Ford and GM are posting record losses for the past many years. Chrysler is suffering is heading bankruptcy Daimler wishes to sell out the ailing partner. The cheapest car (logan) ever made by an European manufacturer when it hits Indian roads it gets cheaper further by 15%. Carlos Ghosn the head of Renault – Nissan …
Category Archives: Automobile
New security for Maruti cars
Maruti Udyog is set to introduce the immobilizer system across all its models to add security to its products. Though immobiliser is more common in western cars for the sake of cost in Indian immobiliser fails to find a place for a long time. Losing of cars increased proportionally to the increase in car population …
Bahrain GP
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa held off the challenge of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton in the Bahrain Grand Prix to win his first race of the season. The Brazilian led throughout but was pressured early and late in the race by Hamilton, the first man to take podiums in his first three Grands Prix. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen was …
Honda Shine Vs Suzuki Zeus
Battle for the berth.. Honda and Suzuki are one of the respected manufacturers in Indian automotive industry. After conquering the car market both have turned their eyes to world’s second largest two wheeler market – India. Suzuki partnered TVS and had produced good motorcycles like ‘shogun’ and Honda has been giving life support for its …
Hyundai’s answer to Honda Civic
new elantra in Civic’s kingdom… Honda Civic is the largest seller in the lower D segment and is the ‘Car of the Year 2006’. The style and the features it offers makes civic invincible and even once the best seller – Toyota Corolla is selling in meagre numbers now. Whether it’s Toyota or Mitsubishi or …
Maruti
Overview: Maruti – Suzuki still holds more than 50% of Indian car industry, but unlike 19th century it has been restricted to a small car leader in the 20th century. The advent of other majors like Honda, Toyota and GM has resulted in creation of new definition for mid size cars in Indian automotive industry. …
Bullet’s Lean Burn Engine
Lean burn engine, you must have heard this when TVS launched its apache but before apache Royal Enfield incorporated this technology in Thunderbird. In the Lean Burn engine included valve angle has been reduced from 80 to 55 degrees for better flow, and the combustion chamber has been made more compact to promote faster, cleaner …
Malyasian Grand Prix
Reigning world champion Fernando Alonso secured his first victory for McLaren as he claimed a pillar to post win in the Malaysian Grand Prix. Alonso climbed above Kimi Raikkonen in the title race, leading home Lewis Hamilton for a McLaren one-two and their first win since Japan in 2005. Briton Hamilton, 22, held off a …
Bullet
Overview: Though the Bullet is well known for its thudding sound it attracts more customers silently. While Pulsar 220cc and Karizma FI are in the limelight of auto magazines and TV channels, the true big machine maker Royal Enfield watching these silently, as Indians moving up the value chain Royal Enfield plans to expand its …
Ferrari’s 2007 formula one car
Felipe Massa and Kimi raikkonen’s F1 car -tech Spec F2007 technical specifications Carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure Ferrari longitudinal gearbox, Limited-slip differential, Semiautomatic sequential electronically, controlled gearbox – quick shift Number of gears: 7 +Reverse Brakes: Ventilated carbon-fibre disc Suspension: Independent, push-rod activated, torsion springs front and rear Length: 4545 mm Width: 1796 mm Height: …