wrong info on Hindustan times

ac 427 · 9th December 2005, 12:32

todays Hindustan times (main issues)has a list of the top 10 fastest car: it reads
1) saleen s7 turbo
2) koeingsegg ccr
3) koeingsegg cc8
4) ultima cam - am
5) spyker c 8
6) mercedes ben slr
7) evans
8) ford gt
9) aston martin vangquiesh
10) ferrari 575 maranello.

AAARRGHHHHHH they have it all worng. . .
where the veyrong , enzo, zonda, noble, mclaren F1.

bad things, wrong info is being passed on.

typeOnegative · 9th December 2005, 12:34

What is new? What else can you expect from tabloid specialists?

sbasak · 9th December 2005, 14:16

McLaren F1 is currently #2 after Konigsegg.

veyron1 · 9th December 2005, 16:10

@sbasak: that would have to be number three now; the koenigsegg has lost it's podium to the mighty veyron; official guinness quotes expected by 06'....

as for the damn reporters: PUH-LEASE do SOME research before printing these articles- out of the few million people out there who read this crap, a few hundred thousand ought to be enthusiasts, and it's a shame putting the daily's reputation on the line for such serious (seemingly trivial) erratums...

devarshi84 · 10th December 2005, 08:38

its hard to really say which car is the fastest as all the mags have a different ranking.

The best is to go to the company websites and decide for yourself.

islero · 10th December 2005, 10:11

Cant they at least request some proper auto journos for proper info?

ac 427 · 10th December 2005, 17:28

even today there is a mistake in the HT colum. they have shown a VECTRA pic n say tht its a mondeo. whts wrong iwth them. . . .

racing4cure · 12th December 2005, 07:32

buddy read times of india and u can atleast see 5 words mispelt or grammatical error or wrong info... on every page....!! i bet u money on this...

BunnyPunia · 14th December 2005, 19:01

guys like these make the whole media industry look like a bunch of idiots.. what the...

sridhar24 · 14th December 2005, 20:49

Where are the Mclaren F1, Ferrari Enzo, Porsche CGTs in the list when there are Ford GT, Aston Martin Vanquish, etc. Why do they want to print without correct information.

9th December 2005, 12:32	#1
ac 427 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,393 Thanked: 244 Times View My Garage	wrong info on Hindustan times todays Hindustan times (main issues)has a list of the top 10 fastest car: it reads 1) saleen s7 turbo 2) koeingsegg ccr 3) koeingsegg cc8 4) ultima cam - am 5) spyker c 8 6) mercedes ben slr 7) evans 8) ford gt 9) aston martin vangquiesh 10) ferrari 575 maranello. AAARRGHHHHHH they have it all worng. . . where the veyrong , enzo, zonda, noble, mclaren F1. bad things, wrong info is being passed on.
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9th December 2005, 14:16	#3
sbasak BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CCU-LTN Posts: 608 Thanked: 14 Times	McLaren F1 is currently #2 after Konigsegg.
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9th December 2005, 16:10	#4
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 52 Times View My Garage	@sbasak: that would have to be number three now; the koenigsegg has lost it's podium to the mighty veyron; official guinness quotes expected by 06'.... as for the damn reporters: PUH-LEASE do SOME research before printing these articles- out of the few million people out there who read this crap, a few hundred thousand ought to be enthusiasts, and it's a shame putting the daily's reputation on the line for such serious (seemingly trivial) erratums...
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10th December 2005, 08:38	#5
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	its hard to really say which car is the fastest as all the mags have a different ranking. The best is to go to the company websites and decide for yourself.
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10th December 2005, 10:11	#6
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Cant they at least request some proper auto journos for proper info?
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9th December 2005, 12:34	#2
typeOnegative Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India Posts: 1,503 Thanked: 27 Times	What is new? What else can you expect from tabloid specialists?
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10th December 2005, 17:28	#7
ac 427 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,393 Thanked: 244 Times View My Garage	even today there is a mistake in the HT colum. they have shown a VECTRA pic n say tht its a mondeo. whts wrong iwth them. . . .
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12th December 2005, 07:32	#8
racing4cure BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: DXB-COK-Manipal Posts: 186 Thanked: 9 Times	buddy read times of india and u can atleast see 5 words mispelt or grammatical error or wrong info... on every page....!! i bet u money on this...
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14th December 2005, 19:01	#9
BunnyPunia BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 895 Thanked: 1,257 Times View My Garage	guys like these make the whole media industry look like a bunch of idiots.. what the...
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14th December 2005, 20:49	#10
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	Where are the Mclaren F1, Ferrari Enzo, Porsche CGTs in the list when there are Ford GT, Aston Martin Vanquish, etc. Why do they want to print without correct information.
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