Motoring 2.0: 2008

Toyota Prius Will Meet Honda Insight at Paris Motor Show

Toyota recently announced their hybrid vehicle,Prius. Before the dust settling,their arch rival Honda announcedtheir hybrid version 'Insight'. Honda Insight will be displayed in Paris Motor Show, Oct-2-19.

Honda said, this five door-five passenger vehicle is extremely light to handle and offers a pleasure drive.This hybrid's primary fuel is gasoline and supplemented with battery,for extra power requirements.Other technical details are yet to be known.Honda claims significant weight reduction of this unit to enhance fuel efficiency.

Honda aim to sell 200000 units globally, including Japan,Europe,US. For more details stay tuned.

Karun Chandok To Drive Force India?

Vijay Mallya expressed his confidence in giving Karun Chandok a chance to drive Force India formula one team.Mr.Mallya categorically said Giancarlo Fisichella will be continuing in Force India, in year 2009 too.
Karun, 24 at this young age holds two support series win at GP2 can expect a call from Force India, down the line.Thus he could be the second Indian formula one driver.

Mr.Mallya was equally concerned about his team performance in this season. He narrated Force India's 2009, game plan as well.Force One is developing their all new vehicle for 2009 season.

If negotiations went right Force India team will be driving a Ferrari powered machine.We wish all the best to Force India team.

Premier Readies Envy For Tata Magic

Tata introduced 'Magic' the passenger version of Tata Ace. Magic does wonders for Tata since it's launch.Magic score well in passenger markets in rural and urban sector.Today we noticed the first rival of Magic,the yet to be named vehicle being tested.Here first glimpses of this vehicle first time in web.

The vehicle looks very similar to a Maruti Omni,similar frontal designs and dimensions.But the roof looks bit elevated to give sufficient head room.The newbie looks better than Omni,but we have to wait to see the engine and transmission details.

The logo has been removed(Clever Premier Guys), but the empty logo location is sufficient to identify the makers as 'Premier'.Officially Premier has not yet disclossed any details.

It seems yet another segment getting hotter..

GPS Technology Is Not For India?

We Indians always exhibit the tendency to imitate west without any reason.But we don't have any clue of very nominal usage of Global Positioning System(GPS) in India.In western coutries GPS has been employed extensively in transportation sector to wildlife protection.

GPS have been used for route maps,pedestrian guide,vehicle tracking systems,speed monitoring systems etc.At present we have a handful of mobile hand sets from all leaders and service providers supports GPS,but ironically a fractional pie has been using this technique.

The application like truck fleet monitoring may require continuous efforts to convince fleet owners. But the educated flocks also equally maintain the distance from GPS services.

We feel the unawareness of prospective customers and lack of efforts from all stake holders is the reason for less popularity of GPS service.We may see sudden sudden surge in recent days.

Mahindra Outperforms Maruti In JDPower SSI -2008

JDPower Asia Pacific Sales Satisfaction Survey(SSI)-2008 was out on 25th Aug-08.JDPower SSI 2008 witnessed head rolling of many,Skoda remained at top spot with 799(797,figures in bracket indicates 2007 score).Ford climbed four positions from sixth to second with score 792(780),Mahindra with 782 remained at third position even though they lost seven points, and shares this position with two Japanese majors Honda and Toyota.

Maruti scored 775(790) lost its second place to Ford,had to come down two steps.Hyundai with 743 and Tata with 745 remained below the industry average of 767points.General Motors, score 766 this year figured under industry average.

Its worth to mention Skoda improved their score this year also,but as Indian company Mahindra beats all its counterparts.The score is in 1000 points basis,still 200 points remaining,.

Speed Breaker That Made For India

Speed breakers in Indian roads are inspiration for many drivers to accelerate the vehicle and enjoy funny ride.Now China has developed the ultimate speed breakers,to stop flying drivers at any cost.China's ShanXi province authority installed this speed breakers after suffering enough hassles.

They constructed this Ultimate Speed breakers, in the middle of Jing Zhuang highway. This speed breakers have caused many accidents due to immediate deceleration,but authorities are comfortable with that. Even this causes major scratches to cars,heavy traffic jams, but China is happy to enjoy the benefits from this.

Now we hope you too agree with us,its a must wanted item for Indian roads too...
[Source:- www.asiaweirednews.com]

European Grand Prix - Felipe Massa Did It In Style

Felipe Massa won European Grand Prix held at Valencia’s street in style, He kept the lead from the starting to end of the race. He out done Lewis Hamilton of Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes and Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber F1 Team, they forced to be in second and third place respectively.

With this win Felip’s could reach the total score of 60, celebrated his 100th race.But Felip’s this performance couldn’t push him beyond Lewis Hamilton’s 70 points. Kimi Räikkönen, is in third place on 57 points.

