Crash test ratings are a contentious conversation because of the amount of marketing that the star ratings have amounted to. On ThisConnect Season 02 Episode 05, Kartikeya and Shumi break down what they actually mean and how to accurately interpret crash test ratings in term of accidents in the real world.

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CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Crash Tests & Safety

00:01:11 What's A Crash Test

00:03:00 Lab Test vs The Real World

00:05:00 Accidents vs Crash Tests

00:06:58 Optional Crash Test Ratings

00:10:38 Too Pro Manufacturer?

00:13:26 Are Cars Really Safe?

00:15:14 Ratings Aren't Comprehensive

00:18:49 The Injury Scale

00:22:59 Not User-friendly!

00:24:05 Child Seats Required

00:28:26 You Cause The Crash Part 1

00:32:00 Protect Yourself

00:33:18 Drive Better

00:36:27 Avoid Crashes!

00:37:45 Better Cars Look Worse

00:39:35 Do You Drive Well Enough?

00:41:26 Causing Harm

00:42.54 Really Understand Crash Ratings

00:45:21 Active Safety Matters More

00:46:20 How Safety Progresses

00:52:04 Older Cars and Safety

00:53:29 Do the Hard Thing

00:54:05 Choose To Be Safer

00:55:52 Your Mistake or Theirs?

00:58:30 Not Crashing Is Better!

01:00:33 The Next Episode

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On ThisConnect, MotorInc's podcast, Shumi and Kartikeya are talking about motorcycling as a culture and a lifestyle. And whether it's in a state that will ultimately lead to trouble for all of us that love being on two wheels.

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CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Culture

00:02:30 Motorcycle Festivals

00:04:45 The Online Influence

00:07:00 Cultural Genres

00:09:15 The Early Influences

00:13:23 Consequences Incoming

00:15:10 Responsible Motorcycling

00:17:12 Courtesy & Patience I

00:19:05 Represent!

00:19:56 What We're Learning

00:21:44 Motorcyclists vs Bikers

00:23:01 The Bad Boy Streak

00:24:45 Courtesy & Patience II

00:26:53 Motorcyclists Are Vulnerable

00:27:42 Guided Behaviour

00:28:37 Say Hello

00:29:13 Be Quiet

00:30:23 Sportsbike Riders

00:34:57 Experience vs Ownership

00:36:09 Invest In Your Passion

00:37:50 Off-road Challenges

00:39:01 Be Considerate

00:43:25 Traffic & Patience

00:46:47 Ride Solo vs Groups

00:48:30 Crashes & First Aid

00:52:18 Bad vs Good Behaviour

00:55:05 Motorcyclist as Aspiration

00:56:37 Actively Humanise

00:58:32 Communicate!

01:00:55 Be Human

01:01:22 Be Welcome

01:02:58 Earn Respect

01:03:10 Welcome New Riders

01:04:56 The Next Episode

01:05:32 Closing Comments

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On the third episode of ThisConnect Season 02, Kartikeya and Shumi are discussing the easy and accurate approach to buying your first ever car. There's a lot less to worry about than you think!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Nervous?

00:01:44 Worry Doesn't Work

00:03:13 How Expensive Should It Be?

00:08:58 First Car-Friendly Brands

00:10:38 Petrol, Diesel or Electric?

00:15:30 How You Decide?

00:17:13 Trustworthy Opinions

00:23:49 Good Car Essentials: Engines

00:28:06 Good Car Essentials: Suspension

00:33:30 Good Car Essentials: Dependability

00:34:40 The Features Minefield

00:45:26 The Car Safety Conversation

00:52:44 Resale Value

00:54:10 Warranties & Service Packages

00:55:50 Used Car As your First Car?

00:57:57 Our First Cars

01:00:08 Versatility

01:01:15 The Middle Variants

01:04:03 Don't Worry So Much

01:06:09 The Next Episode

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The Japanese dominated the world in quality and products in the 1970s and 1980s. But lately, their products lag behind the norm in India and they don't appear to have a strategy that works towards the changing needs of Indian car and motorcycle buyers. On ThisConnect season 2, episode two, Kartikeya and Shumi are talking about how this incredible country and culture lost its way. And what's the solution.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Rising Sun?

02:40 Going Gets Tough

04:05 What Japan is Like

09:18 Can't Drive In Japan

10:16 Process Orientation

12:15 Do We Need Japanese CEOs?

