CAR India and BIKE India magazine launched !!!

Dippy · 22nd July 2005, 00:15

The Indian edition of CAR magazine and also BIKE India were finally launched today. I am just back from the launch party held at the Taj Hotel this evening and the first complimentary issues of both the mags are in my hand. CAR India is priced at Rs. 75/- and BIKE India at Rs.50/-

CAR India has a good feel to it and most of the stories are international. Infact I am quite impressed. The BIKE India magazine is decent as well but realyl havent gone through it since I'm not much of a bike guy.

The magazines should be on the stands soon.

Dippy

aseem · 22nd July 2005, 00:22

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The Indian edition of CAR magazine and also BIKE India were finally launched today. I am just back from the launch party held at the Taj Hotel this evening and the first complimentary issues of both the mags are in my hand. CAR India is priced at Rs. 75/- and BIKE India at Rs.50/-

Does the Car magazine have a website

Also would you be able to post the review of Swift from the magazine? Thanks in advance

Kinetik · 22nd July 2005, 00:25

hey dippy was wondering what u would pull off after the Bentley, and voila the new mag launch , hats off to you man,
Mag looks good well the more the competition the better it is.... looking forward to your reviews on them

amitverma · 22nd July 2005, 00:27

alright....so we got ourselves one more international mag...
anyone has an idea when Top Gear comes to India? can only get it on certain stores selling international mags and that too for around 700 bucks!

Beemer · 22nd July 2005, 00:47

Well , thats a preety good news dippy . Seems like finally Autocar india 'll face a stiff competition .

RJK · 22nd July 2005, 01:19

Hmm....at 75bucks its pricey. Looks like we're going to see a hike from ACI & OD soon...

mangywarez · 22nd July 2005, 07:47

Great !!! let there be some competition for us to benifit.

22nd July 2005, 08:24

Totally useless magazines; when I can get better content on the net for free.

ajmat · 22nd July 2005, 08:34

However, going by the ACI experience of the content of the original is far superior than the local version - heavily diluted for India. If you think ACI is worse, you should see Autocar malaysia/ singapore - pathetic

GTO · 22nd July 2005, 09:27

Great news Dippy. What about the writeup quality? Any known journalists?

GTO

Gordon · 22nd July 2005, 10:07

Nice. How many pages? Is it a monthly or a weekly magazine?

Rtech · 22nd July 2005, 10:11

Car magazines we have enough off. I'm more interested in checking out BIKE. We finally get a mag solely for bikes!

Dippy · 22nd July 2005, 10:38

Just went through the magazine. This issue features Indian reviews on the Swift, Innova and Fiat Adventure but if you look at the way the stories have been put out its way different from ACI and OD. The Indian reviews have a very classy feel photography is great . Basically the Indian car reviews have been laid out in an international standard eg: you feel you are reading the Innova test in CAR UK mag.

The other stories are from the international edition on the Cayman, the new S class, a drive featuring the Range Rover Sport, the Aston DB9. With so much international content I think 75/- is ok for now.

Dippy

Dippy · 22nd July 2005, 10:50

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Originally Posted by ajmat

However, going by the ACI experience of the content of the original is far superior than the local version - heavily diluted for India.

Surprisingly ajmat there is lots of international content in the Indian CAR edition. Made quite an interesting read

Dippy

Rtech · 22nd July 2005, 10:52

And how about the Bike mag? Worth buying?

22nd July 2005, 00:15	#1
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,557 Thanked: 2,459 Times	CAR India and BIKE India magazine launched !!! The Indian edition of CAR magazine and also BIKE India were finally launched today. I am just back from the launch party held at the Taj Hotel this evening and the first complimentary issues of both the mags are in my hand. CAR India is priced at Rs. 75/- and BIKE India at Rs.50/- CAR India has a good feel to it and most of the stories are international. Infact I am quite impressed. The BIKE India magazine is decent as well but realyl havent gone through it since I'm not much of a bike guy. The magazines should be on the stands soon. Dippy Last edited by Dippy : 22nd July 2005 at 00:17.
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22nd July 2005, 00:25	#3
Kinetik BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 324 Thanked: 7 Times	hey dippy was wondering what u would pull off after the Bentley, and voila the new mag launch , hats off to you man, Mag looks good well the more the competition the better it is.... looking forward to your reviews on them
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22nd July 2005, 00:27	#4
amitverma BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Delhi Posts: 425 Thanked: 138 Times	alright....so we got ourselves one more international mag... anyone has an idea when Top Gear comes to India? can only get it on certain stores selling international mags and that too for around 700 bucks!
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22nd July 2005, 00:47	#5
Beemer BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: delhi Posts: 384 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Well , thats a preety good news dippy . Seems like finally Autocar india 'll face a stiff competition .
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22nd July 2005, 01:19	#6
RJK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,139 Thanked: 697 Times	Hmm....at 75bucks its pricey. Looks like we're going to see a hike from ACI & OD soon...
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22nd July 2005, 07:47	#7
mangywarez Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 22 Thanked: 0 Times	Great !!! let there be some competition for us to benifit.
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22nd July 2005, 08:24	#8
SuperSyn Posts: n/a	Totally useless magazines; when I can get better content on the net for free.
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22nd July 2005, 08:34	#9
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,858 Thanked: 27,925 Times View My Garage	However, going by the ACI experience of the content of the original is far superior than the local version - heavily diluted for India. If you think ACI is worse, you should see Autocar malaysia/ singapore - pathetic
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22nd July 2005, 09:27	#10
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,497 Thanked: 300,308 Times View My Garage	Great news Dippy. What about the writeup quality? Any known journalists? GTO
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22nd July 2005, 10:07	#11
Gordon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,546 Thanked: 483 Times View My Garage	Nice. How many pages? Is it a monthly or a weekly magazine?
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22nd July 2005, 10:11	#12
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Car magazines we have enough off. I'm more interested in checking out BIKE. We finally get a mag solely for bikes!
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22nd July 2005, 10:38	#13
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,557 Thanked: 2,459 Times	Just went through the magazine. This issue features Indian reviews on the Swift, Innova and Fiat Adventure but if you look at the way the stories have been put out its way different from ACI and OD. The Indian reviews have a very classy feel photography is great . Basically the Indian car reviews have been laid out in an international standard eg: you feel you are reading the Innova test in CAR UK mag. The other stories are from the international edition on the Cayman, the new S class, a drive featuring the Range Rover Sport, the Aston DB9. With so much international content I think 75/- is ok for now. Dippy
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22nd July 2005, 10:52	#15
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	And how about the Bike mag? Worth buying?
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