Ferrari had a day of mixed feelings as Felipe could emerge as winner his team mate Kimi Räikkönen, couldn’t do well. Neither his start nor his finish was good, to worsen the situation, after second pit stop, he left the stop before his mechanic Pietro could move away from the car. That caused a minor fracture in his left foot. Still Kimi can do wonders in remaining six races.

Intelligent Seat Belt Yet Another First From Nissan

Recently we had reported Nissan's new addition to their technology gallery,accelerator which stop undisciplined driver from unwanted acceleration.Last week a new entrant joined this gallery,Nissan displayed 'Intelligent Seat Belt' for their coupe series.

In their technology presentation meeting,Nissan displayed this latest development in vehicle safety system. With the help of intelligent display system the seat belt will automatically pop up as soon as the driver closes the door and will retract the belt after engaging the buckle.

Also this system will incline the seat forward while driver taking the seat thus help driver to grab seat belt easily.Intelligent Seat belt will be commercially available in market.Seems Nissan will go to any extent to save the driver's life.
[Source:-www.newlaunches.com]

Facebook Car Maker's Viral Market Place

Social networking sites like Facebook,Orkut,Linked In have become a new channel for automobile companies also.These platforms were used by techbolgs and geeks who have huge fan base following them.Now automobile makers across the world have been looking to social networking sites.

If you are a Facebook fan you might have come across many groups dedicated to automobiles.But companies like Fiat and Tata Nano have been created official face groups in Facebook.Fiat formed their group to promote and interact their little wonder Fiat 500 and have very active fan base of 1500 .If you would like to join you can do it here
Tata Nano the Indian little wonder is relatively new entrant to Facebook also has 125 members around the world.But the group is not than active when comparing with it's Italian counter part.Reason is obvious we are not yet ready to accept such high end viral marketing techniques.If you would like to join Tata Nano at Facebook you can do it here

Road Safety Who Is Resposnsible?

Road accidents have become our routine news.But we may not be sure who is responsible for road accidents.The death toll in India due to road accidents in 15times more than that of western countries.In 2007, the death count was 100000 in Indian roads.

We think this is high time to address this issue,Its impossible to eradicate road accidents 100%. As per Maharashtra PWD,the major causes of accidents is broadly divided in to four categories,
1. Defect of the vehicle:- The defects occurs in a running vehicle like breakage of axles,wheels coming out may cause accidents in a running vehicle.
2. Error of Drivers :- All drivers are equally responsible for road accidents as wrong side overtaking,exceeding speed limits, sleeping at wheels.
3. Environment around road :- Errors of other fellow drivers may cause accident,because of distractions like bullock carts,pedestrians.
4. Bad roads:- This also contribute a significant 10%.

Now some general trends observed in 2007,According Mumbai Mirror,
1. Causes of 60% accidents are over speeding and results in 64% of fatalities.
2. Overloaded vehicle comes second in contribution
3. Poor driving skills come third.
4. Drunk driving causes 5% accidents.
5. Rural ares causes to 34% of accidents,but causes 64% of deaths.

The picture is clear now,how to take care of this situation? well we have some suggestions,
1. Be extra cautious at wheels, be alert while driving,look for other drivers actions.
2. Overloading and Overcrowding, a strict 'NO'
3. Maintain vehicles well, stick to manufactures guidelines.
4. Start road safety awareness from home.
5. A well planned journey will definitely reduce the chances of accidents.
6. Government's prompt actions for road maintenance and traffic law enforcement will definitely leave an impact.
7. Eduction institutes can teach kids some good habits in early stage.

Solutions for road accidents can be a countless,the only concern is how they will be followed.

Audi R8 Finished Indian Sales For FY-08

Audi R8,the super luxury sports car from Audi achieved it's sales target for this financial year.The interesting part is company has not launched Audi R8 in India. The launch is scheduled this November. Audi already sold 15 units this year.The price tag is whopping 1.2 Crores.

Audi have grand plans for India from expanding dealer networks to financing options for customers of this dream machines.Audi already doubled the sales this year sales figure,to 600 units against 296 units for same period. By launching R8 Audi taking on another German major Porsche's Carrera S,priced 86lakhs.

Not only in India, Audi R8 has been a hot cake globally. It give a clear indication of customer choice shifting towards luxury brands that is worth of money

Auto Expo To Take Rural Ride

India’s premier Auto Expo, which being held at New Delhi biannually, is on rural ride. The auto enthusiasts in tier -2 cities got a reason to cheer. They need not to flock to much congested capital city for Auto Expo.Next year onwards at least two Auto expo will be conducted in cities like, Bangalore, Kolkota, Pune, Mumbai in the years which Auto Expo will not be conducted at New Delhi.

