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2012-10-12T05:17:00.002-07:00

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Renault scala

2012-09-19T08:51:00.000-07:00

The Renault Scala was recently launched in India as a badge engineered derivative of the popular sedan, the Nissan Sunny. The Scala, as we found out in our detailed review, is a more premium offering as compared to the Nissan Sunny thanks to its more sophisticated styling and better interior upholstery.

Features wise though, the Scala is still in line with its Nissan counterpart and the only additional creature comfort – the automatic transmission – will be available in 2013. The Renault Scala still makes for a good buy and therefore we have put together all the information that you need to know about the Scala in case you are planning to buy one.

Acura TL 2012

2012-01-25T09:28:00.000-08:00

The latest from acura, the TL launched 3 years back, is based on the accord sold in the US(and similar to accord sold in India), but extensively restyled to give it its own distinct identity.At 4.96 metres the TL is big and for motive power there is a choice of two petrol engines: a 280bhp 3.5 V6 or a 305bhp 3.7 v6. with sales of 58,766 the TL was acura's best-selling car last year, overtaking the ever popular MDX.

Acura RL 2012

2012-01-25T00:34:00.000-08:00

Honda's upmarket brand selling only in the us, acura is honda what lexus is to toyota or infiniti is to nissan. Having sold 144,404 cars last year, acura has done better than infiniti, but is far behind lexus.

acura rl

the Acura RL is a 300bhp 3.7 litre v6 poers the 4.97-metre long RL

Acura MDX

2012-01-24T05:27:00.000-08:00

The original MDX from 2000 was a very successful SUV for honda but the newer generation version launched in 2006 has not seen same kind of sales as the last gen car. At 4084 metres long MDX is big for a honda. though nowhere near as big as the typical american SUV and powered by the same 300 bhp 3.7 v6 that powers RL.

Acura MDX

Acura TSX

2012-01-24T04:02:00.000-08:00

This is essentially the european market accord that is badged as an acura for the US. with a sportier line, the Acura is positioned as a BMW-alternative, through choice of motive power is limited to a 201 bhp 2.4 four. the grille and bumper have been redesigned to bring it in line Acura 'face'.

Acura TSX

Caterham 7

2012-01-23T05:43:00.000-08:00

It is also called as RS PERFORMANCE, For those wanting an expression of British sport scar exclusivity, caterham cars has joined forces with rs performance to offer the ultimate in bespoke seven coachbuilding.caterham has lonh been the epitome of personalised motoring with almost every version of 12,000 sevens on the road differing from one another.

the joint venture takes that philosophy to an altogether new level. the hear-beat of every RS -monikered seven is the unique RST-v8 engine.with more than 16 years of development behind it, the 40 valve,2.4 litre engine delivers an incredible 400 bhp in normally aspirated mode or over 500 bhp as a supercharged variant,whilst weighing only 90kg in full running gear.

donkervoort D8 GT

2012-01-23T05:00:00.000-08:00

The dutch carmakers close partnership with audi since 1996 has completely transformed the nature of its designs through and it now offers a range that comprises D8,D8 GT powered by audi's 1.8 turbo developing between 150 to 270 bhp, D8 270 RS was released in may 2008. the new-comer has an entirely enclosed body and gullwing doors.

faralli

2012-01-23T04:00:00.000-08:00

Another of the new italian coach built bespoked specialists, faralli and mazzanti represent a perfect mix between apparently opposite worlds such as craftsmanship and modern technology and includes technical partnerships with designer zsolt tarnok.
Vulca classically interprets the typical concept of GT all'italiana': lightweight, hand-beaten all-aluminium bodywork, a 2+2 coupé that is sinuous and modern,elegant yet aggressive. un fortunate with a strange grille.

