Buying Guide

The single most important thing to check on a used Lexus in India is the date it was first sold, because that decides how much factory warranty comes with it. Lexus cars sold before 2024 left the showroom with a 3-year, 100,000km vehicle warranty, which has almost certainly run out. Cars sold from 2024 carry 8 years and 160,000km, and Lexus says unexpired cover transfers to the next owner. The hybrid battery has its own

Matrix LED headlights are the one premium lighting technology that genuinely changes how safely you drive at night. They split the high beam into segments that switch off individually around other vehicles, so you can keep your main beams on without dazzling anyone. Laser headlights add extra high-beam range on top of LEDs, but they only work at highway speeds, and BMW has been phasing them out. OLED, despite the marketing, is not a headlight

Paint protection film (PPF) is a thick, clear polyurethane skin that physically absorbs stone chips and light scratches. Ceramic coating is a hard, glass-like layer only a few microns thick that makes paint glossier, water-repellent and easier to clean, but does almost nothing against chips. In India, a good ceramic coating typically costs Rs 25,000 to Rs 40,000, while a quality full-body PPF on a large luxury car usually runs from about Rs 1 lakh

A used Range Rover or Defender is only a bargain if you price it against what the same car costs new today, and in India that number has moved a lot. Local assembly cut the Range Rover by up to Rs 56 lakh and the Range Rover Sport by Rs 29 lakh in 2024, GST 2.0 took off up to Rs 30.4 lakh more across the range in September 2025, and the Defender may be

If you buy a new luxury EV in India, the wallbox itself is usually the cheap part: BMW, for example, includes an 11kW wallbox with its EVs. What actually costs time and money is everything around it. That means the cable run from your meter to your parking spot, the sanctioned load on your electricity connection, and, if you live in an apartment, getting your housing society to say yes. This guide covers all three,

If you are buying a used Audi in India, the single most useful thing to know is the date April 2020. Every A4, A6, Q3, Q5 and Q7 sold new after that point is a turbo-petrol, because Audi India dropped diesel entirely at the BS6 switchover. Before it, most of these cars were diesels. That one split decides your running costs, your registration life in Delhi NCR, and which faults you should be hunting for

To negotiate a better price on a pre-owned luxury car, settle your walk-away number before you meet the seller, then justify every rupee you ask off with something you can show them: a service that falls due soon, worn tyres or brakes, an expired warranty, the insurance premium you will inherit, or the cost of moving the registration. Negotiate the total, transfer-ready price rather than the number on the listing. On a used BMW, Mercedes-Benz,

Insuring a luxury electric car in India costs you slightly less on the mandatory third-party side than an equivalent petrol or diesel car, but the own-damage cover is where the real risk sits, and most of that risk is the battery. If you buy one add-on beyond zero depreciation, make it battery protection. A standard comprehensive policy generally pays for accident damage to the pack, but water ingress and electrical short circuits are where claims