Showing posts with label Automobiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Automobiles. Show all posts

30 Aug 2025

What is 70mai—and Who is it For?



The article reviews 70mai dash cams for the Indian market in 2025. It highlights 70mai as a Xiaomi brand that offers affordable, feature-rich dash cams suitable for various users. The post details several models, including the A500S Pro Plus+, A800S, and Omni 4K 360°, discussing their features, resolutions, and price points. It notes that a key advantage of 70mai is its excellent price-to-performance ratio and sharp daytime video, while a disadvantage is that a separate hardwire kit is needed for the parking mode. The article also suggests alternative brands like Qubo, Viofo, and DDPAI for different user needs. The author concludes that 70mai provides the best balance of features and price for Indian drivers.

You can read the full article here: https://insteado.in/70mai-dash-cam-review-models-prices-alternatives/

2 Jul 2015

Upcoming Bikes and Scooters in India - 2015


The growth of Indian automobile industry depends a lot on the performance of the two-wheeler sector. And like always, the financial year 2014-15 too belonged to two-wheeler segment that helped the industry record a marginal growth of 3.90 per cent in the domestic sales. While the two-wheeler segment recorded an impressive 8.09 per cent year-on-year growth in the domestic sales, the passenger vehicles grew at 3.90 per cent.
The case is no different in exports as well, whereas two-wheelers recorded around 18 percent growth as against passenger vehicles' exports at 4.42 per cent.Long story short, the two-wheeler segment has been the back-bone of the automobile industry this year, and is expected to see even better growth in 2015. Though in the last 3-4 months, the two-wheeler industry has seen a dip in the sales, and that's primarily because of the last year's bad monsoon that impacted the overall rural market sales . So with a hope to see a better monsoon this year, the companies are planning to launch  several new two wheeler.
Here's a list of manufacturer-wise upcoming bikes & scooters to be launched in India.

1 Jul 2015

Aston Martin's $2.3 Million Vulcan Supercar Is A Carbon Fiber Dream


Even James Bond isn't posh enough for this.
Luxury automaker Aston Martin has released new photos of its stunning Vulcan supercar, which was announced earlier this year. The track-only vehicle is almost entirely constructed of carbon fiber and packs a whopping 800-horsepower V12 engine so powerful owners are offered an “extensive and detailed program of intensive track driver training," Wired reported back in February.
Car companies have been looking toward carbon fiber for years to increase fuel efficiency. The material is about 10 times stronger and 75 percent lighter than steel, but it's far more expensive and has been reserved for luxury and sports cars, according to Bloomberg.
Aston Martin seems to have factored the expense into the price. The Vulcan retails for a cool $2.3 million (ahem, before taxes), but good luck getting your hands on one. The car will be even more exclusive than the limited-edition One-77, and only 24 will be built.
“A sports car for true sports car lovers, I believe the Aston Martin Vulcan -- and the unique ownership programme that sits behind it -- sets a whole new standard in the ultra-high luxury supercar class," CEO Andy Palmer said in a press release.
The car made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England this month and can bolt from 0-60 mph in less than three seconds. It'll top out at 200 mph.

27 Jun 2015

20 Unbelievable Car Designs By Dilip Chhabria That Will Get Your Engine Revving

Dilip Chhabria (DC) is a renowned style guru when it comes to remodelling cars. You go to any Auto Expo and you are bound to be mesmerized by how DC revamps cars into fashion statements. Some of them are concepts, but they still are a treat for the eyes. Auto enthusiasts from around the country know how awesome it would be to have their cars be pimped up by DC. 
Having said that, here are few of the most amazing concept designs and modifications DC has pulled off:

1. The Thar Urban Mod, for those who love off-roading in style.

4 Jun 2015

New Maruti Celerio Runs On Suzuki's First Diesel Engine

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. Executive Director (Engineering) C.V. Raman poses for photographs during the launch of Maruti’s new car “Celerio” in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Celerio comes with an automated gearshift technology with car fuel efficiency of 23.1 kilometers per liter. The auto car range starts from 402,000 Indian Rupees ($6,442) to 510,000 ($8,173). (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) | ASSOCIATED PRESS


NEW DELHI — Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today launched a diesel variant of hatchback Celerio, powered by parent Suzuki's first diesel engine, priced between Rs 4.65 lakh and Rs 5.71 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The Celerio diesel powered by an 793cc engine offers a fuel economy of 27.62 kmpl and the model also marks the global launch of the DDiS 125, first diesel engine designed and developed by Suzuki Motor Corporation.
Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa said: "It is designed to offer a smooth drive and strengthens Celerio's reputation as a car that offers easy drive in cities as well as highways."

29 May 2015

Royal Enfield Classic 500 Limited Edition Unveiled

Royal Enfield, today, inaugurated its sixth apparel and accessories store in the national capital. The day also marked the unveiling of the special edition Classic 500 that will go on sale on July 15, 2015. While there are no mechanical changes made to the bike, it gets two new exclusive colours - Squadron Blue Despatch and Desert Storm Despatch - and the limited edition badge. Royal Enfield plans will sell 200 units of the Classic 500 limited edition in both the aforementioned colours. And these will be sold exclusively through Royal Enfiled's online store.

As mentioned above, the vehicle receives no mechanical changes as it continues to feature the same 

27 May 2015

Mahindra to Launch 3 Peugeot Scooters in India?

After acquiring 51 per cent stakes of Peugeot Motorcycles (PMTC), Mahindra Group is now planning to launch a range of scooters in India. According to a report published in Topgear, Mahindra will roll out three Peugeot Scooters in different price brackets and power ranges.

23 May 2015

10 Most Expensive Cars in India


With tucked under every nook and cranny in the world of automobiles, it suffices to say that it is a truly magical place. However, it often comes at quite the cost. So we put together a list of the 10 most expensive cars that are currently on sale in India; it has a lot of Brits, followed by Germans and Italians. 

19 May 2015

Ratan Tata's dream refuses to die: The transformation of cheap Nano to aspirational GenX

Seven years after it was launched and termed an epic failure, the Tata Nano is now striving to make a comeback.
Tata Motors is today relaunching the all-new GenX version of the car, repositioning itself has an aspirational car and not the world's cheapest car.

17 May 2015

Google’s Self Driving Cars To Hit Roads This Summer, With Brakes And Steering Wheels

Google Inc will begin testing self-driving cars of its own design on public roads this summer, but they will have steering wheels and brakes, which is not what the company described a year ago.
Engineers will operate 25 prototype vehicles, which use the same software as Google's self-driving Lexus RX450h sport utility vehicles that have been in operation for several years, the company said on May 15.
When the Internet search company announced a year ago that it planned to build a fleet of self-driving cars, project director Chris Urmson said the prototypes "won't have a steering wheel, accelerator pedal or brake pedal ... because they don't need them."

Members of the media take photos of a Google self-driving vehicle at the Computer History Museum after a presentation in Mountain View, California. | Source: Reuters