Fisker karma

2012-01-23T02:03:00.000-08:00

The previous head of BMW'S californian studio and subsequent chief designer for aston martin, henrik fisker set up his own design consultancy and carmaking business in 2005. his first works were based on BMW 6 series and the car was called latigo and that was followed by Mercedes-benz SL- based tramoto. in 2008, fisker made a big impression at Detroit motor show with the unveiling of a grand touring limousing powered by a hybrid engine. the plug-in electric hybrid car accelerates up to 80 kph before the petrol engine kicks in.

fisker karma price : $90,000

Ginetta

2012-01-23T01:43:00.000-08:00

Founded in 1958, ginetta cars has had a turbulent existence. the company is now based in leeds and run by racing car driver lawrence tomlinson who has secured support by lnt automotive to develop competitve racing. the range is comprised of different versions of G20: the classic, the G20r,G20 GTR and the new and larger G50 was designed last year.

Invicta motors

2012-01-23T01:32:00.000-08:00

Invicta made some very fine sports cars in 1920s and 30s, as well sa the most advanced car immediately after second world war- the black prince.however this brought the company down to its knees due to problems with its modern and innovative transmission and invicta disappeared soon after and it was just few years ago that marque was revived, clearly with the intention of retaining the trademark individualistic character of its designs. the s1 coupe is an ultramodern two seater coupe with carbon fibre monocoque bodyshell that weighs just 160 kgs. the engine, located at front, but driving the rear wheels is supplied by fords special vechile division and a choice of either a 4.6 or 5.0 litre v8 is possible.

Bugatti veyron

2012-01-22T10:56:00.000-08:00

Twenty years between 1920 and 1940 were enough to establish the legend. jean, the only son who could have succeeded ettore bugatti, was killed accidentalli in 1939. in 1951 and attempt to revive bugati was in vain and bugatti eventually merged into the industrial group hispano suiza messier in 1963. a revival by romano artioli in italy fell through in 1990s and in 1998 ferdinand piech took up the challenge and revived the brand once again.

rather than dressing up a chassis, ferdinand piech forced his engineers to do everything to fit the stilted look. with a 0 to 100 kph time of 2.5 seconds, the veyron accelerates all the way up to 400 kph and beyond. powering the meteorite is a w16 with four turbos. over a thousand horses and 1250Nm of torque.

Aptera

2012-01-22T09:43:00.000-08:00

The aptera was designed from the ground up as an electric vehicle, and later as an extended range electric vehicle. After building the proof-of-concept, Aptera hired the automotive design firm,'eleven', to help them further develop the concept vehicle. the 'eleven' team, led by jason hill and nathan armstrong, made great strides in the development of aptera's body styling, interior design, and structural engineering.meanwhile, the shape of aptera was refined to maximize efficiency using CFD (computational fluid dynamics). it also has advanced suspension and drive train components, integrated with a strong yet lightweight composite shell

Bitter vero

2012-01-22T08:30:00.000-08:00

The bitter vero is based on the holden statesman. changes includes different front and rear ends, new hood, upgraded interior appointments and improvements to the suspension and brakes. bitter also convert the statesman to left-hand-drive and dashboard is changed accordingly. of course the interiors gets leather and other goodies to make vero a personalised car.

Ariel atom

2012-01-22T07:33:00.000-08:00

basically the lotus seven school of sports car design brought right up to date, the ariel atom is another minimalist sports car, but with engine places at the ideal midship location, driving the rear wheels. and for appropriate minimalism you can see the trellis frame that holds the car together with the hint of body panels over the pointed racing car style nose and at the rear a cover for the 234 bhp 2.0 litre honda four taken from s2000 sports car. an even more extreme version with 300 bhp is also possible

Aeon GT3

2012-01-22T07:20:00.000-08:00

Aeon's first road car was completed in November 2003. since then the aero version and the spyder have been completed.

