There’s nothing worse than buying a new car, and weeks later, it looks more lived-in than a 100-year-old house. Drive-thru food and drinks, kids with sticky candy, and drooling Fido also do their fair share toward making your car’s interior — be it leather, cloth, or carpet — look beaten and worn. By maintaining the appearance of the vehicle inside as well as out, you retain the value of the car, which will help you when it’s time to trade it in or sell it. Here are a few helpful hints to help you tackle the spills and spots.
1. Though you should never drink and drive, if alcohol spills while on your way home from the grocery store, beer and alcohol spills on your carpeting should be immediately diluted with cold water so they don’t permanently change the color.
2. To clean vinyl seats quickly, wipe them down with baking soda on a damp rag. Rinse with dishwashing detergent and water. Baking soda is more gentle on vinyl than oil-based cleaners, which will cause the vinyl to harden.
3. For general carpet or upholstery stains, take a gallon of hot water, a generous amount of dish detergent, and add a cup of white vinegar. You’ll need a hard bristle brush to work the mixture thoroughly into carpet fibers. Let sit for 30 minutes. Blot until dry with towels or thick absorbent rags. (This works for pet stains).
4. To brighten a fading carpet, first vacuum, then use a sponge mop to lightly apply a mixture of a half cup clear ammonia to one pint of water. Test this mixture on a discrete area of carpeting of first. Note: Do not use ammonia on wool carpeting.
5. To keep car mats looking new, wax them with a liquid shoe wax polish. This will also make them easier to rinse clean.
For best practice you can also try a commercial cleaner for your car interior. I used and believe in Crypton Cleaner. It helps me to remove stains as well as odor. You can also check it at Crypton’s official site

Hi All!

I received very detailed comments on one of my previous blog posts, asking few questions regarding Logan and DZire. So I’ve decided to answer all these questions here. I think John would be more than happy about this.

? Mileage in city driving you / your friend achieves with / without A.C. on (I don’t want brochure data, I may not be that good a driver to achieve those big numbers).

Dzire Petrol will give you 12 - 14 Kmpl with AC and 14 - 16 without AC depending upon the traffic conditions. Before first servicing mileage may not be that high. So you will have to be patient.

Logan will give you near 12-16 Kmpl with AC and 15-18 Kmpl without AC.

? Driver comfort/ Back / neck comfort/ Road visibility / Smoothness of gear shift

240 mm fore & aft slide range for front seats, 35 mm driver side seat height adjustment will give you full control over seating and road views. Gear Shift is much smoother than all other version of Maruti. Leg room is more in Logan. But I’ll give more points to DZire on all above options.

? Comfort for all / Arm rest comfort / Comfort of rear headrest etc.

Interior space is good in both cars but auto climate control and big rear seat make DZire more attractive than Logan.

? Security - keyless entry / immobilizer / i Cat etc.

These all features are in DZire but not in Logan. iCats is a very effective security feature that Maruti is fitting in each of its models.

? ABS, EBS etc.

Yes these features are in DZire but not in Logan.

? Service / Cost of service / Cost of spares Tubeless Tyres?

Quality of service is good for both of these cars. In Bangalore both companies have their service centers but keep in mind that Logan is made by Renault and hence parts are more costly than DZire. Cost of service is always less for a maruti car. Plus they have a huge network. Tubeless Tyres are third party products and hence same price for both of these cars.

? Ease / difficulty in retrieving the stepney

Easy in both of cars.

? Any problem with engine noise / vibrations

Not till the speed of 110Kmph. Even for diesel engine variant -DZire is supposed to be one of the quitest diesel cars available.

? Any power steering problem at higher speeds

I never found any such problem.

? Any problem with gear ratios

I don’t think so. Gear transmission is very smooth.

? Any problem with suspension on Indian (pot holed) roads

Dzire’s suspension is better than Logan on worst road conditions. On highways Logan has a better pickup but on high speed DZire is a more successful car .

? Any other good or bad about DZire & Logan

From a price perspective DZire is good and looks more modern than Logan. Logan is a good car but looks like an 80’s car. Finally it depends upon people. There are so many car freaks who love Logan, and others crazy for DZire.

I have tried to answer all the point as per best of my knowledge. I welcome your views on the above questions and answers.

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Hi all.
Last time I told you — What is Widget? Now I have come across a detailed study of the widgets and sharing it with you. This article solely belongs to Marti Funk.

Targeted and disciplined media planning is essential to successfully leverage widgets. Move beyond their novelty by incorporating a few basic strategies.

Call them what you will — widgets, gadgets, wadgets, minis or whatever else the industry drums up. The bottom line is that these “things” (we’ll call them widgets in this article) have created an enormous buzz in online media. And for good reason. Widgets represent a powerful means to connect advertisers with a mass of users, in the spirit of increasing customer loyalty and, ultimately, revenue — but only when deployed smartly.

