Archive for December, 2008

Fiat Linea Pricing, Specifications and Variants

Posted on December 31st, 2008 by by admin

The biggest and probably the most important model for Fiat in India, the Linea will be launched very shortly. We have for you are the pricing and the variant details. The detailed specifications are still not out but you will see them here as soon as we get them.
The Linea will come in five variants [...]

2010 Jaguar XF S Diesel Unveiled, 273 bhp, 600 Nm!

Posted on December 30th, 2008 by by admin

The big cat is finally out of the bag! Jaguar has released the first images and full details of its new oil burning flagship, the XF S Diesel.
The new XF S diesel combines the economy of the diesel with performance which is better than the naturally aspirated petrol V8! The all new 3.0 Litre V6 diesel engine under [...]

Report: Alonso Will Drive For Ferrari In 2011

Posted on December 30th, 2008 by by admin

Fernando Alonso has an agreement to switch to Ferrari according to Italy’s La Gazzetta Dello Sport reports. The double world champion may shift to Ferrari as early as 2010 as a replacement for Kimi who performed rather dissapointingly during the last season, the newspaper said.
The double world champion currently drives for Renault and the contract [...]

Porsche Begins Production Of The Cayenne Diesel

Posted on December 30th, 2008 by by admin

 
Porsche has started the production of the Cayenne diesel at it Leipzig factory in Germany. The first ever Porsche diesel, Cayenne is all set to go on sale in Europe in February 2009.
The 3.0 Litre Turbodiesel V6 engine under the hood comes from Volkswagen Group and is produced by Audi. The engine makes a relatively [...]

Tata Launches Limited Edition Vista To Mark Indica’s 10th Anniversary!

Posted on December 29th, 2008 by by admin

Tata has launched a limited edition version of the Indica Vista to mark the 10th anniversary of the best selling Indica, today in the Indian market.
The car comes with an all new colour combination – Porcelain White with a Black roof. The exteriors wear alloy wheels, gold finished grill garnish, golden emblems & mascots and [...]

Hyundai i20 Launched!

Posted on December 29th, 2008 by by admin

 
Pricing details updated after the jump.
One of the most eagerly awaited and anticipated hatchback of the recent times, the i20 has been launched in the Indian market. The ‘Smooth, Suave, Sure Uber Cool’ hatchback, as Hyundai likes to call it, comes in three variants - i20 Magna, i20 Asta and the top end fully [...]

Mexican Billionaire May Rescue Honda F1

Posted on December 29th, 2008 by by admin

The world’s second richest man, Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim, might come to the rescue of the beleaguered Honda Formula 1 team.
Honda are up for sale after the Japanese manufacturer announced that they are pulling the plug on F1 in wake of the ongoing global financial crisis, earlier this month. Honda F1 team’s senior executives Ross [...]

Karthikeyan: I am Not Interested In Driving For Force India

Posted on December 28th, 2008 by by admin

India’s only F1 driver, Narain Karthikeyan has ruled himself out of any return to the sport with Force India Team currently owned by Vijay Mallya.
Narain Karthikeyan was the first Indian driver ever to race a Formula 1 car with silverstone based Jordan F1 team, who’s current owner Vijay Mallya suggested recently that Karthikeyan is not [...]

Ferrari F1 Scuderia To Be The First To Unveil 2009 Car

Posted on December 27th, 2008 by by admin

With the last few days of the year 2008 remaining, the news is coming in that Ferrari F1 team would be the first one to unveil their car of the F1 season 2009.
According to reports in the Italian press, La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that the maranello based team will reveal their challenger for the 2009 season [...]

Ferrari Sets Its Sights On The Porsche 911

Posted on December 27th, 2008 by by admin

Ferrari California isn’t the last of small  ’entry level’ cars from the italian supercar maker. Hot on the heels of the launch of Ferrari California, this new spy shot shows that there is another new supercar on the way from the italian powerhouse.
Only time will tell if this is the replacement to the legendary Dino but [...]