Monthly Archives: January 2009

Take a Glimpse of Exhilarating New Cars and Technologies

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Indulge yourself in the exhilarating aura of ‘Mumbai International Motor Show (MIMS) 2009′ organized by the Times of India that showcases latest car brands and technologies.

The inaugural day of the event was marked by the most striking car of the Indian future, the Volkswagen Beetle. The name is no stranger to anyone, it’s a true iconic car that exudes style, elegance, luxury, and performance. Excitingly, this is the first public display of the elite Beetle.

The significant presence of Volkswagen marque brand, the Beetle, at MIMS is attributed to the fact that the show offers a strong and independent platform that would probably rise the potential market of the car after its launch, hopefully in the next 15 months. The company also has a great belief that this would help them strengthen their presence in the Indian car market mainly in the western part of the country.

The inaugural day is over but yet there are many new cars, bikes, and futuristic technologies to be displayed during the remaining three days of the show. The second day of the event is believed to witness the most scintillating new car launches of 2009. Don’t get deep into your thoughts, its the latest Fiat Linea and the Mahindra Xylo, this cars that have recently made their debut in India.

Adding to your surprise and excitement, the event will feature a number of cars and two-wheelers that have been a vital part of the popular Bollywood movies. And sports enthusiasts can feast their eyes with the beauty of displayed Formula One Cars.

MIMS is a great platform for car and bike enthusiast who desire to have a rendezvous with exciting cars, bikes, and technologies. The show started on 15th Jan 09 at MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai and will end on 18th Jan 09.

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Suzuki Kazashi Vanishes Before its Launch

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The global recession has left disappointments to many in some or the other way. We have been recently witnessing several negative impacts of downturn in every sector across the globe. The car industry is one such live example which is greatly hit by the economic pressure.

The car sales have dropped tremendously leaving a deep scar on the car industry. Car manufacturers are now evaluating different ways to cover up the losses. Many car manufacturers have postponed new car launches and some have even cut down their car production.

A little brush up of memory will remind you of the Suzuki’s plan to launch a premium sedan baptised as ‘Kizashi‘. This car has many satisfied consumers in around 168 countries. Despite the global success of the car, the company is not ready to launch it in India. Suzuki’s investment plans for Russia and Thailand market is also put on hold. This clearly depicts the current uncertain car market.

Whether this car will ever come to India or not is still an unanswered question. May be we have to wait till the economic condition bounces back to see the car in Indian terrains.

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A New Force Indian Car For 2009 Season

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New New Force Indian Car in India

After Ferrari introduced its new Formula One car the F60, new Force India car technically adorned with a Mercedes engine and a McLaren gearbox, will be unwrapped in Spain in March.

Christened as ‘VJM 02′, the car is presently under construction and is expected to be ready before the series opener in Melbourne on March 29. This new car will undergo testing for six days before the race. Though six days for car testing is very less, Mallaya being confident convinces his team that six days would be enough for testing the reliability and performance of the car. Moreover, Force India’s Silverstone factory is quite advance and will complete the manufacturing process within expected time.

Like other companies, Force India is also stressing to go for a series of cost cutting measures due to recessionary affairs. The measures include limited expensive testing and use of cheaper engine for smaller teams for the 2009 session.

So, the new Force India car will be soon on track. Now let’s see who wins the Mallaya’s new car or the Ferrari’s 55th F1 car.

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Fiat Linea Comes to India

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New Fiat Linea Cars in India

Finally, the car we all eagerly waited for has arrived with curiosity, excitement, magnificence, and grace.

The Linea is no stranger to the global car market. But in India the car is a new and a significant addition to the Fiat’s portfolio that will endeavour to rewrite the laws of sedans. It was first launched in Turkey in 2007 and had received an overwhelming response. With the same degree of exhilaration, passion, and fortitude, Fiat brings Linea to India.

The Linea is meticulously designed to create a masterpiece of undaunted beauty and technological excellence. The flawless design and impeccable lines accentuated with gorgeous headlamps, impressive front grille, and curvaceous rear gives the Linea an admirable, appreciable, and dynamic look.

