Archive for November, 2007

CarWale’s co-founder makes it to the top 25 entrepreneurs list!

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 22,008 Views

It's all in the mind, and Arun Kumar Sahlam - "the brain" of CarWale - as he is called by many in the office, has grey matter that is always overflowing with ideas and concepts. Some are eccentric, but the way this young, quiet, humble, witty and outright down-to-earth entrepreneur ...

Chevrolet Optra Magnum vs Honda Civic vs Skoda Octavia

Thursday, November 15th, 2007 17,392 Views

It was pretty simple, seemingly. A good friend of mine was interested in buying a car and his budget was about 10-12 lakhs. Not a bad budget that, you'll say. I said the same. And what followed was pandemonium. Why? I'll tell you.

Linea to kick-start fresh innings in India for Fiat

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 22,080 Views

Biggies have been pouring in with well-packaged family sedans to lure the fancy of the Indians. It was Honda which came in with its City and then Ford introduced the Fiesta. Hyundai joined the bandwagon too and its Verna became instantly popular. The latest entrant in this segment has been ...

Tested: Tata Safari DiCOR 2.2VTT

Monday, November 5th, 2007 5,608 Views

The car that was in the "much-awaited" list for quite sometime, for reasons known to all. The 140 brake horse power 2.2-litre common-rail diesel engine. Tata finally has this machine up and running on our roads and we have tested it for good. We bring you the spoils.

Hyundai launches i10 in India

Thursday, November 1st, 2007 16,988 Views

Pa - the much-awaited small-car from Hyundai which has finally been launched will be called the 'i10'. Pa was strange enough a name, the i10, even more so! The Hyundai i10 is going to be made available in 4 variants namely D-Lite, Era, Magna and D-Auto and ten colour options! ...