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Dec 9, 2016, 2:42 PM

UK Government Considering Life Sentences For Dangerous Drivers Who Kill

Reckless drivers and motorists who cause death while speeding, street racing, while on mobile phones or under influence of alcohol or drugs could now face longer prison sentences in the UK. The government is considering increasing the maximum sentence for such crimes to life imprisonment from the current 14 years term.

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  car&bike Team | Dec 9, 2016

  Harley-Davidson Inaugurates its Merchandise-Only Showroom At Mumbai Airport

  Harley-Davidson recently inaugurated its first ever merchandise-only showroom at Terminal 2 of the Mumbai airport. The American manufacturer says that its an endeavour to reach out to more and more people and make them aware of the Harley way of life.

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  car&bike Team | Dec 8, 2016

  Life-Sized 'Cars 3' Character To Make An Appearance At Detroit Auto Show 2017

  Pixar also promises a special 'Cars 3'-themed display on the show floor.

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  car&bike Team | Dec 6, 2016

  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 5, 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 5, 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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