Thursday, October 29, 2009
F1 season finale this weekend
The Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix will take place at the Yas Marina Circuit this weekend after years of waiting. Billions of dollars worth of building work and months of hype have taken place to make this event a reality.
The 2009 season will witness its last event as UAE’s first proper F1 race. Even thought the title has already been decided, the drivers and teams have enough reason to still race for, as winning the race for the lower places would result in million dollars of income for the following seasons. In all, 50,000 tickets have been sold, leaving no more vacancy. This huge number of audience will help make a great atmosphere and a true F1 experience for the thousands of F1 fans who travel across the world for the event.
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix being the final round of the Formula 1 season will mark a new chapter in F1 history by being the first twilight race in the sport’s history. At 5pm, the drivers will get underway in daylight but by the time the winner crosses the finish line, it will be dark around two hours later. The track will be illuminated with hundreds of floodlights once the sun sets. The circuit is the lagest floodlit track in the world.
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Labels: Formula1
BMW cancels 5 Series convertible launch
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Labels: BMW
Honda's labour problems resolved
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Labels: Hero Group, Hero Honda, Labour
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
New Car Deliveries Delayed - Is it the right time to buy?
A spike in new car bookings has caught manufacturers by surprise. This has caused a backlog in deliveries and most manufacturers are unable to deliver cars before 20 to 30 days.
This means that as a buyer you will wait longer for your dream car and you will not be able to negotiate any deals with the car.
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Labels: New Cars
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
SX4 Facelift - 7.6 Lakhs On Road
Though the SX4 might still find it hard to match the City, it can certainly aim to be the best of the rest.
Prices:
SX4 VXi MT Rs 7.60 lakh.
SX4 ZXi MT Rs 8.34 lakh.
SX4 ZXi (Leather) MT Rs 8.70 lakh.
SX4 ZXi AT Rs 9.04 lakh.
SX4 ZXi (Leather) AT Rs 9.41 lakh.
*All prices On-Road, Pune.
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Labels: maruti
Formula1: Jenson might drive for McLaren
If Formula One rumor mongers are to be believed, then Jenson Button will be donning a McLaren racing suit for the next season. The 2009 F1 champion is yet to sign a driver’s contract with any of the teams including Brawn GP. Mclaren intends to replace Heikki Koveleinan for the 2010 championship. They were interested in signing up Kimi Raikonnen but have been unsuccessful in negotiating a contract.
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Labels: Formula1
Hyundai plans to expand its used car arm
Hyundai motor says that it plans to expand its used car business exponentially. Currently it operates less than 50 used car supported dealerships and intends to increase it to over 200 by end of next year. The used car market is expected to grow multifold in the coming years, and manufacturers have been trying to keep up the pace of getting into this space as it also allows them to keep their customers satisfied with an end-to-end car buying experience, as most car owners are set to go down the exchange schemes in future.
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Labels: hyundai, Quality Used Cars, Used Cars
Saturday, October 24, 2009
VW Polo coming to India
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Labels: Volkswagen
A target too high? Time will tell!
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Labels: chevrolet
Nano's on Fire!
About 3 customers have so far complained about fire in their Nano's. The fault is so far reported on a switch which could be faulty. On all 3 occassions it is reported that the owners were not injured and also the cars were idle. Is it time to buy a Nano yet! These initial technical snags and faults are a usual case in every cars launch. However, our suggestion is to wait for another year before getting your hands on it.
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Labels: Tata Motors
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Photos from Tokyo Motor Show
Here are some of the photos from this years Tokyo Motor Show.
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Labels: Motor Show, Tokyo
Toyota on a hiring spree in India
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Labels: Toyota
VW to Buy 49.9% of Porsche
A couple of years back Porsche had made big news when it had sought to buy out Volkswagen a company that was many times bigger than Porsche. Back then Porsche was having the time of its life in the marketplace. The Boxster was a huge hit thanks to the lack of any formidable rivals and Porsche’s bottom line had been soaring. Infact at that time it was the most profitable automobile manufacturer in the world.
But its fortunes changed rapidly. The economic crisis saw people ditching sportscars for more boring options and its rivals, German as well as Japanese eventually caught up with its products. Porsche realized that it was in need of huge investments in each of its product lines, and couldn’t afford to go at it alone anymore.
VW has already finalized to buy 49.9% of its shares by end of year and as the first stage of the complete buyout that will be completed by 2011.
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Labels: porsche, Volkswagen
Bullet Classic to be launched on Nov 4th
Specifications:
Engine: Single Cylinder, 4 stroke, air cooled OHV
Capacity: 499cc
Fuel system: Electronic Fuel Injection
Starting: Electric Start
Maximum power: 27.2 bhp @ 5250rpm
Maximum Torque: 41.3Nm @ 4000rpm
Brakes (front): disc brake single 280mm disc with 2 piston caliper
Brakes (rear): drum brake (152mm)
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Labels: enfield
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Hydrogen cars in slow pace - Honda to enter electric market
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Labels: Honda
Monday, October 19, 2009
New Hunk and Splendor
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Labels: Hero Honda
Tata Daewoo trucks recall in South Korea
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Export to Europe Slows Down
Maruti and Hyundai reported a slow down in their exports to European markets. This has triggered a race to target other major countries to keep the export momentum going.
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Chrysler Jeep Driving to India
Troubled Chrysler is to set its foot in India with its joint venture with Fiat. The company earlier ran into trouble and filed for bankruptcy.
Jeep is widely used in North America and is also quite popular in Europe. Although they are large gass guzlers they are comfortable and luxurious.
The Tata Fiat joint venture will launch Jeep in India.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Electric Spark from GM & Reva
General Motors and Reva are holding hands together to deliver an Electric powered Spark within a year.
Reva has been the leading company manufacturing pure electric cars, while industry leading Toyota and Honda already have hybrid cars. Although hybrid cars were launched in India about a year ago, they havent been a huge success.
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Tata launches Indigo Manza
Prices are said to start from 4.8 Lakhs for the base version. It will compete with other sedans in the segment such as Ford Fiesta and Honda City.
The car gives a lot of value for your money and a feature rich car with a stable engine and body kit always wins in the segment. We will have to wait to see how Manza fairs in this segment.
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Labels: Tata Motors
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
China's Car Sales Increase by 77%
In China, over 13 lakh cars were sold in September and was an increase of over 77% over the same period month last year reports an automotive body of China. China is currently the worlds largest car market after surpassing car sales in the US during January this year.
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Labels: China
Car Sales Increase by 20%
Over 1.25 lakh cars were sold last month.
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Labels: India
Monday, October 12, 2009
BMW Launches Z4 Roadster (59 Lakhs)
German BMW today announced the launch of its sports car Z4 Roadster. The car is being launched with a 3 Litre petrol engine. The car is priced at 59 lakhs ex-showroom.
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Labels: BMW
Chevrolet Cruze Launched at 10.99 to 12.49 Lakhs
Chevrolet have announced the launch of its latest luxury mid sized sedan "Cruze". It will join the segment with other cars such as Ford Fiesta, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Hyundai Verna. The car is available in two variants LT and LTZ both riding on a 2.0 litre diesel engine.
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Labels: chevrolet