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Every driver knows the feeling. You approach a bend, turn the wheel, and either the car responds exactly as you intended or something feels slightly off. That moment of connection between driver, car, and road is at the heart of what car cornering is really about.

Getting new tyres for your car is one of those tasks most drivers know they need to do but rarely think about in detail. You drop the car off, wait a while, and drive away on fresh rubber.

Walk into any car showroom and two numbers will stand out in the brochure: horsepower and torque. Both are presented as measures of performance, and both sound impressive when high.

Every time you press the brake pedal, something invisible makes it work. That something is brake fluid, a hydraulic fluid that quietly handles one of the most critical jobs in your car. Most drivers never think about it until something goes wrong, but understanding what it does and how to maintain it is a simple way to stay safer on the road.

You have been to a service centre and heard a person say, 'Sir, you need balancing' but you have not given much thought to what that person actually meant. Was it tyres balancing or wheel balancing? Or is both the same thing?

There is not the least necessity to tell it to you, because, in driving along Indian roads, you are already aware of the fact, namely, that in perfect roads the exception is rather than the rule.

Whenever you hear people mention cars, you will hear terms such as Front Wheel Drive, Rear Wheel Drive, All Wheel Drive, and Four Wheel Drive.

The majority of individuals do not actually bother about their car until something malfunctions. Perhaps the engine light comes on, or the car suddenly emits a weird sound, or, worse, it won't start when you're already late. The fact is that the majority of such circumstances can be avoided due to relatively simple regular check-ups.

Tyres are usually rather underappreciated until they go wrong. A puncture, maybe. Or the car starts to feel a little slippery on wet roads. At times, drivers learn the condition of their tyres only after hearing someone at a service centre say, “These tyres are worn out, you should change them soon.”

We often only notice our tyres when something goes wrong. Like the times when you find yourself on a slippery road on a rainy evening and the car just about slips at one moment.

After taking a good look at it, we would say that the new Renault Kwid quietly manages to carve its space on Indian roads. It’s small, relatively easy to thread through city traffic, and for many people, it becomes their first car.