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"Boys don't grow up...their toys just get bigger and more expensive"
With the October heat roasting the city of Mumbai, you'd think people would only look forward to things that would cool everything down. However, with a host of fast cars, powerful engines, and new models and modifications at the 2015 Autocar Performance Show (APS), there was enough heat to give the sun an inferiority complex and draw in enthusiasts by the thousands.
Held at the MMRDA grounds in BKC, Mumbai, the event took place on Oct 29th - November 1st. With BMW and Mercedes-Benz pushing their M and AMG divisions, Maruti giving people a taste of the NEXA experience, Abarth making its Indian motor show debut and an army of superbikes gracing the tent, the show offered something for everyone.
Everything 4WD
This extreme setup was probably in place to attract visitors:
The Xenon draped in this beach patrol kit looks amazing!
Modified for aesthetics and functionality
The Bangalore based company also brought in this Mazda BT-50
A beautiful monster this!
Ready for the Australian outback
An RC car does a little terrain taming of its own :D
A range of off-roading accessories on sale. You can either send your SUV to the company and have them kit up your machine or order parts to fit yourself (
website)
Mercedes-Benz Safe Roads
Mercedes-Benz India has been carrying out this road safety program throughout the country. Seen here is the Belt-Slide exhibit
Passengers are first buckled in and then they slide down at a speed of 11 km/h before hitting the bottom edge of the machine. The impact gives you an idea of how much force you can feel even at incredibly low speeds. A reminder for those who think seatbelts are only for the highway!
The chassis of an E-Class Cabriolet shows the importance of a strong body structure with different colours representing the type of material used. For example, purple = high strength steel, red = medium strength steel, silver = cast aluminium, blue = aluminium sheet metal. The skeleton has been designed to channel any force around the passenger cell to protect the occupants
A closer look at the passenger cell and supplementary restraint system (SRS)
These goggles show you what your vision is like when under the influence of alcohol
The motive of the goggles is to stop drunk driving. Wear them and you can't even walk on a straight line. A very good and interactive exhibit, especially for kids who will hit the roads some day
The ESF (Experimental Safety) vehicle. This is equipped with safety tech like PRE-SAFE, the braking bag, etc. Some of these technologies have already been introduced into current Mercedes products. This actual car is a one off and is valued at ~1 million Euros!
Adaptive high beams sense oncoming traffic and dim down to avoid blinding other motorists. The yellow lights are cornering lights to highlight any object that may be in the driver's blind spot
Sensors detect an impact milliseconds in advance and fill up these pipes to bloat them up like a balloon, in the event of a side impact
Dynamic airbags analyze the occupant's weight, height, seating position etc, and deploy at a variable force to minimize any damage from the airbags!
An airbag between the passengers to prevent them from hitting each other
Seatbelt airbags - to reduce the chances of seatbelt bruising in the event of an accident...and here we are, begging for dual front airbags to be offered as standard:Frustrati
J Group Robotics
Visitors could get 3D printed busts of themselves made at the exhibit! Depending on the specification, prices range from Rs. 1,500 - 9,500
Your body is scanned, following which, a 3D model comes up on the software. Once the design has been finalized, the printing process takes about 4 hours, so they courier the bust to you
All these items are plastic 3D printouts!
The 3D printers
Plastic strings are melted and then turned into small - medium sized items
Toyota 4x4 Experience
APS regulars may be uncomfortable seeing the Fortuner 4x4 AT here instead of the Mahindra Thar :D
The track begins with a series of ridges
Next up is a rocky trail..
..before going up-hill..
and then straight down again
The SUV then passes through a mucky path..
..onto a one sided incline..
..into a trough..
..before culminating at the "balance beam"
Isuzu
The mighty MU-7
Befuddles me that an SUV this massive isn't offered with 4x4 on any variant
The D-Max made an appearance too
Private licence holders should be able to buy the D-Max in a little over a years time
Toyota
Another special edition of the slow moving Liva to get a few sales before Diwali
Etios Xclusive edition
Fortuner - on its way out, but when will the new edition reach Indian shores?
Camry hybrid
Renault
Lodgy Stepway
Duster Explore edition
New KWIDs on the block. Dealers say a booking now will get you delivery in April 2016!
