Episodes

  • Skoda and Indian innings | Deep Drive Podcast | Autocar India
    Feb 22 2025

    Skoda entered India in 2000 and made its mark immediately. Since then, 25 years have gone by and Skoda still stands strong while many of its rivals have succumbed. Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Shapur Kotwal - Deputy Editor, Autocar India - discuss how the Czech brand started out and what helped it sustain.

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    41 mins
  • Can small cars make a comeback? | Deep Drive Podcast | Autocar India
    Feb 15 2025

    Small cars and hatchbacks have been on a downward trajectory in India and SUVs are the preferred choice. Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India - discuss the importance of small cars, taxation and advantages and impact on Indian car industry.


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    36 mins
  • Can Honda be the largest bike manufacturer in India? | Deep Drive Podcast | Autocar India
    Feb 8 2025

    Honda has been on an upward trajectory in India and is quickly catching up to Hero in terms of volumes. Rishaad Mody - Editor (Bikes), Autocar India - and Ketan Thakker - Editor, Autocar Professional - discuss why on this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime.

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    33 mins
  • Is India truly a global car market? | Deep Drive Podcast | Autocar India
    Feb 1 2025

    India might be the world's third largest car market but our bestselling cars simply won't cut it in advanced markets. Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India - discuss why on this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime.


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    45 mins
  • Auto Expo 2025 stars and why they're significant | Deep Drive Podcast | Autocar India
    Jan 25 2025

    The 2025 edition of Auto Expo, India's largest motorshow, has just concluded. In this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime, Autocar India's Sergius Barretto, Shapur Kotwal, Gavin D'Souza and Rishaad Mody discuss all the big car and bike reveals of the show.

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    59 mins
  • Making sense of facelifts, updates and all-new cars | Deep Drive Podcast | Autocar India
    Jan 18 2025

    Manufacturers are very liberal in labelling their cars as 'new', sometimes even years after the model's original launch. Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India - discuss the different phases of a product lifecycle in this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime.

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    36 mins
  • Remembering Osamu Suzuki - The giant of small cars | Deep Drive Podcast | Autocar India
    Jan 11 2025

    Osamu Suzuki passed away on 25 December, 2024 aged 1994. In this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime, Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Ketan Thakkar - Editor, Autocar Professional - pay tribute to the man who took a bet on India, set Maruti Suzuki up for success and proved that with the right vision, even small companies could achieve outsized success and stay independent.

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    43 mins
  • Sub-4m rule, diesel hybrid cars, Polo replacement & more | Deep Drive Podcast | Autocar India
    Jan 4 2025

    We've gone through the comments and compiled a list of your most frequently asked questions. Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India - answer them on this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime.

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    45 mins