Buying Guide

Acoustic glass is laminated glass with a sound-damping plastic layer sandwiched between two panes. That layer soaks up vibration that would otherwise pass straight through the window, so less wind roar, tyre hiss and traffic noise reaches your ears. It works best on the higher-pitched sounds the ear is most sensitive to, which is why a car with acoustic side windows feels noticeably calmer at 100 km/h. It won’t silence a siren, and it isn’t

BH series registration suits salaried luxury car buyers who are likely to move states, and it’s a good deal mainly in high-tax states such as Karnataka or Tamil Nadu. You pay tax every two years instead of one large sum upfront, and you don’t need a new number after moving. It’s open to government and defence staff, PSU employees, and private employees whose company has offices in at least four states or UTs. It isn’t

Registering a new luxury car in India takes one application on Form 20, filed within seven days of delivery with your insurance, address proof and the maker’s and dealer’s certificates. Your dealer normally files it through the Vahan portal. The paperwork is the easy part, and the fee is only a few hundred rupees. The expensive part is road tax, which can run from about Rs 19.5 lakh to about Rs 43 lakh on the

Air suspension and adaptive suspension solve different problems, and many luxury cars use both. Air suspension replaces steel coil springs with air springs, so the car can change its ride height and carry load better. Adaptive suspension keeps the springs and electronically changes how firm the dampers are, so the car can switch between soft and sporty. On Indian roads, height is what you’ll use most. Pick air for a chauffeur-driven car or a low

You can legally buy a VIP or fancy registration number in India, but only the number. The plate itself has no room for style. In most states, numbers such as 0001 go through a Parivahan e-auction or a state fee schedule, while other “choice” numbers are sold at a fixed fee. Prices run from about Rs 15,000 for a choice number in Bihar’s list to over Rs 30 lakh at auction in Chandigarh. Whatever you

In India, rear-wheel steering is found almost entirely on cars above Rs 1 crore. The list as of November 2026 includes the Lexus RX 500h F-Sport+, Porsche Cayenne Electric (as an option), BMW 7 Series and i7, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, Audi RS Q8 Performance, Lamborghini Urus, Lotus Eletre R and Rolls-Royce Cullinan. Its main benefit here is a tighter turning circle in basements, U-turns and narrow lanes, with a secondary

Direct TPMS uses a battery-powered pressure sensor inside each wheel and reports real readings to the dash. Indirect TPMS has no sensors of its own. It uses the ABS wheel-speed sensors to spot a tyre that’s turning faster than the others because it has lost air. Direct is more accurate and shows actual pressure, but sensors cost money and their batteries last about five to ten years. Indirect costs little and needs no battery, but

Twenty-two significant luxury models and variants have launched in India so far in 2026 from Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Land Rover, Porsche, Lexus, Volvo and Mini. They run from the Rs 47.5 lakh Mini Countryman C to the Rs 4.90 crore Range Rover SV Sawai Collection. Ten of the 22 plug in. Our five picks are the BMW i7 50 xDrive, BMW i5 LWB, Lexus ES 350h, Audi Q3 and Porsche Cayenne Electric, and the i7

A relay attack lets thieves unlock and start a keyless car without touching your key: one device near the car, a second near your key, and the signal between them is stretched until the car thinks the key is beside it. It is a real risk for luxury cars with older keyless systems. But in India, the method that keeps showing up in police cases is a different one: thieves get into the car, plug

Expect a luxury EV in India to be worth roughly 55 to 75 percent of its launch price after two to three years, with most falling toward the lower half of that range. The clearest signal comes from a carmaker itself: in August 2026, Porsche India began offering an assured buyback of up to 70 percent after three years on the petrol Cayenne, but only up to 55 percent on the electric Macan and Taycan.