When you get behind the wheels, the air within will stuck your heartbeat. Aesthetically designed interiors supplemented with revolutionary car technologies and futuristic safety features offer a striking mélange where style meets performance and function.

There is no compromise in terms of performance. The heart of the car makes a perfect power statement with highly efficient and powerful engine options. Linea is available in both petrol and diesel versions. The petrol version is powered by a 1.4-litre revolutionary FIRE engine whereas the diesel engine works on 1.3-litre advanced multijet engine.

Adding to your surprise are the ‘My Car’ and Blue&Me technologies. The exciting ‘My Car’ technology gives you an opportunity to rejoice the art of car customization. With this you can customize your Linea with an assortment of features including digital odometer, clock setting, radio display, service schedule reminder, setting units for distance, front passenger airbag activation, and a variety of entertaining solutions.

With Blue&Me technology, you can enjoy hand free system usage (by pairing Bluetooth mobile phone and the system), SMS reader, and voice command music system. It enables you to receive or make phone calls without removing your hands from the steering wheel. So, now you can have safe commute and easy communication during a ride without distracting your concentration from driving.

Retailing at an economical price range of Rs 5 Lakh to Rs 6 Lakh and Rs 6 Lakh to Rs 8 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for petrol and diesel variants, the new Fiat Linea is nothing less than a showstopper.

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In-Flight Technology for Luxury Cars

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In-flight technologies are gradually taking their position in the car market in line with plenty of innovations and advancements. For the first time in the history of Indian car industry, a joint venture between DSK Digital Technologies and Taiwan-Based Funtoro have introduced a in-flight entertainment technology for luxury cars. Funtoro is tagged as a leading designer and manufacturer of impressive and functional in-car entertainment systems and car telematics.

Just take a flash back and remember some of your most entertaining air journey. Aircrafts provide high-end entertainment system so that passengers can enjoy a comfortable and luxurious journey. Now, the same enjoyment and excitement can be felt in luxury cars with the new technologies designed by the joint venture.

With this technology, you will be able to enjoy unlimited movies, slide shows, games, music and much more inside the cosy cabin of your luxury car. Adding a new dimension to in-car electronics, this innovative technology will soon take a flight above all other entertainment systems.

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Ferrari Introduces New Formula One Car

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Nothing is left unturned by the hit of recession. Even the richest sports, Formula One, is blown away by the wind of recession. The biggest hit to the sports was made by the immediate pull of Honda. After that all associated with the race were worried thinking that other car manufacturers may also pull out from F1.

But, thankfully, till now no car manufacturer has taken a backward step. Infact, Ferrari has introduced a new Formula One car in lines with new rules and regulations defined by the F1 Team for the 2009 F1 season.

The new F1 car is christened as F60 representing Ferrari’s 60th year in this adventurous race. This new car was tested by Felipe Massa who lost the 2008 championship to Lewis Hamilton by just one point. He tested the car on the Mugello track. Usually F1 team takes test drive of all new cars in their home track in Fiorano but this year due to snowy weather conditions they were forced to drive it on some other track.

The new F1 car is also tagged as Ferrari’s 55th F1 car since the car manufacturer joined the sports in 1950. This new car is excitingly adorned with wider front wings, higher rear wings, and the intelligent kinetic energy recovery system (KERS).

The KERS helps to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions without affecting the performance and efficiency of the car. With high degree of dynamism and engineering excellence, the new F1 car is all set to rock the 2009 F1 season.

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The Magic of Luxury Cars

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New Audi A4 Cars in India

Demand for luxury cars in India is growing in a big way. Luxury cars have always magnetised car buyers with their charming appeal and aesthetics.

Despite the economic crunch, the luxury cars has made good sales in the Indian car market. To attract the buyers and to sustain in the car industry many car manufacturers reduced the car prices. But surprisingly, the luxury car manufacturers did not have to throw any kind of freebies or discounts to sell their cars.

