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An exploration of automotive culture, design, and engineering — from the extraordinary vintage collections of India's royal houses to contemporary supercars and overland journeys.
Explore the Collection →The Maharaja's Garage: India's Hidden Automotive Treasures
Between 1900 and 1947
Between 1900 and 1947, India's royal houses commissioned nearly twenty percent of all motor cars built by Rolls-Royce. Today, behind palace gates from Udaipur to Baroda, these bespoke coachbuilt marvels remain preserved as masterpieces of 20th-century artisanal engineering
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The Maharaja's Garage: India's Hidden Automotive Treasures
Between 1900 and 1947, India's royal houses commissioned nearly twenty percent of all motor cars built by Rolls-Royce. Today, behind palace gates from Udaipur to Baroda, these bespoke coachbuilt marvels remain preserved as masterpieces of 20th-century artisanal engineering
“The Super SUV solved the Indian supercar dilemma overnight: 700 horsepower performance that never scrapes on a speed breaker.”
On the subcontinental popularity of high-performance SUVs
Defender, G-Wagon, Land Cruiser: The New Safari Culture
Across the sands of the Thar and the granite kopjes of Jawai, a new breed of sophisticated adventure traveller is trading air-conditioned minibuses for bespoke all-terrain icons engineered to tackle the planet's harshest terrain in absolute refinement
14 min readRolls-Royce and the Indian Maharajas: A Century of Bespoke
From the Star of India Phantom II to modern Goodwood commissions, the alliance between British mechanical precision and the decorative traditions of Indian royal courts defined the very meaning of automotive bespoke
16 min readThe New Super SUVs: Performance Meets Presence
When 700-horsepower twin-turbocharged engines meet active air suspension and high ground clearance, the world's most exotic marques find their perfect subcontinental expression
12 min readThe Golden Quadrilateral: India's Greatest Road Trip
Connecting four imperial capitals across nearly six thousand kilometres of asphalt, the Golden Quadrilateral is the definitive canvas for the modern grand touring connoisseur
15 min readMotoring at the highest tier is the convergence of mechanical sculpture, speed, and bespoke patronage. THE ROYAL GALLERYS chronicles the automobiles, artisans, and journeys that define the pinnacle of automotive culture.
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