Mr.Dileep Chinoy,Top executive of Auto Expo hosting organization The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers(SIAM) pointed out that due to the increased buying power of growing middle class Autos and Auto shows are in huge demand. According to SIAM even though Auto Shows are conducted in regional level they are not well managed and entry of SIAM will make the situation better.

By this movement ultimately both exhibitors and auto buyers will be in advantage as they need not spend much for regional shows. The next show at Bangalore will be conducted for public transport and a complete vehicle show at Kolkota, The firm dates are yet to be announced.

So get ready to visit Bangalore and Kolkota.

Mahindra Associates with Yancheng Tractor On World?s No.1 Route

Today Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) announced the acquiring news of China?s 3rd largest tractor manufacturing company,Yancheng Tractor. M&M is currently India?s No.1 in tractor segment already acquired many other small and big firms including Gujrat Tractors,Punjab Tractor in their home turf.

Last year?s overall sales figure of M&M was 90000 units and by this latest acquisition they can produce nearly 160000 units and the world leader John Deere(JD) last year sold 170000 globally. Now we think JD will be the most cautious party in tractor segment.

Both companies top officials explained the pro?s of this developments, as M&M will be getting benefit from Yancheng?s higher version Tractors, and part sourcing and developments. Similarly Yancheng Tractor will gaining from M&M?s expert management team and R&D capabilities.M&M may get another opportunity to sell their utility vehicles in China.

Let see who is M&M's next prey.

TATA Ace LPG Variant Soon

Tata Ace was the best debutant in Light Commercial Vehicle(LCV) segment in 2005.After Tata's entry into this segment we saw entry of Piaggio,Force Motors,Bajaj into this product but non of them couldn't erode Ace's position much.

Now again Tata's readying another variant of Ace. Tata is aggressively testing LPG and CNG variants of Ace.The load carrying capacity looks similar to basic Ace. By introduction Tata may gain some volume in metroes where LPG/CNG is very common.

Recently Mahindra's also launched their CNG variant of pick ups in Bolero platform.
The pictures will be uploaded soon,stay tuned.

A Mouth Watering Ferrari

Last week Royal Plaza,a restaurant at Scotts,Singapore displayed a ' Chocolate Ferrari'.The life model of this Chocolate Ferrari measured 4.7 Mtr length and 2.0 Mtr wide made of chocolate.This special creation was to celebrate Singapore's first ever motor race event.

The Royal Plaza's chefs spent one week in kitchen to finish this unprecedented car making. This car made its entry to record of largest chocolate car in Asia.The team comprised of eight chefs lead by Mr.Choo Eng Tat.

We believe a hotel doesn't have a better way to promote a motor race event.

[Picture,Content:- sgcarmart]

Atlas - Nissan's LCV Ace For India

The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market is getting hot in India. The expected addition to this segment is Atlas -F24 from Nissan. Nissan made three joint ventures (JV) with Shook Leyland for making LCV and transmission assembly.
The whole JV costs 23Billion and will be completed by 2011-11.

Nissan Atlas F24 is an intelligent designed LCV with six peed gear box. The fuel efficiency of Atlas is much beyond the available LCV's India.The load carrying capacity is varying from 1.5T to 5T. The Atlas needs minimum turning radius in it's class. The Atlas is totally packed with futuristic cab design and other latesst tecchnologies like real time vehicle perofmance detaails,fuel conssumption and engine immobilizer with remote control.

The Atlas is powered with diesel/petrol engine which is compatible for Euro-IV,V regulations.Seems Nissan will give tough times for other LCV manufacturers.

Reflections Of A Survivor By Alexis Leon

During a short visit to my friend's home I could go across a Readers Digest (RD)magazine.I don't exactly remember the publication details of RD due to the shock given by an article by Madhavankutty Pillai about Alexis Leon.

The article briefly explains the evolution of Mr.Leon and how an ordinary man transformed to a icon of confidence.Read the full story here . Mr.Leon was a a brilliant software and industrial engineer,a talented employee of TCS,Chennai when he met with an accident due to negligence of a auto rickshaw driver.

The speeding auto rickshaw jumped a red signal and smashed him down while he was riding his scooter.After the accident he became paralyzed chest-down, but due to his confidence and positive thinking now he is engaged with six enterprises.Could you imagine his talent? Read his resume once.Also have look at his personal Blog ? Reflections Of Survivor

Dear readers have you ever thought of such after effects a signal jumping?.Hats off to Alexis Leon,may God bless you.[Pict:-Alexisleon.com]

Also Read:-
1. too-many-safety-is-catalyst-for-accidents?

