Category: FEATURED CARS
If you ask me, a Peugeot 309 GLD would probably be the last thing I want to take to a drag race let alone, win it. But that is what Team Mars, a group of enthusiasts from Hyderababd wanted to do – take a lateral approach at the project. They could have started off with [...]
Twenty two year old Vishnu likes his cars to look plain and simple yet go like stink. So there are no shouty paint jobs, no flamboyant body kits, no ‘look at me’ decals; just a set of good looking 17inch Lenso Samurai alloy wheels and a suspicious looking ‘T’ alphabet on the boot, next to [...]
This is not your everyday turbo build. You see, it is not a big deal going to a tuner and getting him to do a turbo for you. Of course you need to pick a good tuner, but that aside, all you need is money, sometimes loads and loads of it. But building your own [...]
Twenty year old Niteesh Benson was just fifteen when this Swift ZXI got home . He fondly remembers the day he shod it with wide tyres on classy Lenso 15 inch Project D wheels- his first mod and took it for a spin. Five years down the line, he drives around in this very same [...]
Quarter Mile readers have varying tastes. Some like to keep their cars stock, while their counterparts are hell bent into modifying them to suit their tastes. Some prefer to add bucket loads of power while others are constantly working hard to make their cars handle that little bit better. And we have people trying to [...]
Cast your mind to the time when you were a seventeen year old. Apart from oogling at girls and roaming around aimlessly with friends, you would also have spent a couple of minutes imagining what car you’d be driving in a year or two. Akhil Vishnu, who recently turned eighteen knew he couldn’t turn up [...]
It’s funny how uncanny things can be for an enthusiast at the wheels of different machines. At one you may find yourself yawning, while you are doing 100 miles an hour and on some other machine you could be having 1000 smiles an hour, even when you aren’t exceeding the speed limits. And that is [...]
We have an argument going round our office if the best engine transplant on the Zen is the one from an Esteem. There have been different prospects like the Baleno G16B, Cultus GTI, Honda D15s and VTECs all good in their own respect but somehow I maintain the Esteem G13B wins with its ease of [...]
Tuning boxes come in all shapes and sizes. Some are simple resistances in expensive looking plastic boxes while others have multiple settings, their manufacturers call ‘maps’ and most of them claim up to 25 percent more power and torque. Although none of them are as good as a well written remap, we love their plug [...]
Okay, the Swift was not really short on handling and the new one is even better. Maruti engineers have worked to hard to strike a balance between ride quality and handling that it shows in the way it drives. But you never know, there could be just another way of improving it and we come [...]
Track test : Continental CEC5 and CSC5 : Part II
Fiat 500 Abarth Engine 1.4L, 4-cyl, 16v, SOHC, turbo-charged Transmission 5sp Manual Power 160 bhp Torque 206 N-m 0-100kmph 7.4 sec The Fiat 500 Abarth is an altogether different beast from the cute and cuddly 500, we have in India. On the track, the 500 Abarth would gamely hold on to its lines and change [...]
After the spy shots a couple of months ago, we are proud to present some exclusive shots of the facelifted Linea. The Linea which has been in the the world market since 2007, now gets a new lease of life, much like the Punto Evo. The changes at the front are restricted to the front [...]
Ford has unveiled the production version of the EcoSport mini SUV. Sharing bits from the new Fiesta, the EcoSport is built on the B2E platform and is very much like the concept shown inIndiaearlier. The headlamps and tail lamps have been toned slightly, but the tall chunky styling remains. There are pseudo skid plates [...]
With just days to go before the official unveiling in Beijing, pictures of the Lamborghini SUV have leaked over the world wide web. The SUV called the Urus mimics Aventador styling and has a very coupe-like roof. The edgy styling prevails and the SUV will bring back good old memories of the LM002, Lamborghini’s earlier [...]
The days of the super rich yearning for a better luxury off roader than a top of the line Range Rover are finally coming to an end. Bentley has taken the wraps off the EXP 9 F SUV Concept on the eve of the Geneva Motor show. Still refered to as a concept, Bentley describes [...]
Next-gen Mercedes A class unveiled
This is the next generation Mercedes A class. The styling is quite similar to the concept shown at the Auto Expo in January. The upright mono-volume stance of the first two generations have been traded in favour of a new sportier two box. The new A class has impressive 0.26 drag co-efficient. Three different variants will [...]
Hyundai i20 facelift uncovered.
Here are the first pictures of the facelifted Hyundai i20. The front has been complete redesigned with the fluidic theme with new headlamps, bumper and grille. A slim, long grille with Hyundai logo at the centre stretches between the Verna style headlamps on each end. The lower grille remains more or less similar in shape, [...]
Liked the XF? Want something even more practical? You might lose the Aston Martin Tail, but the XF Sportbrake is the most versatile Jaguar ever made. Now officially unveiled ahead of its scheduled unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show,it features a new rear end with a substantial redesign from the B-pillar onwards that libeartes 1,675 litre [...]
You probably watched Jeremy Clarkson cut an Evoque photograph using a pair of scissors, to show us, how the new cabrio version will look. Well, Land Rover hasn’t done much more on the real one, than using,…emm… a larger pair of scissors. The Evoque Cabrio concept, making its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, looks surprisingly [...]
VW Polo Cup to have 1.4TSI racers !
Well, you complained about the lack of proper noise at the VW Polo Cup races, didn’t you? The drone of diesels wheezing by didn’t offer quite the aural pleasure enthusiasts had hoped for and left many petrol heads complaining. Well, someone at VW was paying attention and this year, VW Polo Cup will have three [...]
Mercedes-Benz India launched the GL-Class ‘Grand Edition’, a spruced up version of the popular GL. Visually, the Grand Edition can be distinguished by the dark-tinted headlamps, a radiator grille with black, high-sheen louvers, a redesigned front bumper with integrated LED daytime running lamps and new 20 inch alloys. The car also gets two tone leather seats [...]
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