TorQue: Ferrari 488 GTB, India Bike Week, Skoda Superb & More
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1. What Does It Take to Own a Ferrari?
Ferrari recently launched its new 488 GTB in India that can do 0-200 km/h in just 8.3 seconds. In his first ever selfie interview to The Quint, Aurelien Sauvard, sales coordinator for Ferrari Middle-East, Africa and India, tells us what it takes to own a Ferrari.
2. Sure, India Bike Week Had Cool Rides, but the Riders Were Cooler
The India Bike Week is a yearly gathering of biking enthusiasts in Goa. The fourth edition of this rally was recently held in Arampora, and bikers from as far as Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi and even Dehradun rode to the venue.
Their bikes are definitely awesome, but the bikers who come back year after year are more intriguing.
Also Read: The India Bike Week is a Deafening Experience Worth Having!
3. At Rs 22.68 Lakh, Skoda Superb Gets a Much Needed Facelift
Skoda’s premium sedan Superb has got itself a much-needed facelift, in both the exteriors and interiors. The outgoing model had begun to look dated compared to other offerings in the segment though it’s main rival, the Honda Accord, has been out of production for a couple of years now.
The new Superb will be priced between Rs 22.68 lakh and Rs 29.36 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai). Read the full story here.
4. Mercedes E-Class Gets an Edition E on Completing 20 Yrs in India
The premium sedan segment in India is witnessing a boom unlike ever before, thanks to a variety of options available, like the Audi A6, BMW 5 Series, and now even Jaguar has entered the party with the XE. But there’s one company that you can call the ‘host’ of that party cause they were doing it before it was cool – Mercedes-Benz.
The German automaker launched the Edition E of the E-Class, which celebrates 20 years of the company in India, with prices starting from Rs 48.6 lakh (ex-showroom, Pune).
It started with the W124 generation, the first E-Class that was produced in the country way back in 1995. The line up’s latest avatar is in its fifth generation and the company claims that they have sold over 32,000 units of the E Class since 1995.
5. 2016 Baja SAEIndia Promised to Be Exciting, and It Almost Was
What happens when hundreds of college students get together to show off cars that they have built themselves from the ground up? An epic race.
Such was the case at the 2016 Mahindra Baja SAEIndia, which had almost 150 teams of college students competing for the top spot. Called the ‘endurance race’, it went on for four hours, and the car that clocked the maximum number of laps would be declared the winner.
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