Wednesday 27 March 2013

When an SUV came, to simply blow my mind!

I have always been a fan of Jaguar Land Rover, especially after Tata Motors overtook them back in 2008. Now they changed the whole outlook of the Company. They changed the look of Jaguars, and then The Land Rovers. We are here to talk about the Land Rover Division, because, they have done something you cannot imagine. Of course one die hard fan of the Rangies, Mr Jeremy Clarkson (Who is my Idol when it comes to Car Critique) thinks that Rangies are now all about Bling, well sir, with all due respect, you are getting a little old. 


The best agent with, yes, the Best Car!

Now Land Rover first made the Sexiest car in the whole world, The Evoque, and then, when I thought that is it, they made another LEGENDARY and SEXY car, and they launched it in New York, yesterday. Its called the Range Rover Sport. And first things first, if you think it isn't a looker, please close this page, I'm not here to take any of your comments.


Evoque + Range Rover = AWESOMENESS

It is a mixture of Beauty, that is, the 2013 Range Rover, and the Evoque. It seems really tricky, and it is. But Land Rover people, and their Designers, they nailed this one. It looks awesome, and after the Alfa Romeo 8C, Evoque, and the SLS, this is the car that is proper Sexy!
The side fins are at the correct place now, joy!
Now usually, the Engines and all are boring, but the amount of variety you get, its staggering. The Range Rover Sport will be available with its widest-ever range of engines, most of which are shared with the Range Rover. At launch, there will be 288bhp SDV6 diesel and 503bhp V8 petrol engines, with 255bhp TDV6 and 335bhp SDV8 diesels, and a hybrid turning up in 2014. Eventually, Jaguar Land Rover’s new 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine will be offered, plus new four-cylinder engines and a plug-in hybrid.
Usually designers cock up the rear end, not the Range Rover people! Thanks Mr Tata!
The new car may sit on the same lightweight platform as the Range Rover, but 75 per cent of the Sport is unique. It features an all-aluminium body (the fifth from Jaguar Land Rover), meaning a weight saving of 420kg over the equivalent previous Sport, with improvements in economy and emissions of up to 15 per cent.
That front end, Blingy, but superb!
Tunnels, Deserts, Mountains, Forests, just bring it on!
Ignore the Taxi, notice the Panoramic glass roof, and in that color, oooooh!
Its touted as the Fastest Range Rover ever, and that makes me say something that i have never said before, I AM GOING TO TEST DRIVE ONE AS SOON AS IT HITS THE SHOWROOM. so more on that, later! Till then droooool!

Thanks to the Official Land Rover page on FB for the pics, and info!

Monday 4 March 2013

A Ghost-like? Hell no, Its in a league of its own!


Many consider Rolls-Royce as the ultimate Luxury car maker. And it is true. Rolls people saw that Billionaires are emerging, so they launched the new Phantom for those old chaps. Then they saw Billionaire population getting younger, and they came up with the Ghost. Now they think these Billionaires are getting even younger, or maybe they have that Speed-Freak nature in them emerging, so they made this, The Wraith. Two simple things to describe this car, It’s the most powerful road going Rolls ever, and it is, as expected, a thing of Beauty.
Possibly better looking than the Ghost? Hell Yeah!

It has the same heart as the Ghost, a 6.6 liter twin-turbo V-12, but it’s on steroids, and creates 624 horses and 800 Nm torques. The Horses and Torques go to the rear wheels, after passing through an 8-speed Automatic gearbox, with some ZF technology. You can reach 100 kmph in 4.4 seconds, and top speed is whatever you dare to achieve on this 250,000 Euro car.
Suicide Doors, Yay!

I don’t know what else to say. It’s a Fastback, it has got all the Rolls-Royce-ey Luxury and Rolls has gone as far as giving you the Stars on your headliner. Something called Satellite Assisted Transmission is also there, which scans the road in front to give you the best gears. Anymore, and we would have to call it the Mother, for caring so much about you. And yeah, if you think that it’s not worth it, wait, it’s got Suicide Doors, heehee!
That Fastback shape, perhaps equally appealing as the Mustang Fastback

If i ever get money to spend on an Expensive, Super-Fast and Luxurious car, Wraith its is over the Bentley Continental GT-Speed. Reason- Suicide doors, man. I hope to spot it someday on the road, pics of which will be uploaded too! Cheers till then, and enjoy ogling the pics! :D 
Expecting Rolls-Royce to compromise on looks? Are you a mental?
Thanks to Autocar for the pics!