Passion for luxury car drives car buyers to go ahead with their dream to buy these cars even at the time of sluggish market. One such buyer is the ‘Power Star’ of Kannada cinema Puneet Rajkumar who is an instant buyers of luxury cars and reveals that he goes for car shopping whenever he feels like no matter whatever the market condition is. Currently he owns a Audi Q7 and dreams to upgrade it with the Bentley Coupe and the BMW M6.

Aditya, another Kannada actor too is not affected by the slowdown in the car market. Cars are his greatest passion and he considers this possession as his second home. Very soon we can see him driving his Hummer, which he is planning to import from Dubai. He is also mesmerised with the BMW 5-series and plans to buy by year-end.

Car rallyist Anitha Kholay also loves car and upgrades it frequently to give new and fresh look. Unaffected by the current downturn, she plans to add a Merc C or a E class sedan in her garage along with the present Skoda Octavia Rider and a Mitsubishi Lancer.

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Porsche’s Roadside Assistance Programme in India

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New Porsche Cayenne Car in India

Time has come for Porsche car owners to rejoice the ownership of their cars. The official Porsche importer for India, Precision Cars, has unveiled one of the world’s best-designed roadside programmes in India.

Named as ‘Porsche Assistance’, all Porsche car owners will enjoy various benefits
by this programme. If in case your Porsche cars experiences a breakdown in the middle of the road, in accordance with the newly introduced assistance programme you can have an arrangement for onward travel, hotel accommodation, or a replaced car if required.

The launch of this programme is aimed at minimizing inconvenience of Porsche’s car owners in case of any glitches or faults. All new car buyers will have an opportunity to enjoy this benefit upto 24 months from the date of delivery and that also completely free of cost.

The question remains as to how will Porsche reach its customers if the owner’s car gets immobilized outside the covered area. However, Porsche promises to provide the best solution to any kind inconvenience faced by their customers.

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India to Witness Air Cars By 2010

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We have been hearing about Air Cars since a long time. The concept of Air Cars were echoing a lot but the actual technology behind it was never revealed.

Now again it is speculated to come in India by 2010 or 2011 through a joint venture with Tata Motors. The Air Car will be launched in various variants having the seating capacity of two to six passengers. The first release of the car will be for the Air France company which is expected before June 2009 and will be commercial launch by 2009 end.

A unique feature of these cars is that they do not depend on any kind of conventional fuels like petrol, diesel or gas for their functioning. They are driven by only compressed air. Additionally, a new alternative technology has been developed by the company to generate power for the car which uses a combination of air and petrol, diesel or ethanol, just like the concept of hybrid technology.

The Air Car is expected to carry a price tag ranging from Rs 2.33 Lakh-Rs 8.69 Lakh. The air compressing device can be either used to fill compressed air at home or at a filling station. The best thing about this car is that it is completely emission free.

In the urban terrain, the Air Car can travel up to 180 km with compressed air filling whereas with dual energy it can travel up to 1,500 km on highway eating just 1.8 litres of petrol. The car is capable of achieving a top speed of 110 km/h when driven by only compressed air and 130 km/h while running on dual energy.

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World’s First Flying Car Takes Flight

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A car that keeps swinging between a car and an air plane might be sounding unrealistic but its true that this incredible concept has taken its shape in the form of World’s first flying car. The first flying automobile is all set to take flight next month.

Christened as Terrafugia Transition and engineered by former NASA engineers, this flying car can surprisingly transform from a two-seater road car to an air plane in just 15 seconds flying up to 500 miles at a cruising speed of 185 km/h. Even more interesting is the process of transformation. When in air, the wings of the car unfolds automatically and while on road, they get folded in one integrated vehicle design.

What adds to the thrill is the fact that this car will run on normal unleaded petrol and designed with a size that can fit into any garage. But the price is exceptionally high with a tag of about Rs 9.7 million.

Its still eighteen months for the car to land in showrooms. Legally, as this car will only be allowed to take off from roads of Alaska, it is too early to say when this car will actually come into the Indian car market. Now, the question arises will people spend such a huge amount on a flying car. We think they will. Because with high pace of advancement and innovation, air travel will soon become practical for car buyers at a price that would soon beat driving.

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