Archive for June, 2007

The Volvo S80 and XC90

By carandbike • Jun 22nd, 2007 • Category: Car&BikeForum, Cars, Reviews

It’s confirmed then, the Volvo S80 and XC90 are on their way. The Indian luxury car market seems quite ir resistible to automakers. Volvo is now all set to enter the category, with two of their best-sellers, the S80 sedan and the XC90 SUV. When? By the end of this year, you will be able […]



Mahindra’s Scorpio Getaway

By carandbike • Jun 21st, 2007 • Category: Car&BikeForum, Cars, Reviews

New Scorpio Getaway:Mahindra and Mahindra launched its global lifestyle SUV Scorpio Getaway in India on June 21. Scorpio Getaway is slotted in the pick-up segment or the lifestyle SUV segment and Mahindra knows this segment is at nascent stage in India, it wants to be the leader in this niche segment. The Getaway is a […]



Chevrolet’s Optra Magnum diesel

By carandbike • Jun 21st, 2007 • Category: Car&BikeForum, Cars, Reviews

a more serious Chevrolet..General Motors may have lost the top spot to Toyota in North America but in India it is growing exponentially and it is far better than its international peers. When Honda and Toyota is drawing plans for India, already Chevrolet has become a serious player in India. While Chevrolet’s Spark and Aveo […]



The Audi S5/A5

By carandbike • Jun 21st, 2007 • Category: Car&BikeForum, Cars, Reviews

Audi has just unleashed the spiritual successor to the original Quattro. Hormazd Sorabjee plays Walter R’hrl in the A5/S5.Say Audi and most Indians will think of cricket, Ravi Shastri and winning the World Championship of Cricket in 1985. But to me Audi means Quattro, four-wheel-drive and World Rallying. The Quattro was the ultimate all-weather car […]



Bullet Machismo 500

By carandbike • Jun 12th, 2007 • Category: Car&BikeForum, Cars, Reviews

Motorcycles?!! They are dangerous. They are something you did in college. They are not what the mature, grown-up man would ride. You are now mature, you have a family and you drive a car. But somewhere deep inside you, there’s that nagging demon making you dream of going riding again.



Chevrolet Spark Road Test

By carandbike • Jun 12th, 2007 • Category: Car&BikeForum, Cars, Reviews

Small is big for carmakers in India. And for GM it doesn’t get bigger with the new Chevrolet Spark. This is the car that promises to become GM’s biggest seller and seriously boost the company’s presence on the sub-continent.So is the Spark all set to pick up where the old Matiz left? Is it more […]



The New Fiat Linea

By carandbike • Jun 12th, 2007 • Category: Car&BikeForum, Cars, Reviews

Istanbul, Turkey. Where Europe meets the bulk of Asia across the narrow Bosphorus straight. A land of diverging cultures, where modern society and ancient practices blend seamlessly in a cultural melting pot. But we’re not here for a socio-cultural tour, or to have the strong coffee, sip the sweet apple tea or soak in the […]