Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 243 Views
It is quite clear that the rising crude oil prices have put heavy pressure on governments all over the world to curb fuel costs. One must be clear that a major chunk of the fuel is taken in by the facilities that they offer to the citizens, like the trains ...
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 242 Views
The crude oil prices have been on the rise. The automotive manufacturers decided to hike up the prices of their offerings owing to increasing material cost. And now, it is the turn of the financial institutions to play the party trick.
Posted in Announcements, Indian Car Market, Consumer Care | No Comments »
Monday, April 28th, 2008 535 Views
Expected in: September 2008
Estimated Price: 18-20 Lakh
The Honda CRV is being challenged. Finally! Everyone has been eyeing the growing SUV market here and there have been competitors but none of them have been able to even create a false alarm or a mild tremor. Enter the Outlander. Why do you ...
Posted in Speculated Launches, Upcoming Cars, Indian Car Market | 1 Comment »
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 602 Views
Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo etc… are you a fan of these automotive brands? Well, I am. So, any news relating to Pininfarina is quite important to me since a lot of cars belonging to niche brands like the ones mentioned are designed at this very Italian design house.
Posted in News, Announcements, Foreign Cars | 1 Comment »
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 437 Views
General Motors came to India with its Opel brand in 1996. Being a contemporary luxury car, Opel Astra became an instant hit. But the party got over as soon as people started realizing the maintenance cost of the German Astra. GM introduced Corsa which proved to have the same problem. ...
Posted in Indian Car Market, Indian OEMs | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 257 Views
Are you one of the people who are into names and etymology? I am one of them but do not go in depth, like the meaning or origin. Some names appeal to me, some don’t whereas some just fit.
Posted in Misc, Foreign Cars | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 685 Views
The Tata Nano has set the pulse racing in the automotive industry. With the ever growing car market, all the major OEMs are looking at India with more focused eyes than ever before. The passenger car market has been experiencing a healthy growth year after year and the small car ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008 767 Views
Audi has been flirting around by saying that it is developing a compact SUV to rival the hugely famous BMW X3 and VW Tiguan. But the flirting period is over now. Audi showcased the Q5 – a compact SUV which will be pitted against the BMW X3, VW Tiguan and ...
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008 479 Views
VW introduced the Indians with its luxury offering, Passat, a few months back and it’s heartening to know that this premium package has been well received here. The Passat fundamentally competes against the likes of Nissan Teana, Skoda Superb and Toyota Camry to a certain extent.
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Friday, April 18th, 2008 417 Views
With the fuel prices going skyward, more and more automotive manufacturers are working towards developing alternate drive systems. There’ve been a lot of alternate propulsion systems like fuel cells, solar energy, battery power etc heck, there have even been some air-powered cars!
Posted in News, Indian Car Market | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 888 Views
Now, I know that there are a lot of cars that are “expected” to be launched in India in the coming couple of years that everyone is aware of. So, what I am talking about in this article is not what India can realistically expect, but what should be launched ...
Posted in Speculated Launches, Foreign Cars, Upcoming Cars | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 385 Views
For the select few who do remember the Dolphin they would immediately fill the void in the conversation by talking about the fiberglass body. Then it would move onto the 848cc engine, made by Reliant of the UK. But then the void would fill in again.
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 915 Views
As much as we love cars and the pleasure involved in driving them and feeling the thrill of owning one, let’s take some time off to think about pollution, mother earth and the future. No automobile enthusiast wants to hear these dreaded words. But lets face it (not like we ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008 377 Views
Today has been declared "No honking day" in Mumbai by the traffic department of the Mumbai police, as noise pollution also contributes to ill health. They have tied up with NGOs, automobile associations, schools and colleges to help spread awareness. Here's our bit – we hope you have a quiet ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008 1,462 Views
A bit late, that's what we've been when it comes to the review of Skoda's 'in demand' small car, Fabia. But perseverance paid off and paid off well. Here's the Skoda Fabia 1.4TDI's review, which we hope will be helpful.
Posted in Articles, Reviews/Previews, New Arrivals | 1 Comment »
Friday, April 4th, 2008 2,327 Views
Although it was shown as a concept at Maruti Suzuki’s pavilion at Auto Expo '08, Splash has been in the international market for a while now. Keeping the trend in mind, India has been getting all the latest products developed by Suzuki, be it the Swift, SX4 or the Grand ...
Posted in Speculated Launches, Foreign Cars, Upcoming Cars | 2 Comments »
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 308 Views
The moment has arrived, finally. Having received a lot of articles for our contest 'Aspire & Become Motoring Journalist', a lot of good ones at that, the editorial team was oblivious to the fact that it had a tough task ahead. We thought it would all be over swiftly, but ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 797 Views
Expected in: Late 2008-Early 2009
Estimated Price: 28-32 Lakh
There are very few car manufacturers who deserve and command a certain respect, wherein you are compelled to prefix ‘The’ and then introduce the name of the car. One of them, in this elite class is the Alfa Romeo.
Posted in Speculated Launches, Foreign Cars, Upcoming Cars | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 674 Views
In sport, politics or general market trends, single handed domination is not something one looks forward to or expects at least nowadays because of cut throat competition and also a wide array of audience with varying tastes. But a good performance cannot be ignored nor can it be taken lightly. ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 1,489 Views
Long time ago, here, a certain Uno, was launched with many expectations. Apart from introducing a flagship hatchback, Fiat was focused on creating a liaison of sorts with the consumers. Launch as such was for the car, never the organization as a whole. It was well recognized and had a ...
Posted in Upcoming Cars, Indian Car Market, Indian OEMs | 1 Comment »
