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car&bike Team

Dec 6, 2016, 7:16 PM

How Your Driving Habits Are Affecting Your Car's Fuel Efficiency

In India, it's the traffic on roads that dictate the driving habits of the person behind the wheel and the frustration of sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic makes one forget the basics and this leads to wastage of fuel. You might think this is just a blanketed statement, but we do have some statistics that we want to let you on, which might make you understand that 'the way you drive' can help build on fuel economy of the car.

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  Maya Sharma | Dec 6, 2016

  As Bloodhound SSC Prepares To Shatter 1600kmph, Here's The India Connect

  Humans and their need for speed; it's probably apt as a phrase for Project Bloodhound. It's a supersonic car project which has found a lead sponsor in Chinese carmaker Geely and it will also see the car attempt to achieve a land speed record by travelling 1600kmph. The attempt to target the four-figure mark will be made in South Africa in 2018 and yes, there's an Indian connect to it.

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  Kingshuk Dutta | Dec 5, 2016

  Nissan GT-R: Interesting Things To Know

  Nissan has finally launched the GT-R in India at a price of Rs. 1.99 Crore. It is one o the most well-known and capable sportscars in the world. Automotive enthusiasts lovingly call it the 'Godzilla'. It does the 0-100km/h sprint in less than 3 seconds, which is blistering fast. India has only 10 units of Nissan GT-R allotted for sale in this financial year, of which 3 have already been delivered and 5 have been booked.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Dec 6, 2016

  A Game Of Cricket And a Customised Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza

  Racing drivers are fit. Automotive journalists for the most part are not. Considering the fact that most of us drive around the whole day and then sit in front of a laptop to tell you how the car (or bike) felt leaves little time to get out and actually exercise. But mostly, we are all a bunch of slightly spoilt, lazy fellas who love their respective food and drink and of course love our cars and bikes. In fact, most of us do find any excuse to ride or drive even if our actual commute is a just few hundred meters. So when we got an email invitation from Maruti Suzuki to join them in a cricket match, some very worried faces were noticed at the Car And Bike office.

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  Kingshuk Dutta | Dec 1, 2016

  Sherco Enduro Motorcycle Riding Experience With TVS Racing

  We had the opportunity to take a quick ride on the Sherco enduro motorcycles in France. It was unlike any other motorcycle we had ever ridden, in a very, very good way. Needless to say, we had a huge grin on our faces after having ridden them for the better part of a day.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 30, 2016

  Remembering Paul Walker On His 3rd Death Anniversary

  There is hardly an automobile nut who hasn't watched the "Fast and Furious" movie series. Of course throughout the movie series, one can see some drool inducing, fully customised cars that take your breath away, but it is the chemistry between 'Dom' and 'Brian' that Vin Diesel and Paul Walker immortalised on the silver screen. It is Paul Walker's third death anniversary and the automobile and movie enthusiast in us could not resist putting up a short remembrance story.

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  Kingshuk Dutta | Jan 13, 2017

  Tata Organises Hexa Experience For Customers

  it is just a matter of time before the Tata Hexa is launched across the country. In order for potential customers to get a taste of the Hexa and its abilities, Tata Motors had set up a 'Hexa Experience Centre' in Gurugram over a period of three days. The company had designed an off-road course, which allowed customers and journalists to test the Tata Hexa for its off-road abilities.

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  Sameer Contractor | Nov 27, 2016

  This Ford Mustang For Kids Has More Safety Features Than Your Car

  The Fisher Price Ford Mustang PowerWheels is a ride on car for children and comes equipped with traction as well as stability control. It also gets auxiliary connectivity and the V8 sound effect.

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  Sameer Contractor | Nov 20, 2016

  In Pictures: 2016 Royal Enfield Rider Mania Day 2

  he 14th Edition of Royal Enfield Rider Mania has currently taken Goa by storm as riders from across the country have completed the journey to mark their presence. With well over 6000 riders and counting, the venue in Vagator is a full house with more people expected to make it to the last day of the event.

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