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TorQue: RE Himalayan, Aston Martin, Delhi Two-Wheeler Ban & More

TorQue is your weekly round up of news that made headlines throughout the week from the world of automobiles.

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1. Review: Tata Bolt Is a Worthy Competitor to Maruti Suzuki Swift

Tata’s Bolt has striking similarities with the Tata Indica but then it accentuates the new design philosophy from Tata Motors. Take a look at the Tata Tiago and you see something similar on the Bolt.

The car faces stiff competition in the crowded Indian hatchback segment. But if you look closer you’ll see the value for your money on the Bolt.

How? Find out here.

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2. Aston Martin, Red Bull Team Up to Build a Hypercar

What happens when one of the most successful Formula One racing teams and iconic car designers come together? ‘Hypercar’, a class above your regular supercars.

And that is exactly what Red Bull Racing and Aston Martin are going to build, at least, that is what they say.

The companies have announced a collaboration between Red Bull Racing’s Chief Technical Officer, Adrian Newey and Aston Martin’s Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman, to produce a ground-breaking Aston Martin Hypercar, codenamed ‘AM-RB 001.’

Read the full story here.

3. First Ride: Royal Enfield Himalayan Is Tougher Than You Think

Royal Enfield is usually associated with street cruisers, but a purpose-built adventure tourer built by the same company? As crazy as that sounds, it is now a reality in the form of the Himalayan. We decided out to test out the bike in the Himalayan Ranges. We weren’t expecting the bike to be a true-blue adventure tourer, but what we found out blew our minds!

Click here to read about our first ride. You can also see the trip in pictures here.

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4. How Safe are Self-Driving Cars?

As autonomous car technology rapidly progresses, carmakers face the difficult question of how safe they must be before they’re ready to move people on highways and city streets.

Right now, companies such as Google, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz are testing the cars in a small number of cities to demonstrate they can be safer than human drivers. They also must figure out what level of risk is acceptable to both government regulators and a potentially skeptical public.

Click here to read the full story.

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5. Delhiites May Not Be Able to Buy Most Two-Wheelers From 1 April

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the registration of all two-wheelers in the capital, which do not follow BS-IV emission regulation norms, starting 1 April 2016.

Interestingly, the order only prohibits registration of these vehicles and doesn’t completely ban them from plying on Delhi roads, which means that people will still be able to buy the affected two-wheelers outside the national capital.

But are there any two-wheelers that BS-IV compliant? Find out here.

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