Will Volt Revive General Motors In US?

Yesterday Bob Boniface,Director advanced design,General Motors(GM) displayed the images of their first electric vehicle, Volt.Automobile world was keenly waiting to see the first glimpses.The Volt is designed truly to match American customer expectations.

Mr.Boniface claimed that Volt is much fuel efficient that any other car in the market. He expects this car will revive GM from its unhealthy business performance.
Mean while Mr.Dennis a GM fan launched a site www.gm-volt.com conducted a registration for booking for Volt. He received Amazing response from prospective customers.Within a short period of three months he received 33000 booking sign ups.

What's more on the same day GM's stock surged 10%.Now all eyes on GM to see the whole vehicle rolling out of the factory.But world should wait till 2010 to grab a volt.

Happy Independence Day

Today our mother India celebrating 62nd birthday.We are privileged to post our 50th post on this auspicious day.Our journey just started six months before our viewer ship is growing slowly.

Wish you all a very happy Independence Day,Seeking every one's support for our further journey. We promise best from our side.

Thank you.

Chrysler Entering India For The Third Time?

Chrysler is in talk with Tata Motors,India as per reuters. Chrysler's maiden Indian operation was too short,which commenced in 1949 by forming a new company,' Premier Automobiles Limited'.They again entered India in a big way after the collaboration with Willey Overland (which had a tie up with Mahindra & Mahindra).This partnership end in early 1994 after Mahindra's decision to enter Indian market independantly.

Now Chrysler is talks with Tata Motors,to open their third spell.The talks are in very initial stages so that the game plans are yet to be disclosed.We will be tracking the development closely.

By forging this tie-up Tata will be facilitating the quorum of Big - 3 in India.

General Motors Concluding Hummer Deal

We had reported General Motor(GM) is engaged in frisk discussion with three automobile major for sealing the sell-off deal of Hummer.To affirm this GM's Chairman Rick Wagnor said they are prepared to sell off assets worth $4billion.Also he indicated right now only Hummer is on board.

GM suffered heavy losses for last three years and need $9billion for FY-09 smooth running.GM has a different history in India and other asian market. GM's market share has been surged pheominaly for the last years by the boost of new launches in different segments.

Read Also:-

1. hummer-in-no-takers-land
2. gm-india-thrashes-global-beliefs

Winglet-Toyota's Personal Cruising Device

Toyota has made its creativity in many fields. That helped them to be No.1 automobile manufacturers in the world.Please be remind that Toyota started absolutely from dust from the aftermath of World War-II.Here by unveiling 'Winglet' a personal cruising device again they proved that creativity doesn't have limits.

Winglet,as per Toyota is a personal cruising device with all sort of latest automation techniques.The winglet takes continuous feedback from the sensors installed and control the next movement.Winglet will be available soon in three varieties,Type-L,M,S.

Toyota have not yet disclosed the official launch date,available countries and pricing.Winglets are truly making the the cruiser fly in no time .[Picture:-daylife

Yaris Toyota's Small Car For India

Toyota's small is in news for a long time,recently India's active automotive fourum www.team-bhp.com reported, Toyota testing its small car in Bangalore. The car holds similar features to Yaris Toyota's world small car.

Toyota planning big for India and completely dedicated to tap Indian small car market. Yaris was a super hit in small car segment across the world. Yaris is powered by 1.5ltr engine which deliver 106HP and available in 5 Speed manual and auto transmission. This car is one of all time favourite in US in terms of fuel economy.

This is about Yaris in world market, Now what about India,here Yaris will be available in both diesel and petrol version.We may see Yaris in Indian roads in early 2009.

West Too Turn To Car Pooling

The gas price upward rally made carpooling a good option to western countries too.The scoring fuel price made the carpooling websites much useful. The carpooling is already in use some of the Indian metros also to some extend. We have had covered it before.

In west as of now a ten odd sites are existing which facilitates millions to share or match their car.Eve though there are many short fall American prefer to pool their car as they have to shelve extra bucks.

In India car pooling couldnt make the impact that they expect.As more Indian's may look for this option as we are always look for West for examples.[Pic:-gmtma.org]
Also Read:- beat-fuel-price-with-koolpool

New Generation Beetle

Beetle was once German auto major Volkswagen's masterpiece,this ruled automobile the world for 65 years continuously and was given its exceptional contribution to today's Volkswagen(VW).

Last week Momir Bojic of Banjaluka,Bosnia came out with a totally new Beetle,that VW never dreamed of.The beetle is totally covered with oak wood and to viewers surprise it is still in drivable condition. Wirednews reported he took nearly one year for the completion of this task.

