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Do you really need a diesel?

Or are you better better off with a cheaper-to-buy petrol car? Your answer is a few numbers away.
1 min read9 Jan '13
Staff Writer

When buying a new car, it’s essential you make the right decision about which type of fuel suits your motoring needs best. The market sentiment is that diesel cars are the need of the hour. Diesel-powered cars have slowly become the default choice for Indian car buyers, but is a diesel really worth the price difference over a petrol model? This is a question all new car buyers must answer if they are to benefit from the running cost benefits of a diesel. 

Diesel engines have clearly advanced over the last decade, making them more appealing. While we have seen an increase in the market share of diesel cars, petrol cars today are fighting back. We all know diesel is cheaper at the pump compared to petrol, and it also offers better fuel economy, but tallying up the numbers can reveal startling facts.
 
The true value of a diesel over petrol isn’t as black and white as you may think. Read on to understand how to resolve your diesel or petrol dilemma. 
 
Do you really need a diesel?

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2013

We come face-to-face with a league of extraordinary classic cars at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2013
1 min read17 Jul '13
Staff Writer

Picking winners from the 49 pristine cars was no easy task for the judges.

The Ferrari 340/375MM that sold for Rs 65 crore, in the foreground.

Bridging the gap between the past and future.

Ralph Lauren's Bugatti type 575C Atlantic won the coveted Coppa d'Oro.

This Saoutchik-bodied Merc 680S is a Pebble Beach winner.

Sergio Pininfarina and Adrian Van Hooydonk with the new Pininfarina Gran Lusso

BMW Concept Ninety celebrates 40 years of the R90 S

The rain made this Ferrari Dino take cover.

BMW M3 Dark Knight

The E46 is arguably the greatest M3 ever. Does it need more power? Pete’s Performance thinks so. Which is why this one is supercharged.
1 min read25 Oct '12
Staff Writer

Tarox aftermarket brakes add massive stopping power.

Massive rear-wing must add some amount of drag.

BMW yow! plus deep after market rumble from exhaust.

Its one of the greatest straight-sixes of all time.

Attractive cabin focuses on the essentials; good driving position, clear instruments and perfect placement of pedals.

BMW M3 Coupe: A tribute

BMW says the current generation M3 Coupe will be its last - here we bid it a fond farewell
1 min read6 Jul '13
Staff Writer

Heaven on earth: Ferrari Factory tour

Forget Rome. Maranello is where you'll find the holy grail
1 min read28 Mar '12
Staff Writer

The smallest engine they build at Maranello has eight cylinders.

Open random doors at the factory and this is what you might see.

Restoration room- meet your boyhood heroes.

This is why your neck constantly hurts at Maranello.

Every traffic jam has a couple of bright-red spots.

Eat, sleep and drink Ferrari.

Tech secrets behind the new Mercedes S-class

We reveal the tech that went into manufacture of the new S-class.
1 min read4 Jun '13
Staff Writer
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