The Mercedes G-Wagon is revered as one of the best off-roading machines there can be. What better way to prove the credentials of this vehicle other than driving it all the way from Germany to India. This is what a group of 18-80 year old enthusiasts did. 15 G55 cars were driven by this team across various terrains through two continents (Europe and Asia) starting from Germany and spanning 16,800km,...
09:48 AM, Nov 12, 2011
Sports greatest travelling circus the Formula One comes to India. Here's Some news from the ringside: 1. Everyone wants a piece of the Formula 1 pie: For instance, Amul. It signed up with the Sauber Formula One team. Amul claims the branding association works for its image because Amul, like everything else seeking association with F1, is at the forefront of technology. Buttermilk stalls in the paddocks, anyone? 2. Mercedes...
11:19 AM, Oct 18, 2011
Moscow: Memo to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev: next time you plunge into a crowd, don't forget to park your car first. Medvedev took his "Forward, Russia!" motto a bit too far in an incident captured on video, stepping from the driver's seat of an SUV and then frantically trying to hold the vehicle back as it kept moving toward a group of people waiting to greet him. Burly bodyguards swiftly...
01:23 PM, Jun 30, 2011
Rome: The next popemobile could be green. The Vatican says Mercedes-Benz is making a study of a hybrid, energy-saving popemobile that would replace the current Mercedes vehicle used when the pope travels abroad. "It won't be ready for the September trip to Germany, but maybe at the end of the year or early 2012," said Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi. Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to make his first...
01:14 AM, Jun 23, 2011
New Delhi: Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India on Tuesday said it will increase prices of all of its models with effect from May 1 to offset rising input costs and impact of adverse currency fluctuations. "The prices of all Mercedes-Benz models will be revised upwards effective May 1, 2011 for the Indian market," Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and CEO Peter Honegg said in a statement. While the company did not...
06:38 PM, Apr 26, 2011
This week, 'Overdrive' takes you to the Geneva motor show and also discusses the automobile market post the Budget 2011. ...
02:07 PM, Mar 06, 2011
On this episode we bring you the executive sedan Audi A6 and lots more in the automobile world. ...
04:26 PM, Feb 26, 2011
On this episode of Overdrive, we bring to you the Diesel version of SX4, G Wagon and much more. ...
09:13 PM, Feb 19, 2011
Aurangabad: This could well be the highest valued car deal in India. A group of businessmen has put Aurangabad on the world map by buying a whopping 150 high-end luxury cars in one go. The group wants to put their hometown on the global map. The Mercedes Benz cars priced at over Rs 65 crore, the highest valued car deal in India. And it's all happening in a small city...
08:47 AM, Oct 15, 2010
On Overdrive this week take a look at Mercedes GL, Audi Q7 and Toyota Land Cruiser V8 battle it out to be the ultimate luxury SUV. ...
07:35 PM, Oct 02, 2010
Pune: 22-year-old Aditi Jagtap, who was in police custody for ramming her Mercedes into at least 15 vehicles and injuring six civilians in the process, was given bail from Pune cantonment court. Aditi is the daughter of a reputed cardiologist. The incident happened on the Kondwa Road here in Pune on Tuesday night. The six injured persons have been taken to a nearby hospital and now are being treated for...
08:06 AM, Sep 15, 2010
Pune: A woman rammed her Mercedes into close to 15 vehicles injuring six civilians. The driver, identified as Aditi Ranjit Jagtap, daughter of famous Pune cardiologist rammed her Mercedes on Kondwa road here in Pune. Aditi Ranjit has been taken into police custody. She was driving the Merc for the very first time. ...
11:51 PM, Sep 14, 2010
The fifth-seeded Montanes needed just 55 minutes to claim his fifth win of his career. ...
08:44 PM, Jul 19, 2010
Montanes, bidding for his second ATP clay-court title of the season. ...
11:40 AM, Jul 18, 2010
Sixth seeded German falls to compatriot Florian Mayer in straight sets. ...
11:37 AM, Jul 14, 2010
Both Mercedes E-class and 5 series cars have been designed to provide best aerodynamic form. ...
02:31 PM, May 24, 2010
