The Spec'd Desk
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Road Trips & Culture
Nashik’s Simhastha Kumbh Begins October 31, But the Highway Built for It Won’t Be Ready Until December
News & Trends
Detroit’s Big Three Fall to a Record-Low 36% of US Car Sales, as Toyota Closes In by 38,000 Cars
News & Trends
₹4,150 Crore on the Table, Zero Takers: Why India’s EV Import Duty Cut Hasn’t Landed a Single Application
Explainers & How-To
No Claim Bonus Explained: The ₹2,525 Gap Between a 20% and a 50% Car Insurance Discount
Road Trips & Culture
1.8 Lakh Orders Deep: Will Your Car Arrive by Dussehra This Year?
News & Trends
Launched at ₹1,90,015: Bajaj’s Pulsar NS400Z Finally Gets a TFT, But It’s Still Not a 400
Explainers & How-To
Tinted Car Windows in India: The ₹10,000 Hisar Challan, and Why Kerala Says It’s Legal Anyway
News & Trends
Tesla Secures $30 Billion in New Credit, Six Times Its Old Limit, to Build Robots and Robotaxis
Road Trips & Culture
India’s ₹1.17 Crore Number Plates: Why Buyers Pay More for 8888 Than the Car
News & Trends
BMW Cuts Profit Margin Target to Just 3-5% by 2028, Will Axe 8,000 German Jobs
Explainers & How-To
India’s 5-Challan Rule Explained: How Unpaid Tickets Can Now Cost You Your Licence and Freeze Your RC
News & Trends