A panoramic sunroof is worth having in India only if it comes with a proper way to shut the sun out. That means a solid, powered sunshade, or switchable glass that can turn opaque. A big glass roof with no blind, or with a thin mesh screen, will heat the cabin and the heads of the people under it for much of the year in Delhi, Rajasthan, Hyderabad or Chennai. So before you fall for
The Lexus RX 350h is the luxury SUV for people who spend more time in traffic than on empty highways. At Rs 89.99 lakh ex-showroom for the Exquisite grade, it costs less than a BMW X5, Mercedes GLE or Volvo XC90, it is a strong hybrid that can creep through town on electric power, and Lexus backs it with an 8-year, 160,000km warranty. The trade-offs are real: it seats only five, it sounds strained when
A prepaid service package from Audi, Volvo, Lexus or Jaguar Land Rover can save you money, but none of these four brands publishes its current package prices online. The most recent public figures work out to about Rs 25,000 a year for Volvo’s three-year package (2021-22 price, plus taxes, wear parts included) and roughly Rs 45,000 to Rs 87,000 a year for Audi’s five-year plan, depending on the model (2018 price, before GST). Lexus and
The Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II is the most complete luxury SUV you can buy in India, and also the hardest one to justify on paper. Autocar India lists it from Rs 10.33 crore ex-showroom, and the Black Badge version at Rs 11.92 crore, before a single option is ticked. For that you get a 6.75-litre twin-turbo V12, a rear seat that rivals a Phantom’s for calm, and the kind of presence no Bentley or Maybach