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Archive for June, 2010

Auto News, Luxury, Mercedes Benz, Pre Owned Cars

Mercedes Benz Enters Used Car Business With Proven ‘Exclusivity’

June 30th 2010 | Posted by lavkesh

Following the foot steps of arch rival BMW, Mercedes Benz have entered the used car market in India with ‘Proven Exclusivity’ used car programme.
Currently running in 35 countries, the programme started in 2009 and utilizes global standard methods for vehicle quality, quality and warranty to offer Mercedes Benz pre-owned cars to customers. The programme will [...]

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Auto Launches, Honda, Sedan

2011 Honda Accord Facelift Revealed: Pics & Details

June 28th 2010 | Posted by lavkesh

Honda has unveiled facelifted Accord for the U.S. market which comes with aerodynamic and styling tweaks, improved fuel economy and new features. We are sold the same car in India which means that changes will come to the Indian market pretty shortly.
Exteriors changes include a new grille which is modeled on the latest family look, [...]

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Auto Sales, BMW, Luxury, Sedan

2011 BMW 5-Series F10 Sold Out Across Markets

June 27th 2010 | Posted by lavkesh

World’s largest luxury car maker BMW has reportedly sold out the latest iteration of the 5-Series F10 sedan launched just recently forcing buyers to wait for three to four months for deliveries.
The new sedan, which shares almost 70% of its components with the bigger 7-Series, has been a huge hit for the company. According to [...]

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Price Hike

Fuel Prices Hiked, Petrol Goes Up By Rs 3.73 , Diesel By Rs 2

June 25th 2010 | Posted by lavkesh

The inevitable has happened. Government has decided to raise the prices of petrol and diesel as a part of the plan to move towards a market-determined fuel price regime.
The price of petrol has been increased by Rs 3.73 per liter while diesel prices have been hiked by Rs 2 per liter. Prices of LPG are [...]

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Alfa Romeo, Audi, Awards, BMW, Citroen, Ferrari, Fiat, Honda, International Engine Of The Year 2010, Kia, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, News, Nissan, Opel, Porsche, Smart, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen

VW’s 1.4L TSI Wins The International Engine Of The Year 2010

June 24th 2010 | Posted by lavkesh

Germans have yet again dominated this year’s International Engine Of The Year (IEOTY) awards which are judged by a panel of 65 renowned motoring journalists from 32 countries. The awards ceremony took place yesterday in Stuttgart, Germany.
Topping the list with the most coveted of them all, the IEOTY awards has gone to VW’s 1.4 Liter TSI Twincharger [...]

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Breaking News, Coupe, Lexus, Luxury, Performance, Toyota

Toyota’s Chief Test Driver Dies Behind The Wheel OF Lexus LF-A

June 24th 2010 | Posted by lavkesh

Toyota’s chief test driver, 67 year old Hiromu Naruse, who has been credit with being the  ”Godfather of the LF-A” supercar, has died in a crash on highway 410 near the Nurburgring race track in Germany.

He was driving the Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Edition at the time of the accident which veered into the oncoming traffic [...]

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Auto Launches, Diesel, Toyota

Toyota Corolla 1.4 Diesel Launch On In 3rd Week Of July

June 24th 2010 | Posted by lavkesh

According to the latest buzz going around, Toyota is expected to launch the Corolla diesel 1.4 on 21st July 2010. The official word earlier suggested a August launch date which we reported here.

Corolla diesel will come powered by a 1.4 liter turbocharged common rail diesel engine which develops 90 ps of maximum power mated to [...]

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Auto Launches, Diesel, Fiat, Hatchback, Performance

Fiat Grande Punto Sports 90 HP Launch Confirmed For 16th July

June 23rd 2010 | Posted by lavkesh

If you like us are waiting for the launch of the Fiat Punto Sport (or 90 hp as it called) then here’s some good news. Fiat has finally confirmed the launch of the VGT (variable geometry turbocharger) engined Punto for 16th July 2010.
To be called the Grande Punto 90 HP, the Punto with the more [...]

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Auto Launches, Hyundai, Sedan

Hyundai Verna Transform Launched At Rs 6.56 Lakhs

June 23rd 2010 | Posted by lavkesh

As we told you earlier, Hyundai has launched the refreshed Verna Transform at an event here in New Delhi.
The new Verna has been priced at starting from Rs 6.56 Lakhs for the base Petrol going all the way upto Rs 9.22 Lakhs for the top end diesel automatic. The new Verna Transform features revised front [...]

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Kawasaki, Motorcycle, Teaser, Video

2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Teaser Image + Video

June 22nd 2010 | Posted by lavkesh

With the best from Europe breathing down the neck of the big four from Japan, Kawasaki has made the first move.
The company has released a teaser image and video of the upcoming 2011 ZX-10R flagship which will be released in the market next year. The bike is expected to come with a brand new engine, [...]

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