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Kawasaki has extended its ongoing offers on three models in its Ninja lineup through the end of July. The benefits, covering the Ninja 1100 SX, ZX-6R and ZX-10R, have been announced via the company's official social media channels. ZX-10R effective ex-showroom price now Rs 17.90 lakh Ninja 1100 SX gets a complimentary pannier kit worth Rs 1.25 lakh ZX-6R gets a complimentary Öhlins steering damper worth Rs 83,000 Kawasaki Ninja July offers The ZX-10R continues to receive the largest benefit The Ninja ZX-10R continues to be offered with a straight Rs 2.89 lakh discount, bringing its effective ex-showroom price down to Rs 17.90 lakh. At that price, it remains one of the most competitively priced litre-class superbikes currently on sale in India. The Ninja 1100 SX gets a complimentary pannier kit worth Rs 1.25 lakh, a meaningful addition for riders who plan to tour and would likely have opted for luggage anyway. Meanwhile, the ZX-6R is being offered with a complimentary Öhlins steeri...

India's Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, during a recent media interaction, said that a public rollout of E25 petrol is still some time away. The minister stated that E25 (25 percent ethanol blended petrol) is still undergoing tests at the moment and “any suggestions that we are bringing E25 now is misinterpretation.” Government on E25 and other ethanol blends Speaking about E25 petrol, Puri said that the fuel is not ready for the market yet as Centre is still “conducting tests, which will take time.” The Union Minister went on to say that any progress on the matter will be based on the results from these tests, which will be followed by an evaluation phase. Once that is done, “we will then talk to the stakeholders and automobile manufacturers,” said Puri. However, the minister did not specify any timeline for this process. Puri also spoke about the recently introduced E85 petrol. The minister stated that it will take a bit of time for E85 to be ma...

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Conducted in association with  Spinny , India’s leading pre-owned car platform, the fourth edition of our Used Car Study analyses real-world resale values across a broad spectrum of vehicles sold in the Indian market to assess depreciation trends over a five-year ownership period. The study is based on actual transactional data shared by Spinny for vehicles sold between January 1 and August 31, 2025. In this part of the  resale value study  series, we take a look at the executive SUV segment: Executive SUVs resale value  The Mahindra XUV700 has emerged as one of the strongest performers in the used car market, with all variants retaining value impressively well. Particularly noteworthy are the petrol variants, which display the flattest depreciation curves over a four-year period. In fact, one-year-old used examples are trading at only 15-16 percent below their average on-road prices, underlining the SUV’s exceptionally strong market demand. By comparison, five-yea...

Accessibility is a key element when stepping up to a larger capacity motorcycle and it's not just pricing we’re talking about. Being able to plant both feet or even one foot securely on the ground is a factor that gives people peace of mind when we’re talking about bikes with powerful engines displacing over 1000cc. Do bear in mind that we have only included models priced between Rs 10 lakh - Rs 20 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) from reputed and established brands with a fairly decent reach across the country. Honda CB1000 Hornet SP (Rs 13.29 lakh) 809mm Honda’s CB1000 Hornet SP packs in a Fireblade-sourced 1000cc, four-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine making 157hp and 107Nm of torque, bringing serious performance to the table. It is also festooned with top-drawer equipment from Brembo and Ohlins, but despite that, its price tag is quite a lot more digestible than its more sophisticated European peers. Another way it is quite rider-friendly is that it has a pretty accessible 809mm perch...