evo India Podcast

What does Dolby Atmos actually mean in a car — and why does it matter more in a car than in your living room?

In this episode of the evo India Podcast, Karan Grover, Senior Director at Dolby Labs, sits down with executive editor, Aatish Mishra to explain exactly how Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision work in cars, why a car is actually the most perfect listening environment Dolby has ever worked with, and why India is doing things in car audio that have never been done anywhere else in the world.

The conversation covers the detail that will stop most people cold: AR Rahman composed 1,100 individual chimes for the Mahindra BE6 and BE9, all mixed in Dolby Atmos — so when a warning sound tells you there is an obstruction on your left, it genuinely comes from your left. That is not a gimmick. That is object-based audio design applied to a car's entire sound ecosystem.

Karan explains how Dolby Atmos goes from a recording studio to a streaming platform to your car's speakers, why the car is the only listening environment where every speaker position and every seat position is fixed — which makes it the ideal space for Atmos tuning — and how Mahindra Auto became the first manufacturer in the world to put Dolby Atmos on a 4-channel non-branded speaker setup in the XUV 3XO. Mahindra also pushed Dolby to deliver Atmos on the Thar, previously thought impossible at that speaker configuration. Both were firsts. Both happened in India.

The episode also covers the Mercedes-AMG GT63 Electric's synthesized V8 sound and whether it is tuned in Dolby Atmos, how EVs are changing the science of sound design because there is no engine masking the audio environment, why Apple CarPlay supports Atmos playback and what Android's recent update means for wireless Atmos in cars, and where car audio goes from here — including the possibility of film premieres in cars and Dolby Atmos eventually reaching buses, tractors and auto-rickshaws. He also talks about the various cars which have Dolby Atmos like the XUV 7XO, the Maruti Suzuki Victoris, Tata Sierra and more.

Dolby currently works with 38 automobile manufacturers and over 150 car nameplates globally.

Norton is back. And the company that saved it isn’t British — it’s Indian.

In this episode, evo India Editor Sirish Chandran and Executive Editor Aatish Mishra go deep on one of motorcycling’s most unlikely comeback stories — how TVS Motor Company acquired a bankrupt Norton, poured serious money into it, rebuilt the factory, the workforce, and the engineering, and then produced the Manx R Superbike as proof that it worked.

They cover TVS’s investment and what Norton actually did with it, how the brand was upgraded from the ground up, which Indian components are on the Manx R, styling and first ride impressions, the V4 engine history and what makes it special, performance impressions from Spain, India launch plans, motorsport ambitions, how former JLR design boss Gerry McGovern is involved, and why Norton’s revival matters to India.

This is just the beginning.

evo India is India’s leading automotive enthusiast magazine and podcast — covering cars, motorcycles, motorsport, and the culture around them.

Callum Nicholas spent 10 years as a senior power unit assembly technician at Red Bull Racing — building and servicing Redbull F1 race engines, a part of the pit crew on three world record pit stops, and living through the most intense championship battle in modern Formula 1 history.In this episode of the evo India Podcast, Callum Nicholas talks about what Max Verstappen is actually like behind closed doors — why winning by 10 seconds is never enough for him, why he never stops pushing, and what makes him different from every other driver on the Formula 1 grid right now.He takes us inside Abu Dhabi 2021 — the safety car, the 15-second radio call, and where exactly Callum Nicholas was when the most dramatic finish in F1 history unfolded. He breaks down the world record 1.8-second pit stop at Brazil, the Sergio Perez stop in Russia that went badly wrong, and what a sub-two-second stop actually feels and sounds like from the garage floor.He also talks about Red Bull Powertrains building a Formula 1 engine from a gravel car park from scratch in four years — now outperforming manufacturers with 75 years of F1 engine experience — and why 2022 meant more to him personally than 2021.0:00 Precap
0:14 Introduction
0:25 Who is Calum Nicholas and his role at the Red Bull F1 team
1:31 Being a part of the world record pit stop crew
3:00 The feeling of an under 2sec pitstop
3:57 One pit stop that will stay with him forever
4:51 Are injuries common during pit stops?
6:05 Working with Max Verstappen
6:31 What is Max Verstappen's secret sauce
8:38 Any other driver that is close to Verstappen's mindset
9:54 The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021
12:50 The whole moment when the safety car was deployed to the end of the race
16:05 Was that the most cherished championship
16:57 Current F1 regulations
19:08 Red Bull powertrains
20:03 Was there a base from Honda for the engine?
20:47 A road car with a Red Bull powertrain?

What does it actually take to run a multi-brand dealership group? In the latest episode of Boss Talks, we have Vasanthi Bhupathi, Dealer Principal, Kun Exclusive BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and Anup Venkatesh in conversation with Ed, Sirish Chandran. The Kun group represents 12 brands across 110 touch points, sold nearly 38,000 cars last year, and serviced half a million vehicles, making them the largest dealership group in South India and one of the most respected in the country.
In this episode, the guests talk about how Kun group started with one Hyundai dealership 27 years ago and grew to Rolls-Royce, BMW, Mini, Porsche and beyond. The real margins in the car business and why service is not the goldmine people think it is. How EVs will fundamentally change the dealership model and what happens to service revenue when cars stop needing oil changes. The brutal truth about starting a dealership today, from the capital required, why so many fail, and what manufacturers actually look for in a dealer partner. Vasanthi also shares a special story about Hyderabad Gold, how one customer's Rolls-Royce colour is now in the official Rolls-Royce global catalogue. How Kun kept all 6,000 employees on full salary through COVID and why that decision changed everything. Career paths inside a dealership group, from receptionist to top BMW salesperson, from Hyundai fresher to luxury brand CEO. And the one thing every outsider gets completely wrong about the dealership business. If you are considering buying a car, working in the automotive industry, or thinking about starting a dealership, this is the most honest conversation about the business of owning and running a car dealership you will find anywhere.

Is Mercedes-AMG about to dominate Formula 1 again? And how has Aprilia Racing managed to outpace Ducati in MotoGP? In the latest episode of the evo India Podcast, Editor Sirish Chandran sits down with Adil Jal Darukhanawala, editor-at-large at evo India, for a deep dive into everything we have seen from the 2026 F1 season and the 2026 MotoGP season so far.
In Formula 1, Sirish and Adil break down the sweeping new F1 regulations. Are they good for the sport, good for racing, or are they simply turning Formula 1 into a pure engineering championship? They discuss how teams are having to fundamentally rethink their approach to energy harvesting, deployment, and utilisation in both qualifying and race conditions. They go deep on the form of Mercedes-AMG, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Ferrari, and Alpine across the Australian Grand Prix 2026 and the Chinese Grand Prix 2026, and what the early F1 constructor standings 2026 tell us about where this season is headed.
In MotoGP in 2026, the story so far has been Aprilia. Adil and Sirish explore why Aprilia Racing has been quicker than Ducati across the opening two rounds, breaking down the aerodynamic philosophy and setup choices that are making the difference. They also discuss Marc Marquez's struggles, the underperformance of the Honda and Yamaha, and what it will take for the Japanese manufacturers to close the gap to the European teams.
The episode closes with Adil's predictions for both the 2026 F1 championship and the 2026 MotoGP championship and his early read on what the F1 2026 regulations could mean for the grid. If you follow Formula 1, MotoGP, or both, this is the motorsport podcast episode you need to hear. Buckle up.