Supercars & Imports : Chennai

Golf Pro · 16th February 2014, 20:06

Went to the Madras Motor Sports Club Race Track today for the MRF Races and checked out the car park.
Black BMW M3, Red Merc C63 AMG and Montecarlo Blue BMW M5

Golf Pro · 17th February 2014, 16:29

A friend who owns the Black Audi R8 put this up on his fb page, 4 Super Cars at Mahabalipuram on a Sunday morning.

Sree_Ganesh · 21st February 2014, 13:03

A very poor pic of a BMW 6 series that I spotted around Cath Road . I have seen it parked on the road several times earlier. But this time was able to snap a grainy pic

Sivasankar · 25th February 2014, 21:18

The Aventador at one of Chennai's best spotting locations. Thanks to the owner for choosing to come there last Sunday. Finally got to see my first Aventador

Karthik-zza · 26th February 2014, 19:11

^ Just curious. Where is this place? Will be in town for about 3 months, hoping I can see the cars.

Blue Thunder · 27th February 2014, 11:25

Maybe a dumb question....but how do these road-hugging sports cars manage with the speed-breakers on our roads ?

One of the roads in Neelangarai, Chennai (where VIPs reside/have week-end-getaway-bungalows) has speed-breakers put up recently...couple of them are not perpendicular to the road, but at an angle...maybe infuenced by sports-car owners who reside in that road ??!

vivriti · 27th February 2014, 12:41

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Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

Maybe a dumb question....but how do these road-hugging sports cars manage with the speed-breakers on our roads ?

Some of these cars have adjustable suspensions which raise the cars an inch or so when required. Lamborghinis have them.

Another factor is that sports cars have hard suspensions, which mean that the real ground clearance is not as bad.

Turbojc · 28th February 2014, 12:46

Hey guys! I stumbled across this Germany-registered orange Smart convertible on Tuesday morning, near the entrance to Mahabalipuram. Apparently it's a demo car for a German plastics company, and is on a tour around the world. It uses some new kind of fibre body panels instead of steel.

EDIT - Sorry, it uses polymer bearings rather than conventional metals ones. More info on this here - http://www.autocarpro.in/ap/news-nat...-tier-1s-india

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Also saw the new-generation Range Rover Sport near the Royal Enfield showroom in Ambattur Industrial Estate yesterday evening.

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Sivasankar · 28th February 2014, 12:54

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Originally Posted by vivriti

Some of these cars have adjustable suspensions which raise the cars an inch or so when required. Lamborghinis have them.

Another factor is that sports cars have hard suspensions, which mean that the real ground clearance is not as bad.

Hi vivriti, can you explain in detail how a hard suspension would help?

I have once seen HJ drive his Bicolore over a bumpy kerb. One of the wheels lifted and the car did not scrape at all.

I have also seen R8s negotiate a tall speed breaker located near Subway, Wallace Garden without scraping

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

Maybe a dumb question....but how do these road-hugging sports cars manage with the speed-breakers on our roads ?

One of the roads in Neelangarai, Chennai (where VIPs reside/have week-end-getaway-bungalows) has speed-breakers put up recently...couple of them are not perpendicular to the road, but at an angle...maybe infuenced by sports-car owners who reside in that road ??!

Hi Blue Thunder, I have noticed the speed breakers set at an angle too and as a supercar nut, the first thought that hit me was that it could have been influenced by the supercar owners there.

Sivasankar · 28th February 2014, 13:04

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Originally Posted by Karthik-zza

^ Just curious. Where is this place? Will be in town for about 3 months, hoping I can see the cars.

Wallace Garden, Nungambakkam

hamster · 28th February 2014, 14:24

The Aventador seem to customized for Indian "situations".
See those 4 lemons on the front grill.

Makes me think of Vivek's(Tamil comedian) dialogues.

drivingme.crazy · 28th February 2014, 14:29

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Originally Posted by Sivasankar

The Aventador at one of Chennai's best spotting locations.

It doesn't matter how good the car is. It still needs an "Indian" accessory to run better. Reminds me of Vivek's line from the Tamil movie 'Minnale'.

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vivriti · 28th February 2014, 20:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sivasankar

Hi vivriti, can you explain in detail how a hard suspension would help?

I have once seen HJ drive his Bicolore over a bumpy kerb. One of the wheels lifted and the car did not scrape at all.

I have also seen R8s negotiate a tall speed breaker located near Subway, Wallace Garden without scraping .

