You earned a lot there. Okay. Beep it. No, no. Beep, beep, beep.

Editor, please beep. You are the editor, right? Thank you. Please beep. Anyway, the next is, again, a bike that you have ridden. Now you tell me. Which one? 390 Duke. Duke 390. Yes. I haven’t ridden it. You have ridden it? Remember, I had a problem with my gears. But you have ridden it.

No, I haven’t. You haven’t ridden it. No, I haven’t ridden Duke 390. I haven’t ridden Duke 390 because… I was giving you my gears. Yes, I know. I didn’t wear safety gears. I forgot, actually. I don’t know from which ride I was reaching somewhere. And I didn’t bring it myself.

I had ordered it from someone else. So, my wife packed only half the safety gear. She said, he is only half useful. So, give him half the gear. And because of this, I think, I had only put one or two rounds. Inside the chuck and plant. But I understood one thing that…

Brother, I mean, a lot of work was done on that bike. I mean, they had done a lot of work. I remember, how they were bringing the overall character back in the bike. I had spoken to Dhanil. I had spoken to you after riding it. I had spoken to someone else.

Everyone was saying that this is actually better than the last generation. The second generation. Because people started feeling with the first generation Duke that… Brother, this is a dangerous thing. This is a dangerous thing. It’s a powerhouse. Yes. And when it came in the second generation… It was dilution. It was very refined.

It was a little dilution. So, now they went back. And they achieved a level in between. That we do a settlement between terror and dilution. So, it’s a mature… I think it is still one of the best in terms of performance. It is still the bike…

The tag that they have got due to KTMs. That was due to this terror. But, nonetheless, this product is pretty, pretty solid. Even today, in terms of performance, Nothing come around it. They keep a good pricing. They have kept a very good pricing this time as well.

Although, Speed 400, which is in their vertical. People can try to go there as well. But overall, I think it’s a solid product. And, yeah. They removed that image. The image that I am talking about. Tell me in the comments. So, anyway, Duke is their bike. Absolutely. R15 is also their bike. Next.

What’s next? Next, I think, according to me, it is Mercedes EQE. Which we drove in a very beautiful way. My video of Mercedes EQE came live yesterday. And it is one car. Which we remember only because of its location. That’s my statement. The only good thing about that media ride was Kashmir. Gulmarg.

It was a ride in Kashmir. After that, it’s just another big screen. Typical features Mercedes. With which it was very difficult to find the character of the car. We found no character in the car. Unfortunately, Mercedes is one of the best manufacturers out there. They can make amazing cars.

They make them currently as well. EQE was not something for which they could be bought. Probably, they added it to their portfolio. Mercedes got used to it. That they have to do an event in a month. Sometimes they have to do it even in a month.

I think Mercedes has the highest number of model lineup in India. If you go and see. I think they have the most models to sell. In cars and four wheelers. But I didn’t find any character in that car. Exactly. I was disappointed to be honest. It’s just another Mercedes to be honest.

And if you wanted something that others don’t have. You can definitely go buy it. Anyway, let’s move on to the next product. Which is legendary. Magnite AMT. Oh! Magnite AMT. I didn’t go for it on purpose. It was available this time as well. I asked him why I came to drive the car.

He said it’s a new product. I said yes. I drove the Kiger AMT. He said no, Magnite AMT, Nissan. I said yes, I drove the Kiger AMT. I didn’t go. Anyway. You went. I went. I just wanted to stress one thing. I generally test AMTs. Can you drive it at a height?

Does it breathe? And I didn’t drive. will be a disgusting product. And actually this is what happened. We got into the car and the moment he breathes, he gets out within 30 seconds. That’s how it is. Generally, people say that he will be out in 30 seconds. It’s overheating. It’s overheating.

I am out. So it’s overheating within 30 seconds. It’s not going up. It’s going backwards. He has given a hill hold. It’s not stopping because of the hill hold. It was an amazing product. If we ever do a decade video, that if you drive a car in a

Decade, then it will be a video of this decade. Special mention. Special mention will not go to this product. I think the worst car of the decade, which is still left in the next 6 years, then also I can rate that that will be Triber Magnite Duo. I think among the worst.

Remove the engine from that car. I can count its good things after that. Drive a restaurant in that. It has a lot of space. It has a lot of space. The use of space is very good. But there is no logic in that car. Absolutely. So Magnite, Space, all these things, they also

Show their 4 star. They show this with the old methods. Because new norms have come. But Magnite has the same problem. It just doesn’t have the good enough engine, good enough gearbox. I am talking specifically about AMT. It has space. The rest of the quality issues are there. Anyway. Another Royal Enfield event.

Another missed opportunity by Gagan Chaudhary. I couldn’t go this time as well. However, this time I genuinely visited another event. But you rode it, right? You rode it later. Yeah, I rode it later. Just a few days ago. And that is the Himalayan. Now tell me, what do you think?

