INDIA'S FORMULA 1 CIRCUIT .....

Yes, India is rising and rising fast. With the likes of, Force India F1 team of Dr.Vijay Mallya, Mahindra participating in Moto GP , also with F1(Formula 1) drivers like Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandok, India has proved its worthiness with participation in International Motorsport events.Now India is ready with its Formula 1 racing circuit.The Circuit is named as BUDDH INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT. The circuit is situated at Gautam Buddh nagar in Greater Noida region near New Delhi. According to MR. Sameer Gaur, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Jaypee Sports International, the circuit has been named after the inspirational Lord Gautam Buddha, and also the Gautam buddh nagar where the circuit is demographically located.

Here is the official logo of the circuit.The circuit is developed in 2500 acres of land, and is a part of The Jaypee's Green Sports city. Sources have claimed that it will be the second fastest circuit in the world after Monza Circuit. The circuit will be 5.4 kms long and it will have 16 bends(turns).The highest elevated point is at 14 meters from base and the width of the track is between 18 to 20 meters.Top speed for an F1 Car will be around 320 KM/HR and the approximate time required to complete one lap of the circuit will be 1min 27sec. 

The circuit is designed by the a famous German Architect Herman Tilke, who has also designed for Chinese circuit.The circuit will cost around  40 billion rupees. The provision for the audience stand will be around 110,000 people. The circuit will be hosting its first race at 30th of October for the first Indian Grand Prix. 

INDIA'S FORMULA 1 CIRCUIT .....

Yes, India is rising and rising fast. With the likes of, Force India F1 team of Dr.Vijay Mallya, Mahindra participating in Moto GP , also with F1(Formula 1) drivers like Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandok, India has proved its worthiness with participation in International Motorsport events.Now India is ready with its Formula 1 racing circuit.The Circuit is named as BUDDH INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT. The circuit is situated at Gautam Buddh nagar in Greater Noida region near New Delhi. According to MR. Sameer Gaur, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Jaypee Sports International, the circuit has been named after the inspirational Lord Gautam Buddha, and also the Gautam buddh nagar where the circuit is demographically located.

Here is the official logo of the circuit.The circuit is developed in 2500 acres of land, and is a part of The Jaypee's Green Sports city. Sources have claimed that it will be the second fastest circuit in the world after Monza Circuit. The circuit will be 5.4 kms long and it will have 16 bends(turns).The highest elevated point is at 14 meters from base and the width of the track is between 18 to 20 meters.Top speed for an F1 Car will be around 320 KM/HR and the approximate time required to complete one lap of the circuit will be 1min 27sec. 

The circuit is designed by the a famous German Architect Herman Tilke, who has also designed for Chinese circuit.The circuit will cost around  40 billion rupees. The provision for the audience stand will be around 110,000 people. The circuit will be hosting its first race at 30th of October for the first Indian Grand Prix.  

NEW FORD FIESTA.......

Ford Fiesta as we all know has been a major success in the country, the car has been doing good in the sales chart as soon as it was launched in the country.Its younger sibling the Figo, has also proved its worthiness by striking with a sales of 7000 units in the very first month of its launch, and it is doing great with the sales currently.Keeping this success in mind, Ford India will launch all new Fiesta in a few months.Ford India will be launching many new models for the Indian models in the coming years.

Here is the first glimpse of the new sedan. It is a futuristic design as we have look, the headlamps are swept back, the twin pod lamps, a massive grille in the bumper.The headlamps are sharply designed to enhance the looks.The rear looks like a notchback rather than a sedan. The tail lamps are very well designed, with a part of it integrated into boot lid.

A very strong point for Ford has been its ability to make the handling and the ride up to date, this has been a major factor for the success for the ford cars.The ride and handling of Ford cars are by far the best among their segment. Except the ride quality and handling to be top notch, in this Ford as well. The suppleness of the ride is due to the 195/65 R15 tyres which are big enough for car of its size.

The new Fiesta has a completely new interior design, it is well built, looks beautiful, and its equipped with lots of new features.Automatic climate control air-conditioning, multi information system, steering mounted audio controls, bluetooth enabled audio system, rear parking sensors, a fully integrated trip computer and a big display screen,and last but not the least voice command control for audio and air conditioning. These are only a few examples of new Fiesta. The materials seems to be of very good quality, and the cabin feels long lasting. The plastic feels really hard and feels solid. The steering feels very nice to hold  and gives a very chunky feeling because of its small size. The seats are well blostered and give you a feelinf of getting absorbed into lap of comfort. The interior space is good, the front seats have ample leg and knee room, while the rear seats have decent leg room with two six footers can easily accomodated in the front and the rear row back to back. The electronic power steering is though the best in the segment, but is smooth and light enough to tackle city traffic. Ford has really offered fantastic features for these car and which are hard enough to find in any other car of its segment.

