Parth Kusalkar February 13th, 2026 Fix the Roads Before You Play the Music. Racing greatness, real driving control, and a city that needs fewer soundtracks and more substance. This week on DRS Diaries: We’re explaining the handbrake like you’re five (yes, including hill starts and why it’s not a drift lever), rewinding to February 13, 1998 when Dale Earnhardt finally conquered the Daytona 500 after two decades of chasing it, stepping into The Driver’s Room to question Mumbai’s musical coastal...
21 days ago • 2 min read
Parth Kusalkar January 30th, 2026 Does Speed Still Feel the Same? A look at turbos, EV performance, and the soul of driving. This week on DRS Diaries: We’re breaking down turbochargers like you’re five (yes, including boost kicks and turbo lag heartbreak), rewinding to January 30, 1964 when Porsche quietly dropped a motorsport cheat code with the 904 Carrera GTS, stepping into The Driver’s Room to debate whether electric cars are quicker but not necessarily more exciting, and wrapping it up...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Parth Kusalkar January 16th, 2026 Instinct vs Input A week of mirrors, machines, and motorsport truth. This week on DRS Diaries: We’re breaking down ORVMs like you’re five (yes, including convex mirrors, blind spots, and why that biker is closer than he looks), rewinding to 1925 when General Motors went global by acquiring Vauxhall, stepping into The Driver’s Room to ask whether too much data has made modern drivers less instinctive, and wrapping it up with a Petrolhead Pick that fixes your...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Parth Kusalkar January 2nd, 2026 Gears, Glory & the Question of Greatness From manual vs automatic basics to Kyalami’s F1 debut and a debate on what truly defines the best driver. This week on DRS Diaries: We’re explaining manual vs automatic gearboxes like you’re five (yes, including the clutches, jerks, and ego damage), rewinding to January 2, 1967 when Formula 1 officially arrived in Africa at Kyalami, stepping into The Driver’s Room to ask whether F1 is still the ultimate test of driving...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Parth Kusalkar December 26, 2025 The Joy Is in the Details From life-saving seatbelts to slow cars driven hard and history worth remembering. This week on DRS Diaries: We’re breaking down why the 3-point seatbelt is still the smartest hug your car gives you, rewinding to a Boxing Day in 1963 when Britain chose racing over resting, stepping into The Driver’s Room to ask whether it’s better to drive a slow car flat-out or own a fast car you’re scared to enjoy, and wrapping it up with a tiny,...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Parth Kusalkar December 19, 2025 Beyond Badges and Brochure Numbers Real talk on fuel economy, cleaner engines, emotional branding, and everyday car upgrades. This week on DRS Diaries: We’re packing fuel economy into a tiffin box, rewinding to 1963 when the Clean Air Act quietly forced engines to grow up, stepping into The Driver’s Room to ask whether brand loyalty is just emotional marketing, and wrapping it up with a small, no-horsepower upgrade that somehow makes everyday driving better....
3 months ago • 3 min read
Parth Kusalkar December 12, 2025 Stir, Shift, Survive. Brewing engines, debating gearboxes, and staying alive. This week on DRS Diaries: We’re brewing up carburetors with filter coffee (no laptops, just physics), rewinding to 1915 when Ford quietly mass-produced the future, stepping into The Driver’s Room to ask if manuals are still the enthusiast gold standard (spoiler: maybe not), and wrapping it up with a no-nonsense safety tool that every petrolhead should own because loving cars also...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Parth Kusalkar December 5, 2025 Cars Keep Evolving. Drivers, Maybe Not. Breakfast-logic torque converters, Chrysler’s risky 1977 pivot, SUV-shaped ego problems, and a ₹139 sanity-saver. This week on DRS Diaries: We’re decoding torque converters using idli batter (yes, really), rewinding to Chrysler’s bold front-wheel-drive gamble from 1977, stepping into The Driver’s Room to ask if India’s SUV obsession is turning us into worse drivers, and I'm dropping my favourite under-₹150 accessory that...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Parth Kusalkar November 28, 2025 1895 Gave Us Car Journalism. 2025 Is Killing It. From the invention of automotive reporting to the slow collapse of its integrity, why buyers pay the price and more. This week on DRS Diaries: We’re breaking down power steering using Maggi logic, rewinding to 1895 to revisit the birth of automotive journalism, stepping into The Driver’s Room to expose how the industry quietly sold its soul, and wrapping up with a budget-friendly carbon-fibre PPF hack that keeps...
3 months ago • 4 min read