Now this has become the moving attraction of Banjaluka, we are absolutely speechless (Photo:-AFP)

China Launches Cleanest Cars During Olympics

Our sport icons may be sweating in China to achieve their best, But the hosting coutry taken this occasion to launch the cleanest car called 'Mini Rick'.Yes we said rightly this should be the cleanest car ever hit roads.The Mini rick is a pedal operated cycle car.

Mini ricks are plying in main streets of Beijing, they show justice all stake holders interest. For visitors its another attraction than Chinese food, for drivers it give an opportunity to earn handsome money finally for public its the cleanest car.

The car image from chinacartimes shows its similarity to the Indian rickshaws, but they are well manoeuvred to serve customer to his fullest satisfaction. The car is totally covered and holds a good interior and exterior. Its obvious they are doing business good infact morethan that they expected.

China has always demonstrated their skill in delivering things fast and at low cost in mass scale, this is just an extension of that.

GM India Thrashes Global Beliefs

General Motors,U.S. is working overtime to formulate policies to strip off its SUV manufacturing units.They are in talk with prospective customers for their Hummer Brand.They have shut down four truck manufacturing units in and around U.S, and looking for keeping slim.

GM India doesn't believe 'Big vehicles,Big lose' principle.Yesterday they announced the arrival of 'EPICA' a family car in India.GM India feels they are not equipped with suitable products to tap the family car market which ruled by Honda Accord,Toyota Camry etc. The car is already in UK markets and hold a price tag of 12-14lakhs.

GM India officials says that most successful Indian youth prefer to go for a family weekend trips,that's where GM Epica looking at.

Camels Rule Tractors

Looks interesting? We are not going to compare a camel to tractors in terms of load carrying capacity.The fuel price had ripples in camel market as well.One of the famous blog in blogosphere desipundit reports that camel demand in one of the Indian state Rajasthan has gone up exponentially.

The farmers see camels as a better alternative to fossil fuel guzzlers in terms of capital investment and operating cost.One healthy camel comes for a quarter price of an entry level tractor,reports Desipundit.Also it keeps a farmers nightmare,fuel price away.

Looks like going back to stone age? We are also agreeing with Desipundit, as far as work is completing,whats wrong in that?[Pict:-Volvoadventures.com]

10 Steps To Get Maximum Out Of That Golden Drop

The fuel is getting dearer and dearer everyday.The driver fraternity is now ready to accept the hard reality,that local goverment has limited control over this issue.The initial periods shows fall in road traffic and car sales. But after a short period the situation returns to its normal.

Government is left with no choice,thus drivers.Here we are listing out some important steps that may help you to maximise fuel efficiency.

1.Spend five minutes with your car when its idle and look for any fuel,coolant leakages,remove all dirt
2.Maintain the tyre pressure according to the car manufactures recommendations.
3.Keep the filters clean, switch to a reusable filter instead of a use and throw one.
4.Park the car in a cool area,gain some oil by avoiding evaporation.
5.Strip unwanted weight from your car,keep your car clean.
6.Remove the styling elements that increase the air resistance.
7.Develop a good driving habit.
8.Use a online fuel efficiency monitoring tool.
9.Select the best fuel brand for your car.
10.Keep in mind that every drop counts.

The above steps will definitely improve your fuel efficiency to a large extend,Save fuel and save country[Pict:-www.commons.wikimedia.org]

How To Live With A Body Dent

The Indian road condition is such that each city ride will probably gift you a body dent.No doubt car body dent is equally hurting to your heart and pocket.The effect of body dent doesn't stop there, its going to dent your time schedule as well.

So whats next? How to over come car dents? If you are a DIY fan just roll up your sleeves and join us, we will fix it.If you have decided to repair the car dent your own next action is getting the tools and consumables, Get a set of denting hammer and dolly either from local bazaar or online shops.Get a fine grade (600,800Grade) emery paper and small can of paint repair kit.

Now we can start the exercise hold/support the dented part.Keep the dolly firmly below the car body sheet, mildly over the sheet.Take care not to hit the part with maximum effort.Take the feeling initially then adjust the blow accordingly.Bit care can protect your paint so that you may avoid your next steps.Make the sheet surface uniform with finishing blows.

Now you can inspect the body for any finishing problems, if you notice a problem use the emery paper remove the rough surface,take care to avoid the damages to nearby areas.Once you finish this apply the paint over the surface,Wait according to paint manufactures recommendation.

Road Rage Remedy From DrDriving

Road rage - A discussion topic when it occurs, let it be a news paper or television channel.Due to the continuous flow of other 'important' news, road rage story becomes dusty.Probably Road rage may be the only phenomena over which a driver have full control except vehicle.

