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Okay, this is it. Time to send it,’   (safe behind a tyre barrier) had a   a car, the Mercedes-Benz G350d.
           said my mind as I chased my brother   huge smile on his face as he looked   Both, obviously, are tonnes of fun.
           in a barely visible orange Maruti   at his camera screen. We were     They are fast, exotic and you will
           Suzuki S-Presso as he powered      having an absolute blast.          never get out of them without a smile
           towards the last corner at the Ajmera   But what’s going on here, you   on your face. But this is where my
           Indikarting Dirt Track in Mumbai.   ask? And what are two entry-level   definition of attaining fun starts to
           I was following the dust cloud in   hatchbacks doing sliding around   change. Over time, I’ve realised it’s
           a Renault Kwid Climber, with the   in the dirt? And how could those   no longer the actual numbers, but
           throttle pressed to the floor. At the   possibly be fun? Well, over time   more about the feeling. And for big,
           last moment, I let off, twisted the   my idea of fun has barely changed.   powerful and fast cars, that moment
           wheel and yanked the handbrake, all   The route to attain it, though, has.   comes far higher up the speedometer
           at once, and the rear end kicked out,   Elsewhere in this issue, you’ll find   than what is normally safe. Which
           swinging the car like a pendulum as   a story featuring a Lamborghini   brings me squarely to the two cars
           I immediately counter-steered. I was   Huracan Evo that can hit 100 kph   you see here.
           laughing hysterically, my brother   in under four seconds. Last month,   The Maruti Suzuki S-Presso and
           gave me a thumbs-up, and Kaizad    we drove a matte-black hooligan of   the Renault Kwid Climber are small,




























































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