DC Avanti : The Indian Supercar

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2012 marked the beginning of Indian Automobile Industry with the Auto Expo, in Delhi. Filled with surprises from car-makers, all over the world, only an indigenous car amazed us all. A supercar named Avanti.

Avanti is the first supercar to roll out of any Indian firm. Design by DC (Dilip Chhabria) Designs. The Avanti is an amalgam of Audi and Ferrari styling cues and it certainly looks like a supercar. DC Design is a popular automobile design house in India. … Read more

New 2012 Mercedes SL

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In the hunt for a size zero, people of the world saw the rise of path breaking cars, like the Ferrari F40. Stuff like Kevlar, Carbon Fiber and aluminum, which was used in fighter jets came into cars to make them lighter and hence go faster. And now, Mercedes have upped the ante with the introduction of a leaner, meaner and more powerful SL, which will hit Indian shores early this year. And it’s crack-a-lackin’.

Well, except for the glass … Read more

Five cars to watch out for in Auto Expo 2012

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The 11th edition of the bienniel Auto Expo is here. Come next week to Delhi and the capital will be buzzing with news and reviews and rumors for the latest in Automobile Industry.
Here are the 5 of the cars you should look out for :

 

1. Volkswagen UP! : VW has had a major change in fortunes since the last time they came for Auto Expo. The UP! will be their biggest bet for the future.A smaller than … Read more

It doesn’t get muscular than this : Dodge Challenger

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Considered as one of the most sought-after muscle cars of all time..Dodge Challenger is not only a car, it is also the name of three different generations of automobiles marketed by the Dodge division of Chrysler.

It was strongly based on the similar Plymouth Barracuda’s new E-body but with two inches of extra wheelbase and somewhat different outer sheetmetal. Exterior design was done by Carl “CAM” Cameron, whom also did the exterior for the 1966 Dodge Charger. For the 1970 … Read more

New world order : All new Posrche 911

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There have been visionaries and then there was Steve Jobs. Everything he did was a revolution. It’s a different league of products, and it’s a fact that people have asked me whether Sony also makes iPods!!

Similarly, a German company named Porsche made a car in 1963 that changed the game. It was called the 911.
More than fifty years later, it still remains the benchmark of pure performance when it comes to sports cars. And not to forget, when … Read more

Italian Masterpiece : Alfa 158

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47 win out 54 Grand prix(s), oh! My God, what car is that??

You too would have asked that question, if you were an auto enthusiast in the post- World War II era…

It’s an Alfa-Romeo 158, also known as Alfetta (Little Alfa in Italian), one of the most successful racing cars ever produced.

The first version of this successful racing car, the Alfa Romeo 158, was made during 1937/1938. Originally developed on the pre-World War II Voiturette formula platform.… Read more

“Icon” : Jaguar SS

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Jaguar SS 100 was an iconic British sports car built by SS Cars Ltd of Coventry, England.

The origination of the SS letters designated by Jaguar founder Sir William Lyons has always been controversial. As his original firm was known as the ‘Swallow Sidecar Company’, some think SS might abbreviate that.

Built from 1936 to 1940, the car was the other name for ecstasy in the pre-World War era. In 1936, the SS Cars Ltd was renamed as Jaguar, from … Read more

When the world stops! Ford GT

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Flashback:- Its the 1960′s. Formula One is still new. But there is another way to prove your point – Its called the Le Mans 24 (24 hours of continuous racing). Also there is a word ‘ Ferrari ‘

Come the late 60′s , the word has been changed to ‘Ford’. Out of nowhere Ford builds a car (The GT 40) which not only trumps Ferrari but does that 4 times in a row (1966-69)

Back to the future :- The early … Read more

Aston Martin Rapide

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‘Drooling over’ is an expression usually associated with exotic cuisines

But update some of your vocab ; Becoz here is a Machine to drool over : The Aston Martin Rapide

Aston’s have always been the show stoppers of Car Shows over the years, so what makes the Rapide more spicy than the other siblings

ANS- Its a 4 door car. And that indeed is a BIG WOW!

I always wondered why this segment was carved out inspite of having GT’s … Read more

Bentley Mulsanne

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Man was born with a mission

He built the Pyramids, then he built the magnificent cities in the Inca civilization, followed it up with Rome and Taj Mahal

And then, he built a Bentley

This probably was the last but the first which could move and move like nothing else

Bentley is not new to the ultra luxury coach building business. They have had a great line-up of cars under Volkswagen (Bentley is currently owned by them). From the … Read more