Indian Cars & Bikes

We all know how ambitious GM is. They recently said they intent to launch a small car next year which would compete with the i10. Well the car is the Chevrolet Beat. They decided on the beat to be the next small car to go into production by having a world wide vote on vote4chevrolet.com The Beat concept looks very good, however when cars go from concept to production, they change alot, case in point is the A-Star. (more…)

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The Honda Civic has been selling unchanged since 2005 and now Honda has given it a small facelift in its home market in Japan. These changes although minor will be carried over to the Indian Civic as well in due time. (more…)

The Car Capsule is the most cool and mobile way of parking your car. It is a clear, vinyl, flame-retardant and anti-static bubble. It keeps all of those grubby hands off your vehicle, but still allows you to show off that 10-hour wax job you did last Sunday. (more…)

Yamaha R15! Yamaha R15! Yamaha R15! Those are the words that have been ringing in the minds of bike enthusiasts since the day Yamaha announced the R15. It was a long wait indeed as Yamaha did take some time launching the bike. But when they did launch it, they did it in style, on the track. We got our hands on the R15 and a test ride of the bike has made us fall in love with it. (more…)

Felipe Massa has been declared the winner of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps, after stewards penalised Lewis Hamilton. (more…)

Lewis Hamilton’s victory at the Belgian Grand Prix has been thrown into doubt, with news not only that stewards are probing an incident, but also that Ferrari has lodged an official protest. (more…)

It was a most dramatic day in the Ardennes once again as rain ahead of the 44-lap Belgian Grand Prix and then in the final laps, turned the race on its head and effectively ended Kimi Raikkonen’s championship hopes. It provided a massive boost for Lewis Hamilton however as he slithered across the line to record his ninth victory in his short career to date. (more…)

Nissan has been testing the new X-Trail in Maharashtra. The X-Trail really doesn’t sell much due to its high price and very little desirability. The high price can be attributed to the X-Trail being imported. We can’t exactly pinpoint on the exterior changes except a few minor ones, but there are major changes to the car elsewhere. (more…)

VW is planning to launch the Passat CC in India. The CC in the Passat CC stands for comfort coupe and though this exactly isint a coupe. Its a 4 door saloon which has the looks and appeal of a coupe and can seat only 4. It does look beautiful and fifth gear recently compared it to the Mercedes-Benz CLS and were impressed with the CC. (more…)

Maruti Suzuki plans to launch the A-Star in the Indian market in October and will start exporting the A-Star from December or January. The car is being tested extensively by Maruti in India and does not look all that impressive. It will be priced between 3-4 lacs which seems quite value and will use the next generation K series engine. (more…)