- Mercedes has launched the C Class AMG Performance Edition at Rs 34.62 lakh, ex-showroom, Mumbai.
- The IIT Bombay Racing team unveiled the country's first electric racecar called the 'EVo 1'. The car has been designed and put together by the students of the college and will compete at the Formula Students competition at Silverstone, UK in July.
- The luxury car market in India has slowed down, with growth of only 10 per cent so far this calendar year as opposed to 80 per cent growth during the same period in 2010.
- The 24 Hours of Le Mans will be held this weekend, and Audi is sitting on pole with the R18 e-Tron quattro racecars. Karun Chandhok will also be driving in the race, becoming the first Indian to drive in the legendary race.
- Nissan will donate one British Pound for every mile covered by a Nissan-powered racecar in the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans to charities for British Armed Forces.
- Apple intends to have a dedicated button for the Siri service on the steering wheels of the car manufacturers that will offer the service - but it doesn't seem like the manufacturers themselves were aware of it.
- The Chino-Japanese consortium that purchased Saab might not have the rights to use the name 'Saab'! Here's the really interesting part, however: there are rumours that NEVS is trying to work with our very own Mahindra and Mahindra to develop a petrol-powered 9-3.
- The Mercedes SLS AMG GT's changes have managed to shave 5 seconds off the current car's Nurburgring Nordschliefe times, bringing it to a blistering 7:50 lap time.
- The next Ford Focus RS could have as much as 330bhp from a 2.3-litre four-cylinder engine. It will have a new mechanical limited-slip differential to help harness all that power.
- The next Chevrolet SS Performance/ Holden VF Commodore will be launched at the next Daytona 500 on February 21, 2013. All you fans of full-sized V8-powered rear-drive sedans, mark you calendars.
- China's first IndyCar race has been cancelled to make way for a beer festival. Qingdao, where the race is to be held, is the hometown of the Tsingtao Brewery and the beer fest has been held on the same weekend for the last two decades.
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