Audi R8 coming tomorrow!

Yes, Audi's ultimate sports car is coming tomorrow! At an estimated price of 1.17 crores, the car will be on the 'to-buy' list of many rich blokes in the country. More info will follow....

Ducati unveils new logo and the Street Fighter!

The ultimate Italian marquee has unveiled a new logo on the eve of the EICMA show.
The new logo for their street exotics continues the evolution of the historic brand and now unites the word 'Ducati' and the 'Ducati Corse Shield' - seen first time for their street bikes. The logo will be officially unveiled at the EICMA along with the new 'Street Fighter' motorcycle (below).

More info HERE.

VDO: Fireblade vs. Fireworks vs. Golf Ball!

One of our favorite Top Gear presenters, Richard Hammond, takes on a cracker rocket and a golf ball with his 300 km/h Fireblade! Let the video do the rest:

F1: Title decider today!

Its been a great F1 season this year, as yet again, the title battle has come down to the last race. Hamilton currently leads the standings with a 7 point lead of Massa. The Brazilian however, will race on his home turf today and has already cemented his confidence with a pole position at yesterday's qualifying. 

Hamilton is on the second row of the grid with a fourth position in qualifying. However, for Massa to take the title, he'll not only have to win, but will also have to pray that Hamilton finishes is 6th or worse to negate the points advantage Hamilton holds. With Kimi Raikonnen in 3rd place on the grid, its but understood that team orders will come into play and the Finn will try his best to hold back Hamilton and let Massa increase the distance. 

We are all geared up for the grand finale tonight...are you?

Catch the action live on Star Sports at 2130 hours tonight!

More 370Z! - NFS:UC Trailer

EA has released one more trailer of theit upcoming NFS: Undercover game. This one marks the debut of the 370Z in the virtual world!

Game On!: Flatout Ultimate Carnage Review

When we got our hands on the Flatout: Ultimate Carnage DVD, we thought it was just another racing game. But while the game was installing itself on our hard drive, we went through the manual and it quickly suggested that the game was anything but ordinary racing – it’s a blend of destruction derbies, circuit racing and a lot of stunts. The moment we played the first event, we were hooked on. Flatout starts off with the plain vanilla race mode, where the gamer races across three different tiers of difficulty with the most basic being derby cars and the highest being ultra-fast supercars. The victories and destruction earn the racer ‘credits’ which can be used to buy more cars.

The ‘Carnage’ mode engages the player into four non-traditional racing types – Carnage, Deathmatch Derby, Stunts and Beat-The-Bomb. This mode stresses on earning as many credits as possible by destroying everything in sight – from fences and bridges to starting poles and fellow racers. The racer’s position isn’t relevant; it’s the credits that decide the standing.

The ‘Stunts’ is what the Flatout franchise is acclaimed for on the consoles. With the use of Rag-doll Physics, the developers have created a unique arcade experience where the gamers crash their cars in order to send the driver flying into various arenas like basketball, baseball curling etc.

For many who have shed their teenage attire and got themselves strangled into the nine-to-five routine, the day ends on a hectic note. But amongst all this, if you were to keep your passion for gaming alive, you definitely wouldn’t want a game that needs you to put your brains to work. You need a game that helps you relax, bust all the stress out of you and give you the chance to destroy everything in sight – something you wish to do every time your boss cribs. Flatout is definitely that kind. It’s the ultimate blend of Quake-style mayhem packaged with arcade racing into a game that also looks visually appealing. And at a legit price of INR 999, the game is definitely the cheapest stress therapy you can buy! 

Official Pics: Nissan 370Z

Following the Z-series of sports cars that Nissan is famous for, the 370Z would be the newest offering for 2009. While there were a lot of spy pics and videos floating around the net, a lot of artist gave us their impressions on what the car would look like. Since the car wasn't of much relevance to India, we didn't post the spy pics earlier. But since its once of the hot favorites amongst the enormous NFS fans we have in the country, and the fact that the 370Z is going to be one of the most significant cars in NFS:UC, we decided to post the first official pictures of the car. Here you go then:

2010 Porsche Boxster and Cayman

Auto Week claims these photos to be the official 2010 Porsche Boxster and Porsche Cayman. They dont exactly look like a rendering and might just be the real studio shots. Upon global launch, expect a 6-month gap before these entry level Porsches come to India.

2010 Porsche Cayman:

2010 Posrche Boxster:

Leaked: Sketches of future Audis

The internet is definitely an unsafe place. Recently, the sketches of Audi's future models leaked onto the net and show the brief designs of the A5 Cabriolet, A7 four-door coupe and the 2010 A8 luxury sedan. Here you go:

New Toyotas coming your way....

A few ago, we scooped you on Toyota's plans for India with the new Yaris hatch, Yaris sedan and RAV4 softroader. Though there has been no further news on the RAV4, the Car India magazine has confirmed this month that the Yaris sedan is coming soon.

The other news though is Toyota's plan to finally get the Fortuner to India after a long internal debate. The SUV will be imported as a CKD and will be assembled locally. Since they are targeting the CR-V with the Fortuner, the RAV4 plans for India look a little meek now. The Fortuner will most probably hit showroom floors by mid-2009.

Also on the cards is the diesel variant of the Altis. Unfortunately though, the engine mountings for the 2.0-litre diesel mill that is already sold in the Altis in the UK are different than the petrol. Toyota hence is considering a tuned version of the 1.4-litre mill from the Yaris sedan in the diesel Altis. This will further help reduce costs due to the platform sharing.

The hottest news though, is that of two low-cost cars that Toyota are working on. 

An entry level sedan, which is said to be based on the Yaris platform again, is being developed with a $8000 (INR 4-lakh) figure in mind. The car is in its final stages of development and will be produced in India by 2010 and in Brazil by 2011. Both the countries will play as a mass production hub for this car to export to the rest of the world. Another low cost car is a hatch which is being targeted at $5000 (INR 2.5-lakh) to penetrate into the fast growing ultra-low-cost-city-car segment which will soon see TATA, Hyundai and Nissan-Relnault-Bajaj as the major players. The car though will be launched ages after the others come out into the market, with the most probable year being 2015. Since the two cars will be ultra cheap as compared to other Toyotas, it may harm their brand image, and hence the Jap firm is considering a new brand for these apart from its current siblings - Lexus and Dihatsu.