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Do you dream of owing a BMW 7 series or a Rolls Royce Ghost every single day? Of course, you do. Well, then we have some really good news for you. The proposed India-EU FTA (free trade agreement) is actively seeking the removal of import duties on automotive products. If the agreement goes through, we can expect a drastic reduction in prices of imported luxury cars by as much as  [ Read More ]

Porsche has a whole line-up of highly successful models. So apart from just preparing its existing models for facelifts and replacements, you might be thinking that Porsche is just idle. In fact, that is a big NO.

Porsche India has slated plans to bring its four door coupe -Panamera here by September this year. Panamera, which will make its first public appearance at 2009 Shanghai Autoshow, will be released in International markets this summer, and come to India for a final stopover.

Porsche has just announced that it will offer a new sport exhaust system for the Carrera and Targa models that will give drivers the ability to make their Porsche louder at the push of a button.

The next generation 2011 Porsche 911, the 998, was caught road-testing on German public roads. At first glance, it looks very much like the current generation 997 model range but Porsche purists who claim that this is sure to be the next generation 911 also say that this car is likely to re-write the 911 design code. The new 998 version of the car, secretly called ‘project 991′, hints that this will feature a few radical departures from the 911′s classical lineage.

It was a perfect day for motorheads like me at the AUTO MALL 2009 sponsored by Relio Quick which was held for a duration of three days- 9, 10 and 11th Jan.

Brands like Skoda, Honda, Hyundai, Chevrolet, Nissan had put their respective cars on display and the big surprise was not a special participant, but the absence of one- India’s top car maker Maruti Suzuki!

The 2009 Nissan 370Z is the first full redesign of the iconic Nissan 350Z since its introduction in 2003. The new model builds on the strengths of its predecessor, with a brilliant balance of power, performance, handling and style. The engine was from Renault, the car was designed in America by an Indian! These are the Z’s Indian connection! Now, Nissan has revealed complete pricing details for its new 370Z in order to help prospective customers to start arranging for finances.

Previously on IAB, we gave you a visual treat- 20 high quality images of the Porsche Panamera. But those photos solely brought out the beauty’s exterior. Nevertheless, those photos merely brought out the beauty’s exterior.

The Porsche Panamera’s interior has not yet been shown officially to the Press. But here we have a clear photograph which displays the well laid out dashboard of the 4-door Porsche. Buttons encircling the gear selector hints me of the Airbus’ cockpit.