Eye Opener - 2011 - Autocar India

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Eye Opener - 2011

October 2011: Striking a pose near the Gateway of India, the sexy Mercedes SLK gets more attention than the leggy lasses from tinsel town.

September 2011: Who’s smiling wider — the McLaren MP4-12C or Sachin? It’s really difficult to tell. What’s easy to see however is that our master blaster is really having a ball behind the wheel of the McLaren.

August 2011: THREE-PRONGED ATTACK - You’re looking at the heart of change at Maserati. After years of making completely desirable Grand Tourers, it has come up with this, the 450bhp GranTurismo MC Stradale, a car aimed as much at the race track as the open road.

July 2011: BEEM ME UP, SCOTTY - One day plus three BMW bikes equals biker heaven. No dream sequence here, just ‘another day at the office’ for us.

June 2011: BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND - BMW’s 650i is insanely fast in a straight line.

May 2011: THE PRICE OF LUXURY - You’ll need insanely deep pockets to buy these ‘optional’ headlights for the Rolls-Royce Ghost. While these cost a whopping Rs 3.8 lakh, there’s no limit really on how far you can go when it comes to pimping up your luxurious set of wheels.

April 2011: 0-100 IN 2.9 SECONDS... - Lamborghini wants to make sure you are aware of the potency of its new 691bhp Aventador. Precisely the reason why the interior of this supercar gives you the impression of being in the cockpit of a jet fighter.

March 2011: BACK IN OFFICE - It’s always good to be back. Exactly what the fastest Indian in the world Narian Karthikeyan must be feeling, sat in a Formula 1 car again. And the buzz is, that’s he’s settled right in, as quick and as comfortable as ever.

February 2011: NEW AND OLD WORLD CHARM - The striking, new-age Audi A8 L is parked pretty across the Albert Hall Musuem of antiques. Tradition and modernity meet spectacularly.