Samruddhi Mahamarg vs Old Highway - Nagpur to Shirdi in Audi Q7s | Special Feature | Autocar India

The Hindu Hruday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg is open to the general public from Nagpur to Shirdi. But how much has it improved things? We compare it to the old highway in two Audi Q7s to find out the answer.
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[@darshanmul]

This is what you call as a true game changer....imagine the amount of fuel saved for commercial vehicles! Both presenters are great!

[@LimitlessTraveller]

but still some neta log arguing on toll cost🤣

[@trappedmoss]

@@LimitlessTraveller doesn't matter, we know who to vote

[@chinmayteli110]

Guys they have made a road of international standards with good enough speed limit, well marked, broad and straight. Now it's our time to maintain it, not overspeed and drive rash.

[@yashpalchaudhary9752]

People here will always maintain it...those who do not maintain it will probably never come to autocar...

[@Rohit54763]

India is changing.good to see politicians making infrastructure a priority

[@TheDURWAS]

The only task on Samruddhi was to not feel sleepy. Happy to see India is finally getting good infrastructure

[@yashpalchaudhary9752]

Finally...

[@kushalchintu109]

Even with the new Road and cruise control, Q7 delivered a single-digit fuel efficiency 🥲

[@darshanmul]

Wondering how much my Sonet Diesel will deliver on cruise control. Wanna try to cover the entire stretch under 20 Litrs !

[@kushalchintu109]

@@asap8368 Indeed 😅

[@ketangaikwad326]

What do you expect from 3.0L V6 Petrol!

[@srinitaaigaura]

Honestly the ideal speed for FE as the Honda City hybrid test showed, is steady 60 kmph. Max 80. Beyond that drag increases hugely.

[@vernonjoashmeshramkar6237]

@@darshanmul i did it in my carens diesel and the mileage I was getting on the expressway was 21.7 at 118 kmph throughout. I think it's doable with 20 ltrs.

[@sandeepraut8061]

I went on that road last month for Pune to Nagpur's journey, and it feels you are outside India for those 5 hrs. On our return leg, we left Ngp at 10 am, reached Shirdi, did Darshan, and then came back to Pune at 10 pm. To do all that in 12 hrs would have been unimaginable without the samruddhi highway.

[@adityadange954]

Need part 2 with driver's interchanged for Delhi - Mumbai route next year...🤩🤩🤩

[@devilsondavid4794]

Caution : Those who planned to drive through Samridhi Maha Marg do sleep well before you start your journey. Have a safe drive to all.

[@kritik8845]

I did Nagpur to Aurangabad through this expressway a day after its inauguration on my new Tata Nexon XZ Plus HS petrol manual. Took me 4 hours.

[@QuantumCanvas07]

You might have broken the speed limits

[@kritik8845]

@Lelin Padhan 118 kmph cruise control, cause at 120 kmph, nexon starts beeping like a maniac. No stops, non whatsoever. I didn't even stop for drinking water, did it while driving. 12:15 pm I crossed the nagpur toll, by 3:30 pm I was inside Aurangabad city.

[@ag135i]

I drove on it from Aurangabad to vaijapur on bike when it was not open for cars took very less time and felt like European roads.

[@AnishBhalerao]

Weird flex mentioning the entire car model with trim and transmission, instead of just saying Tata Nexon. Esp when you were just going to talk about driving time, and literally nothing else. Weird flex, but okay.

[@diysai]

@@AnishBhalerao It's that new car syndrome, will mellow down after a couple of years.

[@krishnakumarsubramanian3292]

The cost saved is purely on the fuel cost and toll. But if you consider the cost of time saved, it’ll be much more savings!! Superb road, needless to say.

[@anshul446]

This is the content I want from Autocar. Different cars long trips in different parts of the country. Loved that Audi Q7 trip you did from germany to india a few years back..

[@FoodKart]

oh! wasnt aware of such a drive from Autocar - Leme hunt 😁 Food Kart Channel.

[@DeepakKonar]

Last month we been to shirdi on my Audi Q3...and oh god loved the drive .we reached shirdi in 5 hours have our darshan in half and hour. Anyways i been one of those contractor who has given his service in building this infrastructure, so somewhere bells tickling in my heart..

[@rj48000]

Great video. Proud of being Nagpurian all Thanks to Gadkari 🇮🇳❤️

[@top_1_percent]

No mate. This was all MSRTDC, Gadkariji was not responsible. I love him though, he’s a true visionary who keeps his word and completes the task

[@swarnabhopaul9740]

Cheers for the current govt. They have done a excellent job in building our country's infra and that too at a fast rate with maintaining state of the art quality.

