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Apr 27, 2018, 7:30 PM

Bangalore Airport Fire Truck Experience

We get a chance to see the world class fire-fighting abilities of the Bengaluru Airport Fire Department and also hitch a ride in its biggest fire trucks.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 24, 2018

  Sanjay Dutt's Exotic Car Collection

  There are very few actors who keep a low profile and Sanjay Dutt isn't one of them and we'll probably see this side of him in the biopic, aptly titled 'Sanju' that will soon hit the theatres later this year. There's no doubt about his acting talent and that comes naturally to him thanks to his parents, but there's something that the 'Vaastav' actor loves even more and that's cars. His love for four and two wheels is a known fact. Here's a look at the exotic car collection that rests in Indian actor and auto enthusiast Sanjay Dutt's garage.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Apr 24, 2018

  Mahindra M.D. And Tata Design Head Discuss Importance Of Indian Car Design

  For both Tata Motors and Mahindra, recent and future launches have showcased an ability to improve tremendously, in terms of quality, fit and finish but more so in terms of design. While in the mid 2000s, or even a few years ago, both these auto brands needed to shout (in terms of outrageous design) in order to be seen, both these auto brands now seem to be on a cusp of design maturity. In a recent casual banter on Twitter between Pratap Bose, Head Of Design of Tata Motors and Pawan Goenka, Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra, both seem to agree on the fact that Indian home grown designers and designs need to be given more importance, more chances to grow and certainly a bigger place in the automakers ecosystem. And with design studios in India making its mark, we think that process is well underway for both Tata Motors and Mahindra and we at carandbike.com think this is a wonderful thing indeed! Homegrown talent making homegrown designs for homegrown automakers is certainly something to be proud of. And with design studios in India making its mark, we think that process is well underway, not only for Tata and Mahindra, but even automakers like Renault.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 23, 2018

  Porsche 911 GT3 RS Laps The Nurburgring In Under 7 Minutes

  The new GT3 RS is the third production Porsche sports car with a notarised lap time of less than seven minutes on the world's most demanding race track.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 22, 2018

  Ford Mustang Is The Best-Selling Sports Coupe In The World

  Ford has sold 125,809 units of the Mustang globally in 2017. The biggest market for the Mustang of course is USA.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 22, 2018

  Size And Style Matter; Ford EcoSport AT or Tata Nexon AMT?

  Looking to buy an automatic subcompact SUV? You have only two options which are the Ford EcoSport AT and the Tata Nexon AMT! Here's our spec comparo.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Apr 20, 2018

  New Suzuki Ertiga Follows Toyota Innova Design Language

  The Toyota Innova is the king of the hill in India and in most south-east Asian countries when it comes to the MPV segment. With great comfortable interiors, outstanding build quality and an exterior design language that has evolved with age across generations, it is the segment benchmark. No wonder then that there are a plethora of MPVs that take inspiration from the Innova. The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga is one of the most popular affordable MPVs in the country. Currently still in its first generation in India since its launch in 2012, albeit with a facelift, the Ertiga will soon be replaced with a new generation, which is much larger and more tech laden than ever before. But that apart, the new Ertiga has a lot of references in terms of design to the Innova. So here is a pictorial comparison between the two MPVs, first in their original form an then in their current (in the case of the Innova Crysta) and future (in the case of the new Ertiga).

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  car&bike Team | Apr 11, 2018

  Land Rover Defender Celebrates 70th Birthday With One Of A Kind Drawing

  In a first, A snow artist creates an outline of the iconic Land Rover Defender on snow, high in the French Alps.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Apr 9, 2018

  World's Most Expensive Car Number Plate On Sale In UK For Rs 132 Crore!

  If you thought spending Rs 1 lakh on the number '1' in India was ostentatious, you'dbetter sit down for this one! What is possibly the most sought after number plate in the world, 'F1' in the United Kingdom has officially gone on sale for a staggering Rs 132 Crore!The F1 number plate has been on a variety of cars in the last decade since it came into private ownership including the likes of the Mercedes-McLaren SLR, custom Range Rovers and most notably, a Bugatti Veyron. Before the plates were sold in 2008 for about Rs 4 Crore, the plates were under the ownership of the Essex City Council since 1904. The plates have since been under the ownership of Afzal Kahn, owner of Kahn Design, a British firm that specialises in customised vehicles.

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