I think you will be able to tell a lot better than me. Because you have ridden it at the right place. But when you sit on the bike for the first time, I felt that they have done a good job. This is a product.

You are able to find the work in everything. See, I tell you this one thing. Many times you might think that we drive a car. What kind of quality, etc. But when you sit on a car, whether you open the door of the

Car, or you sit inside, or you put the key of the bike, the way the light reflects from different products, materials, the way we feel when we touch it, we get to know whether the company has done a good job or not. And before starting the Himalayan, I realized that they

Have done a good job. And I started riding it. My first thought while comparing it with the old Himalayan was that the old Himalayan was slightly better in the low end. After that, the second thing that hit me was that the old Himalayan was slightly better because of the low seat height.

I didn’t find a third thing in which I can say that the old Himalayan was better. It was good in almost every other aspect. There was improvement in everything. So one statement. It is the best motorcycle of the year. It is the most well-rounded package. Priced supremely well.

And one more thing, which is a game changer for me. The integration of Google Maps. Oh brother, don’t ask what it is doing. It is so freaking good. You don’t have to put a suction cup and stick your mobile everywhere. You don’t have to do that. It comes there.

I can understand your frustration. It comes there. And the round that they have given. Google has made its own map for a round instrument cluster for the first time. It comes in Ather by the way. But it comes in the same screen in Ather. It comes in the horizontal screen.

But they have done a tremendous job in this. It was so easy. You get lost anywhere. You are lost. But that thing works. And one thing, if you say before that the navigation used to come on it. It was a small screen. Also, it was showing direction in terms of arrows. Not map.

Here you can see the map. You can see the map. It is a hill, so you can see the hill. Boss, there are turns here. So it kind of gives you the confidence. And I rode it for almost 3 days. I was absolutely happy. What a product they have made.

For me, the only problem was the seat height. Because I am not a tall person. But once you are on the move, the way this thing does its job. No matter how you turn, you are turning at high speeds. So very, it is, like I said, it is the best product of the

Year. And it is the best rolling field to date. That’s my statement. If it is not bike of the year of most magazines, most amalgamation of journos who thinks that they are the apex. Reality can differ a lot. And I think it does. If it is not their best motorcycle of the year.

I am telling you again. I will talk. Now on. Now on. But this was actually a very competitive year for motorcycles. Right. What else? Next. You might have missed something. You can see. Because there are many cars that I have not ridden. Is it? And there are many that you have not ridden.

I think what you have missed is Mercedes GLC. I have ridden that. A better Mercedes. We talked about EQE. I think GLC should have given more screen time. Absolutely. It was a better Mercedes in many, many ways. We saw one more thing in between. Which was not a car but was an event.

Which was done very well in South Africa by Mahindra. That was Thar Electric and Scorpio pickup concept event. Both things. Thar E. Which if you say together is Thari. Which is Rajasthan. And considering Thar is also a word that comes from a part of Rajasthan. Thar e was touching us a lot.

And after Thar e, we usually say some very nice words. But Thar Electric and Scorpio pickup concepts were very good in appearance. Mahindra does it beautifully. But where is the car? We will talk about it when it comes. So we should not talk much about it.

Apart from that, I don’t think there is any other product that we missed. Oh, we have missed one thing very big, Tata Nexon Alright. Facelifts. Let’s talk about the elephant in the entire industry. Please. I will give you the mic. Thank you, sir. Thank you. —

Anyway, let’s talk about the Nexon product first. Nexon is a facelift. It is a new generation product. It is based on the same platform, but they have changed a lot of things. It is based on the platform that has been there for the last 10 years. Yeah. So, as a facelift,

It’s a huge jump. The product started looking completely different. In the previous product, I didn’t like the rear part at all because it was too busy, a lot of things going on, different colours and all that. And this time, I think they were not… It looked rather cleaner.

It looked better in the real than in the picture. And that purple colour looked bad in the photo. It looks bad in the real too. But apart from that, it’s inside the car. Apart from that, I think it’s a much-improved product. But quality issues remain the same.

Tata somehow manages to be consistent in terms of issues. They are very consistent in that sense. They are still lagging behind in quality checks. And the incident that happened to me was, a lot of people say that I didn’t get a car. So, what happens is

Tata decides, there is a media group and there is an influencer group. So, I am part of the influencer group. But then they forget to invite me for the Nexon facelift media drive, which was happening in my city, Jaipur. They didn’t invite me for that. But they called me for Nexon EV

Which is happening after Nexon, right! So, I told them to invite me to the Nexon facelift drive as well But they said no, we have different teams of both electric and regular ICE So, technically, I refused them, but they convinced me and called me back to back.

