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| ![]() Carnation Corporation's Jagdish Khattar (former M.D of Maruti Udyog Limited. & former IAS officer) shares one of the five stories that shaped his life. An interesting one. Quote:
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Here's another bit of trivia from the late eighties / early nineties. Driving pleasure - as we know it - had to be derived from slow, small cars. Those of us who started driving then didn't have the 100 BHP rides that are so commonplace today. Whenever we'd come across a nice highway road in the Premier Padmini, we'd be like 'Gosh, this road deserves a better car'. Sure enough, the next time we hit that same highway, it would be in a Maruti 800. With superior acceleration, handling & ergonomics, it felt like the best drive in the world (remember, we jumped there from a Padmini). How the world has moved on. Then, even with a car that had <40 horses under the hood, we were smiling. Today, some cars with 90 BHP are called 'not fast enough'. |
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| ![]() circa mid eighties- the benchmark of the "grunt" of a fiat or amby Mark IV engine was as follows- approach a flyover at 50 kph and see if it can cross 80 KPH by the time you reach the crest. suffice to say few fiats and ambys managed that feat. if you had one that could, you were the neighbourhood rockstar |
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Speaking of engines, I remember the time that the Contessa came out with that silky smooth 88 BHP Isuzu petrol. It was such a special car for its time. Nice cockpit, chilly air-con, smooth (but long) gearshift and revv happy engine. Sure was an occasion every time you drove one. Bragging rights: Used to do 80 kph (or was it 90) in 2nd gear?! The driveshafts were damn weak though. I've broken two after aggressive launches. Last edited by GTO : 29th May 2015 at 20:21. | |
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![]() Amazed to find out that over 50% of scooters sold in India are Activas - so much for brand pull. | ||
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Well sir, SX4 is not sold currently in India and S-Cross is yet to be launched. That is the reason why I have left them. Pretty sure I have not left any cars currently being sold ![]() However, we can also include the GM cars like Beat, Sail UVA, Sail and Enjoy as they too use the same engine - but it is not supplied by Fiat. I guess GM themselves manufacture them. The point is Fiat and GM jointly developed the engine but Fiat is the primary supplier of the engines. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Genius Srivastava shares an interesting titbit of his Maruti interview ![]() ![]() Quote:
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Only EX and DX versions had 5 Speed GB along with 12 Valve engine, while the Std variant continued in Euro I form with the 6V carburetor Engine and 4 Speed GB . Quote:
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| ![]() Not sure if this was mentioned here before. Stumbled upon this one from Sandeep (thanks to him!): Quote:
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Ashok Advani - promoter of Auto India (a big car mag from the 90s) - was arrested in 2004. Nice Article from Rediff.com Quote:
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| ![]() Sourcing its power from a 1489cc, BMW B-Series diesel engine, the Ambassador was the first diesel car in India. http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/Hindustan_Ambassador |
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![]() ![]() Special thanks to Autocar India, who on my request went out of their way and provided me this image. All this for a childish desire of an enthusiast. ![]() Regards, Shashi | |
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