Here Dr.Driver.org tells the root cause of road rages incidents,their remedies. Its really a good work, which study a seasonal culprits.All Road rage cases falls into three categories,
1.Impatience and Inattentiveness
All minor comes like signal jumps,honking under this category.
2.Power Struggle
This deals with all road rages related to authority for driving on road

3.Recklessness and Road Rage
Indiscipline like drunk driving,shooting falls this category.

Dr.Driving precribes the remedy as well,the suggestions are queit relevent.
Read some of them are,
1. Be stress free.
2. Start early for journey.
3. Don't show displeasures to others.
4. Avoid venting.

Any one of the above remedies will suitable for common roadrages, thus keeping them in mind will help you to keep the safe distance from road rage.
Read the full article here

Fuelly Yet Another Fuel Monitor

Fuelly, a new website went live from Yesterday. The website looks cool with more features than fuelfrog. The site allows a user to create their profile in easy steps. Once the account created, you can enter cars of different models. The brains behind this site are Matt and Paul.The site allows a user to create their car history with brand and model.

Whats more one can monitor the car more than 50 years old. The fuelly is available in mobile version as well. So a user can feed the fuel quantity topped up and the corresponding odometer reading. But Asians must wait for some more time, currently the site follows European standards. We expect the upgrades very soon.

Bosch Start-Stop Technology To Save Fuel

Yesterday Bosch displayed their 'Start-stop' technology for saving fuel in city rides.The city riders will always face many traffic jams,blockades throughout their journey. Here is Bosch's invention will be much relevant.

The 'Start-Stop' will control the engine by automatically switching 'OFF' while the vehicle is idle for a preset time.And the engine can be switched 'ON' with a mild clutch application.Bosch developed a special starter to suit this application.

In BMW already Bosch implemented this technology. By this technology Bosch claims 8% reduction in fuel consumption and 80% reduction in CO2 emission.The'Start-Stop technology will be launched for low end vehicles also within no-time.

A Blog To Stop Honking

The blogs has resolved many haunting issues across the world,now its turn of honking.A responsible citizen of Bangalore launched a blog stophonk to urge the drivers to stop terrible honking.
The blog neatly describes about the past and present situation of Bangalore and urges the Bangaloreans to stop honking.The blog describes the various problems that Bangalorean's faces.
Its a quiet encouraging movement of a responsible citizen,the only issue everyone remember the anti-honking days poor show at Mumbai. Hope Mr.Vial can make some improvement in current scenario.[Picture:- stophonk ]

Nissan Too Join The Hydrid Run

Associated Press reported,Yesterday Nissan Motor Corp. tested their yet to be named hybrid child in their test track. The car contains 360 Kg of lithium-ion battery.
The good news is the acceleration of the car is good in comparison to the gas powered pals.

The commercialisation of the vehicles will happen in US by 2010.The global market will see this car two years later. The reporter says that car is very quiet in absence of the engine noise.

We should agree that the association with Reanualt working well for Nissan too.

[Source:-AP,Via Forbes]

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Nissan Can Stop A Irresponsible Driver

If everything going well, Nissan may be able to stop the irresponsible driver by their Eco-Pedal system.Last week Nissan Motors Corp. displayed their latest edition to their invention.

The Eco-Pedal can stop the driver from accelerating the vehicle wastefully,thus reducing the chance of accidents by over speeding.Please see the snap from Reuters for ready understanding.

But the term 'wasteful acceleration' is a tricky term, isn't?
[Source&Picture:-Reuters]

Reducing Traffic - The Paris way

Paris is known for its history in war,fine arts and fashion.The authorities of Paris came out with a unique solution for its burning issue - excessive road traffic.There was no long debates or summits behind the solution.

Paris authorities provided thousundads of low cost cycles in each and every nukes and corners.Anyone who holds a membership can pick this cycles and leave them in the city limits.

The aim behind this project is to reduce the road traffic thus less polluting environment and a calm,clean surrounding.The citizens of Paris responded well to this concept as they get a mode of fast transport with physical exercise. Whats more all this come for less than $50 per year.
[Source:-ndtv,PictureChris73,Wikepedia]

Hummer In No Takers Land?

The Gas guzzler 'Hummer' is in no takers land? We believe so. The owner General Motors looking for takers for this dream machines. Hummer was once famous in rich drivers circle. But steep increase in fuel price hike,Hummer lost it's charm.
The initial interested parties were Tata and Mahindra.Now Tata is not in race,to worsen the situation Mahindra's specifically says that they have only 'mild interest' and they are interested in Hummer only if its worth to have in their kitty.
But the only good news for Hummer is two new contestants joined the race, one Chinese player and one Russian player each.No one would have thought of this state of the Muscular Hummer!!!

