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 You really don't want to piss off a Russian woman, by the looks of it. There is nothing more precious to a petrol-head than their car. And we are not stereotyping a gender here; both men and women love their precious automobile, whether it's a spanking new Audi or a crappy old hatchback. But, if you are in a relationship or married, you might want to pick a safe spot for your car, just in case you split with your Read More...

If you thought the Segway was cool- here’s something that’s cooler! Say hello to RYNO - a self balancing single wheeled motorcycle and the brainchild of Chris Hoffman who happened to conceive the idea when his 13 year old daughter pointed to a similar vehicle in a video game. Known as the RYNO Microcycle in full- the machine is a hybrid mix of a motorcycle and Segway featuring a sturdy steel frame and a fat tyre. Powered by two SLA Read More...

It has emerged that Honda Cars India will soon launch a new top-end trim level of its Brio hatchback. To be called Brio VX, the new top of the line version will come with new features like rear de-fogger and driver seat height adjustment. The new variant, in all probability, will be launched before the Honda Brio Amaze comes to us and the diesel variant of the Brio hatchback will be here only by the last quarter of this year. Read More...

Our friends at Overdrive magazine have Tweeted the image of an extended wheelbase, super sized Indica, or the Indica XL. Remember the Indigo XL, the car which Tata said had more legroom than an S-class? Just snip off the boot from the sedan, and you’ll have the car in a hatchback avatar. The vehicle was apparently spotted near Pune, the testing grounds for all Tata vehicles. The big news about the Indica XL isn’t really its long wheelbase or the Read More...

We reported when it emerged that Skoda plans to come up with mid life facelift for its Superb sedan. Now, spy shots of the refreshed Superb’s front bumper have emerged on the web world. As can be made out from the pics, the car gets a new front grill which will be instrumental in giving the revised Superb the new Skoda family face. The car also gets the new Skoda logo that will be located on the bonnet instead of Read More...

Piaggio is fast getting serious about the rapidly growing automatic scooter segment. While Kinetic can safely be said to be one of the first automatic scooters in the country, it has to be the Honda Activa which set the popularity of this segment soaring. Piaggio, which until very recently used to be known for selling three wheelers in India, launched the retro styled Vespa LX 125 in our market last year. While the premium pricing of the very tasty scoot Read More...

Toyota's luxury car brand, Lexus is not coming to India in 2013. Earlier, Toyota had shown willingness to bring the premium brand to India and one of the officials had made an announcement about the same at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show as well. Its not that the company has shelved the idea of starting its operations in India altogether though. The current market scenario in India doesn't look too bright for luxury car makers according to the top management Read More...

As we have been saying, Fiat is slowly but surely getting aggressive with its Indian operations. Regulars here might remember us reporting that the Italian car maker is planning to launch a compact crossover in Indian market and now, it has been confirmed that Fiat plans to also launch a small car in our highly competitive small car market. Being called as the ‘Fiat Value World Car’, the new car will be a direct rival to the all new  Maruti Read More...

India’s youngest racing sensation and JK Tyre prodigy Aditya Patel gave a spectacular ‘Indian’ finish to Round 16 of the JK Racing Asia Series by finishing first in the final race of the season. In Round 15, Akhil Khushlani finished second. Both Indian champions, therefore, recorded twin podium finishes over two days of the JKRAS at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida. Patel, who crossed the chequered flag amidst loud cheers from the stands overtook a troubled Aston Hare Read More...