Mercedes-AMG E53 Hybrid 4MATIC+ makes its India debut with a blend of performance and electrification | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Mercedes-AMG E53 Hybrid 4MATIC+ is the first electrified AMG sedan in the E-Class family to arrive in India. More significantly, it strengthens Mercedes-Benz India’s expanding plug-in hybrid portfolio while giving buyers another compelling option […]

The Toyota Hilux is unlike anything else on sale in India today. Yes, it is classified as a lifestyle pickup, but that description barely scratches the surface of what this vehicle represents. Around the world, the Hilux has become a phenomenon, earning a reputation that borders on legendary. It has crossed deserts, climbed mountains, survived […]

Kia Syros EV Design: Familiar, but distinctly electric What makes the Kia Syros EV particularly interesting, though, isn’t any single number on the specification sheet. Having driven it, what stands out is the way Kia has brought together performance, range, space, technology and everyday usability in a package that feels remarkably well judged for the […]

The obvious question with Nissan Tekton is: isn’t this essentially a Renault Duster with a Nissan badge? To a considerable degree, yes. The two SUVs share their platform, powertrains and much of their underlying engineering, but Nissan has taken that proven package and given it a distinctly different interpretation. After driving it for more than […]

Scroll back through your camera roll from the last three years, and a pattern emerges: faces evenly lit, skies intact, shadows gently raised and highlights pulled down. Every photograph has arrived, by slightly different routes, at the same image, competent, clean and looking rather more assembled than taken. The Pixel 11, launched in India this […]

A mythical brass city hangs upside down, an ivory shola tree blooms indoors, while the Mumbai skyline becomes a gilded promenade, while an archive unfolds through the geometry of Indian stepwells. This is Mubarak Baug, Mumbai-based designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla’s new 20,000-square-foot Mumbai flagship — a maximalist dream that marks four decades of […]

Reality star and business mogul Kim Kardashian has spent much of her career being told that her body was the product. With Skims, she figured out how to make the product the business. Founded with Jens Grede in 2019, Skims began with shapewear and underwear and has since expanded into loungewear, menswear, swim and activewear. […]

Yuki Igarashi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A couple of years ago, when Osman Abdul Razak was being fitted for a suit by Yuki Igarashi, founder of Japan-based menswear brand Lecteur, he recalls being struck by how neatly Yuki’s pins were arranged on his pin cushion.  “As an onlooker there, I couldn’t help but analyse […]

What is home, if not a place for comfort, with a little whimsy sprinkled in?  For Aneeth Arora, founder of fashion brand Péro, working with garments has always been about creating experiences, and telling stories. Taking this forward through Péro home, only felt natural. She calls it less of a pivot and more of a natural […]

A practical notchback design gives the Skoda Superb an edge over conventional sedans. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement There is something immediately reassuring about the new Superb. It is unmistakably a Skoda, yet its design has a premium quality that makes it look more expensive than the badge might suggest. The fourth-generation car has a […]