Creat A Bird House From Scrap Fuel Tank

Mike Werner of Motorbiker.org suggests a very innovotive usage of motor bike fuel tanks once you decided to scrap it. The fuel tanks plays a major role in deciding the looks of the bike when it intact.Spend some time on this project once you make the bike in operation.
Take the scrap fuel tank,Clean it properly,If your time permits place some waste papers,dry grass,fur etc for your expecting guests.Make the external bit attractive coat with low glossy paint.Now your basic is finished.Look for a place where you see birds normally chill out.

Place the tank on a pole as shown in the image. That's it you finished the Bird House building exercise.[Thanks Mike Werner,Image :- Motorbiker.org]

Ferrari Cell Phone is ready and you?

You may be bit cautious while you see a Chinese product. How about this? they are not only make cost effective products ranges from pencils to four wheelers. As per Ferrarifaqs.com one Chinese company is in the process making a 'Ferrari Mobile Phone' Model Code :F430.

The phone comes with a attractive price tag of less than $200. This phone equipped with all basic multimedia features like touch screen,camera,USB interface,music player and video player. Ferrari fans get another must to have gadget.Am I right? [Source Ferrarifaqs.com ]

Google Powered Car In Lab

Google always prefer to do things differently. The Google.com had launched a social initiative wing called Google.org. The Google.org is taking ahead philanthropic activities in the same passion like their parent company Google.com. Google.org has devised many plans like usage of solar energy, non conventional fuel sources etc.

As part of their non-conventional fuel source development program (RechargeIT) Google.org recently distributed $2.75Million to various companies dealing in this field. The Aptera Motors was one of the beneficiary, received $2.75million for their revolutionary car project. Aptera in association with ActaCell ? a battery manufacturer is developing a all new concept car as shown in the picture.

So we can expect a futuristic car which powered by Google very soon.

Mahindra's much awaited Two Wheeler (Kinetic) Ride

Today Mr.Anand Mahindra,Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra Group made a much awaited announcement, the acquisition of Pune based Kinetic Motors Company Ltd.It was an end of much spread rumors and unofficial talks in industry circle.Mahindra spends a sum of 110Cr ores for this acquisition.

This acquisition will be a win-win situation for all parties. Kinetic's recent years performance was not that commendable. The ailing firm couldn't succeed in launching a good model after Kinetic Honda.Meanwhile their old pals HMSI making good success in same field.

Mahindras were watching two wheeler segment carefully and looking for a entry into this lucrative market. By this acquisition Mahindra gets access to the supplier and distribution of two wheeler segment. Mahindras had taken over an engine design house in Italy recently, definitely they can make many technological improvement in existing Kinetic Motors product ranges. We can expect many more in pipe line,just wait and watch [Source Mahindra.com]

Tata Nano Booking Started?

Those who read this title will be curious enough to read the full story. Even we were also eager to rush to the website www.tatanano1.com. If you Google ?Tata Nano?, in the first page itself above website will catch your attention. Once you enter the website you can see it is flooded with the details available in the media.

The first impression of the website itself gave us a red signal. When went into the other pages our doubt got more strong. There is a page ?book now? will give you impression that Tata Motors has officially started the booking of Nano. The form asks for personal contact details.

Please enquire about the genuineness of the website before you furnish the details. Here you can view the official Tata Nano website.
And if you need further details please drop your queries here.
We Think Tata Motors should definitely look into such issues.

Nano?s local rivals booting up ?

?Nano? the ace from Tata Motors was the big buzz of world automobiles industry in 2008. Amidst of speculations nano launched in Jan-2008 at ninth auto expo, New Delhi. Barely three months two Indian business houses unveiled their low cost car business plans.

The first to announce low cost electric car was Gujrat based Ajanta Industries. Ajanta group is banking upon their strong R&D set up and supplier base. Ajanta is planning to launch a car with cost tag well below 1lakh.

Another Gujarat based firm Field Marshal Group announced their small car plan. Field Marshal is in talks with their counterpart for technology.
Not only Tata will be concerned by these plans other players like Maini group, Hero group may also be eagerly watching the developments.

Beat The Fuel Price With Koolpool

Majority of us will blame government for for repeated fuel price hike.There may be many external factors which force government to hike the price.Here we are explaining you how a team of responsible citizens in Mumbai beats the fuel price. The Koolpool - A Ride sharing concept - was set up by Mr.Joshua D’Souza in 2003 and since then it became a success.

The concept of Koolpool was brain child of Mr.Joshua D’Souza and got a complete form when entrepreneurs Ashok Datar and Chetan Temkar joined him.Koolpool definitely attacking the most serious problem - vehicle population in the city.

Here you can read how the Koolpool works.

