The Mercedes-Benz GLC Electric launches in India on 4 November 2026, with bookings already open and an expected price of Rs 80 lakh to Rs 90 lakh ex-showroom. BMW’s answer, a long-wheelbase iX3, is not due until 2027. So the real question for an Indian buyer today is not which one to buy, but whether the BMW is worth waiting a year for. On what we know now, the GLC is the safer bet for
A useful luxury car test drive in India takes about 30 minutes. It follows four stages: a five-minute walkaround, five minutes in the cabin before you move, fifteen minutes on roads you actually use, and five minutes after you park. The 30 checks below fit into that window and work for new, demo, and pre-owned cars from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volvo, Land Rover, and the rest. The usual showroom drive is a ten-minute loop on
BMW Premium Selection, Mercedes-Benz Certified, Audi Approved, and Volvo Selekt are the four main manufacturer-backed pre-owned programmes for luxury cars in India. They differ mainly in three things: how old and how far-driven a car can be to qualify, how detailed the inspection is, and how long the warranty runs. On published terms, Audi’s two-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty is the most generous, and Volvo publishes the clearest eligibility rules. The bigger lesson, though, is that the