[@1123merlin]

Loved how soon you realised that it gets boring after the initial excitement wears off of constant triple digit speed. Advice all the drivers to take frequent breaks and carry some caffeinated refreshments so as to avoid getting drowsy. As always be safe and happy driving.

[@PrateekAndRuchi]

Video level - Better than International channels. Both the presenters are awesome

[@ankitsingh-pd4rf]

Its good to see such beautiful road are being made in India now, Kudos to Shri Nitin Gadkari ji for his work, The Bob The builder of India.

[@saggy2299]

Recently I did completed 535km from Mahur to Nashik in just 7.5hrs in my Nexon Xz+ petrol. In which 330km are covered on Samudhi which is completed in 3 hrs.. enjoyed the drive also maintained high speeds 110 to 115 throughout

[@rohitmahadik3466]

Eknath shinde and devendra fadnavis you just rocked 👍

[@AkhilWalavalkar]

Have covered the road up and down. My advice would be : try to avoid driving the full stretch at one go alone.. keep the driver engaged and also keep a good long list of peppy music ready. I did my second run after sunset and after around 2 hours of straight drive, it sort of gave me a hallucination effect. It's hard to understand it by just reading a comment (I know) but just take it as an advice. This road is different, because its so monotonous.. specially at night. So just take some breaks, have good company n drive safe 😊😊

[@arjunprabhu6742]

I remember as a child in the 90’s and 2000’s, I used to wonder when we too would get world class roads linking our nation like USA and Germany !. So happy to see it finally happening ! Now I am awaiting the Mumbai Delhi expressway 🇮🇳

[@saggy2299]

But the worst experience was people were driving swift desire, baleno, i10 around150 to 160kmph, which is too risky and also found that one swift desire who overtake me more than 150kmph speed got tyre burst and toppled after 10 to 20km

[@pratiksharma9391]

I can feel Swamil's pain as I was doing regularly Bhilai to Pune via older road before Samruddhi expressway but I recently done bhilai to pune in just under 14 hours via Samruddhi expressway and it was amazing 👏

[@keshavjhunjhunwala8584]

Need highways like these all across India. Can't wait for the Mumbai - Shirdi part to be completed. Certainly a game changer.

[@victorvonderkrausse5492]

Greetings from Romania! India keep improving and you will get there ! Step by step !! Hopefully If I will visit India in few years,your country it will be full crossed by motorways !!! You have a beautiful country full of history and culture!!! 🙏

[@AmitPharande]

My Brother is Senior Divisional Officer for Road Safety and Fire Officer for Samriddhi Mahamarg Project.... Great to See Development 🙂

[@Indiewindie]

Travelled by Samrudhi Mahamarg from Nagpur to Aurangabad IC 16 Exit. Whatta experience it was! Earlier when I used to take the old highway via Jalna it was a struggle to reach Nagpur and exhausting due to a single lane road. But now due to Samruddhi Mahamarg, it's a cake walk to drive from Shridi to Nagpur. This road is going to be a game changer for Maharashtra and the whole country. The total cost of toll is around 650 rupees and comes down to standard rate of 1.70.rupees per kilometre. Hence there is not much crowd on the road as old highway is still toll free for cars. Drive safe!

[@akshayraj3679]

This gives a vibe of autobahn although the speed limited will be there

[@peanutbutterjelly1368]

@@rakmanbaba absolutely true. Just yesterday I was watching a night POV of BMW M2C on Autobahn and boy was I blown away with their awareness. Driving at 250+ and the faster driver don't even have to flash their beams at the slower driver ahead to move aside, they move aside on their own. Woah! And here even after you honk once at the slower driver(which blocks the fast lane)ahead of you, they would look at you like you committed a crime and continue driving at that pace.

[@srinitaaigaura]

@@peanutbutterjelly1368 Watch Bugatti Chiron at 420 kmph on the Autobahn and you will see just how smooth it is. The Samruddhi marg is a superb road in all other respects, but rough concrete isn't autobahn smooth. Still, it should last for decades no problem. Overall it is a great, great achievements. Also Indian drivers are no match for the discipline of German drivers. Even on 4 lane highways they go with no speed restrictions.

[@neo3823]

Happy infra is coming, but hope Indian citizens get Basic Common sense and Critical thinking as well and don't think always about Relegion Caste 🙂 hope India grows and remain stable and Happy 🙂

[@kritik8845]

@VP vote for BJP if infrastructure and rapid socioeconomic growth is desired.

