Sunday, November 28, 2010

TVS street fighter concept named 'Velocity' - pics updated



TVS had displayed a Apache street fighter concept named "Velocity" in Indonesia, and we are wondering whether, will it come on the roads or remain as usual TVS concept?



























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KTM 125 Duke caught testing in India















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Thursday, November 18, 2010

The Buick legacy- Charm and collectors

If you search the words "Buick collectors" on Google, you'll get about 359,000 results. Buick is one of the all-time classic car brands, truly loved by aficionados and virtually worshipped by the true believers of car collection. Buick was one of the benchmark American brands almost from inception, and it's certainly one of the few surviving brands to have achieved legend status and remained on the market. It's the sort of brand where you can't get rid of your mechanic because the guy doesn't want to leave.

Buick history
Buick incorporated in 1903 and moved from Detroit to Flint, Michigan. In its early days it was a direct competitor with the model T Ford. By 1923, Buick had built its one millionth car, and by 1925 it was producing the famous Prohibition Era sedans with the running boards. In 1938, it produced the famous "Y job" convertible, a truly modern looking car, and predecessor of the giant chrome mountains of the 1950s and early 60s.

During the Second World War, Buick took some time off from designing cars to design a tank destroyer called the M–18 Hellcat, of which 2500 were produced. These were very fast-moving, hard-hitting vehicles which saw service in Europe. By 1949 however, Buick was back in the business of creating advanced modern looking cars which set the standards for the Baby Boom generation and their parents.

The 1960-70 period saw a virtual avalanche of new design concepts in five major Buick models which are still revered to this day including:

The Invicta – The centerpiece design of 1961.

The Skylark – A big brassy convertible adored by its fans.

The Riviera – A big powerful sedan with iconic lines.

The Wildcat- A streamlined, agile looking performance car

The Gran Sport GSX – In 1970 and enthusiasts to light, and still one of the all-time grunt cars which still has collectors drooling to this day. If you own one of these cars and want car servicing, you'll cause interstate gridlock.

These are the true giants of Buick collector vehicles and they all emphasize one particular thing about Buicks. Buick is a design brand, and it has earned its reputation. It needs to be remembered that Buick was competing with the other all-time great cars of this era, and that these models weren't designed for neophytes. Buick built its reputation on building good cars, not simply "just cars", but special, high design value cars.

That's not the easiest way to operate a brand, particularly in the highly competitive American car market, in the face of tough competition. At the best of times the car market is extremely fickle, and design statements can be taken or left when a new model comes on the market. The Buicks made a major impact whenever they were released.

That's why collectors are so crazy about Buicks. These cars have not only survived their own days on the market, they have remained incredible favorites competing with literally hundreds of other brands. Car collectors don't have to buy cars, and nine times out of 10 they won't. Try finding a collector-standard Buick on the market, and you could be searching for years.

It all the best testimony to the enduring love of car enthusiasts for Buicks. They've stayed in the market for over a century and remained highly regarded even in an era of far more advanced car technology. That's the epitome of good design, and that's what makes Buicks special.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Suzuki Slingshot - The Wow! Bike.



The all new Suzuki Slingshot is the new addiction among the you. The latest design in the Alloy wheel is the one which India has never seen before.



Overall length: 2,035 mm

Overall width: 770 mm

Overall height: 1,075 mm

Wheelbase: 1,265 mm

Ground clearance: 160 mm

Kerb mass (kg): 128

EngineType: Air-cooled, 4-stroke, 1 cylinder, SOHC

Bore x Stroke: 53.5 mm x 55.2 mm

Displacement: 125cc

SANTRO ecoLPG - Bifuel Marvel


Hi all,

It's been a long break i posted blogs and am very happy to see you all in the new mood. Hope! you might think why i am posting about Santro which was more than 10 years old and also there were news spreading that the Santro is soon going to be stopped.

Sorry! my heart refuses to believe that Hyundai will stop this record breaker in India (Hyundai - if you are planning to stop this car. Pls! Pls! throw away your thought) Since this car is the one which inspires not only the older but also the younger minds, due to its lowest maintenance cost and better mileage.

With all the existing features, the car is also fitted with LPG (older news though), I came to know this just a month back (too late!) when i was trying to find a better car for my friend.

On the day, when i saw the car it disturbed me and it was awe inspiring (truly better than i10).

These are all my uttering until i came to know about the all new 2011 Santro.

Ooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh! Hurrah!!!

oops! sorry! am sure that any santro fan will shout like this on hearing the news (irrespective of age).

Well what's going to be new in the 2011 Santro?

Well, it's an all new santro and hence it is also going to have it's all new outlooks. Hey! am not kidding! Hyundai has changed the looks completely.

The car will be more like a Jr. i10, but we'll surely miss the family car's homely look! as well as Gorgeous front face! However the revved up engine and the similar mileage will relax our hearts.

It seems the new car would carry same 1.1 Litre engine with peak output power of 65bhp @5500rpm (previously 63bhp@5500rpm) and max. torque of 105nm@3500rpm (97.8nm@ 3000rpm) and new improved speed of (145Kmph).

Boss! this is not just a decent figure. It's awesome from a 1.1L petrol engine. considering its rivalry Maruti Zen Estilo provides output power of 65bhp@5200rpm(awesome!) but poor torque of 84nm@3500rpm(v.poor!), which makes it fuel efficiency bit lesser than the Santro but not in the speed (150Kmph).

Even its elder sibling i10 having 1.2L engine provides peak output power of 80bhp@5200rpm and torque of 114nm@4000rpm.

Also there is no big change in the price just 15K-20K higher. Obviously at reasonable price again).

Let's welcome the new car! However don't miss the old one's if you are planning to buy the current santro you'll be the luckiest. So don't go for second thought else you'll miss the best santro ever, since a not sure 100% about the new car that is yet to be launched.

Cheers!!!
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