Then I said that if the car is coming to Jaipur, then I will drive the car. And I drove the car. Also, Vikas agreed to be a part of Nexon’s electric media drive. Right. In fact, I told the EV guys that I will drive Nexon.

Later, you don’t say that how did you source that car yourself?. The regular ICE, petrol and diesel one. How did you source that? And you won’t come for this. So they were very comfortable. They said, we don’t care about ICE. You can source petrol or diesel from anywhere.

You can drive it anytime. We don’t care. You come just for electric. I said ok, I called the PR team. Said the same thing. They said, we don’t have a problem. You come. You don’t drive the EV. We don’t care. So, I didn’t have anybody to talk to basically

Because they said that we watch the media. We don’t watch influencers. Marketing people watch influencers, But the marketing people don’t know me and all of that. A lot of things. It’s usually very easy for media to talk to companies. If I want it today,

Then I am probably 2-3 calls away from reach- ing the top-level officials of any company. I can call. Tata is one company which even the media can’t approach. You leave the customers. Customers come later. Customers are worried after paying for the car. Their story is different on social media.

And they have made it worse this year. I call and say, is there any event on this date? Tata says, no, there is no event. We don’t know. Half of the media is saying yes, half saying we don’t know. But they kind of ignored me. I drove the car.

After that, there was a big issue. They said, how did you get the car? Then the EV said that you went against our company’s policy. I said, I told you in advance, brother, 7 days ago. I told the PR team 7 days ago in advance, why are you getting shocked?

I have already told you, what more can I tell you? But anyway, whatever happened. But I drove the car. I drove the Nexon and I told you that the quality issues are consistent. Rest, the product is improved. New features have been added. New touch screen finally, which also has its own issues.

Improved product, but it’s still very consistent in terms of issues. I will talk about all three products together. Nexon Petrol, diesel and EV, I think EV Max has improved a lot. Again, they put a little more improvement in it.

Nexon is such a car that initially, I didn’t like it that much because of mechanical issues. Then with the facelift, I started accepting that car. There were some logical things in it. Some variants were very logical, which were actually the most sold variants. And then I started realizing.

There are 60-65 variants, right? Yes, there are a lot of variants. Then I started realizing that this is one of those cars that will actually give more problems to the customers who will own it in the long term. And that started happening. And this is very typical of Tata.

This keeps happening in Tata cars. But I thought, okay, they must have done a good job with the facelift. And not to my surprise, but to my surprise also, in that car, first my screen got switched off, infotainment, then MID got switched off. Then MID started.

And on MID, it displays a message saying Transmission Failure. I’m moving the gear forward. I had DCA. It isn’t not even going to neutral from the drive. not even going in the park, not going anywhere. I stopped the car. It started. Same problem. But you were fortunate in one thing.

You don’t own it. I don’t own it. People own it, and they go through it every day. It was not my; I’m lucky. What I can do? I didn’t tell you to buy it. I am not such an insensitive person. Whenever Tata people ask me on email to please help me

And sometimes the same guys whom we have told not to buy it. And then the same guys call us, email us. Whatever problem you said has come. But anyway, I think if we say more, they will label us. They will say, Anti-Tata and all.

I think it’s best that you buy it and then get worried and learn on your own. I think that’s the best way of going ahead. But anyway, I drove it and I thought there is an improvement. Yes, the touchscreen is very good. But the core problem still remains the same.

Tata is not able to deliver 100%. How is half the car being made? That is the issue. Then came Harrier and Safari’s facelift. They have similar sorts of upgrades. The screen has been upgraded. The main facelift… ADAS has been given. ADAS, because Tata Harrier Dark, what we talked about in the beginning,

I think what we talked about an hour ago. We will come back to that. One thing that was good in that car, that was actually the least talked about. That is the steering. Earlier, there used to be Hydraulic. Instead of that, there was Electric steering.

And because of EPS, I think, it has become a more sensible product. Apart from that, there was no major improvement in the car. Screens and EPS. ADAS, honestly, was not tested much. But I think it will be fine, Because In the previous one, no one was complaining more than ADAS.

And when we drove it, the blind spot monitor was working. They disabled 4 features. They said 4 features won’t work now. So we couldn’t talk much about it. But honestly, I was a little disappointed after seeing the grill. Especially the colours they brought. However, Tata does one thing very well.

Initially, they will argue with you and say that we’ve made a very good product. And then, they understand immediately that it isn’t good. So, they changed 2-3 things immediately. They changed the interior colour. Said, remove it, remove it. It looks really bad. What happens to them is, when they talk to the dealer,

What happened? The dealer says, sir, the customer is abusing. Wait, I will change it. Earlier, when we were telling you in media drive, then why didn’t they agree? But anyway, it happens. It’s not something… I wish they did the same thing with the reviewers and content creators.

They just give a little respect and you will probably see better results. Anyway. So yeah, It’s Safari. I have also driven it. And its review is going to come very soon. You guys have wrecked my life. Have you made a Safari video? Harrier Safari. I just remembered it. So, I have ridden Harrier.

