
Archived Reviews
Posted on:- Jul 15 2008 : San Storm
The San Storm is India's first-and-only sports car, a convertible made in Goa with plenty of French inputs. The Storm is the strangest of niche products — it's an open-top car in a country with too much sun, a tiny little two-seater in a country where we demand practicality, and it's a sports car with less power than most family hatchbacks. It's not the most obvious choice of car in our country, but is it really a rational buy? :
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Posted on:- Jul 15 2008 : Maruti Suzuki Wagon R Duo
Maruti’s Duo is probably the most important alternative energy car to be launched in India to date. The LPG system has been engineered and integrated along with the rest of the car by Maruti, and this makes a world of a difference. The car’s gas system consists of a toroidal LPG tank, a gas pressure step-down system in the bonnet as well as a system that introduces the LPG into the engine for combustion.:
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Posted on:- Jul 14 2008 : Skoda Fabia
Overview
The Czech car manufacturer, Skoda Auto of the Volkswagen Group, develops and manufactures premium automobiles for the world market. The year 2001 witnessed the advent of Skoda Auto's Indian operations, beginning with a plant at Shendra on the Auranagabad border in Maharashtra (the company's single manufacturing unit outside of Europe).
Skoda has introduced its second generation Skoda Fabia in India as a 2008 model. The Skoda Fabia is a 5-do...
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Posted on:- Jul 14 2008 : Fiat Palio NV
The well-engineered but poor-selling Palio is still a highly relevant car, even though it hasn’t been face-lifted since it was launched in 2002. Poor service has been the Palio's bugbear but Fiat claims to have improved on this.:
Design, Engineering and Interiors
The Palio has not had a visual face-lift since its launch, but it still looks sturdily handsome and feels superbly built and secure. The doors shut with a sound thunk, and the car&r...
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Mercedes-Benz M-Class
Overview
The Mercedes-Benz M-Class is a mid-size luxury SUV manufactured by Mercedes-Benz division of the DaimlerChrysler. The M-Class was launched in the U.S. in 1997, but has been brought to India a good ten years later.
In the U.S. and other countries, the M-Class is available in a choice of four models: ML320 CDI, ML350, ML550, and ML63 AMG. However, in India, it is available only in two models: ML320 CDI and ML3...
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Posted on:- Jul 14 2008 : Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
Overview
The venerable Mercedes-Benz SL-Class luxury roadster has been graded as one of the most fascinating and coveted cars in the world. The 2007 SL is the fifth generation from the royal racy SL-Class family.
The 2007 SL has revamped its interior and exterior styling, without loosing its mystique and excels in all the same ways as its predecessors. The new generation offers a sophisticated design, groundbreaking technology, exceptiona...
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Posted on:- Jul 14 2008 : Maruti Suzuki Swift DZiRE
Overview
Maruti Suzuki has been reborn as a make with a portfolio of global models. Way back in 1994 when Maruti Suzuki had introduced its first entry level sedan 'Esteem', it set a benchmark that continued to rule till late 2000. With the aging of Esteem, Maruti Suzuki scrapped the model from 2008 and has now introduced the new Swift DZiRE sedan. Swift DZiRE is the sedan version of the famous Swift hatchback and resembles its sibling in most aspects.
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Posted on:- Jul 14 2008 : Hyundai i10
Overview
Hyundai Motor India Limited launches i10 under the PA code name in November 2007. Taking advantage of the demand for more small cars in the Indian auto industry, Hyundai rolled out i10 with a powerful engine and an upscale interior. It is one of India's most popular 'A' segment small car. It is built to take on sub-compact segment cars such as the Chevrolet Spark, Maruti Suzuki Zen Estilo, Maruti Suzuki WagonR, and Tata Indica Xeta.
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Posted on:- Jul 14 2008 : Hyundai Getz Prime
Overview
Hyundai Motors India Ltd (HMIL), the third largest car manufacturer in the country and the largest exporter of cars from India, has launched its new premium hatchback 'Getz Prime.' The Getz Prime looks pretty much like a curvaceously redesigned Getz, but more modern and will compete with Maruti Swift and Chevrolet UV-A.
The Getz Prime is being touted as the country's first car that can be called 'truly global,' in terms of features t...
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Posted on:- Jul 14 2008 : Honda City ZX
Overview
The Honda City ZX is an upmarket sedan available in four variants: the EXi, GXi, CVT, VTEC and VTEC Plus. The City has a sleek, aerodynamic profile with futuristic styling, trendy interiors and the option of a VTEC engine. The car enhances passenger safety with an advanced impact absorbing body structure, impact absorbing wiper pivots, a collapsible bonnet hinge, head restraints and adjustable headlamp beams.
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