[@peanutbutterjelly1368]

@@kritik8845 also vote for BJP if you want divisions based on religions and caste.

[@Abhishek-kj7mi]

@@peanutbutterjelly1368 what's about waqf board

[@ayush_]

@@peanutbutterjelly1368 these divisions are not a new thing if there are differences in core beliefs there was and will always be divisions

[@cerberus9612]

@@ayush_ one’s a homegrown religion another’s a forced upon one having its source in some desert land far away in turbulent times…what did you expect?

[@SatrajitChakrabortyIN]

Recently experienced the road from Aurangabad to Nagpur, which was a superb experience. The only downside now is the food options on this road as there are very basic snacks inside the fuel stations. So it is highly recommended to carry some food before entering this super expressway. I wish every major city get connecting roads like this one.

[@sukusukuthan]

My India is developing.... Hooyaaa love my country more then anything

[@Archiths95]

This is not development .this is deficit spending cause of inflation . Live sustainable & compassionate is Indian philosophy

[@yashpalchaudhary9752]

Infrastructure development is a basic thing..

[@summerslider2487]

I love this type of content. Thankyou Autocar!

[@anubhav.sharma.]

I've travelled on Samruddhi Mahamarg recently, towards and from Mumbai, and I must appreciate the infrastructure. The road is smooth. I love the idea of only two toll plazas, one at the entry and one at the exit. I hope they open more petrol pumps and eateries or refreshments soon. Also, if we can have CNG stations on the way as well. Even if you drive at anything between 80-100, you'd reach your destination on time and easily. I enjoyed it and can't wait for the remaining section to be open. We need more such highways that can connect two prominent cities and make driving quick, easy and safe.

[@user-em9bs6pn8q]

Samruddhi mahamarg India's current longest expressway of length 701km from Nagpur to Mumbai 🔥🔥🔥

[@jadoodilip]

Kudos to Nitin Gadkari for making such wonderful roads

[@hatin_the_thinker]

Been following Indias development for a while many yrs. I saw the contrast with modi govt coming into play. Worldwide if you look at what he has done with everything agasint him. Stunning achievements. The man is a legend and has mapped a blueprint to build India for the 21sr century and beyond. Don't be swayed by all the propaganda esp by outsiders like the Soros foundations and some of your neighboring countries. You're being admired from distances..

[@rajeevranjan8680]

BJP again in 2024🇮🇳 for infrastructure development

[@trappedmoss]

❤️

[@sachinnayal]

Crux is he saved 5.30 hrs and 1300 Rs

[@hrishikeshdhavalikar3788]

Actually as per Road and transport of ministry rules the speed Maintain in Expressway 6/8lane is 120kmph, national highways 4Lane 100kmph, highways 2/4lane 80kmph, 2lane 40/60kmph, city 40kmph it is depends on traffic... 👍👍👌👌

[@mausamkumar6523]

video production quality is amazing

[@saliloza5461]

But probably Saumil would have the advantage of getting more fuel stations on the old road considering a petrol Q7. Unlike Jay driving on the new expressway which may still not have many fuel stations. Plus as the video mentioned, food court's are a plenty on the old road.

[@prannoy8420]

Sohna- Dausa section is going to be inauguarated by PM Modi on 12 Feb, which is basically Delhi-Jaipur section, please do the same test on it too, one takes the eway and the other nh48. It will be fun to watch. Hope you'll consider my request.

[@shubhankarlimaye5920]

Let’s just all appreciate the Modi Government, you might have different opinions but this is a gem. I am no congress supporter but the Pune-Mumbai expressway built by them is one of the best till date.

[@crappyguy83]

You guys have been putting great efforts to showcase such drastic differences. Thanks so much!!

[@udaymodi4393]

Please make more of these videos! Lovely content!!

[@_pr0mZ]

Please do another video when entire stretch opens up from Nagpur to Mumbai. Because this video, Actually you haven’t taken the Old route to Mumbai (but to Shirdi). You should have taken NH53 Nagpur to Dhule and NH60 Dhule to Nashik towards Mumbai for a fair comparison. It may be based KMs driven i.e. from Dhule to Nagpur on NH53 which usually takes 9hrs on Old route as compared to from Shirdi to Nagpur in 6hrs. 3hrs difference between New and Old Route. 😊

[@kumar1400]

Expressway is just half done, imagine when it completed from Mumbai to Nagpur. Connectivity for both Major cities will skyrocket. Good to see things are changing my state as well as country with different major project.

