The September 2017 19th anniversary issue is out on stands!
OVERDRIVE completed 19 years of bringing you the latest in automotive news, and reviews this month! And to celebrate, we have a big, fat 19th Anniversary Collector's Edition OVERDRIVE waiting for you at the news stand. As Editor-in-Chief Bertrand D'Souza reminds us constantly, OVERDRIVE goes the extra mile to ensure we get you a story unlike any other. Here's what's in this mammoth 320-page celebration.
Off to the Mountains
Of course, we went into the mountains. The OVERDRIVE summer capital is Leh! But this year, we started out with a story that's a dream - and you cannot miss reading it. And bring a napkin for drool-control. Because we took the big adventure tourers, the Honda Africa Twin DCT, the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S and the Triumph Tigers 800 XCA and the new Explorer XCx on the hardest highway in India. And of course, the third edition of the OVERDRIVE Independence Quattro Drive took 5 Audi SUVs and a team of participants and unfurled the Tricolour with our brave and indomitable soldiers, barely 20km from the Indo-China border.
To the racetrack, then!
From our summer capital, we moved to the spiritual home of OVERDRIVE. We took a suite of vehicles to the racetrack for a story we have thought about for a while. We wanted to see the details of the price-to-performance equation. So we got ourselves a range of vehicles from the sweet TVS Apache RTR 200 4v to the ferocious Lamborghini Huracan 610-4. Our cars and motorcycles for the day told us how performance increases with price - this is an eye-opening read, we promise.
Cars
Then OVERDRIVE staffers headed out to exclusively drive the 2017 Audi Q5 which is headed here. Also in the issue is the stunning Range Rover Velar and the box-fresh Hyundai Verna. We also get the Jeep Compass against the Hyundai Creta to see how that shakes out. Not quite done, we also have the Tata Nexon. Enough? Okay fine, we also compared the Mercedes-AMG C63 S and the BMW M3 and we've asked for both cars to be sent back to us because, well, why not. Oh and we were responsible too, driving coast to coast within a day in the Jaguar XE 20d. How's that responsible? We did that on one tank of fuel. And then we needed to let our hair down so we partied as hard as the Ashok Leyland FAT 6x6 would allow us - plenty and then stretched out in the new 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
Motorcycles
And then we got up and went at it again! The boys took the latest of the entry-level big bikes, the Kawasaki Ninja 650, the Ducati Monster 797 and the Harley-Davidson Street Rod on a 4,000km comparison test - that's 12,000km in all! - in the city, out on the highway and at the racetrack. You will be blown away at the results - if you still haven't spotted a reason why you absolutely must pick up the issue, check your pulse, you might be past your expiry date. Also in the issue is the big battle between the Kawasaki Z900 and the Triumph Street Triple S, both long-term rivals, both brand-new for this year. Also, the Bajaj Pulsar NS160.
Motorsport
Motorsport Editor Vaishali looked forward, outlining the glory that awaits Indian Formula One hopefuls, Jehan Daruvala and Arjun Maini. Our star columnist Michael Scott looks back at Valentino Rossi's ascension to the title of GOAT. That's greatest of all time, not meh, heh heh.
That's all? No way. Go pick up the 19th Anniversary edition of OVERDRIVE and you'll see that stories are far from over. Hurry, they'll run out fast, that also we promise.