But the home page of their website says right now only 764 members have been enrolled.While comparing the traffic figures in Mumbai city it is not even the tip of iceberg. We hope the travellers will definitely look into this alternative and take benefit of this pool service.[Source:-Koolpool]

Fiat Blue&MeTM = Music + Mobile on Move?

The Italian automobile major Fiat is lining up its products to re-enter Indian market. The second innings partner of Fiat SPA in no other than Tata. Both Tata and Fiat leveraging on other?s capability. Tatas have a very strong infrastructure support and Fiat is posses great designing capabilities.

Fiat already finalized two models for India, Fiat 500 and Bravo. Both the models expecting to hit Indian market within few months. One different design feature in both above model is ?Blue&MeTM?, which is a combination of mobile and music application. Fiat developed this technology with the help of one and one only Microsoft. With Blue&MeTM one can play music in different digital format including MP3/WMA/WAV and plug in a USB drive too.

Next you can interface up to five mobile phone with this music system, but at a time you can use only one mobile(which was used last). To add the glamour the owner can feed mobile phone book and dial/receive call by just saying the name without taking your hand from steering. This is a one time activity . Making/receiving a call is possible through a Bluetooth device. Blue&MeTM capable of reading SMSs for you .What else you need?

Heard lot about innovation from Fiat and Microsoft, but we believe a doubt might have born in your mind. The Motor Vehicle Rule says mobiles even with hands free will attract bitter fine. If you are a music freak and ready to pay some extra bucks(only if police stops you) be ready to enjoy Blue&MeTM.So how to come out of this jungle? Only Fiat can say Source
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Unclutter Your Car

Have you ever felt that your car is filled with unwanted things?. Here is your solution. Blogger Sue Brenner of unclutterer.com gives you excellent solution for this problem. We are summarizing the tips into a ?three bags system?.

She suggests keep three bags, name one as "Does Not Belong Here." Second as "Give Away/Return," and label the third one, "Storage." I am sure that you will see all items in your car falling in these three bags. Now you can decide the place of first bag either dust bin or your home.

The benefits of keeping your car is explained by she very well. The blogger Gina Trapani of lifehacker adds one more advantage of keeping unwanted things away from your car. She recalls that her bottle opener become a sludge hammer when she met with an accident.

unclutterer.com [Via lifehacker,Image motortrend ]

Tata Nano Kins In Pipe Line

Ratan Tata's Yesterday's annual general body address was quiet interesting.He gave a much awaited official update about Nano.The launch strategy and further game plan. The key parameter of Indian driver - fuel efficiency - of Nano is 23 Km/ltr as per Ratan. He laughed off the claims that Nano will worsten the traffic chaos in Indian road.

He hinted about a all new plan, the electric variant of Nano being developed in association with a Norwegian firm. We believe that firm may be Think who introduced electric cars in North American markets.The electric variant of Nano has been named 'Echo'. Here we have displayed a concept car (OX) displayed by Th!nk this year.

Further Mr.Tata talked about the development of highly fuel efficient Nano being developed in Thailand.Seems Tata Motors is now a became a very happening place!! [Picture Courtsey think]

It's End Of General Motors Era?

Today Newyork Times reported the growth story of Toyota, Japan in worldwide vehicle sales. It outperformed arch rival General Motors by a margin of nearly eight lakhs.The 77 Year old General Motors record found shaking in first quarter too.

The U.S major facing serious troubles in its home turf as well as abroad. The american domestic market doesnot shows the hint of recovery. Hope you remember General Motors recently announced the closure of its four SUV plants in U.S. and plans of Hummer sell off.

Read the full story here [Picture Courtesy caradvice.com.au ]

Mahindra Describes Tata's JLR Takeover as India's Pride

After long speculations TATA acquired Jaguar and Land Rover(JLR). The contestants for the JLR were apparently Indian born Mahindra and Mahindra and Tata Motors. Due to the strategic reasons finally Mahindras pulled back from the race.That opened the way to Tata's take over of legendary JLR.

This week Mahindra and Mahindra's corporate blog mahindrauniverse spotted a post 'A single swallow does not an Indian summer make'. The blog speaks about the scenario before and after the takeover.

Its quiet interesting to see the type of sportsmanship is being seen between two rival companies. The author describes the act as India's victory and explains how Tata could finish the take over.

Book A Test Ride Of All New Thunder Bird twin Spark 2008

All Bullet fans must have noticed the happening launch of all new Thunder Bird twin spark 2008.Royal Enfield has kept the basic structure of old generation Thunder Bird untouched.

Thunder Bird Twinspark 2008 comes with much refined aesthetics,power,torque. On top of that the erognomics also improved significantly. So now I feel you will be looking for a chance to ride one. Here you can learn about ThunderBird

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