Its video will come very soon. But now, there’s a company, a Bangalore-based startup. A startup called Oben. Did you go to Oben? Yes, I went to Oben. One of its founders is from Indore. Another founder, I think, is from another small town. All are small-town boys.

There is this girl as well. I am sorry. But small-town guys. They have started a company. They haven’t raised any funding yet. They have invested all their money. They have done everything. They are going very slowly. They have made and sold a total of 50 bikes so far.

This is their technically improved product and we’ve gone to ride it in Banglore, Oben Rorr The pricing is very good, I think its pricing is around Rs 1.7 -1.8 lakhs It offers a range of 100 km consistently. It no nonsense at all You enter your PIN code to ride the bike,

Directly, insert the key and ride the bike They have kept a low sitting-height And it was decent in facing bumps, there’s a slight suspension issue But overall, I think it’s a product that Especially those who are going towards the Revolt can revolt and come to it

Because it is a much better product, to be honest. The motor tuning is very good. It feels very natural when you go from bike to bike. But, of course, our habit of changing gears is different. Both the brakes come in both hands like a scooter.

But overall, I think for the price, it’s a fantastic product. I haven’t ridden it. You haven’t ridden it. After that, the suspension is the problem that You will face, It becomes a little stiff because you don’t have to swing it because of the battery’s weight and everything is coming.

Otherwise, it’s a very sensible product. Especially for delivery boys or those who travel within the city. it’s good for them After that, we just saw the Sonet facelift. Yes, I’ve also seen a car that cannot be talked about. That is Shotgun 650. This was its ride. But it is an embargoed.

Again, it was revealed in foreign countries. So, the representative of foreign countries is here in Rajasthan. Foreign business is with us. He is the only representative from Rajasthan. But it is an embargoed. So, we can’t talk much. I have only seen it. I can only tell you that I have also seen it.

Anyway, so this was the situation of this year. If we have forgotten something, please forgive us. You can judge how this year was for automobile industry. I think it has been the year of two-wheelers. Yes, it definitely was the year of two-wheelers. It was also unexpected.

We were expecting that the products would come. But we were not expecting that we will be so happy at the end of the year. On the contrary, I have to see. Because when we were talking, it came to my mind how many two-wheelers are actually being delivered?

How many companies are actually delivering the good products that we have seen? Or if they are not able to sell, then why are they not able to sell? And if they are able to sell, then whether they are able to deliver or not. We will talk about that.

Yes, of course, they don’t even have the Fame Subsidy 2. Yes, which is given by Simple One. I think we’ve talked about them twice in one video. We should only talk about them once. I am being simple once. Point one. .1 Anyway, so yeah. -What happened to Pravaig?

It has to come this year, -Pravaig? Yes. Didn’t he come? They said that it was going to come in the third quarter. So, firstly, I thought that it was going to come in the third quarter of the calendar year.

Then I thought that it was going to come in the third quarter of the financial year. No, it was that quarter. Quarter? Yes. It has been two quarters. They will bring it after the third quarter. People will wonder how many quarters you’ve drunk while making the video.

Not at all. One or Half. Not more than that. It isn’t that much, It’s nothing like that Then only you’ll be able to speak the truth with honesty. So anyway, this was the situation of the year. Things like Pravaig will come and go. But you have to buy the right vehicles. Focus Folks.

You don’t have to… Absolutely. So anyway, this was the situation of the year. Our review of the year. Which we do, we try to make it short. But it becomes an hour. It is a total video of 1 hour and 20 minutes. Now, let’s see how much it will remain after editing.

So, let’s meet in the next Cartalaap. Now, let me announce the series of Cartalaap first. We have started inviting guests as well. And you will see a lot of learned people. Like, this year CV Raman. Thank you again for actually appreciating that video. Liking that video.

There were a lot of positive comments as well. We knew that those who would watch it would speak well about it. But we didn’t know that so many people would watch it. Exactly. So thank you for that. Our next guest will also be special. So, subscribe the channel. Subscribe.

Thank you so much people for watching this video. Thank you. It feels good when you don’t speak for a long time. A lot. It feels peaceful. The room is so peaceful. It still feels good when you don’t speak. I’ll delete this.

2023 was actually the year of two wheelers. We saw some fantastic motorcycles throughout the year starting from Harley Davidson X440, to Triumph Speed 400, new Karizma, RE Super Meteor 650 and RE Himalayan. In the four wheeler space, we saw limited all new launches – Honda Elevate, Toyota Innova Hycross, Hyundai Exter, MG Comet, Maruti Jimny, Maruti Fronx etc. Rest were mid life facelifts/updates. In this episode of cartalaap, we quickly review everything that was launched this year. Hope you enjoy it.