Bond Cars - The List

Bond cannot exist without his cars, women and gadgets. No wonder they are the central part of any Bond movie. The Cars in James Bond movies are every mans “Dream to own” car. They have style, speed and of course Bond value. Bond invariably crashes these cars while in pursuit of the baddies and in his attempt to save the world. All these cars are customized by Q who is usually unhappy about the way Bond treats his cars.

Apparently he treats them like he treats his women.

Check the Featured PhotosFeature Gallery Features the Aston Martin DB9 the car used in the latest Bond offering “Quantum of Solace”.

Here is a list of cars driven by Bond over the years (The listing is no particular order)

The Living Daylights	Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante
Die Another Day	Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
Casino Royale	Aston Martin DBS V12
Goldfinger	Aston Martin DB5
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service	Aston Martin DBS
Octopussy -	Alfa Romeo GTV6
Tomorrow Never Dies	BMW 750iL
GoldenEye	BMW Z3
The World Is Not Enough	BMW Z8
A View to Kill	Ford LTD
Quantum of Solace	Ford Edge
Casino Royale	Ford Mondeo
The Spy Who Loved Me	Lotus Esprit S1
Live and Let Die	Chevrolet Impala
For your Eyes Only	Lotus Esprit Turbo
Diamonds are Forever	Ford Galaxie 500
The Man with the Golden Gun	Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
Licence to Kill	Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
The World is not Enough	Rolls Royce Silver Shadow

Raging Bull in Chennai

Spotted at Nandanam Signal, Chamiers Road.

Lamborghini Murciélago.

6.2-litre V12 engine. 6 Speed transmission. 4 Wheel Drive.

Phew!

Raging Bull it is!

And blessed I’m!

Spotted: New Ford Ikon?

Is this the new Ford Ikon? Spotted on a busy rainy morning at TTK Road, Chennai.

At this point, the driver realised that I was taking snaps. I wanted to take a snap from the front, but he did not allow us(I was in an auto!) to overtake him.

My auto driver lived up to ‘Chennai Auto Drivers’ name as he cut/bent/sneaked and finally got me in front of the car much to the car driver’s frustration.

I showed him a thumbs up sign and he smiled back as we parted ways.

Needless to say, my auto driver was amused.

New Honda City to kick ass from tomorrow

The car for which the whole of India has been waiting for is getting launched tomorrow.

The all new Honda City is powered by a 1.5L VTEC under the hood producing a whopping 118PS at 6000 rpm. The new CIty also gets paddle shifts like the CIvic. Only two variants are being planned as of now. This is due to the fact that the old City is to co-exist with the new City.

The City is being priced around Rs.9 Lakhs.

Keep checking this space for more details.

FZ-16 to scorch Indian roads

Following the success of the Yamaha R-15 in India, Yamaha plans to launch the FZ-16.

Unlike the R-15, the FZ-16 is a naked bike with the mean looks, based on FZ1000. Equipped with an air cooled 160 cc engine, it is expected to produce 15PS at 8,400 RPM. The street classic from Yamaha will sport telescopic suspension in the front and monocross suspensions at the rear. The FZ-16’s braking is powered by a disk brake in the front and a drum at the rear.

The bike is expected to be priced at around Rs.80,000.

Clearly, Apache RTR and Pulsar 180 has competition!

The bike is expected to be launched during Diwali 2008.

Hyundai i20 - Coming soon!

The much awaited Hyundai i20, the successor of Hyundai i10, is debuting at the Paris Mondial de l’automobile (Paris Motor Show) later this year. The latest offering from Hyundai in the i series sports a longer wheelbase and spacious interiors than the i10.

Aimed at replacing the Getz at European markets, the i20 will coexist in India alonside Getz and the i10. The entire research and development has been done in Hyundai Motor Company’s Germany division keeping the European markets in mind.

i20 i-blue

Hyundai is has also planned a very eco friendly variant chreistened, i20 blue where the regular 5 speed manual gearbox is replaced by a 6 speed unit. Also aerodynamics are improved due to the presence of full length under-body covers. Other modifications aimed at fuekl economy include 15 mm reduction in ground clearance, low rolling-resistance tyres and low-friction engine oil.

The carbon emission in Hyundai i20 i-blue is only 99 g/km and the car is expected to return close to 25 kmpl!

Compact Rolls in India

Rolls Royce is planning to bring to India, a cheaper and smaller sedan, the RR4.

Priced at around Rs. 2.6 crores, the RR4 is based on the Rolls V12 engine.

The RR4 is expected to roll in to India by 2009.

K Series Engine from Maruti

With Bharat IV norms to be enforced in India, the engineers at Maruti R&D have been working overnight on the K Series engine which would subsequently replace the current F,G and M engines in all further Maruti cars. The K Engine will also be complaint with Euro IV and Euro V norms.

Tata Indica Vista - Can Tata do what Microsoft couldnt?

Tata Motors has launched Indica Vista this week and by the first looks, it is evident that Tata means business. Though not much major changes, there are a few notable ones. The grille is new and so are the headlamps which look exciting. The Indica Vista is available in one petrol and two diesel versions namely the 1.2L Safire (petrol), 1.3L Quadrajet (the same Fiat diesel engine that powers the Swift and Palio) and the 1.4L TDI which serves the current crop of Indicas. The three overall variant are tera, aqua and aura of which there are sven sub variants. The petrol version will cost Rs. 3.49 Lakhs and the diesel Rs. 4.88 Lakhs.

Tata is also working on ABS, airbags and other safety and luxury options for the Indica Vista.

The Tata Indica Vista looks promising and Tata Indica has lived upto its name as a family car. Lets see if Tata Motors can do what Microsoft couldnt! Will Vista deliver?

More bloopers

Spotted near Egmore, Chennai

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