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  • EA produces live Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit action…
    In the countdown to the release of the Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit gaming title, producers Electronic Arts have released a rather unusual video. While we have seen CG rendered trailers of such games in the past, this time around, Electronic Arts has indulged in some live action for the promotion of their upcoming title. The producers have setup a Pagani Zonda Cinque on...
    by at November 24th, 2010 at 11:11 am
  • Mahindra takes over Ssangyong for Rs. 2,100 crores!
    Mahindra & Mahindra’s ongoing bid for the buy-out of Ssangyong Motors from Korea has finally reached its valuation and the deal has been inked last evening at $ 463.6 million which translates to Rs. 2,100-crore (approx, by current exchange rates). Industry experts claim that this value has been a ‘steal deal’ for Mahindra and should help Mahindra...
    by at November 24th, 2010 at 11:11 am
  • Gran Turismo 5 launched, finally!
    Last night Sony Computer Entertainment and Polyphony Digital finally launched the much awaited Gran Turismo 5 driving simulator for the Playstation 3 gaming console. The much awaited installment of the successful Gran Turismo franchise was long overdue and had been delayed many times over. In India the game will be available in three flavors – the Gran Turismo 5:...
    by at November 24th, 2010 at 11:11 am
  • Ten10 Racing inks MotoGP 125 deal with WTR Team
    Indian two wheeler racing team from Bangalore, Ten10 Racing, has inked a deal with Italy’s WTR team for a racing seat in the 2011 MotoGP 125cc World Championship. With this deal, Ten10 Racing will become the first Indian two wheeler racing outfit to participate at the world championship level. Ten10′s posterchild, Sarath Kumar about whom we keep talking about...
    by at November 24th, 2010 at 10:11 am
  • UPDATE: (VDO) KTM 125 Duke caught testing in India!
    A few moments back we told you about 2011 Aprilia RSV4 Factory making its way into India in December 2010. Our second major scoop of the day is the 2011 KTM 125 Duke which has been caught testing in India! KTM’s entry level machine which was unveiled as a concept at the 2009 EICMA and which was shown in its production glory at the 2010 EICMA was caught testing by...
    by at November 24th, 2010 at 07:11 am
  • Exclusive Scoop! Aprilia coming to India in December 2010 with the RSV4 Factory superbike!
    With most bike makers already introducing their litre-class wares in the country, how could Aprilia miss the bandwagon? Come December 2010 and Aprilia will announce their official entry into India and how! As the title suggests, Aprilia will mark its entry into India with the 2011 RSV4 Factory litre class superbike. The RSV4 Factory is powered by a 999.6cc V4 engine that...
    by at November 23rd, 2010 at 11:11 am
  • Maruti Suzuki’s teaser website is in fact the new…
    Remember the Maruti Suzuki teaser website that we told you about, which had some crash dummies making us wonder what might be in store? Well, the bubble has burst and its as disappointing as the car itself – it was the launch of a new website for the Zen Estilo! The new website uses a male and female crash dummy to create some sort of interaction between the user...
    by at November 22nd, 2010 at 01:11 pm
  • 2011 Maruti Suzuki SX4 facelift spied in China
    The same Chinese website than unveiled the scoop shots of the 2011 Nissan Micra Sedan, has also managed to get the scoop shots of the 2011 Suzuki SX4 facelift which will go on sale early next year in China. The facelift car gets design tweaks to reflect the new familial design theme which is now seen on the Kizashi sedan and the 2011 Suzuki Swift. The headlights retain...
    by at November 22nd, 2010 at 12:11 pm
  • 2011 Nissan Micra sedan revealed in flesh!
    A certain Chinese website which had earlier revealed the leaked brochure images of the 2011 Nissan Micra sedan / Sunny / Tiida / March have now got their hands on the two photos of the actual car. We are not sure what the Nissan Micra sedan will be called in India, but the popular ‘Sunny’ brand name has a fair chance of making it on the sedan when it launches...
    by at November 22nd, 2010 at 12:11 pm
  • AMG to sponsor the 2011 Ducati MotoGP factory team
    Ducati and Mercedes Benz’s tuning house, AMG, announced a new partnership at the 2010 L. A. Auto Show. AMG will now be the primary sponsor for the Ducati MotoGP Factory Team which will have Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden on board. Speculations were rife that 2011 would see a three-way Italian partnership with Rossi on a Ducati GP11 bike with FIAT title sponsorship,...
    by at November 22nd, 2010 at 11:11 am