Indian Autos blog

you’d be missing out on loads of fun! That’s right, besides updating our blog from dawn till dusk, throughout the day we’re updating our Facebook and Twitter pages with content such as

1) Exclusive galleries from launches – We posted a truck load of images from the launch of the Volvo D3 range and will use it in future launches as well.

2) Exclusive spyshots – They aren’t copies of what you see here on front page – We recently posted Sushil’s snap of the i20 facelift and Fenin’s spyshot of the Chevrolet MPV that you wouldn’t have seen anywhere else.

3) Exclusive updates on the auto industry – we upload pictures and short stories that you don’t see here.

4) Question of the Day contest – We’re having fun asking our fans wacky questions and leave them stunned with our facts! We’ve had so many participants when we organized it on our blog, and so we’ve moved it to a sharable, likeable platform.

5) Interacting with other fans of IAB – Do you know who else is just like you?

So if you aren’t our Facebook fan or Twitter follower yet, you get to lose out on half of the fun.

Like us now! – http://facebook.com/IndianAutosBlog

Start following us on today on Twitter – http://twitter.com/IndianAutos

Updates resume on IndianAutosBlog.com. We’ve attended four press conferences in three days, spoken to Mahindra to get questions of our readers answered, driven the XUV500 briefly, spied a test mule and seen a facelift. We’re going to post on interesting topics, spyshots, renderings and images today. Belt up for the ride!

We’re very excited to hold our first enthusiast meet for Indian Autos Blog fans in Chennai. Please confirm your participation by heading over to the Facebook event page – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=288695234478457

Based on the response, we plan to create a series of events and meets.

Will I see you this Sunday?

A personal blog that started out as a place where three college going auto aficionados would rant about cars every evening has come a long way in three years. I feel as if I wrote our second anniversary thanksgiving note weeks ago and it’s already been a year now.

Before I move on to the rest of the content, I’d like to thank readers, subscribers and webmasters of other blogs for your support. Special thanks go out to my team members Kaustubh Shinde, Shoeb R Kalania, Shakti Budhiraja, Nazish Siddique, Arjun Rajput and Aniruddha Mulgund. You guys are awesome, you’re always pushing the barriers, bringing new things to the table and making the browsing experience better for our readers.

I’d like to give thanks of my guest writers who have pitched in with their thoughts every now and then. I’d like to thank close friends from other blogs who have been a source of inspiration and helped us along with their support – Damon from Autoblog.com, Smokey and Robbie from Autoblog.nl, Moriah and Eber from NoticiasAutomotivas, Brian, Clinton and others from WorldCarFans.com, John from GreenCarReports.com, Muamer from BenzInsider.com, Oscar from Diariomotor, Paul from CarAdvice Australia, Mircea from Automarket.ro, Lorenzo from Autoblog.it, Ashley from ChinaCarTimes.com, John from Carscoop.blogspot.com, Alison from Eurocarblog.com, Daniel from AutoEvolution.com, the entire team of Quatro Rodas magazine, Spyros from Autoblog.gr, Vlad from RPMGo.com, Colum from AutoGuide.com, Marc from TheTorqueReport.com, and Omar from eGMCartech.com. I’m sorry if I have missed any others, it does not mean I’m not thinking about you. Our team is humbled by your love, affection and support.

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Starting today at 6PM, Goody Two Shoes has been incredibly lucky in having extra pairs of shoes to help us march towards July’s good deed.

‘Down to earth’, a store based in Auroville (Pondicherry) a platform for young designers, will host a small exhibition cum sale in Chennai to showcase their talent as well as lend a helping hand to Goody Two Shoes.

Items on display will be Cushions, Table runners, Votive candles, Earthenware, oil on canvas pop art paintings by French artists, Funky pot holders and Stationery holders made from recycled tin mugs, mini barbeque sets, etc.

15% of the profit from every product sold will go towards Goody two Shoes Inc’s July initiative which is striving to provide a week’s supply of a nourishing packet of milk and tender coconut water for every patient undergoing chemotherapy at the Cancer Research Institute, Chennai.

Please drop in to encourage the designers and artisans who have come together to create this charity event that will put a smile on children and adults affected by cancer. By purchasing the products on sale you would be contributing to a noble cause and walking away with exclusive pieces of eco-friendly art at the same time.

Also available are home made cakes, cookies and other goodies, at ‘down to earth’ prices.

Looking forward to seeing you there,
Anu & Sunanda,
Co-founders,
Goody Two Shoes Inc

Venue : studio DCode
Timings – 12PM – 8PM
New no. 16, Old no.21,
Cenotaph 1st street,
Alwarpet, Chennai -18
(Nr. Japanese Embassy)

Contact numbers – Harini – 99620 25122 / Anupama – 99410 71874

For IAB readers – I will be working out of studio DCode all week long. I will be happy to sit with you over a hot cuppa and discuss what we share in common – love for automobiles. Will I see you there tomorrow?

Thank you,
Shrawan Raja

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It’s been all silent and calm this morning, but we’re back to our desks to kick up a storm. Your daily dose of automotive updates begins right now.

stay tuned!

Since the beginning of 2011, we’ve planned a lot of additions and new activities for Indian Autos Blog. In line with that intention, we’re planning to organize regular meets to engage with our readers in the real world and extend the experience over a cup of coffee. It need not only be Indian Autos Blog readers but car and motorcycle enthusiasts in general. We could all sit down together and  [ Read More ]

Hello!

We’re back after a slightly extended pit stop. We took the new year time as a good opportunity to venture out and spend time with family and friends.

Now that we’re back, what do we have in store?

1) Spotted – Tata Winger CNG
2) Rendering – Is the VW Vento CS a possibility?
3) IAB New Year special – Visit to Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi
4) Loads of weird, wacky and cool cars from around the world
5) Unlimited fun!
6) A massive surprise

Stay tuned to IAB