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Thursday, August 27th, 2009 8,611 Views
Maruti Suzuki India Limited launched the New Estilo yesterday and CarWale went to a friendly neighbourhood dealership and took a few photographs. Here they are, along with a few comments.
Posted in Maruti Suzuki, New Arrivals | 8 Comments »
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 2,333 Views
Offroad enthusiasts, your long vigil has finally come to a close! Toyota has introduced the much-awaited Fortuner, their soft-roader, at a price of Rs 18.4 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi.
Posted in Toyota | 4 Comments »
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 904 Views
Following the Special Edition E-Class, Mercedes-Benz has now launched a Special Edition C-Class, available with the option of the powertrain from the C200K or the C220 CDI.
Posted in Mercedes-Benz | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 1,831 Views
Hyundai Motors India Limited are nothing if not committed to the Indian market. In just over ten years, they’ve come a long way, from a brand that no one had heard of to the second-biggest player in the market. They’re particularly good at making small cars, but the i20 is ...
Posted in Hyundai, New Arrivals | 1 Comment »
Monday, June 29th, 2009 634 Views
Tata Motors launched the Jaguar and Land Rover brands at a function in Mumbai yesterday. The cars will be imported as CBUs, and the range will begin at a price of Rs 63 lakh.
Posted in New Arrivals | No Comments »
Thursday, June 4th, 2009 1,782 Views
Audi India has launched its SUV the Q5 beginning at Rs 38.3 lakh. The Q5 will go head-to-head with cars like the BMW X3.
Posted in Audi, Indian Car Market, New Arrivals | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 1,565 Views
“Do you want to use a GPS navigation system?” asked Banwari. I hadn’t used one earlier, and I was going to an unfamiliar place in a different city, so I agreed to take along the MapmyIndia Navigator. If you’re the kind of person who doesn’t know where he’s going on ...
Posted in Accessories, Articles, Reviews/Previews | 11 Comments »
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 815 Views
We drove Volvo's S80 V8 in pouring rain last August, but that didn't stop us from using its full 315bhp. We aren't driving gods, but that's the kind of engineering that goes into a Volvo. They have always put safety first, and seem a little out of place in our ...
Posted in Features, Volvo | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 967 Views
VW India has launched its factory based in Chakan, near Pune, today in a ceremony attended by prominent figures from all of its brands like Audi and Skoda. Also present at the ceremony was Governor of Maharashtra, Shri S.C. Jamir.
Posted in Audi, Indian Car Market, Indian OEMs, Skoda, Volkswagen | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 1,279 Views
Mitsubishi Motors has launched the '09 edition of their premium SUV, the Montero, at a ceremony in South Mumbai, where they also launched their newest dealership, Autodrome.
Posted in Indian Car Market, Mitsubishi, New Arrivals | 3 Comments »
Thursday, March 12th, 2009 1,945 Views
Honda debuted the Accord brand in India in 2001 with the 6th- generation model. It was a good no doubt, but it looked too bland, too much like the then City for buyers, especially when cars like the very Jag-ish Hyundai Sonata and sharp Ford Mondeo were running about. Then ...
Posted in Honda | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 766 Views
Mercedes-Benz India has inaugurated its first fully-owned facility in India, in Chakan on the outskirts of Pune, Maharashtra. The C-Class and E-Class will be assembled here.
Posted in Indian OEMs, Mercedes-Benz | 1 Comment »
Friday, January 16th, 2009 2,031 Views
Hyundai Motor India Limited launched the new Sonata in Delhi yesterday, priced from Rs 13.90 lakh to Rs 15.90 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi.
Posted in Hyundai, Indian Car Market, Indian OEMs | 2 Comments »
Friday, January 16th, 2009 7,834 Views
Mahindra and Mahindra are interested in the feedback of the consumer, which helped them develop the Xylo (nee Ingenio). They conducted clinics, offered select laymen test drives during the development process, and put that feedback into the Xylo. Does it work? We took a short test-drive yesterday to find out.
Posted in Indian Car Market, Indian OEMs, Mahindra, New Arrivals | 23 Comments »
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 768 Views
If you’re done crying about Honda stopping all development of the NSX replacement, here’s something that will get your waterworks going again: the S2000’s demise is imminent.
Posted in Honda, International Car Market | No Comments »