16:23 Broken Systems Persist

18:12 Breaking Expectations

20:15 Changed Expectations

21:32 Japan Can't Manage Change

25:32 Respect Is a Two-Way Street

28:24 Japan's Money Problem

30:30 Not Cutting Edge Any More

31:39 India vs Japan

33:32 Strange Decisions

35:30 Is Japan Just Old?

37:07 Generation Gap

40:05 The Experience Problem

43:20 Lack of Innovation

46:00 Japan Knows Better?

47:20 How Change Will Happen

49:40 Are These Strong Brands?

52:35 Can Japan Innovate?

54:10 The Next Episode

55:47 Closing Comments

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On the opening episode of ThisConnect Season 02 – our podcast – Kartikeya and Shumi are talking about what they promised in Season 01: the correct way to break in, bed in, or run in, if you prefer, you new car, motorcycle or scooter. It's simpler than you think, and you're worrying a bit too much, maybe? ~ Join our YouTube channel as a member for exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO-uVs959_GUzzUx4ctwMMQ/join ~ ThisConnect is our podcast. You can check out Season 01 on our channel if you haven't. On the pod, Kartikeya and Shumi discuss a range of topics of automotive interest ranging from trends, important things we need to think about, or just celebrate the automotive lifestyle. ~ CHAPTERS 00:00 Season 02 Opens 01:05 What Is Breaking In 03:48 Things Have Changed 07:05 The First 200km 09:21 Good Engineering Everywhere 13:45 The Early Oil Change 15:34 Shumi's Experiences 17:27 Kartikeya's Ritual 20:35 Emotion vs Reason 24:00 Traffic Is Your Friend 25:20 Is Racing Different 26:44 Brakes and Tyres 30:45 Small Details Matter 34:44 Autonomy Will End Bikes 37:44 Pre-Delivery Inspection 38:52 How To Run It In 43:45 New Vehicles Smell 45:30 Can't Be Too Careful 46:56 How To Run It In Continued 48:58 Closing Comments ~ Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: YouTube.com/@motorinc We’re offering our podcast, ThisConnect, on YouTube, Anchor/Spotify, Apple, Amazon and Google. Audio Podcasts are available at: Amazon: https://www.bit.ly/amazon_tc Apple: https://www.bit.ly/apple_tc Spotify: https://www.bit.ly/spotify_tc Anchor.fm: https://www.anchor.fm/thisconnect Google: https://www.bit.ly/ggle_tc JioSaavn: https://www.bit.ly/saavn_tc RSS (via Anchor): https://anchor.fm/s/cdfc9888/podcast/rss ~ Motor Inc social media channels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themotorinc Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/themotorinc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MotorInc.official ~ Website: https://www.motorinc.com ~ #MotorInc #ThisConnect #Podcast #Season02 #RunningIn #BreakingIn #NewCar #NewMotorcycle #NewScooter #firstthingsfirst