Ford will be offering two engine options, petrol and diesel. A 1.5 ltr duratorq engine with 90Bhp on tap will be good enough with the competiton, and also certainly better than the 68Bhp engine which is currently in the old ford Fiesta.
A 1.5ltr speced version producing 107Bhp will be offered, which is again on par with competition, but produces significantly less power than the Honda city(118Bhp) and the new Hyundai Verna(122Bhp) but is higher than  Maruti Suzuki Sx4(104Bhp) and VW Vento(105Bhp). However that doesn't matter much, as Ford has integrated many of cutting edge technologies into its car. Like, have you ever experienced a sudden drag of the car when you overtake a loaded truck, now you wont be experiencng that, the reason behind is a directionally stable steering technology in the steering system, which compensates the drag and maintain the stability of the car and also its path. The body is made up of specialized steel metal, keep the car stable at all speeds. The engine is very smooth and remains the same till the red line of 6000 rpm. You will notice the needle reaching 100km/hr in 10 sec vicinity.


Safety is amongst the best in the segment, with ABS(Anti-lock Braking System)(http://harshcar.blogspot.com/search?q=anti-lock+braking+system), EBD (Electronic Brake Force Distributon) and two airbags as standard of all the variants, Ford has provided with the best safety features.


The new Fiesta will be in the Upper 'C' segment, consisting of cars like Honda City, VW Vento. The price of the Fiesta is likely to be a little cheaper than the current leader Honda City.If priced right the car will make wonders to Ford. The new model will be sold along with the current model, and the current model will be named Fiesta Classic. The basic models will start from Rupees 9.5 lakhs onroad for the petrol model and will go upto Rupees 11.9 lakhs for the top end diesel model. The bookings have opened from 14th of July 2011.  

HONDA BRIO.........

India, the seventh largest automotive market after China, Japan, Usa, Germany, South Korea and Brazil.It is one of the most competitive markets around the globe.Nowadays, automotive companies are putting up new models in their showrooms and implementing new strategies to hold their market share against their rivals. Maruti Suzuki launched the SX4 diesel in the market to give a boom to its slow moving Sedan and also launched its CNG variant  with the growing prospects of CNG.Now its time for Honda to enter a new segment, which it had not entered till now. Honda is about to launch a new hatchback- BRIO a car in upper B segment(Indica vista, Micra, Swift).Honda has new hopes with this car, as it entering a segment which the most competitive amongst all.

Here is the first glimpse of the car, a typical odd ball japanese design. Brio is not designed with european influence in mind which most of the car makers do today.The car looks very cute and cudly even though it measures as big as its rivals.

The rear design of the car may not appeal to all, with sharply shaped tail-lamps, and a rear windscreen almost digging into the bottom of the car. However the design is quite creative and hasn't been noticed in any other Indian car. A larger rear wind screen will enhance the rear visibility of the car.

Accessibility to rear trunk space has been provided by opening the rear wind screen rather than the rear hatch door, reminds me of the first generation Maruti 800. The above picture suggests that the car has a good wide body design, which will improve the high speed stability of Brio.

The interior again seems to be a different but a new design. The dashboard design is some what unergonomic. The stereo system is placed far from the driver which can be difficult to operate. The second AC vent from left is directed more towards the front passenger than to the center of the cabin, so cooling might be nonuniform. The AC control are set low but are easy to operate as they are in reach of the driver.

However space within the cabin has been cleverly used in the Brio.There are lots of small spaces to store goods. The glove box seems to be big, to store stuff. The space seems to be comfortable for 5 abreast.

Honda will probably use the same engine that is used in the Jazz, the 1.2ltr SOHC 16 valve engine which produce 90(bhp) and 116NM of torque.This engine is a gem in terms of refinement and design.Normally 1.2ltr petrol engine produces 75-80(bhp), but this(Jazz) engine produces 10bhp more in the same volume of the engine.Maruti Suzuki will probably launch its new Swift with a new 1.2ltr K-series engine which will produce around 94(bhp). The current swift produces 84(bhp).

Honda is all geared up to launch its new vehicle with a price tag around 4.5 lakh rupees.The pictures and photos are of prototype vehicle. The company might incorporate new things, along with some changes to make the new model more tempting.