About Sameer Contractor
Sameer ContractorConnect with this authorWith an unquenchable thirst for everything automotive, Sameer has always been the go to auto guy that his friends needed. So, it isnt exactly surprising that he chooses to do what he does. A Batman fanatic, Sameers wants to go roof-scaping on the Tumbler, while the Bat motorcycle is certainly on the cards and he plans to build one himself. An avid foodie, he has a road trip in order that will be taking him across the world in search for the best roads and the best cuisines. While his stress buster involves taking aimless motorcycle rides, do not get offended by his sarcasm.
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2020 Honda City Breaks Cover In Thailand; India Launch Next Year
The fifth-generation Honda City has finally broken cover as the C-segment sedan made its global debut at a special event in Thailand. The all-new offering looks evolutionary over the outgoing version, playing on the strengths of the current model while improving on space, quality and powertrain. The 2020 Honda City gets a turbocharged motor this time for the Thai market to meet the local Eco Car Phase 2 regulations, and this motor is likely to remain limited to the South East Asian markets. The new generation City will make its way to India sometime next year and is likely to continue being offered in petrol and diesel powertrains.
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Narain Karthikeyan Wins Wild Super GT x DTM Dream Race In Japan
India's first Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan made the country proud once again as he concluded the 2019 Super GT campaign on a high in his maiden season. The F1 racer won the second Super GT x DTM Dream Race under absolutely wild conditions at the Fuji Speedway in Japan. The win is a big one for the 42-year-old racer and his first since the 2013 Brno AutoGP. Karthikeyan was driving the Honda NSX-GT against a line-up of 21 drivers and put up a brilliant show in both wet and dry conditions.
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Formula E: Sims Recovers To Win Second Diriyah e-Prix After Messy Race
Riddled with crashes and subsequent penalties, the second race of the Diriyah e-Prix had plenty of action with Mercedes at the top of the constructors' standings after first weekend.
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Formula E: Sam Bird Wins Diriyah e-Prix, Mercedes & Porsche Take Podium In Debut Race
Sam Bird of Envision Virgin Racing powered by Audi won the 2019-20 Formula E season-opening Diriyah e-Prix season opener, as new teams Mercedes and Porsche completed their maiden outing in the electric racing series with a podium respectively. Porsche driver Andre Lotterer finished second while Mercedes' Stoffel Vandoorne finished third on the podium, making it a battle of German powerhouses.
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INRC: Fabid, Dean & Gaurav Are Ready For Battle In Round 4 K-1000 Rally
It is battle royale as the Champions Yacht Club FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) enters its final stretch, with its Round 4, the K-1000 Rally, set to begin from Bangalore on November 22, 2019. INRC Championship leader Fabid Ahmed and INRC 4 topper Vaibhav Mararte continue to lead their respective categories and end the season on a high note. Team Champions' Fabid with co-driver Sanath G leads the INRC 3 class, but not without competition comes from Dean Mascarenhas with co-driver Shruptha Padival, who are trailing just seven points behind.
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Isuzu To Introduce BS6 Range In Early 2020; Prices To Hike Up To Rs. 4 Lakh
Isuzu Motors India has announced that the company will be closing production of its BS4 compliant range of vehicles by the end of December 2019. The automaker plans to introduce the BS6 compliant range by early 2020 and has also said that the vehicles will see a substantial price hike by up to Rs. 4 lakh over the current asking prices, depending on the model. The range-topping Isuzu D-Max V-Cross and the MU-X SUV will get the maximum hike between Rs. 3-4 lakh, while prices of its commercial range including the D-Max Regular cab and the D-Max S-Cab will increase by Rs. 1-1.5 lakh.
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Red Bull F1 Pit Crew Performs World's First-Ever Zero Gravity Pit Stop
Team Aston Martin Red Bull Racing had an incredible year in Formula 1 this season and the team did go on to secure several wins and podiums across the season including the manic Brazilian GP last weekend. However, that wasn't the only highlight for the team on Sunday, the Red Bull's crew serviced Max Verstappen's car in a new world record time of 1.82s. That is 0.06s faster than the previous record of 1.88s, also set by Red Bull. Now taking its skills out of the world quite literally, the team has completed the world's first zero-gravity pit stop.
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WRC: Citroen Exits World Rally Championship As Sebastien Ogier's Leaves Team
Groupe PSA company Citroen has announced that it will leave the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) with immediate effect. The French automaker cut short his two-year commitment to the sport that was due to end in 2020. The announcement comes after driver Sebastien Ogier announced his exit from the team for an expected switch to Toyota, this leaving the team with no alternative but to pull out from the sport.
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MG Motor India Installs First Fast Charging Station For EVs In Gurugram
MG Motor India is gearing up to introduce the ZS EV in the country in December, and ahead of the launch of the upcoming electric SUV, the carmaker has installed its first fast charging station in the country. The new 50 kW DC fast charging station is located at the company's flagship dealership in Gurugram, and has been installed in collaboration with Finland-based clean energy major Fortum.
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Mahindra Racing Gears Up For 2019/20 Formula E Season 6
The FIA Formula E Season 6 is all set to kick off this weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the only Indian team on the grid - Mahindra Racing - is all set for a flying start in the electric racing series. The factory team caught up with the media in Mumbai before leaving for Riyadh with Team Principal and CEO Dilbagh Gill and driver Jerome d'Ambrosio talking about the strategy for the 2019/20 Formula E season, new technologies, new recruitments and consolidating the team effort under one roof. The team finished sixth in the overall standings during Season 5, and is looking to better its position even as new factory racing teams like Mercedes and Porsche join the series.