[@adv.shebinkanjirappallil1733]

Hope … some time in future something like an express way with international standards will come in KERALA 😞😢…….. Hope so ! Jai Hind 🧡🤍💚

[@amalkrishna5118]

Ya only hope nothing in real has been planned yet

[@josemonsaji]

Well there are plans but the problem is Kerala is very densely packed. And everything is on the highway making it very busy. Then there are all the junctions and signals which should not be in a highway/expressway.

[@gyanpandit21]

sure after BJP forms the government

[@josemonsaji]

@@gyanpandit21 lol. Mate its not the politics. It just wont work in Kerala. Its geography. Availability of land,etc.etc.

[@AbhijithCRX]

Dude the new 6 lane highway is in progress between Ernakulam and Kasargod and by judging the speed at which work is progressing, looks like it will be done by next year

[@Bhargav537]

Though the new highway is highly appreciable, I think we should not complain about the old highway as Somil is doing in the video. As Swapnil rightly said, how boring his drive is, I can completely agree with that. A few years back I did a road trip in the US, and only on the first day I was happy with the highways but rest of the time it is highly boring and depressing and exhausting and just as unsafe because drivers fall asleep. Only an Indian can drive in India, and the way our roads are with full of surprises, towns, people, animals, farms, potholes; it is truly a blessing.

[@Abhijeettyagi900]

U must visit UP and see the highway infrastructure it is damn goooooddddd

[@KattarRSSHindu]

Haryana too We also have good roads (we have bjp too)

[@RiteshKumar-ge5ee]

People using Yamuna Expressway, are enjoying this kind of road since more than a decade now. And it's really exciting to see more such roads are coming ahead. Exciting times ahead for those who prefer long road trips.

[@adeepbhojne]

Mumbai Pune Expressway is India’s first expressway built way back in 2002..so we have had this 2 decades back 😊

[@raghavendrabs8936]

Wow what a pristine road Maharashtra is granted with. Thanks to Autocar for unveiling to its subscribers 👍🏼. So that we make use of this road😄

[@jagapathiraju2584]

Plss try the same in Delhi Mumbai express way..

[@bsviky]

Great job guys, you are taking a lot of initiative to show the difference expressways make in a big country like ours. I hope all major cities will get such great infrastructure.

[@shaheed2123]

Awesome presentation. Thanks to PM Modi ji and team, including our own Bob the Builder, Shri Nitin Gadkari ji. seeing phenomenal infrastructure in India under Modi ji. Recently travelled Bangalore-Mysore, it was a pleasure. Thank you Modi ji. We all look forward to more of PM Modi ji for a long time to come.

[@paragdesai9390]

Nitin Gadkari zindabad. Jai Hind Jai Maharashtra. Waiting for Mumbai Shirdi section 👍

[@victorvonderkrausse5492]

Thanks for English speaking in this way I can understand!!! 🙏

[@19967747]

Thank you Devendra ji, Eknath Shinde ji, Gadkari ji and Modi ji 🙏

[@SKS_612]

What an exciting time to be Indian and living in India! Jai Hind.

[@dhaneshdhanawade]

I love that pronounciation of हिंदुहृदयसम्राट.

[@TheBharatt]

I still feel, the original highway (s) should not be ignored like that...... India should also grow along other then the Maha Margs. I being a resident and born Mumbaiker, feel the Local, State and National Government should equally look to improve the current highways much better then the ones in present condition. Create better roads, have more bridges and even create By-Passes from high density towns, cities and villages. No doubt the Express Ways will have a sure shot advantage, but the drivers on these other roads will equally curse the same government for ignoring some basic amenities. Jai Hind, Jai Maharashtra.

[@rakmanbaba]

Apart from one deliberate shot, the footage shows speeds of under 100kph on the Expressway! Also the 9kpl tells u why diesels are still indispensable

[@ghettoboi27]

You think 9kmpl is good?

[@vilehunter0074]

@@ghettoboi27 it is bad they drove petrols na

[@rakmanbaba]

@@ghettoboi27 Diesels have been unnecessarily demonized because of Nox, sulphur and carbon soot emissions from older (earlier than EU 4) engines. But in reality since they burn less fuel they produce less CO2 and the latest DPF technology has brought other harmful tailpipe emissions on par with petrol. Thus especially on highways diesel is a cleaner fuel compared to petrol

[@trappedmoss]

It's V6 my guys a V6

[@nishchalagrawal1286]

@autocar, what were the other cars (camera and crew) that accompanied the Q7s on both the highways?

