New Maruti Suzuki Swift 2011: Same to Same ?
- 2011 Maruti Suzuki Swift Rendering
Maruti Suzuki, a one word(2 words actually..duh !!) substitute of ‘popular among the masses‘. A decade ago, the car that you could even spot in a place where spotting a human would have been a challenge, yes we are talking about the legendary Maruti 800.
Lets come back to the current times, the car that just gave Maruti Suzuki the humongous popularity that its competitors in the small car section could only dream of, Maruti Suzuki was now light years ahead of its competitors, courtesy Maruti Suzuki Swift, the most common 4–wheeled thing you could see on any road at any given time. Read more
Hummer Sale Deal Goes Cold: Is This The End Of The Road?
Hummer H2 Car Photo
The Hummer brand has been on the shelf with the “For Sale” board for quite some time. We did come across news of a couple of offers from other manufacturers planning to buy the brand outright. As an icon which went on to be the face of America around the world, (for the wrong reasons at times) the American car enthusiasts aren’t so glad to let go of the war hero.
Mercedes Benz SLS AMG F1 Safety Car unveiled
SLS AMG Safety Car
Bernd Maylander is one man who we all have begun to envy a lot. As the F1 Safety Car driver he has quite an engaging job to take care of. We can imagine him hitting a pub after the race and wooing hotties with the line, “Yeah, Button and Alonso were reading my rear number plate and breathing the exhaust all the way”.
Other than his chance to lead a pack of F1 race cars and their champion drivers, it’s the safety car itself which makes this guy’s job so much enviable. Read more
Merc Benz SLS AMG and Veyron 16.4 win 2010 Robb Report Awards
US luxury magazine Robb Report covers the finest and the most expensive of everything up for sale on the planet. Yachts, private jets, choppers, jewellery, mansions, food, travel and of course, supercars make it the pages of the mag every month.
- Robb Report Awards
They have been handing out the Car of the Year award to worthy machines over the past 17 years
Twist in the tale: Karun Chandhok in F1 2010, but with Campos Meta
Karun Chandhok
Last week, Karun Chandhok was all set to sign the dotted line and get into a 2010 F1 seat for a little known Serbian racing outfit called Stefan GP. Somehow, things didn’t work out and Karun found himself so near yet so far, to his long cherished F1 dream. Read more
Indian Skoda Fabia due for a facelift soon
- New 2010 Skoda Fabia Car
Skoda is premiering a bunch of it’s facelifted Fabia hatchback variants at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show and we’re leaning on the facelifted versions, making it to our Indian shores sometime later this year. A primary reason for that would be the Indian Skoda Fabia’s dismal sales which shows now signs of an upward swing despite massive price cuts from Skoda India’s side. Read more
2010 Pagani Zonda Tricolore Supercar: Succumb
2010 Pagani Zonda Tricolore
Italy, the origin of many a madcap carmakers and one among them is Pagani. It was founded in 1992 by Argentinean Horacio Pagani in San Cesario sul Panaro, near Modena, Italy. Pagani’s claim to fame was the Zonda. A supercar par excellence or in Italian it was just ‘Bellisimo’. Read more
2010 Union Budget Blues: Motor vehicles get dearer
Cars & Bikes to Cost More After BUdget 2010
While this isn’t breaking news, you’ll have to shell out a little extra for your dream set of wheels as the 2010 Union budget sees an excise duty hike.
This move, which was largely anticipated is expected to result in manufacturers hiking the prices by about 2% in line with the excise duty hike. As of now Maruti, Fiat and Hyundai have issued statements that they are all set to effect the price hike ranging from INR 6,000-25,000 across their model portfolios. Read more
Fiat India To Increase Car Prices By 2% After Budget 2010
2010 New Fiat Punto Trendz Car Photo
As expected, after the Budget 2010 Speech by the Finance Minister, car manufacturers in India are going to come up with the new updated price list of their vehicles and here comes the first official update from Fiat India.
See Press Release after the Jump
2011 Audi R8 V8 Spyder to debut at Geneva Motor Show
2011 Audi R8 Spyder
Audi R8 has propelled Audi into the realm of the super cars. Some argue that the only proper German car to make it to the supercar list is the Porsche 911 GT3. But I’m afraid that the Porsche has the automotive charm equivalent to a bespectacled librarian.
This might float a few boats but definitely not mine. For me the Audi R8 is a hoot. The V8 was great, the V10 was fast and now, to dish out some fun, the German comes with no roof.
The Audi R8 Spyder is slated to be available with a 4.2 litre V8 motor dishing out a delicious 420 bhp. The V8 will cost approximately € 30,000 less than its larger hearted (5.2 litre V10, 525 bhp) brother already doing the rounds in the market. Read more
Petrol and Diesel Prices Increase in India: Union Budget 2010
Petrol & Diesel Fuel Price Hike India: Union Budget 2010 Impact
Petrol and diesel prices in India are going to increase by INR 2.67 a litre and INR 2.58 per litre, respectively, after Finance Minister disclosed the hike in customs and excise duties on these two commodities as part of Union Budget 2010 in Lok Sabha today. This move almost puts the Kirit Parikh Committee report on fuel prices in cold storage.
Customs duty on petrol and diesel were raised to 7.5 per cent from 2.5 per cent while excise duty was raised by INR 1 per litre to INR 14.35 and INR4.60 per litre on non-branded (normal) petrol and diesel respectively. Read more
Ford Figo Killer Pricing Scooped: Here it is, before you read it elsewhere
Ford Figo Car
Polo here, Polo there and Polo everywhere. That, pretty much sums up the Indian auto scene for the past week. We’re already bored of the Volkswagen Polo and you might be too. So, let’s move ahead and juice things up a little bit, shall we? Read more
Bajaj Pulsar 135LS Test Ride: Reader Review
Bajaj Pulsar 135LS Test Drive Review
Why has the Bajaj Pulsar 135LS raced to 50,000 units in less than three months of it’s launch?
Here’s why. While Bajaj Pulsars are oh-so-common on Indian Roads, Indian motorcycle buyers are not yet tired of another Pulsar. This, because the underlying theme of the new Pulsar 135LS has been one of suave style with terrific performance to boot. By packaging a range of nifty features from the high end Pulsar 220, into the Pulsar 135 LS (Light Sports), Bajaj Auto has managed to produce a motorcycle that is already setting sales charts afire. Read more
Late 2010: That’s when BMW India will launch the BMW X1 SUV
BMW X1 Crossover SUV
Quite a while ago, we told you that the baby Beemer will hit Indian shores in early 2011 but it seems like BMW India can’t wait to give us Indians, a taste of an affordable, relatively speaking of course, baby BMW. Read more
The Ford Fiesta Sedan goes under the knife and we like what we see
2011 Ford Fiesta Sedan
Just the other day, there was the muscular and chunky looking 2012 Chevrolet Aveo which is India bound in early 2011. We said it will face some stiff competition from the likes of Ford and Honda in India and here’s how the competition will look like. Read more
