Barely four months after the diesel fuelled Pulse hatchback was launched, Renault India has launched the petrol variant. The Pulse petrol is being offered in three trim levels and six colours " RxE (Rs 4.25 lakh), RxL (Rs 4.99 lakh) and RxZ (Rs 5.55 lakh), ex-showroom Delhi. It is powered by an inline 1198cc, 3-cylinder engine which makes 76PS of power and 104Nm of torque, same as the Nissan Micra....
03:25 PM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: Ahead of presentation of Budget for 2012-13, automobile makers like Ford and Renault are raising their voice against imposition of any additional duty on diesel vehicles that has been demanded by many quarters. As the government gets ready with the Budget, there has been speculation that higher taxes could be imposed on diesel passenger vehicles as the subsidised fuel has been diverted for personal use by the affluent....
08:12 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Dacia, Renault's Romanian affordable vehicle brand, has revealed its new MPV, the Lodgy " the name signifies the space inside the car. The car is 4.5m long and is based on a stretched Duster platform. This car is likely to come to India as a seven-seater with the same 1.5 dCI engine that powers all the Renault diesels assembled or made in India. However, Renault intends to consolidate its Indian...
05:35 PM, Feb 22, 2012
London: Jarno Trulli's abrupt departure from Formula One on Friday triggered no shockwaves around the world, but the Italian's exit was still a significant moment for the glamour sport and the home of Ferrari. Trulli had not scored a point since 2009 and the quality of the Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wines coming out of his vineyards has won more recognition than his achievements at the wheel in recent years. However, until...
11:23 PM, Feb 18, 2012
Hingham: Russian driver Vitaly Petrov replaced Jarno Trulli at the Caterham F1 team on Friday, leaving the Italian veteran without a drive after 15 seasons in Formula One. Caterham, formerly known as Team Lotus, said Petrov was at the team's factory in Hingham for a seat fitting and will take part in the pre-season testing in Barcelona next week. The 27-year-old Petrov, the first Russian to drive in F1, was...
08:38 PM, Feb 17, 2012
Berlin: Former Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil has lodged an appeal against last week's 18-month suspended sentence for a nightclub brawl, his agent said on Wednesday. Sutil, 29, received the sentence and a 200,000-Euro fine for causing grievous bodily harm in a Shanghai nightclub brawl last year where Eric Lux, chief executive of Renault F1 team owners Genii Capital, was injured. "We have taken this step because we...
10:12 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Munich: Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm to a Formula One team owner in a night club confrontation in China and given an 18-month suspended sentence on Tuesday. The Munich district court passed the verdict and the sentence after a two-day trial. The prosecutors had asked for a 21-month suspended sentence. Sutil was also fined $262,200, to be paid to charities. "The defendant...
06:37 PM, Jan 31, 2012
Mumbai has a very love it or loathe it character. Locals love it and outsiders absolutely abhor it. Despite having moved here two weeks ago I'm still very much an outsider. I blame my pessimism entirely on the traffic that I secretly fear is draining the joy out of my job. After a particularly white knuckled drive in a Range Rover recently I seriously pondered the feasibility of ever enjoying...
12:59 PM, Jan 11, 2012
Think about it this way: India currently has about 15 cars per 1,000 residents. The UK has 560. Do you think Indian consumers will gladly accept a much lower standard of "motorisation" than the West already enjoys? One of the first big-ticket purchases of new members of the middle class is a car - and this quickly becomes a key asset for work, pleasure and quality of life. Thanks to...
03:30 PM, Jan 04, 2012
Renaults SUV offering for India, the Koleos will cost more from 1st January 2012. The revised pricing for the Koleos will be Rs 23.99 lakh, ex-showroom Delhi (up from the previous Rs 22.99 lakh). Renault say the price increase is necessitated because of the increasing cost of raw materials and fluctuations in the currency market. The Renault Koleos is currently available with a 2-litre diesel engine producing 150PS of power...
05:05 PM, Dec 14, 2011
Its an out and out gang war except here, unlike the Mumbai underworld, the characters have turned up in double-breasted suits, including the handkerchiefs sticking out of their pockets. Some of them have their hats on too. It is after all a battle to grab the eyeballs of the elite. The entry level D-segment caters to the luxury seeker who, might never admit it but, also has one eye on...
12:23 PM, Dec 10, 2011
Joseph Campbell, in his The Hero with a Thousand Faces, explained the making of a hero. The hero starts out ordinary; gets a call to adventure; undergoes severe tests and on survival gets a great boon. After this, he returns to an ordinary life and uses that boon to improve the world. In the past 40 years, the world of business would have produced a handful of leaders who can...
10:58 AM, Dec 09, 2011
This week on Overdrive, watch Renault's new car Koleos and a drive in Force 1's SUV. ...
05:06 PM, Sep 17, 2011
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