If you thought a high-speed amphibious motorcycle is the stuff of science fiction, James Bond movies and one-off concepts, you should guess again. Gibbs Sports has come up with a production-ready version of a bike which can tear up both highways and waterways.
Tata Motors have signed up football superstar and international sports icon Lionel Messi as global brand ambassador for their passenger vehicles division. Tata have pulled off a bit of a coup since this is the first time that Messi will be endorsing an Indian brand.
Audi is going the eco-friendly way inside its plant in Ingolstadt, Germany by using a plug-in hybrid locomotive. The Alstom-manufactured 1,000bhp plug-in hybrid will serve at Audi's largest factory and will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 60 tons annually compared to a regular locomotive. This would enable the Volkswagen Group-owned carmaker to achieve an almost CO2-neutral status at the factory.
It's been teased before and we knew that this concept from the Yamaha stable is not going to be a bike. The Japanese motorcycle manufacturer today revealed the Sports Ride Concept and yes it's a sports car. Murray has pioneered a new variation of his iStream manufacturing system to create it using new-age carbon fibre technology.
The Maruti Suzuki Baleno has managed to shake up the premium hatchback segment in India with its aggressive pricing strategy and we think it is well placed to take on the likes of Hyundai i20, Volkswagen Polo and Honda Jazz head on.
The Maruti Suzuki Baleno looks set for its October 26 launch. As India's largest carmaker prepares to bring in its first-ever premium hatchback, does the front-runner of the segment, the Hyundai i20, have anything to worry about?