[@abymathew295]

But the road sides and dividers look barren and dry...need to plant bushes and flowering plants in it..😍🥰

[@BuluBiker]

What an amazing highway, ek trip tho bantha hai ish route pe. I wish top speed aur thoda jyada honi chahiye.

[@chinmayagarwal6069]

Thank you Nitin Gadkari ji 🙏 😊

[@madhurajr4454]

Great time for India... Great to see us growing. Thanks dear modi sir. Love from Karnataka

[@travelfever1035]

Good Comparison. The difference is huge. But I feel the cost saving number would have been much higher if the cars used in the comparo were not Q7s but may be sedan from C-Segment or any car which is own by a common man. Any way we can see the world of a difference in both the routes.

[@pratikkumargaikwad1450]

Why haven't you guys metioned about all the mishaps that are happening due to tyre burts. Building cement roads for expressway was a very bad decision and especially during summer when the temperatures rise to 40 - 50 degrees a lot more mishaps are bound to happen due to tyre burst.

[@prafullakotame4734]

Bhai nitrogen bharwa le...iss highway PE free hai nitrogen filling

[@akumar2192]

Proud to be bhakt than spoon

[@VeggieReddy]

Love the way Nitin Gadkari ji and Modi ji are developing India

[@saketrathod3182]

I really love these type of videos , keep posting such.. ❤👍👍

[@maheshgarad118]

Very informative... Well done guy's ,this video also will helpful for Mumbai to delhi expressway journey. Thank you😇

[@raxonn]

The video we needed even tough we use Samruddhi but seeing autocars reaction on it is amazing

[@Zeroheadlines]

Good job by maharashtra government, I mean last 2 government. MSRDC did excellent job

[@vikramshukla3114]

I had driven my creta on it with my parents on board. They didn't realize the speeds i was doing....😄. Thankyou samraddhi mahamarg...

[@kirtanpatel9187]

Though it was a good show but there is no comparison between a two lane uncontrolled highway and newly advance designed access controlled expressway.

[@diysai]

My car gives me the best mileage at 80 on 5th gear, going over 100 will tank my fuel economy. I seriously doubt driving 120 speeds will lead to fuel saving. Plus I'm sure they have speed cameras in many places. It's better to cruise along at 80 especially if you have an automatic ADAS enabled car. Maybe an hour extra but you'll make up more in fuel than the toll you pay for this road!

[@pravinyeram1747]

Superb video..Treat to watch...Excited to drive through samruddhi mahamarg... Blue Audi Q7 looks stunning.

[@SkyRider-tc5sn]

@8.38- what song is that ?

[@shahrukhkhan-uo7pb]

Imagine if these kind of roads were all over India connecting states.

[@hanmayya]

Thanks for covering this, looking to visit this

[@sivaadityat]

Cost saved doesn't matter here. The journey experience is much bigger than anything else. I wish Indian government should build the same kind of roads to all major cities across India.

[@bhavsar7harshal]

Well neat and clean statistics shown at the end made a huge day and night difference to me

[@prasadsawant3396]

Still have to come to a halt at toll plazas.. I was really hoping they would install better sensors whc can read the rfid tag without having to stop the car.. the tech already exists why not use it??

[@yoursandeeprao]

Please review Bangalore - Mysore expressway with our Mysore MP🙏

[@stillgotyea7391]

Along with the content I also like the videography and bgm at right moment. Great work!

[@firststep9686]

Bharat badal raha hai😍

[@trappedmoss]

This is one of those things that millions of us voted for🤤🤤

[@yashpalchaudhary9752]

Aur kis liye vote kiya tha..

[@MUMBAIKAR_ADITYA]

8:36 Does anyone knows this Song ?

[@rt87817]

Thanks to Nitin ji Gadkari

[@suyashmane271]

One like to RTM Shri Nitin Gadkari Sir.

[@hiteshpatel276]

All Thanks to Nitin Ji.

[@9000eldiablo]

Lovely piece guys. We need more of these.

[@chethansagar]

No ADAS 😂😂😂 | XUV700 be like - Hold my beer 🍺

[@swaroop2805]

Finally autocar made a 4k video

[@kashyap5898]

Which song is there in the background?? Can anyone help ?? @autocar

[@aniruddhakashyap6906]

This video reminds me of radiator springs in Cars movie.

[@saeesh25]

Love the addition of music 🎶 in the videos.

[@aravindjm5244]

17:42 says everything