Ford
Updated EcoSport
Figo Aspire - best looking car in the segment IMO
The all-new Figo
Volkswagen 
The new Vento Highline Plus - gets changes like a black roof wrap, ORVM covers with a carbon fibre finish, black side body mouldings, scuff plates, window blinds etc
Polo Exquisite - this edition gets similar upgrades as the Vento Highline Plus
GT TSI
Hyundai
No opportunity to promote the Creta will be missed
Santa Fe
Verna 4S
Superbike Brand Stalls
Indian
Dark Horse
Personal favourite - Chief Vintage
Scout
Chieftain
Triumph
Thunderbird Storm
Daytona 675R
Bonneville T100 - nothing beats the Bonneville if you want a low profile high-end bike
Street Triple
The monstrous Rocket III
Harley-Davidson
Harley misses no opportunity to push the Street 750
A few models from the Sportster, Softail and Touring families also made an appearance
DSK-Benelli
Usual suspects at the DSK-Benelli exhibit. Here's the TNT 600 GT. I was hoping to catch the Trek 1130 Amazonas
TNT 899
TNT 600 i
TNT R
TNT 300
DSK-Hyosung
GT 250R
ST7
Aquila Pro
Aquila 250
BMW Motorrad
One of the best adventure tourers on offer today - the R 1200 GS
A rare sight indeed - the R 1200 RS
Another rare sight - the K 1300 S
Superbike Frenzy & The Crowd Pullers
From the Suzuki Hayabusa at the BMC air filter stall i.e. the first
Dhoom bike 
To the latest machine used in the franchise - the K 1300 R
BMW S 1000 RR
Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade
Ducati Monster
Yamaha VMAX. With a performance exhaust, this demon can be loud enough to shatter glass
Harley-Davidson Night-Rod
Fatboy decked up for touring
Can we ever get enough of the 'Busa?
Suzuki GSX-S1000F
Good old R1. Wish I could listen to that Akra pipe
Moto Guzzi California
Goldwing twins
Drag spec 'Busa
Triumph Tiger XRx
Honda VT1300 CX "Fury"
The Honda CBR 650F
India Bike Week
Shrijit Patil's Thunderbird 500 that placed 2nd in the Royal Enfield class at the Raid De Himalaya
Ego Custom Wheel's modified STD 350 with the Harley-Davidson Fatboy look
Mean Green Custom's modified Duke 200. This bike (named "The Alchemist") competed at the bike build-off @ IBW this year
Main Market Motorcycles
Bajaj 
The recently launched Pulsar RS 200 "Demon Black" edition
All-new Avenger Street 220
Avenger Cruise 220
Avenger Street 150
Yamaha
Yamaha's latest entry level sports bike - the R3
R15s
FZ-S V2.0
Looking Vespa in the eye - the Fascino
Gadgets & Toys
GoPro
GoPro had their regular range of cameras
Navnit Group
A Bayliner boat
Polaris quad-bike
Bicycles
Trek
Merida
Hobby Central India
Hoverwheels - an interesting device that's gaining a lot of popularity the world over
The roller works using an accelerometer. You move by pitching your ankles
Definitely tricky to balance yourself at first. Prices range from Rs. 30,000-35,000. Lot cheaper than a Segway
Thread moved from the Assembly Line to the Indian Car Scene. Thanks for sharing!
Great report Tushar. I visited the event but never noticed more than half the cars / bikes at the event as I had my autocross lap to worry about ;). Thanks for taking the effort in compiling such a detailed report.
This time surprisingly, there are several usual participants which are missing, like those for high end sound systems, Mahindra, Super Car Club, Poonawala collection etc. Even that Batmobile isn't here nor is that crazy race-bred Nano by J.A.Customs or the K.J. Somaiya's engineering racing team. Any fun competition that you participated in? One of my friend suggested that there was some tyre changing competition on a race car. Any info on that?
That was fast! Were you working 24x7 on the report once the event was over? :uncontrol
For me, this year's show was pretty boring. Most of the premium cars were caged up and one could just look at them from a distance. While some of them were allowing us to enter to click pics, others were acting pricey. And to top it all off, during the media hours on the first day, things were still being set up. Unacceptable.
You missed adding a picture of the best stall at the show lol:
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