Taking off from an earlier blog on whether bollywood and films help in selling cars, two new releases—Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol and Don 2– deserve a mention or two. While the similarities that the two movies share in terms of storyline, thrills and even actors maybe “coincidental” the use of some stunning cars is certainly not. Read more

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Posted by Sumant Banerji on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Filed under Cars · Tagged Audi, BMW, BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics, Burj Khalifa, car-nama, don 2, Ethan Hunt, hindustan times, Hyundai, Hyundai Sonat, Mercedes, MI5, Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, news, Santa Fe, Sumant Banerji, Volkswagen, VW Toureg
Okie its not the Nano but it did not miss out by much and as I had written earlier it is indeed the Tata Aria. Read more

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Posted by Sumant Banerji on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 7:04 pm
Filed under Cars · Tagged Baldev Mehta, Beat Diesel, Bolero, Captiva, CR-V, ford fiesta, hindustan times, Mahindra XUV 5OO, Maruti Kizashi, news, Scorpio, sumat banerji, SX4, Tata Aria
“A jerk”
“Brainless Idiot”
“Government should start censorship drive with this blog”
“Either you guys have not seen any car, or some company has bribed you all to do this review.”
“Clearly this guy has not driven any of these cars. Worse, maybe he does not know how to drive at all.” Read more

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Posted by Sumant Banerji on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 7:46 pm
Filed under Cars · Tagged AIIMS, Carnama, DND, facebook, hindustantimes, Hyundai, iNDICA, maruti, Maserati, Sumant banerjee, Tata, Tata Nano, worst cars of 2011
As the dust settle on another busy year for the automotive industry, the jury would be out to decide on which is the best car of the year. But with car launches multiplying exponentially every year and threatening to outdo the number of movies made per year, surely not every car is worth the effort and investment of the manufacturer and consideration of the consumer. Read more

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Posted by Sumant Banerji on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Filed under Cars · Tagged Carnama, Chevy Beat Diesel, ford fiesta, hindustan times, Indica EV2 or Manza, manesar, Maruti Kizashi, Maruti SX4 diesel, Nano, news, Sumant Banerji, Tata Aria 4*2
Over the last few years, as our domestic film industry has evolved and emerged as a viable marketing platform, a lot of carmakers have used it to showcase their products. Read more

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Posted by Sumant Banerji on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged automobiles, car markets, Carnama, cars in bollywood, hindustantimes, honda shine, maruti suzuki slingshot, news, Sumant Banerji