Ferrari officially coming to India this April with Shreyans

Ferrari is finally entering the Indian market and will officially launch its full range of sports cars in April this year.

         As reported by Autocar India, Ferrari is entering India in partnership with the Shreyans group, which is a luxury good trading company and also sells Porsche and Audi in India. This is more than a little surprising since it was Tata Motors who were expected to help the Italian carmaker’s Indian entry, thanks to their association with Fiat (which has gone sour off late).
Ferrari will establish its own dealership and service network in India which is sees as a significant market (we guess they must have seen many supercars in Indian metros). The latest 458 Italia and the upcoming four-seater FF are also going to be available in India. Ferrari’s official entry will be beneficial to existing Ferrari owner too as they will be able to get service directly from the manufacturer.

Geneva Preshow: New Renault Wind Receives the Gordini Touch

Renault's funky looking little coupe-convertible, the new Wind, is next up on the French automaker's list of models to receive the Gordini styling treatment. More of a posh version of the standard Wind than anything else, the Gordini-badged model bears the in-house tuner's traditional colors with a Malta blue bodywork and two white stripes. It also gets Glacier white door mirrors, grille trim and rear wing, and a glossy black roof, while the 17-inch diamond alloy wheels and a badge marked with a “G” completes the look.

Inside, the cabin features special “Gordini” black and blue leather upholstery, blue and white door straps, a blue leather steering wheel with white stripes at the top, and a gear lever with a leather gaiter and metal knob with the Gordini name.

There are no mechanical changes over the standard Wind models.

The Wind Gordini will receive its world premiere at the forthcoming Geneva Motor Show in early March, and go on sale across Europe shortly after.

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Mercedes launches multi-crore Maybach in India

Mercedes-Benz has launched its super luxury car brand Maybach in India today. The carmaker has introduced two versions of the Maybach limousine; 57S and the extended wheelbase 62. The Maybach 57S comes with a 5980cc V12 petrol engine that will produce 600 plus german thoroughbreds and 1000 Nm of torque to propel it to 275 kph. The Maybach 62 will come with a 5513cc V12 petrol engine that will produce about 543 Bhp of shove and 900 Nm of twist good for a top speed of 250 kph.
The Maybach 57S is powered by a 6.0-litre 630bhp engine while the longer 62 comes with a 5.5-litre 550bhp motor. Both engines are 12-cylinder units and are mated to a five-speed automatic transmission. The base Maybach 57S (if you can call that ‘base’) is priced at Rs. 4.85 crore while the 62 will set buyers back by a whopping Rs. 5.1 crore.