Archive for May, 2009
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
General Motors has its work cut out for the coming few months. In India, their focus is on small cars as they are planning to come up with value for money vehicles that includes a car that costs around Rs. 4 lakhs and smaller sports utility vehicles. But would you expect the auto giant to [...]
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is popularly known as the Lancer Evo or simply the Evo. The tenth version of the Evo was released in October 2007 and now Mitsubishi says that a new performance model, the FQ-400 which is the “fastest and most extreme” model, is coming to the UK in June. The Mitsubishi Lancer [...]
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
When it comes to coupes, the brands that are usually considered by the crowd are Aston Martin, BMW or even Audi. German carmaker Volkswagen has also made coupes, one of which is the Eos that was revealed a few years ago. Now VW has sent word about the new Eos White Night. What’s so special [...]
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
Mini-vans or multipurpose vehicles make a lot of sense for automakers these days, especially in the emerging markets. Even in countries that were once considered economic powerhouses in the eighties and nineties, people are looking out for vehicles that offer value for money. Toyota has done wonders with the Innova, so has Fiat with the [...]
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Electric sports cars are becoming a rage these days. Even car companies simultaneously work on hybrid variants of some of their cars. But an American firm known as Tesla came up with an all-electric sports car called as the Tesla Roadster. However, car companies such as Honda and GM are also working on similar concepts. [...]
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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Bringing along a fresh new look, the latest technology for the utmost comfort and safety, and improved engines, the new generation Golf Estate has been unveiled. The Golf Estate was first introduced in 1993 and to date over 1.2 million cars in the series have been produced worldwide. This new Golf Estate model marks the [...]
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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
From the last two decades, there has been a growing movement to use products that are eco-friendly, more so when it comes to cars. Hybrids are becoming as common as touchscreen phones. Here in India, CNG vehicles satiate the needs of the both the ‘ecos’, ecological and economical. Now we have Mahindra & Mahindra (or [...]
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Apart from making sedans and sports utility vehicles like the Tribute, Japanese auto maker Mazda is also known for making a range of sports cars. The carmaker, in the last few years, has churned out some sports cars such as the RX-8 that have won awards and acclaim from the critics and the enthusiasts. Now [...]
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Monday, May 25th, 2009
Few automobile companies have already presented their eco-friendly CNG Cars to the Indian masses. While the temperature rises, automotive companies plan on joining the eco-friendly zone with their plans on launching more CNG cars for the Indian market. Natural gas availability is expected to double this year and it is expected to reach more Indian [...]
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Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
This German car maker has always remained hush-hush about their product releases scheduled in the future. But off recently, BMW has unveiled the details of their 2010 5 Series Gran Turismo. With an aim of defining a new segment in the automotive sector, BMW brings along a fresh model that oozes out the best in [...]
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
The Soaring Fahrenheit has sure compelled various companies to switch over to eco-friendly products and one such company that moves ahead with a launch of alternate fuel vehicle is Hyundai. Hyundai Motor India recently revealed their all-new Hyundai Accent eco. This vehicle has been launched with a motive of promoting the usage of non-polluting means [...]
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
One of the eagerly awaited movie of this year is Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The first movie featured a Chevrolet Camaro and not a Volkswagen Beetle as everyone had expected. The sequel also features a Camaro albeit a newer version of the sports car, apparently. Now Autoblog is reporting that Chevrolet has plans to [...]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
A few weeks ago, we had reported that Skoda was going to unveil the Yeti at the Geneva Motor Show. A lot has been said about the sport utility vehicle’s launch dates and its arrival in India. At the launch of the New Laura, we spoke with Thomas Kuehl of Skoda India, who said that [...]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
The world over, it is acknowledged that Skoda has made a name in the last ten to twelve years for making sturdy cars with powerful engines. They have launched the Octavia, Fabia and the Laura in India. Yesterday, at an event in suburban Mumbai, Skoda India launched The New Laura. The car is expected to [...]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Amidst the various speculations and innumerous rumors, Volkswagen has let out its word finally. This weekend Volkswagen is all set to release its powerful new race car Scirocco R on to the road with an official launch. Based on the design of Scirocco GT24, the Scirocco R features large air intake openings in the front [...]
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