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Ford makes a fighter jet lame with this truck – F150 Raptor

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Take the worlds best-selling pickup , boot it up with F-22 Raptor dynamics, add a transformer look, mix up some old school rallying pedigree and get ready to witness the most awesome pickup truck money can buy

Rich History : Switch to the late 1940′s ; The world was recovering from the great war ; Asia working on independence ; and Henry Ford fulfilling his last wish to build a machine which could carry more than just humans, and so … Read more

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Weirdest Car – Nissan Cube

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Popular culture allows us to use acronyms like ‘wtf’ and this car does justice for its usage. That indeed is the first reaction one has for this car but lets face it, its a Jap way of thinking, so get over it.

Analysis : We all have played with LEGO blocks as kids, so first we make a rectangle, add a dimension and it becomes a cuboid; Now all you need to add are the set of wheels and we arrive … Read more

Difference between Synthetic and Mineral Oil

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Engine oil is much more than just a lube to make your car go longer and better. It is the only demand an engine has apart from fuel, and more importantly is as crucial as the engine itself.
Fuel makes the engine run but the Oil lets it live. So both are as important as the other.

Its been long regarded as just a bare necessity for an engine. But try taking care of this part and your engine will … Read more

How to check and replace a Spark Plug in 5 minutes

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Spark Plugs form a very important part of the entire combustion process inside an engine cylinder. The spark ignites the air-fuel mixture which is supposed to propel the pistons downwards.

And yet , they are one of the most neglected part in a car and all the attention is encountered by the Oil, Lubes, Tires etc.

Know how to replace your spark plug here :

You’ll need some basic tools to complete the task:
A wrench and a fine wire brush cleaner along … Read more

Formula-1 2012 Season : 5 Awesome facts

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As we look back at one of the most entertaining F1 seasons, we list down some of the awesome facts which we witnessed since March this year.

1. 6 Champions on the starting Grid : 2012 saw 6 champions start the season out the 24 drivers. We had Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button & Sebastian Vettel.
Not only was there a possibility for one of these to clock another championship, we had the likes of … Read more

Carkhana Hearts Bikers: Interview with Kaulson Racing Founders

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India loves its bikes and has its share of bikers, both regular and enthusiasts.

With the growing number of Superbikes in India, there still are a very few places where you can get them fixed or get them modified.

All bikers however swear by one place – Kaulson Racing (KRP), Delhi.

Team Carkhana went to KRP to experience a day amongst bikes and interviewed the founders of the company Mr. Vijay Kaul & Mr.Virender Kaul.

Excerpts from the interview:
Carkhana … Read more

5 Things to know about the Mercedes Benz B Class

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Most of us use the photographs of Mercedes/BMW/Jaguars for wallpapers and less for car buying exercise.

Yet some of these very brands have started to excite us with their small and importantly cheaper cars which suddenly seem possible for more and more people.

Mercedes Benz has been in India for more than 15 years but has been loosing grip to its fellow countryman BMW & Audi

To get back in the hustle, the three pointed star has launched the all … Read more

Mahindra Quanto : Ugly ‘or’ Pagli

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Ugly or Pagli was this Mallika Sherawat movie which was a rip off of a very regular but somehow very popular Korean movie ‘My Sassy Girl’

Case in point is the way Mahindra has thought about the whole concept of Quanto.
Firstly, the “Korean movie” bit here is the tall hatchback funda (somewhat rediscovered in this case) and the the rip off is very much obvious.

Quanto makes you think of two things :
1. Should this be considered a … Read more

Victory Motorcycles coming to India

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Our fascination with American muscle is not new.
From the Harleys to the Buell & Classic Indians. In this list has been one name for the last 15 years with pride – Victory Motorcycles.

Started by Polaris Industries in the late 1990′s for the bikers who were looking beyond the Harley way of life.
Victory stands for a modern take on the road-trips with the gadgets and comfort, but the same soul of a road runner.

In its short life … Read more

Carkhana Interviews Polaris India MD : Pankaj Dubey

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India’s fixation with two wheelers is not new. We have been hooked to our Bajaj’s and new age Honda’s for ages. Then came the 4 wheeled era post liberalization with M800 ruling our roads and hearts.
Come 2012, India is all geared to step up and embrace specialized vehicles from the likes of snowmobiles to All Terrain Vehicles (ATV’s).

 Things could not have been better for us with the introduction of Polaris Vehicles in India late last year. The world’s … Read more