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Over the past couple of years, SUVs have seen an exponential growth in popularity. More and more car manufacturers these days are starting to produce their own brand new SUVs in order to get a share of this…

So is it a myth or a fact that hi-octane increases horse power and improves gas mileage? Well the one word answer to the question is yes, it increases horse power of your engine. But unfortunately the matter is…

After a lapse of 7 years, Toyota has reintroduced Prado Diesel with a smaller but more efficient 2800cc D4D turbo charged engine succeeding vulnerable 3.0 1KZ engine. The new engine has substantial hike in…

Roadside shacks or more commonly known as dhabas, are eateries that are on the roadsides in Pakistan and serve food you can eat out in a very relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Simple foods define the…

CVT or Continuously Variable Transmission is now being used or preferred by most automotive companies now. Leonardo da Vinci sketched a stepless continuously variable transmission in 1490 and it took us almost…

The actual Yamaha of Japan made its venture in to the motorcycle market of Pakistan and launched its first model of 125cc bike by the name Ybr 125. Yamaha has tried its level best to give a setback to the…

There's a thing, the options available in Pakistan to buy cars are not just bland, even the colors they are available are bland as well. We wrote the curious case of the red Corolla some time ago and how people…

Transmission fluid or gear oil is ignored by many car owners because they fail to understand its importance especially in an automatic car. It is what lubricates the gearbox and also acts as a coolant to cool…

“Oh baaains!” was my reaction when I saw the 1999 Civic for the first time. It was a little before sunset, I was on my bike waiting for the traffic signal to turn green when it appeared on the horizon in…

The Mitsubishi Pajero once conquered the Dakar Rally in stock form. So did the Land Cruiser but then, the Pajero was a formidable opponent to the Land Cruiser. It had quite an awe to not be forgotten in the…

"...anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac." Been brought up in Saudia Arabia where you only need to extend your arms out of the windows to make your car…

I think we’ve convinced ourselves to never accept a sedan offered by Pak Suzuki whether it has a 2.4 liter or a 1.3 liter engine. If you recall back, there was a car called Suzuki Baleno and it was for those…

Ugly cars are everywhere, whenever you walk out onto to the streets of Pakistan wherever it may be, chances are you are going to come across a fair few of these eye sores. So for this round of Top 5 we're going…

Chery is a Chinese automobile manufacturing company founded in 1997 by the Government of China. Most of you wouldn’t have even known about this company if the QQ hadn’t been imported to Pakistan.…

I remember, in 2004, along with my dad when we were on a survey to buy a new car. Going through showrooms located at Khalid Bin Walid Road in Karachi, trying to find a Toyota Premio in our range, although it…