Three models are now available: the gt3 spyder, an open top with windscreen, the GT3 coupe, a full roof coupe and Gt3 aero, an open top with aeroscreen,

abarth grande punto

2012-01-22T03:49:00.000-08:00

Abarth also produce high-performance exhaust pipes.later, abarth diversified in producing various tuning kits for road vehicles, mainly for fiat and later for porsche and French car makers simca.abarth sold to fiat in 1971.in 2007 fiat relaunched the brand with the grande punto abarth.

the grande punto abarth develops upto 180 bhp and 0 - 100 kph time of 6 seconds

abarth 500

2012-01-22T03:38:00.000-08:00

abarth is back!an italian maker of sports car, abarth was founded by Italian-Austrian carlo abarth in 1949.abarth was sold to fiat in 1971, and it became the racing department of fiat.the name was almost forgotten in the 1990 s and 2000 s.

abarth 500

abarth 500 develops to 160 bhp, good enough for a v-max of 211 kph and 0-100 kph time of 7.4 seconds

Ascari KZ1R

2012-01-21T23:52:00.000-08:00

British super-car manufacturer, Ascari has produced the answer to Ferrari enzo FXX, but for keeps!whereas the enzo FXX is not road legal, it was produced to be driven during track days only and costs just over 1 million pounds(rs 7.5 crores), the a10 is road legal so can be driven home and parked on your drive,to the envy of your neighbours for just 350,000 pounds. designed,engineered and hand-built in Banbury, England the A10 has 625bhp and weighs in at around 1200 kg, thanks to its light weight carbon-fibre bodywork.reaching 1000 kph in just 2.8 seconds and 160 kph in less than six seconds, the manufacturer claims the A10 is the fastest road going production car around a race track.

only 10 are available and will be built to order. The A10 is more than just a revamped KZ1, which has found success in its first year of competing GT3. it has new body panels, a reworked engine and suspension, with extensive brake modifications to cope with extra power

Arash AF10

2012-01-21T21:58:00.000-08:00

ANOTHER BRITISH SPORTS CAR,THE ARASH USES A 7.0-LITRE GM unit for the AF10.Final power output is estimated at 550bhp at 6000rpm.Grazianno trasmissioini supplies the gearbox and the chassis is a full carbon and steel front and rear crash structures and cradles.the chassis has been designs with KPI angles to achieve sports car feel but super car presence.all wishbones are double format and have steel tubular structures.all uprights are internally designed to fit AP racing 6-pot carbon ceramic discs and callipers. the body is carbon-fibre with honeycomb and nomex sandwiches have been used to achieve weight reduction and built in stiffness advantages. the bodywork is home-made and cured at the Arash car facility in Cambridge,UK.all manufacturing of main components will be carried out in the UK too due to such low volumes of cars being released to the market.An estimated 25 cars will be manufactured per year.

Artega gt

2012-01-21T21:37:00.000-08:00

A very professionally developed mid-engined two-seater from germany with striking styling and impressive specifications, the artega was designed by henrik fisker soon after he left aston martin and before he started his own company by he name fisker automotive. powered by a 300 bhp 3597cc,v6 that drives the rear wheels through a six speed transaxle, the superbly well-equipped artega is a bespoked challenger to porsche cayman and more basic version of 911s. just a whisker over four metres long, but fairly wide at 1.88 metres, the artega is a relative lightweight at just 1116kg kerb weight

artega-gt

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Mitsubishi lancer

2012-01-21T10:41:00.000-08:00

the new lancer may well be mitsubishi's opportunity to forge a new image for itself in the international auto industry. enough of 4x4s and small urban cars, the lancer is the japanese manufacturer's very own saloon, and it's git character. the extreme is still available as the range topper,but more modest engines are there to complete the range.four finishes are on offer as well as the evolution GSR and MR; the ralliart provides a compromise between the submissive saloon and the tempestuous evo. the five-door design, know as sportback,is available for the same price as the four-door saloon.

mitsubishi lancer

of course,the lancer sold in india is the older generation car.competent,reliable,well-built,this mid-sizer can still compete with more modern machinery. the emphasis is on value for money and decent equipment levels rather than fancy gadgetry. choices of engines include two petrol: a 1.5 and a 1.8 with auto option.

lancer cedia

2012-01-21T07:44:00.000-08:00

The lancer cedia is essentially the old-gen lancer with a redisigned snout and decidedly better interiors.two versions are on sale in india : Elegance and sports - one for the excutive and one for fun. One gets leather,the other carbon-fibre look alike adornments.the petrol two-litre responds urgently and is mated to a gearbox with short throws and precise slots.

lancer cedia