Pit Stop

11/27/2014 14:53:00 By Sagar Bhanushali

When buying a new car, it makes sense that buyers spend a comprehensive amount of time making sure how safe it is. While the fact remains that automakers are busy introducing new models every fortnight, it should be noted that many global brands are also rapidly blending performance and creature comforts with revolutionary safety technologies which are worth vouching for.

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11/27/2014 11:16:00 By Pratheek Kunder

If you are a regular visitor of our PitStop section, then you must certainly have had a fun time watching the Ken Blocks new Gymkhana video. I know you need to be crazy to do that and certainly, this world has enough of crazy guys.

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11/26/2014 14:36:00 By Ranjan R. Bhat

What do you get when you bring a Kawasaki Ninja H2R and a dyno together? Well of course, a battle between your eardrums and the motorcycle, in which you have to back down. You also get a complimentary flame show from the megaphone exhaust for your viewing pleasure. This is exactly what visitors are getting to experience at the ongoing Motorcycle Live Show in Birmingham, UK.

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11/26/2014 11:32:00 By Ranjan R. Bhat

Stunting is a fun sport (if you can call it one), but only when done in a controlled environment. While some people are extremely skilled in the art of stunting, they do not realise the risk it poses to not only them, but also to those around them. This video shows an unruly Ninja rider performing a rolling burnout on public roads, without appropriate safety gear and with utter disregard for traffic rules.

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11/25/2014 22:59:00 By Selvin Jose

Owning a scale car model is the easiest way of claiming that you bought a supercar you dreamt of since childhood or the latest one that was launched last summer. How would you like it, if we told you that there are a few scale models that cost as much as a hot hatch in Europe? If you havent heard of it, there are a few companies around the world that make large scale models that cost about Rs 16 lakh or more.

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11/25/2014 21:08:00 By Fleme Varkey

Rules are meant to be followed (I can hear you say rules are meant to be broken). But if rules were as ridiculous as these, then you might require rethinking. We happened to come across some bizarre and almost pointless driving laws which we thought would be a light read.

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11/25/2014 16:45:00 By Ranjan R. Bhat

Sometimes, one of the most interesting stuff that you find in automotive shows arent new cars, but the innovative ways in which the car manufacturers decorate their stalls with. Earlier this month, Fiat unveiled the new 500X crossover at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. And while the 500X is surely an interesting car, something more fascinating that caught our eye was the wooden master body of the Fiat 500. This is the same master model which was used to make the dies for the first generation Fiat 500 in 1957!

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11/25/2014 16:11:00 By Pratheek Kunder

What do you do when someone dares you to sit on the worlds fastest roller coaster ride? Firstly, you will think more than once whether you want to do it. Secondly, after deciding there is a high chance you might back off. But if you are someone who can drive a car for about 250kmph+ for hours, then this probably is like cakewalk. However, there is a roller-coaster ride which guarantees to scare the hell out of you. Or does it?

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11/24/2014 14:47:00 By Fleme Varkey

A video of a woman walking for 10 hours in NYC went viral minutes after it was uploaded thanks to the behaviour displayed by men in the video. Now, a car owner in a parody of the same, has shown to the world what it is like to be the owner of a supercar in NYC.

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