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
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
Matrix LED headlights are the one premium lighting technology that genuinely changes how safely you drive at night. They split the high beam into segments that switch off individually around other vehicles, so you can keep your main beams on without dazzling anyone. Laser headlights add extra high-beam range on top of LEDs, but they only work at highway speeds, and BMW has been phasing them out. OLED, despite the marketing, is not a headlight
MANUFAKTUR, BMW Individual and Audi exclusive are the factory personalisation programmes of Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi. All three let you go beyond the standard brochure: special paint colours, different leathers and stitching, unusual trims, and in some cases a completely one-off specification, all built and warrantied by the carmaker. In India they are no longer a niche. Mercedes-Benz India’s chief executive told Business Today in October 2026 that 75 percent of the top-end cars it
You can no longer buy a new Volvo S90 in India. Volvo India dropped its only sedan from the line-up by June 2025, which means every S90 you can buy today is a pre-owned car. That is exactly why it is worth a second look. The S90 was always the quiet, comfortable, well-built alternative to the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes E-Class, and it cost less than both when new. As a used buy, the
Paint protection film (PPF) is a thick, clear polyurethane skin that physically absorbs stone chips and light scratches. Ceramic coating is a hard, glass-like layer only a few microns thick that makes paint glossier, water-repellent and easier to clean, but does almost nothing against chips. In India, a good ceramic coating typically costs Rs 25,000 to Rs 40,000, while a quality full-body PPF on a large luxury car usually runs from about Rs 1 lakh
The real cost of owning a used Porsche Macan or Cayenne in India is not the service bill. It is the warranty. Porsche India’s own price list puts a one-year warranty extension at about Rs 1.79 lakh for a Macan and Rs 2.66 lakh for a Cayenne, and owners on Team-BHP treat it as non-negotiable. Add routine servicing (typically under Rs 1 lakh a visit for a Macan, and Rs 80,000 to Rs 1 lakh
In India, the plug-in hybrid isn’t one S-Class option among several. It is the S-Class. Autocar India currently lists only the S 450e, at Rs 2.20 crore to Rs 2.38 crore ex-showroom, so the real question is whether this car makes sense for you at all, or whether an EQS, a BMW 7 Series or a pre-owned S-Class is the smarter buy. Our view: the S 450e is a smart choice if the car charges
Air suspension rarely fails without warning. A car that sits lower at one corner after a night parked, a compressor that runs longer or louder than it used to, a “suspension fault” message, or a ride that has suddenly turned harsh are the usual early signs on a Range Rover, an Audi Q7, or a Mercedes S-Class or GLS. Catch them early, and the fix can be a sensor, a wire, or an air line.
If you are buying a used Audi in India, the single most useful thing to know is the date April 2020. Every A4, A6, Q3, Q5 and Q7 sold new after that point is a turbo-petrol, because Audi India dropped diesel entirely at the BS6 switchover. Before it, most of these cars were diesels. That one split decides your running costs, your registration life in Delhi NCR, and which faults you should be hunting for