A skillful bus driver accepts a challenge to make a u-turn on a very narrow bridge that is about half as wide as the length of the double-decker Volvo bus. Driver tries to complete the task in under 3 minutes. This was shown on a German show named Wetten.
Ford has introduced its smallest engine yet using their modern and hip EcoBoost forced-induction technology. They have been downsizing engines from V8 to turbocharged V6 and from V6 to turbo four-bangers. Continuing the trend this 1.0 L three-cylinder engine uses the EcoBoost to bring most economical and eco-friendly engine yet.
According to Ford: “No one has ever built a three-cylinder engine quite like this. It’s one of the most technically advanced and efficient engines we’ve ever designed. The new engine introduces many new technologies that could be part of the DNA of future Ford engines.”
Source: Gizmag
India reduced sulphur contents in diesel drastically to 50 parts per million (ppm) when it introduced its new emission norms in 13 cities last year. The rest of the country, however, still uses 350 ppm diesel.
"New engines may have eliminated visible black smoke that we see from old diesel vehicles, but the tiny and toxic particles are still high as these cars are not equipped with the advanced particulate traps that are now mandatory in the U.S. and Europe...
Continued at: CNN
Being locked out with car keys inside may be a common mistake, but a senior executive of a public sector unit (PSU) bank could pay with his job for it — for the person left stranded was his boss.
The Mumbai Zonal Manager of Indian Bank, Banabihari Panda, has been suspended for failing to provide “minimum basic courtesies” to the bank’s Chairman...
Continued at: ExpressIndia
Automakers posted their worst growth in recent times in May as rising fuel prices and interest rates slowed down demand despite offering discounts to lure customers back to showrooms.
"Indian car market is heading for tougher times. It's the return of high fuel prices and interest rates regime that are playing spoilsport for us and will continue to challenge us for the next few months," Maruti managing executive officer...
Continued at: EconomicTimes
While Honda has already confirmed that they indeed need a diesel but the oil burner for the City is atleast two years away, the Japanese carmaker will still go ahead and give the City its mid-life makeover to tackle the new competitors.
The City’s design is already in line with Honda’s current design language – so much that the upcoming Civic actually looks like a bloated City. So don’t expect any outrageous changes. The City facelift will instead have subtle tweaks to its design to make it look sportier than the current model...
Continued at: Oncars.in
It's now cheaper to refuel an aircraft than tank up your petrol-powered car. As you brace for another hike in petrol prices close on the heels of a steep Rs 5 hike just a fortnight back, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) or jet fuel will be cheaper for airlines from Wednesday.
While a litre of ATF will cost Rs 56.5 per litre in Delhi from Wednesday (down from Rs 58.8), petrol is already selling for Rs 63.37 per litre...
Continued at: TimesOfIndia
A British businessman and North Korean diplomat have been accused of operating a multi-million scam to sell diplomatic vehicles to India's rich and famous at cut-price rates by avoiding hefty import duties.
After a tax investigation exposed the alleged smuggling operation, nervous members of the super-rich have scrambled to avoid arrest by abandoning cars, including Bentleys and Aston Martins on the streets of New Delhi...
Continued at: Telegraph
The Toyota Innova will feature a more updated and refreshed look. A New Toyota Innova was spotted going through tests and the changes made to it were quite clearly visible.
The Japanese auto giant gave its popular passenger car a major makeover, which includes new grille and new lights. Even the profile of the car looks altered. The previous upright grill is now set more vertically, so that the bonnet of the car looks less like that of a van...
Continued at: IndianDrives
Spy Photo Gallery: Upcoming 2012 Toyota Innova.
Maruti dealers across India are accepting bookings for the new Swift, which they say will be launched by the end of July.
Currently, the buzz at Maruti dealerships is that, a customer books a Swift and his booking automatically gets converted to the new 2011 Swift as Maruti, according to Maruti dealers, will launch car in July...
Continued at: IndianCarsBikes
Photo Gallery: 2011 Maruti-Suzuki Swift Wallpapers.
According to reports, the Fiat Grande Punto is also going to get a facelift. The family hatchback will get its first facelift after it was launched back in June 2009.
This new version of the Grande Punto will be called the Evo, and reports suggest that this car will come with a completely reworked and renewed bumper styling, and will also flaunt a new grille with an attractive chrome strip in the front...
Continued at: AutoIndia
Photo Gallery: New Fiat Punto Evo Hi-Res Wallpapers.
The styling of the Brio may not be to all tastes, but the exterior lines look unique and sufficiently help distinguish the car on the road from others _ a nice front and a quirky rear end, you could say.
In fact, the feeling from the driver's seat is quite good for a car in this league. The airiness and aesthetics are practically on par with a B-car like the Jazz or Toyota Yaris...
Continued at: BangkokPost
Photo Gallery: 70 Honda Brio Hi-Res Wallpapers.
