Here’s a supercar...

Here’s a supercar that will ease your conscience. Called the Karma, the eco-friendly machine was unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show by US maker Fisker Automotive.
The Aston Martin Rapide rival is on sale late next year, and uses a rear-wheel-drive, plug-in hybrid system. It’s capable of travelling 50 miles on its battery packs alone.
On longer trips, a small-capacity petrol engine fires up, producing power for the electric motors. This extends the range to 620 miles. Fisker claims the Karma can return around 100mpg, yet sprint from 0-60mph in less than six seconds and hit a 125mph top speed.  More about  Here’s a supercar...

Car insurance may come with accident cover

Road ministry mulls a fee of Rs 15 for such a cover. - AAI expects user fees to up its annual earnings by Rs 100 cr - Madhukar Sabnavis: A Decade of Evolution">Madhukar Sabnavis: A Decade of Evolution - Tax foreign cos helping oil explorers at 10%: AAR - Leather units" order books improve - Sunil Jain: Continuing to dial disasters">Sunil Jain: Continuing to dial disasters - Technical services sans human interface may be tax-free The road transport ministry is planning to charge up to Rs 15 on every premium paid for insuring vehicles to fund a scheme to provide cashless hospital facility to victims of accidents on national highways. More about Car insurance may come with accident cover

Not all new cars lose...

Not all new cars lose value the moment you drive them. An imported Ford GT has changed hands on auction website eBay for н‚бЈ250,100 - more than double the expected UK list price. It"s not the most expensive example, though. The first GT sold to the public fetched н‚бЈ326,788 at a California auction in August. All 28 official UK models have been sold.  More about Not all new cars lose...

A CAR carrying Toyota...

A CAR carrying Toyota personnel was attacked by a gun-toting thug in Brazil. Afterwards, security at the track was beefed up – leading to a fight between Renault boss Flavio Briatore’s personal bodyguard and a trackside bouncer.
THERE were rumours in Sao Paulo that the Prodrive Formula One team due to make its debut in 2008 will come in as an Aston Martin squad. Currently, European billionaires Bernard Arnault and Albert Frere are looking into buying the British firm from Ford. Prodrive currently runs the Astons in sportscar racing. More about  A CAR carrying Toyota...

Car sales see record November surge

Fears of an imminent price rise, production spillovers owing to spare parts shortages plus a low base effect saw sales of the country"s major car makers grow a record 63 per cent in November. - No proposal to withdraw stimulus this year: Govt - Hyundai November sales up 28% - Maruti"s car sales up 60% in November - Analysts cheered by Q2 growth in private consumption - India Inc wants monetary, fiscal policies to continue - Nomura revises India"s GDP forecast to 7% Data of November"s sales surge — in keeping with a general positive trend for the first eight months of this fiscal year — comes a day after the country"s GDP growth numbers surprised market experts.  More about  Car sales see record November surge

Spike TV gambles on 'made-for-PC' motorcycle, demo car, 'geek' shows.

New York (NY) - It"s an age-old question: Would PC users be willing to invest their time to download a media portal just for the purchase of watching shows produced by the portal"s producers..if those shows didn"t contain porn? What the Spike TV unit of MTV Networks is banking on is the idea that perhaps, just perhaps, viewers will be willing to watch videos of dirt track, motocross, and demolition car racing - along with reality shows based around the characters involved in those sports - all in breathtaking low-definition. More about  Spike TV gambles on 'made-for-PC' motorcycle, demo car, 'geek' shows.

After 23 cars self-combusted...

After 23 cars self-combusted, the French manufacturer was forced to recall and fix 28,000 vehicles built before May 2003. The fires, which all happened in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, only related to 1.6 or 2.0-litre petrol versions. All the cars went up in flames while the engine was turned off. More about After 23 cars self-combusted...