The government has announced a nation-wide price hike of Rs 7.50 on petrol with effect from midnight tonight. The State-owned oil firms have raised prices of petrol by Rs 6.28 (excluding taxes and VAT) and this translates into a sum Rs 7.50 in Delhi. A liter of petrol in Delhi costs Rs 73.14 after this hike.
The sight this evening at a fuel station in Aurangabad, Maharashtra – Image – Rohit L. Choudhari
There are a few causes for this change in prices, but the main one is the depreciation of the rupee that led to a jump in oil bill.
How badly will this affect sales of petrol cars? The immediate effect will be harsh and it will take time for the market to absorb this impact.
What are your thoughts on this petrol price hike, which is perhaps the biggest ever in a single day?
We have already taken you on a tour of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi. Next on the list is Disney’s new theme park ‘Cars Land’ which is about to open is Disneyland California.
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As you would have guessed by now, the new theme park draws its inspiration from the two blockbuster ‘Cars’ movies. The theme park officially opens on June 15th in Disney’s California Adventure, and will feature an exact replica of fictitious Radiator Spring town where the whole Cars movie was shot in.
Do you live in Mumbai? Have you registered your car out of the city limits? Well then be ready to burn a hole in your pocket soon.
Brihanmumbai Muncipal Corporation (BMC) is carrying out a drive in which you would have to pay a 4.5% octroi on your vehicle if it is being used in Mumbai and registered outside. Vehicles bearing the registration number MH 01, MH 02, MH 03 belong to Mumbai, any other number conveys that your vehicle is registered elsewhere and might attract the eyes of the officials.
It is mandatory for every vehicle to pay an octroi fee before being registered in the city. Usually people purchase the vehicle and get it registered in Thane or Vashi as it saves them anywhere around Rs.10,000 to Rs.20,000.
Zotye Auto recently launched what would be the cheapest car to go on sale in China today. When Tata took a similar initiative for India, it found itself filing some 31 design and 37 technology patents with the Nano. But “Zotye International Automobile Trading Co., Ltd” couldn’t have cared less about patents.
The ‘Zotye Z100′ is an unlicensed replica of our Maruti A-Star or the Suzuki Alto as it is known elsewhere. This was something we were already expecting, but not at this price point.
Sure, the Hummer H3 was just Chevy Colorado in a drag suit but we still loved it; in the same way we loved the Hulk in Avengers. It’s big and imposing and a perfect boy toy.
However, as we know, the Hummer is no more. GM dismantled the Hummer brand because it had becomes to nonviable to sustain.
Spearheaded by Dilip Chhabria, DC designs, India’s premier automotive design house, is known to create polarizing designs for the affluent Indians who want more from their rides. Many Bollywood celebrities, cricket stars and wealthy businessmen have customized their rides from Dilip Chhabria.
DC’s creation – Tarzan (a 2 seater sports car) also had a Bollywood flick named ‘Tarzan – the Wonder Car’ dedicated to it. And how can you forget Avanti – India’s first supercar arriving from the DC stable.
Tracking future cars using the internet and various other means is an obsession for team IAB. During the day we’re searching the internet like we’ve lost a platinum earring in there and at night, we find ourselves in strange locations, studios, highways or test beds seeing cars that we can’t recognize. Of course we’re talking about our dreams!
We’ve been glued to models like the 2014 Volkswagen Passat and models preceding it like the Renault Duster and Ford EcoSport in Indian spec for the last few months. The endeavor to bring you the future is constant and in the following months, we’d love to learn about the following vehicles.
1) Next generation Volkswagen Polo/Skoda Fabia
The MQB era has dawned and two hot properties for the Volkswagen Group in compact car markets like India in the next three-four years are the twins that call Chakan their hometown. Development of the new Fabia and Polo have certainly begun in Wolfsburg.
Using help from three Indian Autos Blog readers, we’re able to present to you 550+ images grouped into two batches of the Madras Exotic Car Show held yesterday at the MMSC race circuit in Irungattukottai, Chennai. A track day organized by Golden Homes constructors in association with the Madras Exotic Car Club also celebrated the birth of South Asia’s first supercar club.
A rare track day, open to the public, provided unadulterated supercar entertainment mainly due to these two reasons
The cars at hand were a combination of supercars and luxury models. There was something for everyone.
No driver played Michael Schumacher or stamped his authority over other cars through hard or reckless driving. Unleashing a truck load of horsepower on a race track can reduce even the most experienced enthusiast behind the wheel to a second grader.
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The sight this evening at a fuel station in Aurangabad, Maharashtra – Image – Rohit L. Choudhari
