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Kalki Koechlin says many actors own Audis but live in 1BHKs ‘for image’: ‘I was denied entry at an award show for arriving in a Swift’ | Bollywood News

Kalki Koechlin says many actors own Audis but live in 1BHKs ‘for image’: ‘I was denied entry at an award show for arriving in a Swift’ | Bollywood News

Apart from proving their mettle in acting, Bollywood actors often have to build a certain image to gain visibility, which eventually leads to more work. In a recent interaction, Kalki Koechlin revealed that while she personally refuses to resort to such measures to get ahead, she has seen her contemporaries spend lavishly on image-building, even at the cost of sacrificing other needs. She also admitted to being stopped multiple times at tan awards event for not arriving in a fancy car. Speaking on the YouTube channel Aleena Dissects, Kalki said, “For years I reached the Filmfare award in my Swift and my dress would be bigger than the car. They wouldn’t let my car go inside the venue and they would stop it, and then I would have to show my invite and tell them, ‘It’s me.’” Kalki shared that such experiences never deterred her from living life on her own terms. She said, “It’s just who I am and the freedom and everything else that I want in life. I don’t want that because …

Audi’s lifted Q6 E-tron Off-Road concept is ready for winter driving

Audi’s lifted Q6 E-tron Off-Road concept is ready for winter driving

Audi has revealed a new dual-motor electric off-road vehicle concept based on the Q6 E-tron that looks ready for a snowpocalypse. The automaker built a working prototype that lifts the vehicle by 6.3 inches and widens it by 9.8 inches, giving it a stance that wouldn’t be out of place if it appeared in Truck Country, USA. Audi’s CEO Gernot Döllner calls the “Q6 E-Tron Off-road concept” a “reinterpretation of Quattro,” which is the company’s marketing term for its all-wheel-drive models. The extra ride height is courtesy of four bespoke portal axles integrated into the wheel hub assemblies at the front and rear that Audi says increase torque at the wheel by 50 percent. Each axle is powered by an electric motor with a combined power output of 380kW and up to 9,883 lb ft of torque at its peak. That’s up 3,245 lb ft of torque from the normal Q6 E-tron, which is Audi’s first vehicle built on Volkswagen’s modular Premium Platform Electric (PPE) platform (also used in the new A6 E-tron and Porsche …