Episode 20 marks the end of the first Season of #ThisConnect, our #podcast. For the past 5 months, we've loved interacting with you in the comments' stream. So for this episode we decided to pick two comments from each episode that really made us think. These are your comments and this is what Kartikeya Singhee and Shumi are thinking on those topics. - It's a long episode, three times the normal size, so we've broken the chapters into "questions" and "answers". Do feel free to skip ahead if you like. And we do have questions for you at the end (in the last chapter). We would like to hear from you! Thank you so much for watching! We're super thrilled you all have enjoyed ThisConnect so much! We hope to see you on Season 2, very soon! ~ CHAPTERS 00:00-00:58 Introduction 00:59-02:13 Q: Riding Gear 02:14- 04:27 All The Gear All The Time 04:28-06:27 Q: Family Perspective 06:28-11:20 The State Of Fear 11:2-15:18 Q: India's Two-Wheeler Market 15:19-17:23 India's The Next Big Thing 17:24-17:41 Q: Yamaha Fans' Woes 17:42-19:14 Yamaha's A Bit Lost 19:15-19:44 Q: Stock Bikes on Racetracks? 19:45-21:06 Stock Bikes + Racetracks is OK! 21:07-21:12 Q: Racetracks are far! 21:13-23:32 Good Things Need Effort 23:33-24:56 Q:Price vs Value 24:57-26:44 Cars Today? Outstanding Value 26:45-28:11 Q: Features vs Trim Packages 28:12-33:41 Trim Levels & Value 33:42-34:33 Q: Restoring Old Bikes 34:34- 36:44 Restoratings Need Patience! 36:45-37:26 Q: Ideal Adv for India? 37:27-40:29 Spec vs Reality 40:30-43:16 Q: Who Buys Vehicles in India? 43:17-47:17 India Customers Play Safe 47:18-48:12 Q: How Important is VFM? 48:13-49:10 Security of Purchase 49:11-49:35 Q: MotorInc Meet-ups? 49:36-49:55 Meet-ups Coming Soon! 49:46-50:18 Q: Will EVs Take Over Soon? 50:19-50:43 The Dream Is Bigger Than Fuel Source 50:44-51:07 Q: How Do We Test Vehicles 51:08-55:26 The Database Of Things 55:27-1:00:49 Quick Q&A Session! 1:00:50-1:01:22 Q: Run Flat Tyres 1:01:23-1:03:32 Run Flat's Are Real! 1:03:33-1:04:11 Tip: Checks For Used Vehicles 1:04:12-1:05:17 Read The Manual Too! 1:05:18-1:05:56 Tip: Rent Before You Buy! 1:05:57-1:06:33 Great Tip! Do Rent! 1:06:34-1:07:08 Q: Slow Bikes Rock! 1:07:09-1:08:25 Ride Your Own Ride! 1:08:26-1:09:00 Q: Status Vs What We Really Do? 1:09:01-1:10:15 Status Is Part Of Growth Process 1:10:16-1:10:55 Q: Delivery Day Photo Mystery 1:10:56-1:12:24 The First Photo You Remember... 1:12:25-1:18:24 Books Books Books! 1:18:25-1:18:36 Q: Dashcams/Aux Lights 1:18:37-1:23:43 The Festival Of Worrying 1:23:44-1:25:00 Q: Blessed To Be Out Riding 1:25:01-1:26:36 Riding vs Tourism! 1:26:37-1:27:11 Q: Is Fitness Important? 1:27:12-1:30:50 Yes. But Not A Barrier 1:30:51-1:31:16 Q: Patience is Important, Right? 1:31:17-1:32:27 System & Us Need Change 1:32:28-1:32:52 Q: Who Fails a Driving Test? 1:32:53-1:35:47 Almost No One! 1:35:48-1:37:18 Season 02's Coming Soon

As road testers and vehicle evaluators, our job is to figure out where a new vehicle fits. Into its universe of rivals, into your life and into its role. How we do this is what Kartikeya and Shumi are discussing on episode 19 of ThisConnect, our podcast. And if you think databases were boring, here's our database of vehicles that are game-changers. Meet the milestones.

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Chapters:

00:00-01:12 Introduction

01:13-02:45 Suzuki Shogun

02:46-04:03 Ford Fiesta

04:04-06:08 Suzuki Access/Honda Activa

06:09-09:58 LML CRD100/Freedom

09:59-11:14 Honda Shine 125

11:15-12:29 Maruti Alto/ Renault Kwid

12:30-14:09 Ford Figo

14:10-16:43 Skoda Octavia

16:44-19:28 Bajaj Pulsar 150

19:29-22:18 Maruti Zen

22:19-24:05 Tata JTPs

24:06-28:47 Honda City

28:48-30:09 How Japan Lost It

30:10-33:34 KTM 390 Duke/Yamaha RD350

33:35-34:52 Yamaha YZF-R15

34:53-35:15 TVS Ntorq

35:16-37:18 Suzuki V-Strom XT

37:19-42:19 Hero Impulse

42:20-45:35 Ducati Multistrada

45:36-48:57 Aprilia RSV4

48:58-51:59 BMW 7 Series

52:00-53:18 Closing Comments

Episode 18 of ThisConnect starts with a question from a viewer to Kartikeya: "How do India's fast new roads change things for speed limits, for safety and for how people will drive?" Shumi and Kartikeya discuss speed, limits, approaches, common sense, enforcement and so much. Here's everything you need to know about speed. ~

CHAPTERS

00:00-01:22 Introduction

01:23-04:56 Fastest Roads

04:57-08:29 Chaos Management

08:30-10:28 Fast Is Boring

10:29-12:17 Sense Of Speed

12:18-14:39 Shapes Of The Road

14:40-19:59 Limits Change!

20:00-24:08 Skills & Vehicles

24:09-27:36 We, The Source Of Chaos

27:35-29:59 Long, Fast Roads

30:00-31:55 Enforcement & Tolls

31:56-35:26 Looking Inward

35:27-36:29 Tiered Licensing

36:30-36:29 Celebrating Speed

38:41-43:56 Road Rage

43:57-50:50 Closing Comments

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