Hi Sivasankar,

Since hard and quicker suspensions compress less and rebound fast after negotiating speed breakers, the car will be at a higher height and unlikely to scrape as long as the speed breaker is lower than the Ground clearance .
This is in comparison with softer suspensions with more wheel travel.

manishasrani · 4th March 2014, 23:30

A pic of the Aventador I clicked over the weekend.

A.K · 9th March 2014, 17:12

Chennai may have many supercars but there is quite nothing that matches up to this!
An immaculate Aston Martin DB6 Coupe in a beautiful shade of red. That black interior with red piping is dripping with British elegance.
Easily the coolest car around

Pics shared by a fellow bhpian, mlcarrera, on his FB page! :thumbup:

16th February 2014, 20:06	#6076
Golf Pro BHPian Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Chennai Posts: 108 Thanked: 229 Times	Re: Supercars & Imports : Chennai Went to the Madras Motor Sports Club Race Track today for the MRF Races and checked out the car park. Black BMW M3, Red Merc C63 AMG and Montecarlo Blue BMW M5 Attached Thumbnails
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17th February 2014, 16:29	#6077
Golf Pro BHPian Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Chennai Posts: 108 Thanked: 229 Times	Re: Supercars & Imports : Chennai A friend who owns the Black Audi R8 put this up on his fb page, 4 Super Cars at Mahabalipuram on a Sunday morning. Attached Thumbnails
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21st February 2014, 13:03	#6078
Sree_Ganesh BHPian Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 175 Thanked: 129 Times	Re: Supercars & Imports : Chennai A very poor pic of a BMW 6 series that I spotted around Cath Road . I have seen it parked on the road several times earlier. But this time was able to snap a grainy pic Attached Thumbnails
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25th February 2014, 21:18	#6079
Sivasankar BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 915 Thanked: 301 Times	Re: Supercars & Imports : Chennai The Aventador at one of Chennai's best spotting locations. Thanks to the owner for choosing to come there last Sunday. Finally got to see my first Aventador Attached Thumbnails
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26th February 2014, 19:11	#6080
Karthik-zza BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chennai/Mumbai Posts: 134 Thanked: 13 Times	Re: Supercars & Imports : Chennai ^ Just curious. Where is this place? Will be in town for about 3 months, hoping I can see the cars.
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27th February 2014, 11:25	#6081
Blue Thunder Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Right here . Posts: 1,657 Thanked: 386 Times View My Garage	Re: Supercars & Imports : Chennai Maybe a dumb question....but how do these road-hugging sports cars manage with the speed-breakers on our roads ? One of the roads in Neelangarai, Chennai (where VIPs reside/have week-end-getaway-bungalows) has speed-breakers put up recently...couple of them are not perpendicular to the road, but at an angle...maybe infuenced by sports-car owners who reside in that road ??!
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28th February 2014, 12:46	#6083
Turbojc BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 425 Thanked: 1,481 Times	Re: Supercars & Imports : Chennai Hey guys! I stumbled across this Germany-registered orange Smart convertible on Tuesday morning, near the entrance to Mahabalipuram. Apparently it's a demo car for a German plastics company, and is on a tour around the world. It uses some new kind of fibre body panels instead of steel. EDIT - Sorry, it uses polymer bearings rather than conventional metals ones. More info on this here - http://www.autocarpro.in/ap/news-nat...-tier-1s-india Also saw the new-generation Range Rover Sport near the Royal Enfield showroom in Ambattur Industrial Estate yesterday evening. Last edited by Turbojc : 28th February 2014 at 12:56.
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28th February 2014, 14:24	#6086
hamster BHPian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: CSK Posts: 167 Thanked: 190 Times	Re: Supercars & Imports : Chennai The Aventador seem to customized for Indian "situations". See those 4 lemons on the front grill. Makes me think of Vivek's(Tamil comedian) dialogues.
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4th March 2014, 23:30	#6089
manishasrani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 4,665 Thanked: 7,024 Times	Re: Supercars & Imports : Chennai A pic of the Aventador I clicked over the weekend. Attached Thumbnails
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9th March 2014, 17:12	#6090
A.K Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: India. Posts: 1,915 Thanked: 3,989 Times	Chennai may have many supercars but there is quite nothing that matches up to this! An immaculate Aston Martin DB6 Coupe in a beautiful shade of red. That black interior with red piping is dripping with British elegance. Easily the coolest car around Pics shared by a fellow bhpian, mlcarrera, on his FB page! :thumbup:
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