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At V3Cars, Mahesh turns this lens into clear and engaging reports. He uncovers telling details, evaluates cars beyond the obvious and brings fresh angles to automotive conversations so readers learn to appreciate the charm of machines that deserve more attention.
Over the years Mahesh has built a keen eye for spotting vehicles that punch above their weight. His appreciation for clever engineering, value-driven design and inventive thinking shapes how he evaluates products and helps him surface stories others miss.
Mahesh wears the all-rounder hat at V3Cars, blending writing and motor vehicles — cars as well as motorcycles — into a single passion. He is drawn to compact, quirky and underrated machines that are full of character and a few lovable annoyances. It is no surprise that the Multix, Nano, Comet, Windsor and Navi rank high on his list of favourites.
List of article by Mahesh Yadav
1099 Articles
February 12 2023
Maruti Nexa Fronx CNG Spotted Testing - Likely To Launch By Mid-2023
Images of a camouflaged Fronx with some emission-testing equipment hanging from the back recently surfaced online. Currently, Maruti Suzuki are only accepting bookings for the manual and automatic transmission combinations with the 1.2L nor...
February 11 2023
Bigger Citroen C3 Spied - Could Rival Carens, Ertiga W/ 3-Row Seating
Spy images of the larger version of the current Citroen C3, (possibly the C3 Aircross) recently surfaced online. The images show a slot of a touchscreen and manual AC controls. So, we should expect it to retain its barebones, essential pers...
February 10 2023
Massive Lithium Deposits Discovered In Jammu And Kashmir — Ministry Of Mines C...
According to an official confirmation from the Ministry of Mines, a large 5.9 million tonnes of “inferred resources G3” was discovered in Jammu and Kashmir. The reserves were discovered in the Reasi district of Jammu. The &ldquo...
February 07 2023
Ola Electric Likely To Reveal More Details About Electric Car On Feb 9
Ola Electric’s CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, posted a teaser about the February 9, 2023 event from the company. In the teaser, Bhavish asks the viewers to “buckle up” the “seatbelts”, which is a clear hint towards a c...
February 06 2023
Maruti Suzuki Budget 2023 Reaction - 4 Major Concerns
The 2023 budget talked about giving a push to biogas, hydrogen and battery production. Maruti Suzuki welcomed the 2023 budget given their efforts in the flex fuel, bio CNG, electric and hydrogen CNG. But, they also highlighted some concerns...
February 05 2023
Mahindra Budget Reaction - Detailed Insights
In this article, we’ll present Mahindra’s reaction to the 2023 budget. Based on the announcements from the finance minister and the statement from the carmaker, we’ll try to understand how the 2023 budget impacts Mahindra ...
February 04 2023
Toyota Budget Reaction - Detailed Insights
In this article, we’ll present Toyota’s reaction to the 2023 budget. Based on the announcements from the finance minister and the statement from the carmaker, we’ll try to understand how the 2023 budget impacts Toyota in t...
February 03 2023
Maruti Suzuki Budget Reaction - Detailed Insights
In this article, we’ll present Maruti Suzuki’s reaction to the 2023 budget. Based on the announcements from the finance minister and the statement from the carmaker, we’ll try to understand how the 2023 budget impacts Maru...
February 01 2023
2023 Budget Recap For Auto Sector (Cars, EVs)
With the 2023 budget revealed, here’s everything you need to know as a car buyer or car owner. Here’s a quick recap of all the key announcements the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, made during the 2023 budget regarding the...
January 31 2023
Maruti CNG Hatchbacks Now Cost Only 90k More - Punch CNG Effect?
Maruti Suzuki recently revised the prices of their cars. With the price change, we noticed that their smaller CNG cars are only Rs. 90,000 pricier than the comparable petrol variants. About a year ago, Maruti Suzuki had increased this price...
January 30 2023
Toyota - Our Alternate Fuel Strategies Rely On Localisation
While speaking with V3Cars, Toyota’s VP of sales and marketing told us that their alternate fuel strategies for India rely heavily on localisation. Since the Toyota-Suzuki tie up relies on Suzuki’s capabilities of achieving scal...
January 29 2023
Maruti Suzuki Exploring Bio CNG As Alternative Fuel With NDDB, Banas Dairy
While speaking with the media, Maruti Suzuki’s chief technology officer, Mr. Raman CV, said that they are working towards accelerating biogas or bio CNG rollout. This alternative will help Maruti Suzuki meet their carbon neutrality go...
January 28 2023
Maruti Suzuki Exploring Hydrogen CNG (H-CNG) For Future Vehicles
While speaking with the media at the Auto Expo 2023, CV Raman, chief technology officer of Maruti Suzuki India said that they are exploring H-CNG as an alternative fuel to meet their carbon neutrality goals and cut down on the emissions.
January 27 2023
Tata Motors Working On E85 Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFV)
While speaking with the media at the Auto Expo, Mr. Mohan Savarkar, VP of Tata Motors’ passenger vehicle division, confirmed that they are executing the plans to make their vehicles E20 flex fuel compliant. But they aren’t stopp...
January 26 2023
Toyota: All Our Cars (
In the midst of the glamorous show Toyota had on display during the Auto Expo 2023, we got a chance to speak with Toyota’s top officials about the cars on display and their future product plans. As you know, Maruti Suzuki have already...
January 25 2023
Citroen eC3 Electric SUV (EV) Expected Price Calculation - With Logic
In this article, we’ll estimate the ex-showroom prices of 2023 Citroen eC3 electric SUV (EV) and explain the logic behind the calculations. We’ll first look at the prices of the 1.2L normal petrol variants of the C3 SUV as the b...
January 25 2023
Tata Motors Have Mahindra In Sights With New 1.2L, 1.5L Turbo Petrol Engines
In this article, we’ll look at the power and torque figures of Tata's new-generation 1.2L turbo petrol and 1.5L turbo petrol engines. We’ll also calculate the power-per-litre and torque-per-litre figures using these values a...
January 23 2023
Will Toyota Innova Hycross Get More Affordable With A Manual Transmission Option...
We had a chance to interact with Toyota’s top officials during the Auto Expo 2023. We wanted to know from Toyota’s top representatives if they see room for a more affordable G-SLF variant of the Innova Hycross for commerci...
January 23 2023
Maruti Suzuki Fronx - Only Car Under Rs. 10.0 Lakh With Rear Centre Seatbelt
Maruti Suzuki revealed the Nexa Fronx at the Auto Expo and opened bookings on January 12, 2023. The same day, we also got to film the interiors and exteriors of the Fronx. We had 2 surprises coming our way that day. First was that it had a ...