Wednesday, May 23, 2007

10 Cars India could do with... Phase 3

Ahh, the top three. This is the last part in my so called 3 part article.. here goes....

3. Alfa Romeo Brera

Another Italian. This one’s sexy to the core though. It’s a total poser with it’s curves and sculpted lines. This car without doubt was designed with passion and it clearly shows. There is a spider version too which looks cool, but somehow I like the hatch more…With the performance to match, it’s not exactly a cheap car and costs 25lakhs plus, but it’s not in the stratosphere….

Launch probability: 2/5 (Fiat are you listening?? Prove me wrong. PLZ…..)

2. Honda Civic

You may wonder, It’s available in India right? Well I’m not talking about that car which is a JDM and looks super cool in it’s own right. This is a Europe specific model and boy is it out of the world. It looks like it landed in from the future…. It’s got triangular motifs all over the place, the exhausts, door handles etc. and if you notice closely you will realize that the rear door handles are actually missing. They are actually hidden in the black window frame at the rear side, to make the car look like a 3 door sport hatch… it has an option of 1.8l petrol(what we have in the civic here) or 2.2l diesel. They don’t exactly give stonking performance figures, but if you want that there is always the Type-R version….

Launch probability: Nil(Damn I can only dream on can I???)


1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo

On great public demand this car makes it to the top. It’s almost a cult. There are quite a few units in India with 2 or 3 running in Coimbatore itself. This is one example of ultimate engineering and the best tutorial on how to get super car trashing performance from a streetcar’s 4 pot. It may not be as comfortable as the supercar it trashes, but it’s helluva lot cheaper and can be driven safely on Indian terrain without ripping the underpinnings apart and is as fun too. The Evo has reached the end of it’s lifespan on the current platform, and followers are awaiting with bated breath for the successor….

Launch probabilty: 1/5(Mummy I want one!!!!! Mitsubishi Plz plz i'll be a good kid...)









This is the Evo concept...


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5 comments:

fallen angel said...

ur top 3 are the most luscious cars ever ....alfa romeo..civic...whew....a pair of hotties


evo is the my no 1 ...extremely practical and 400 horses come pretty cheap!!

mumofason said...

The Honda Civic is my dream car.Ash D,looking at all these super pictures is sheer torture.Damn!! Honda Civic wherefore art thou?? Lovely article. :)

mumofason said...

Oh yes, your knowledge on cars is simbly amazing my boy!! Kudos to a smashing end to a super series on these beauties!!

Ash D said...

danx.. :)

Anonymous said...

big gettin da big car??

srinath