The Bentayga can go from a standstill to 100 km/hr in 4.5 seconds, and, if you can keep your foot down, the speedometer will climb all the way to 290 km/hr!

The model, which will compete with the likes of Hyundai Verna, Maruti Suzuki Ciaz and Skoda Rapid, now features smart devices ecosystem including Alexa remote capability and 32 connected features as standard feature across all variants with a five-year free subscription.

The new RS 7 Sportback is expected to give competition to the likes of Mercedes-AMG E 63 S and the BMW M5.

In India, many players are in the throes of chaos and pain but at least one partnership -- Air Asia India -- that was fraying even before the pandemic now finds itself at breaking point, says Anjuli Bhargava.

At the heart of the Duster 1.3 Turbo X-Tronic is a turbocharged engine paired to a 7-speed CVT, the same engine that also powers the Mercedes A-Class, CLA and GLA-Class entry-level models!Now if only Renault had put some thought into the all-new Duster's interiors and driver comfort as they did in the engine...Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com test-drives the old beast with a new heart.

The new year will see a line of hatchbacks (including compact SUVs) hit the Indian roads.Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com offers a peek.

There are a whopping 10 sedans slated for a launch in India this year. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com gives the lowdown.

If the small cars and sedans are here, can the big boys be far behind? Rajesh Karkera offers a checklist of the SUVs and MUvs coming to India this year.

German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz India on Thursday launched the imported version of its new generation flagship sedan S-Class with a price starting at Rs 2.17 crore while it prepares to introduce a locally-produced variety of the model in the fourth quarter this year.The new 7th generation S-Class comes in two variants -- diesel S 400d 4MATIC priced at Rs 2.17 crore and petrol S 450 4MATIC tagged at Rs 2.19 crore.

Czech automaker Skoda on Monday forayed into the midsize SUV segment in India with the launch of its new offering Kushaq, priced between Rs 10.5 lakh and Rs 17.6 lakh (ex showroom Delhi).

The wait for the new iPhone is over as the tech giant Apple officially launched its new iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro on September 14.

The Gurkha 2021 is built on a ground-up modular architecture platform with an all-new wider and longer body, full new interiors, a new crash-compliant, high-strength chassis, new coil spring suspension on all four wheels fine-tuned to achieve the right balance and offer the best in class ride quality on multiple surfaces -- tarmac, rough rural roads and off the road, the Pune-based company said.

Stylish, sleek, a coupe-like sedan with generous amount of space is what the Slavia is all about.

The all-new ZS EV will be available in two variants -- Excite and Exclusive, priced at Rs 21.99 lakh and Rs 25.88 lakh, respectively.The company said it has initiated bookings for the Exclusive variant, while bookings for the Excite trim will commence from July 2022.The model comes with the largest in-segment 50.3-kWh (kilowatt-hour) battery with advanced technology, offering a 461-km certified range in a single charge.

Tata Motors on Wednesday expanded its electric vehicle range in the country with the launch of Nexon EV MAX, priced between Rs 17.74-19.24 lakh (ex-showroom).Equipped with a 40.5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, the Nexon EV Max offers 33 per cent higher battery capacity than the Nexon EV, delivering ARAI certified range of 437 km (under standard testing conditions), ensuring uninterrupted inter-city travel.ARAI refers to Automotive Research Association of India.The model produces 105 kW (143 PS) of power and delivers a torque of 250 Nm, resulting in 0 to 100 sprint times in under 9 seconds.

Google's premium smartphone series Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will be around 15-21 per cent costlier in India compared to other countries, according to the prices revealed by the company.The company has started pre-booking the Pixel 7 at Rs 59,999 ($729.36) and Pixel 7 Pro at Rs 84,999 ($1033.27) on the e-commerce portal Flipkart.The devices would be available from October 13.

Both versions come up with the dynamic island feature that first debuted on the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max and the USB-C type charging.As per The Verge, an American technology-based website, the iPhone 15 also has an OLED Super Retina display, which supports Dolby Vision content with 1,600 nits of brightness.The peak brightness of this display is 2,000 nits in sunlight, double that of the iPhone 14.Apart from this, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus also has an improved camera system.

A world favourite brings a new design and improvements across the board

A laser lights each little particle so you can vacuum it away into oblivion 

Deep boom for those who want that extra thump above all else

Noise leads the market with 27 per cent market share

This is a colour that truly looks of the forest and from the forest

Noise led the market with a 23 per cent share

Device also has a sound personalisation feature

Equipped with advanced health and wellness sensors, the wearable continuously tracks heart rate and other vital body functions like blood oxygen and calories

This basic smartwatch tracks a lot of parameters and also lets you easily call contacts from your wrist

Zebronics’ wireless neckband comes with features loaded like ENC for crystal clear voice calls

These True Wireless Stereo buds are clear and comfortable but a little on the expensive side

Dell’s new XPS 13 laptop is now available for purchase on Dell.com

An entry-level DAC and headphone amplifier at a very attractive price point

New devices focus on making the most of gadgets at home and work

Also unveiled at the event were the Apple Watch series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and 2nd gen Airpods Pro.

The event also saw Freshcraft handing over its three versions of Tenshield to some of the startup’s first associated clients

The Kindle Scribe will ship later this year, the online retailer said Wednesday, at a price of $339

The new device comes with hands-free Alexa control and a new processor 

MediaTek Dimensity 1080 has 200MP camera with Imagiq ISP

Meta has unveiled a high-end virtual reality headset on hopes that people would use it to work in the virtual reality place metaverse

The Android-powered Pixel 7 and 7 Pro are joined by the Pixel Watch, running WearOS, and the Google Pixel Buds Pro to create a cohesive set of devices

The device is said to be the lightest TWS earbuds from the Japanese company so far.

Microsoft Authenticator will continue to work on iPhone and iPad

L’Oréal confirms that the Brow Magic eyebrow applicator will launch in 2023

Almost synonymous with portable music players in the ‘90s, the Walkman slides back into our lives in this new avatar.

JioBook comes with always-on 4G connectivity

Technology stocks led the gains in early trade, with Infosys rising 1.60 per cent, followed by Apollo Hospitals, Hindalco, Wipro, and Tech Mahindra

Facility will offer businesses access to Google Gemini’s Large Language Models for testing AI-driven use cases such as natural language understanding, image generation, and predictive analytics

The retail portion of the IPO emerged as the only fully subscribed category, receiving 1.02 times the shares reserved for retail individual investors (RIIs)