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MotoGP: Alex Marquez To Join Repsol Honda Alongside Brother Marc Marquez
Squashing all rumours and speculations, Repsol Honda has announced that Moto2 champion Alex Marquez will be joining the MotoGP team in 2020. Marquez Junior is none other than eight-time world champion Marc Marquez's brother and steps in place of the now-retired Jorge Lorenzo. The three-time MotoGP world champion announced his retirement last week ahead of the Valencia Grand Prix, bringing the curtains down on his racing career. With Lorenzo moving out, speculations were rife about who would replace him at Honda with rider Johann Zarco also said to be in contention, given his promising run in the last three races as part of the LCR Honda team.
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Bajaj Chetak E-Scooter To Get 3 Years/50,000 Km Warranty, To Be Built By All-Female Workforce
The new Bajaj Chetak electric scooter goes on sale in January 2020 with deliveries to begin in Pune first followed by other cities. It will be produced at the company's Chakan plant.
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Mercedes-Maybach GLS Global Unveil This Week
Mercedes-Benz is all set to join the uber-luxury SUV segment and will be unveiling the Maybach GLS at the upcoming 2019 Auto Guangzhou Motor Show in China this week on November 21, 2019. The all-new Mercedes-Maybach GLS isn't exactly a surprise and, is in fact, a highly awaited model ever since the Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury was showcased last year. The new model is essential an extended take on luxury and all things exclusive on the Mercedes-Benz GLS with major upgrades to the cabin. The new Maybach GLS will join the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class in the automaker's line-up while taking on the likes of the Bentley Bentayga, Rolls-Royce Cullinan, Maserati Levante and others.
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F1: Verstappen Wins Crazy Brazil GP As Gasly & Sainz Bag First Podium Finish
It was a mad weekend at the Interlagos circuit in Brazil as Red Bull's Max Verstappen converted a pole position start into a victory. Bt it was Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly, who managed to steal the show in a last-lap battle with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton for a second-place finish. While Hamilton did take the final spot on the podium, a five-second penalty post a collision with Alex Albon resulted in McLaren's Carlos Sainz Jr being promoted to third. Both Gasly and Sainz took their respective career's first-ever podium finish in F1 in a big push for the teams. It was a disaster of a race for Scuderia Ferrari with the team looking at a podium finish but ended with a double DNF as both its drivers collided with each other.
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MotoGP: Marc Marquez Takes 12th Season Win In Valencia GP As Honda Bags Constructors' Title
Marc Marquez bagged his 12th win of the 2019 MotoGP season with the Valencia Grand Prix, collecting a total of 420 points, the highest by any rider in a single season. The win also helped team Repsol Honda secure the 2019 MotoGP Constructors' title. Following Marquez was pole-sitter Fabio Quartararo who finished second on the podium, followed by Jack Miller of Pramac Ducati taking the final spot. The podium finish also helped Quartararo take fifth place in overall standings ahead of Danilo Petrucci of Ducati with a total 192 points, behind factory riders Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati, Maverick Vinales of Yamaha and Alex Rins of Suzuki.
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Kia Motors To Expand Sales Network To 300 Touchpoints By March 2020: Report
Kia Motors India is on a roll with the strong response received by the Seltos and the automaker is looking at aggressively expanding its operations in India including its sales network. A report by PTI now states that the company plans to expands its sales outlets to over 300 touchpoints in the country by the end of the current financial year. The aim to enforce presence in areas where it is not well represented. The Korean auto giant is currently the fifth-largest carmaker in terms of sales in India's domestic passenger vehicles segment with just one offering in its product line-up.
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Jawa Motorcycle Deliveries To Be More Streamlined: Jawa Co-Founder Anupam Thareja
Classic Legends, resurrected the iconic Jawa nameplate with much fanfare last year. The Mahindra subsidiary introduced the brand with three motorcycles - Jawa, Jawa Forty-Two and the Jawa Perak. While the latter was launched only recently, the company started operations with the Jawa and the Jawa Forty Two. However, with an overwhelming number of bookings, the company took some time to streamline its deliveries that started in March this year. However, Jawa Motorcycles now says it's production process is more streamlined and that will ensure deliveries meet the promised timelines.
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Jawa Perak Bobber Launched In India, Priced At Rs. 1.94 Lakh
Classic Legends, a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra, has launched the Jawa Perak bobber in India priced at Rs. 1.94 lakh (ex-showroom, India). The all-new Jawa Perak is the country's most affordable Bobber-styled motorcycle and comes to the market exactly a year after it was first showcased at the Jawa brand launch in 2018.
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MotoGP: Three Time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo Announces Retirement
Three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has decided to hang his racing boots, as he announced his retirement from the grand prix racing at the end of this season. The announcement came ahead of the season finale Valencia GP this weekend, and amidst the worst season for the Honda rider plagued by multiple injuries. Furthermore, the difficulty to adapt to the Honda RC213V further made things complicated, which meant he hasn't had a top-10 finish this season. This definitely comes as a surprise to Lorenzo's fans who still thought he had a couple of seasons left behind before calling it quits.
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Rajiv Bajaj Rebukes Tata Design Head Pratap Bose's Critical Statement On New Chetak Electric
The Bajaj boss rebuked the statement when asked about it at the showcase of the new Chetak electric scooter in Pune. Responding to media queries, Bajaj asked who is Pratap Bose.
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