Archive for July, 2008

11th season of Top Gear comes to an end!

BBC Top Gear, considered by many around the globe as a supreme car show, has finished 11 seasons on air. The final and the 6th episode was premiered last Sunday. The Show, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May has attained so much popularity that there is a waiting list of up to 20 years to view the show live at Top Gears’ studio in the U.K. Some  [ Read More ]

Suzuki’s new model onslaught

Known for making cheeky small cars, Suzuki is on a roll. Its Swift was a trendsetter and won many accolades all round the world.This brilliant car was followed up with the all new SX4 crossover/SX4 sedan (depending on the market) which has also been received well (call it an instant hit in India). Next in line was the exciting Splash which just made a splash in the international market and  [ Read More ]

Suzuki plans to bring Hayabusa into the India

Suzuki Motorcycles India is looking to double capacity in two years even as it plans a series of product launches which includes the Hayabusa superbike. The company is planning to bring in 4 new motorcycles out of which 3 would be released this year. Mr Atul Gupta, Vice-President (Sales and Marketing), outlining the company’s future strategy says “In the next two years, we would like to have products that represent  [ Read More ]

Indian Autos Blog Special- Lewis Hamilton Rocks Mumbai, India!!

Lewis Hamilton was in Mumbai on the 24th as a part of his sponsorship commitments to Vodafone.His driving had the spectators in a tizzy at the makeshift stands at the Hakone Go-Karting track.The spectators went mad over his one handed drifts. After showing off his sklls in a special Vodafone liveried Go-Kart,he judged a race involving three Vodafone Contest winners. A very elated spectator yelled ‘Lewis, beat Kimi at Monza’.  [ Read More ]

Maruti Suzuki has announced the launch of its new Maruti 800 avatar called the M800 – uniq a special edition of the M800, the car that made heads turn when you own a M800 in the 80’s. The Limited edition M800 uniq would be the final gasp that many people considered that this car would never survive for so many years, and so many newer models. M800 has not been  [ Read More ]

0-136 in 5 !!!

No, these are not the performance figures of some new generation Supercar with a trillion horsepower, but they are the casualties recorded on the recently resurfaced Mumbai’s Eastern Express Highway in India. 136 accidents were recorded in just 5 days after the Rain gods opened up on the Island city.The full stats are : 136 accidents in which 47 motorists

Nano will not increase traffic congestion: Tata

After making the world turn towards Tata, the Chairman of the company Mr. Ratan Tata, speaks about wrong perception about the Tata Nano. While addressing the share holders at the company’s annual meeting Mr. Tata said contrary to claims that the Tata Nano would result in traffic congestion and increased pollution, “the Nano will be 12 per cent less polluting than a two-wheeler. As regards to congestion, one has to  [ Read More ]

A fresh opening

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