Articles in Features Category
Monday, July 6th, 2009 1,266 Views
Hyundai launched the i20 with a 1.2-litre petrol engine last year. The precise reason for using the 1.2-litre was to get the duty cut. But the engine never did justice to the car in terms of performance.
Posted in Features, Hyundai, New Arrivals, News, Upcoming Cars | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 21st, 2009 3,092 Views
With its 10/10 campaign Skoda seems to have got many eyes focused on its Laura. After launching its premium model the Superb, the Czech based company has launched its new Laura (which is sold worldwide as Skoda Octavia). The company rates the car 10 on 10 and now its our ...
Posted in Features, New Arrivals, Skoda | No Comments »
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 814 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 »
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 1,132 Views
With the current global market going through a bad phase, the US car market declined by 37% in November 2008, hitting the lowest in the past 26 years, with the three giant auto makers- General Motors, Chrysler and Ford’s sales figures declining by more than 40%. The current US car ...
Posted in Articles, Features | 3 Comments »
Monday, October 13th, 2008 2,006 Views
Let’s talk about the most significant law in the entire universe. No, it isn’t Newton’s or Einstein’s theories and other laws we read about in high school. It’s something far more significant and it comes from a certain gentleman quite popularly known as ‘Murphy’ whose primary law fills every moment ...
Posted in Features, Indian Car Market | 15 Comments »
Friday, September 12th, 2008 2,332 Views
Formula Manipal, the only team from Asia to participate in FSAE Italy 2008, is a team of 15 young engineering students from MIT (Manipal Institute of Technology). The team has designed and built a car with a Honda CBR 600cc engine and data systems from National Instruments and will race ...
Posted in Announcements, Features, Misc, News | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 365 Views
On June 8th, 1948, the first Porsche product was made road-legal. Never could have Dr. Ferdinand Porsche ever imagined the cult following that would emerge from such humble beginnings. In such an era your ideology, not your idea, stood out. When he was quizzed as to why he decided to ...
Posted in Features, International Car Market | 4 Comments »
Saturday, May 31st, 2008 2,746 Views
When we heard that our very own Tata Motors would buy Jaguar and Land Rover, everyone was thrilled. Mr. Ratan Tata himself had a wry grin at the accomplishment. The Nano-maker bid a cool $2.3 billion and the formalities were completed.
Posted in Features, Foreign Cars, Indian OEMs, Tata | 3 Comments »
Saturday, May 24th, 2008 1,502 Views
Posted in Features, Indian Car Market | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 2,736 Views
Fuel prices are soaring sky high and there seems to be very little respite in store for us in the future. The quality of diesel engines has improved significantly. The big question that weighs us down when we look for a car for ourselves is whether we should opt for ...
Posted in Features, Misc | 8 Comments »
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