Archive for the ‘News’

  • Harley Davidson launches Sportster Seventy-Two and Softail Slim
    Harley Davidson has added two new motorcycles to its 2012 line up with the introduction of Sportster Seventy-Two and Softail Slim. The Sportster Seventy-Two has a hint of the old Sportster Custom while the Softail Slim does away with a lot of chrome and prefers being draped in black to have a ‘sinister look’. Harley-Davidson says that the Seventy-Two is inspired...
    by at February 8th, 2012 at 12:02 am
  • 2014 Audi R8 is lighter and more powerful
    Details of 2014 Audi R8 have surfaced and are doing rounds on the web world. The car is being called the AU724 and the car is being developed along the successor to popular Lamborghini Gallardo. It is being said that both these supercars will make use of advanced carbon fiber and aluminum monocoque to keep curb weight under 1500 kgs. Engine options will include a 4.2...
    by at February 7th, 2012 at 07:02 pm
  • LAUNCHED: 2012 Volvo XC60 @ Rs.34.4 lakhs
    Recently, makers of arguably world’s safest cars-Volvo launched the 2012 model of their XC60 Crossover SUV. The SUV is now being offered with a new D3 diesel engine.The good news is that the new variants of the SUV come with very competitive price tags. The base model of the Crossover retails for Rs 34.4 lakhs while the top end model goes for Rs 37.4 lakhs. D3...
    by at February 7th, 2012 at 06:02 pm
  • Audi aims to sell as many as 50000 cars in India by 2020
    Audi seems to be all set to get very aggressive with its Indian operations. Just a couple of days back, we reported about Audi planning to introduce more than half a dozen new models in the Indian market. Now, it has been reported in The Business Line that of the total of about 1.5 million cars that Audi sold worldwide, merely 5,511 units were sold in India. The popular...
    by at February 7th, 2012 at 05:02 pm
  • Upgraded Honda Civic to be launched by the end of this year
    A few months back, we had reported how Honda Civic was slipping off its top slot on the podium in the North American car sales chart. Back then, Honda had commented that the work on an upgraded Civic had already commenced. Now, Honda has announced that the updated sedan will be introduced by the end of 2012. It may be noted that the manufacturer had earlier planned to...
    by at February 7th, 2012 at 02:02 pm
  • Mahindra XUV500 registers more than 25000 bookings in second phase
    There seems to be a mad rush to get behind that big bad SUV from Mahindra. After the first phase bookings got over in a matter of 4 days, this time Mahindra decided to bet on a lottery system for a more fair allocation of available units. The 7200 available units of the vehicle got more than 25,000 bidders in a matter of 10 days. That’s 2500 bookings a day! Bookings...
    by at February 7th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
  • UNVEILED: Aprilia Caponord 1200
    At a recent dealer meeting of the Piaggio group, along with the revealing of what seemed to be the production-ready version of the Moto Guzzi California 1400, the manufacturer revealed the Aprilia Caponord. The bike should rub shoulders with the Ducati Multistrada. The Caponord seems to be highly based on the Dorsoduro 1200. While the Caponord surely has a very different...
    by at February 6th, 2012 at 04:02 pm
  • UNVEILED: Production ready Moto Guzzi California 1400
    At a recent dealer meeting of the Piaggio group, along with the revealing of the Aprilia Caponord, the manufacturer also showcased what seemed to be the production-ready version of the Moto Guzzi California 1400. It may be noted that this was the second appearance of the bike, first being at the same event last year. The bike sure appears much more production-ready than...
    by at February 6th, 2012 at 04:02 pm
  • KTM 200 Duke booking amount reduced to INR 20,000
    The KTM 200 Duke ,the first motorcycle that Bajaj has launched as a part of Austrian motorcycle maker KTM’s Indian range, comes with an on road price tag of approx INR 1.3 lakhs. KTM Duke is available at Bajaj’s ProBiking outlets across India for sale. It may be noted that Bajaj recently converted these ProBiking stores into KTM outlets. Now, the baby KTM has...
    by at February 6th, 2012 at 02:02 pm
  • Carnation Auto plans to step into Used Car market
    A few years back, Mr.Jagdish Khattar, the ‘former boss man’ at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. introduced Carnation Auto-a multi brand car service chain. Now, with the used car market heating up in the last couple of years, the aforementioned multi-brand car service chain is readying itself to plunge into the used car market and start by setting up as many as 160...
    by at February 6th, 2012 at 02:02 pm