Dwij Bhandut
Dwij Bhandut covers the sharp end of new car and motorcycle activity, with a particular emphasis on launches, facelifts, electric models, and granular price and variant detail. He works as a correspondent for CarWale and BikeWale, having moved from copy editing into full-time automotive journalism that joins a clear love of automobiles with concise, practical reporting. His work spans straight news, expert reviews, features, and product pages, giving a wide view of how new vehicles and related hardware reach the market and what they mean for buyers.
Launches, facelifts, and spy shots
Bhandut’s core daily output is news coverage of new and updated models, from first patent sightings and spy images through to formal launch details. Recent stories include concept and design activity such as the BMW M Neue Klasse, detailed through its patenting and positioning, and early looks at models like the Mahindra Vision S and Tata Sierra Legend Series via new exterior details and variant explainers. He tracks booking windows and rollout timing for higher-end models, including the new Mercedes-Benz GLC EV, tying announcements to what shoppers can expect next on the forecourts.
On the volume side, he follows incremental changes such as new Baleno CNG AMT variants and other mainstream updates, treating them with the same straight, information-led news style.
His coverage of SUVs is particularly prominent, ranging from upcoming nameplates on new seven-seat MG products to full range stories on vehicles like the MG Hector Tomahawk across EV and plug-in hybrid versions. These pieces set out variant names, seating configurations, and key mechanical choices, keeping attention on what is new in the lineup and how it shifts the competitive picture.
Spy testing and leak-led articles sit alongside launch news, and he uses them to flag design changes, new powertrain options, and projected market positioning without drifting into opinion or speculation.
Electric vehicles and new energy offerings
Electric and electrified vehicles are a recurring thread in Bhandut’s work, both in cars and two-wheelers.
He has covered models such as the Hyundai Ioniq 5 facelift, the new Tata Tiago EV base Smart variant, and the upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLC EV, consistently anchoring stories in confirmed specifications, range details where available, and their place within wider model families. Dedicated product pages and news for EVs like the MG Windsor EV extend that approach, combining images, feature lists, and on-road pricing into a single reference point for readers.
On the motorcycle side, he reports on made-in-market rally machines like the Honda XR300 Rally and broader EV portfolios such as Honda’s QC3 expansion, treating them as part of the same transition toward new-energy mobility. Across these pieces, he keeps language direct and technical descriptions straightforward, focusing on battery capacity, charging options, and drivetrain layouts only as far as they help explain what is new or different about the vehicle.
The result is consistent coverage of electric and hybrid offerings framed as mainstream product news rather than niche technology features.
Prices, variants, and buying detail
One of the distinguishing features of Bhandut’s coverage is the depth of price and variant information he includes, often down to city-wise on-road prices and detailed trim walk-throughs. In news and product stories for vehicles such as the Tata Tiago EV, Hyundai Ioniq 5, MG Hector Tomahawk range, and MG Windsor EV, he lays out variant ladders, drivetrain choices, seating configurations, and ex-showroom price points in structured lists or tables.
These articles are written to function as buying aids, so the emphasis falls on clarity: variant names are spelled out, powertrain and body-style differences are separated, and pricing is expressed in simple figures without commentary.
Earlier work at another automotive outlet shows the same focus, with news on models such as the Nissan Magnite and Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor centred on price hikes and revised starting prices. Across all these pieces, there is little narrative colour; the core service is to document changes to pricing and variants whenever they occur, whether through new launches, facelifts, or periodic upward revisions.
This consistent attention to cost and specification detail marks his coverage out from more general automotive news that may focus primarily on brand announcements or styling changes.
Reviews, features, and design explainers
Beyond daily news, Bhandut contributes expert reviews and longer features that show how he approaches vehicles in use and in design. His expert reviews include first drive pieces on models like the new Toyota Hilux and longer-term “living with” reports for cars such as the Renault Kiger, where he works through practicality, comfort, performance, and ownership experience in a measured, structured way.
These reviews stay close to observed behaviour: how the vehicle rides, how its features work in everyday use, and where it fits in its segment, without shifting into lifestyle storytelling.
In features, he has written design explainers such as “New Tata Sierra: How It’s Designed,” unpacking the styling, packaging, and engineering choices behind headline models.
He also reviews automotive-adjacent hardware like the XECH JumpX tyre inflator with jump starter, applying the same straightforward test-and-report method to accessories that support vehicle ownership. Across reviews and features, his past in copy editing shows up as tight structure and clear sections, while his interest in photography and trails sits in the background of travelogues and visuals rather than in the text itself.
Together, these strands round out his profile as a reporter who pairs price and launch news with grounded evaluations of how vehicles and related gear perform once they leave the showroom.
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