Archive for July, 2007
Monday, July 30th, 2007 37,991 Views
Luca di Montezemolo had reasons to be worried. Not a man to get bogged down, he took the challenge of putting Fiat back from shambles to the peak of the mountain. For this, he needed a car, a good one at that. A car that would appeal to the ...
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Friday, July 27th, 2007 540 Views
Don my jacket and the lid I do, ignite her and let my companion warm herself up well and we start off for the office. 0830 hours. Traffic signal on Palm Beach road. I bring my steed to a halt and wait for the singal light to glow green. And ...
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Friday, July 27th, 2007 5,959 Views
Hyundai has been beleaguered by its own success. Plagued with the image of being a maker of econo-cars like Santro and the Accent, the Korean giant has been struggling to present itself as a lifestyle brand, something that its rivals have achieved well. So what should Hyundai do to establish ...
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Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 6,061 Views
Ford - world's third largest automaker - has not really seen a steady journey in India thus far. Started with the Escort it did and went on to offer some "josh" in its lineup with the introduction of Ikon.
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2007 23,940 Views
It will be foolish if Honda does not have a small car in its "India centric" portfolio, and the Japanese major knows that well. So after toying around with the idea of introducing a small car in India for a long time, Honda is finally getting serious. High time!
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Tuesday, July 17th, 2007 3,592 Views
Ah, so finally after playing around for a long time about this product, Ford has finally took the veil off its diesel powered Fusion. The Ford Fusion will now have the Duratorq badge adorning its skin. And as a result, the practicality increases folds on end!
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Monday, July 16th, 2007 44,011 Views
Maruti Udyog has been trying hard to present itself as a maker of modern and appealing cars. Live examples being the runaway success, Swift and the car that is setting the same pace that the Maruti Swift did sometime back, the SX4.
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Tuesday, July 10th, 2007 2,654 Views
Bajaj revealed that it is planning to launch a prototype of its small car at the upcoming Auto Expo in January 2008. Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director, BAL, was quoted as saying "It will be like a Pulsar on four wheels and not Maruti at half its price." Reading between the ...
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Monday, July 9th, 2007 1,327 Views
50,000. That's the number of Ford Fiestas running on Indian roads. To commemorate this feat Ford has introduced a limited edition of the Fiesta. The Fiesta Limited edition comes equipped with an array of features to do justice to the 'Limited' term. A new, and smart looking, five spoke alloy ...
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Thursday, July 5th, 2007 1,751 Views
Maruti Udyog Ltd has launched the new Grand Vitara a couple of hours ago. The new Grand Vitara has got a lighter 2liter Petrol engine and is available for sale in two versions (Manual and Automatic). Price for manual and automatic transmission versions are kept 13.8lakhs and 14.8lakhs respectively (Ex-showroom, ...
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Thursday, July 5th, 2007 5,692 Views
Many were waiting for CNG Santro to be launched. Many bought something else in frustration of waiting. There were debates whether Hyundai will make it or not. No one was sure, not even Hyundai India chief Mr. H.S. Lheem! Launch date of the car was first predicted as late 2006. ...
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 1,464 Views
GM's latest offering, the Chevy Optra Magnum has been tested by CarWale.com. The complete road-test report along with photographs can be found here. And yes, don't forget to drop in your comments. ;-)
Test report URL: http://www.carwale.com/Resources/RoadTests/ChevroletOptraMagnum/
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