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 58.93 Lakhs
Starts Rs 58.93 Lakhs
Displacement
1984cc
1984cc
Transmission
Automatic
Automatic
Max Power(ps)
249
249
Max Torque(Nm)
370
370
Mileage
13.47 Kmpl
13.47 Kmpl
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 9.99 Lakhs
Starts Rs 9.99 Lakhs
Displacement
1353cc
1353cc
Transmission
Automatic
Automatic
Max Power(ps)
115
115
Max Torque(Nm)
242
242
Mileage
-NA-
-NA-
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 9.31 Lakhs
Starts Rs 9.31 Lakhs
Displacement
1493cc
1493cc
Transmission
Automatic
Automatic
Max Power(ps)
115
115
Max Torque(Nm)
250
250
Mileage
-NA-
-NA-
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 44.98 Lakhs
Starts Rs 44.98 Lakhs
Displacement
1999cc
1999cc
Transmission
Automatic
Automatic
Max Power(ps)
179
179
Max Torque(Nm)
430
430
Mileage
-NA-
-NA-
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 17.79 Lakhs
Starts Rs 17.79 Lakhs
Displacement
1956cc
1956cc
Transmission
Automatic
Automatic
Max Power(ps)
163
163
Max Torque(Nm)
350
350
Mileage
14.9 Kmpl
14.9 Kmpl
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 3.21 Crore
Starts Rs 3.21 Crore
Displacement
5204cc
5204cc
Transmission
Automatic
Automatic
Max Power(ps)
640
640
Max Torque(Nm)
565
565
Mileage
7.4 Kmpl
7.4 Kmpl
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 1.57 Crore
Starts Rs 1.57 Crore
Displacement
2925cc
2925cc
Transmission
Automatic
Automatic
Max Power(ps)
290
290
Max Torque(Nm)
600
600
Mileage
-NA-
-NA-
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 6.95 Lakhs
Starts Rs 6.95 Lakhs
Displacement
1497cc
1497cc
Transmission
Automatic
Automatic
Max Power(ps)
110
110
Max Torque(Nm)
260
260
Mileage
21.5 Kmpl
21.5 Kmpl
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 82,624
Starts Rs 82,624
Displacement
160cc
160cc
Transmission
5-Speed
5-Speed
Max Power(ps)
15.50
15.50
Max Torque(Nm)
14.60
14.60
Mileage
-NA-
-NA-
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 10,99,000
Starts Rs 10,99,000
Displacement
937cc
937cc
Transmission
6-Speed
6-Speed
Max Power(ps)
112.00
112.00
Max Torque(Nm)
93.00
93.00
Mileage
-NA-
-NA-
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 5,99,000
Starts Rs 5,99,000
Displacement
749cc
749cc
Transmission
6-Speed
6-Speed
Max Power(ps)
55.00
55.00
Max Torque(Nm)
64.00
64.00
Mileage
-NA-
-NA-
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 16,01,500
Starts Rs 16,01,500
Displacement
1083cc
1083cc
Transmission
Automatic
Automatic
Max Power(ps)
99.25
99.25
Max Torque(Nm)
103.00
103.00
Mileage
-NA-
-NA-
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 6,24,000
Starts Rs 6,24,000
Displacement
649cc
649cc
Transmission
6-Speed
6-Speed
Max Power(ps)
68.00
68.00
Max Torque(Nm)
64.00
64.00
Mileage
-NA-
-NA-
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 7,99,000
Starts Rs 7,99,000
Displacement
948cc
948cc
Transmission
6-Speed
6-Speed
Max Power(ps)
125.00
125.00
Max Torque(Nm)
98.60
98.60
Mileage
-NA-
-NA-
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 8,84,000
Starts Rs 8,84,000
Displacement
765cc
765cc
Transmission
6-Speed
6-Speed
Max Power(ps)
118.00
118.00
Max Torque(Nm)
79.00
79.00
Mileage
-NA-
-NA-
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 1,10,388
Starts Rs 1,10,388
Displacement
198cc
198cc
Transmission
5-Speed
5-Speed
Max Power(ps)
20.53
20.53
Max Torque(Nm)
16.80
16.80
Mileage
-NA-
-NA-
Tags:
OVERDRIVE September 2017 issue |
2017 Overdrive Independence Quattro Drive |
2017 Honda Africa Twin |
2015 Triumph Tiger 800 XCx |
2017 Triumph Tiger Explorer |
2016 Ducati Multistrada 1200 S |
2015 Audi Q3 |
2015 Audi Q7 |
Overdrive 19th Anniversary issue |
2017 kawasaki ninja 650 |
2017 Ducati Monster 797 |
2017 Harley-Davidson Street Rod |
2017 Tata Nexon |
2017 Hyundai Verna |
2017 Jeep Compass |
2017 Hyundai Creta |
2017 Audi Q5 |
Bajaj Pulsar NS160 |
Ashok Leyland FAT 6x6 |
2017 Range Rover Velar |
2015 Mercedes-AMG C63 S review |
2015 BMW M3 |
2017 Kawasaki Z900 |
2017 Triumph Street Triple S |
Valentino Rossi |
2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class |
Jaguar XE 2016 |