Widget defined
First, let’s establish a basic understanding of widgets. Technically, “widget” is the common term for a portable chunk of code that can be embedded on any web page to add utilities or content that is not static (e.g., a news feed). Functionally, widgets have gained popularity as a way for websites to enhance the user experience, particularly on the rapidly growing number of social media sites, by allowing people to add, share and create information relative to their interests.

While the industry has seen a handful of successful installations with scale (e.g., maps, weather, calendars, horoscopes, music, etc.), widgets have created — thus far, in one person’s humble opinion — more noise than value. If media companies don’t take a more disciplined approach around widgets, we will see their novelty wear off like many other innovations. That said, there still is a tremendous opportunity to move beyond the hype and deploy widgets in a manner that truly enhances your brand and the user experience.

Start by focusing on the following basic media planning strategies:

Thoughtful concept development
From the onset, it’s important to clearly define your widget and its role within your broader media mix. Often, widgets are deployed without much consideration for their true business value. When developing your widget strategy, adhere to the basic tenets of media planning: timeliness, frequency and relevance.

Like any strategic planning, start by clearly identifying your target audience, first placing yourself in your customers’ shoes and then in your brand’s shoes. By no means is this a new concept. Yet you’d be surprised by how many widgets are developed that don’t gain significant traction. Ultimately, you want your customers to answer “Yes!” when asked if they would place your widget on their profile page. In fact, it wouldn’t hurt to conduct a customer survey or poll to that effect.

Next, before moving forward with any widget development and deployment, address the question, “How can I leverage my audience needs to create an affinity with my product, service or brand?”

Below are guidelines on how to add value for your users through widgets:

* Save them time. Deliver the information that users want and seek out on a regular basis by personalizing their experience (e.g., “Remember Me” and “My Preferences”) and creating frequency (e.g., stock quotes, weather reports, election results and so forth).

* Save them money. Offer promotions that entice them based on their interests, wants and needs. For example, PETCO might consider offering discounts on a pet-related site, while Patagonia and Sidestep target lifestyle sites.

* Reinforce the relationship. Let users know you care by consistently delivering fresh, relevant content. For music junkies, this might be concert ticket promotions and memorabilia. Or scoreboard tickers and schedules for sports enthusiasts.

* Entertain them. Offer light content (e.g., videos, event coverage, movie trailers) that they can digest quickly — when they have time.

Targeted distribution
While it worked in the movie “Field of Dreams,” in the world of widgets, “if you build it, they will come” does not apply. Simply developing and deploying a widget does not mean people automatically will see it, much less use it.

When it comes to rolling out a new widget, success hinges on a well-defined and valid distribution strategy that, again, incorporates the basics of media planning by including timely and personalized content.

Also, while distribution is not synonymous with a broad-based media plan, it does need to focus on a clear understanding of your audience and its role within the larger marketing and communications effort.

We all will learn more as the widget paradigm evolves. In the interim, it’s wise to focus on your “lowest hanging fruit” — or core audience. We are in a fascinating digital space where convergence and consumer control are leading communication mechanisms and successful distribution of your widgets can play a significant role in attracting and retaining customers.

Below are general guidelines for creating targeted distribution of widgets:

* Leverage your brand ambassadors. Ensure that your internal and external influencers (including placement on lists and websites) are at the top of your distribution list. They often have a broad network of associates within your targeted communities, thereby quickly extending your reach.

* Entice and engage. Reward users for their participation and advocacy of your widgets. Customer loyalty programs that offer discounts for usage and referrals are an excellent way to keep users coming back.

* Keep it simple. Don’t recreate the wheel. Advertising.com’s Joel Fisher highlighted a few key techniques at iMedia’s Brand Summit on Feb. 11, such as leveraging industry standards, following publisher specifications and utilizing Flash technology.

Modeling and measurement
It’s imperative to track and measure both engagement and exposure, to know whether your widgets strategy is working or not.

Good, bad or indifferent, digital media will continue — at least through 2008 — to rely on metrics and accountability. Therefore, the industry must seek ways to understand intentions through merging qualitative and quantitative objectives.

Below are guidelines for ensuring accurate measurement of widgets:

* Set clear objectives. Tie your widget execution to your overall marketing strategy. Define what you are trying to achieve, whether it’s better awareness, more traffic or increased revenue.

* Establish success metrics. Set milestones or “test” metrics to measure against your objectives, particularly if this is your first foray into widgets.

* Test, analyze and optimize. Follow this measurement rule of thumb from digital disciplinarians. Project primary exposure, installations, pass-alongs, secondary exposure and usage. Enable measurement tools to track those metrics. And set optimization timing and tactics.

Other considerations and cautions
Keep in mind that, even though heavyweights such as Facebook, iGoogle and MySpace have a huge potential audience, all of our great widget exploits further yield media fragmentation. Monitoring the impact of the following will help you create and deploy widgets with scale and effectiveness, as opposed to creating additional noise.

* Convergence. We need to be honest with potential usage based on a couple of factors: 1) Beware of audience double-dipping and 2) Allow your consumers to bring an experience to life in their third-party environment.

* Technology. Consumer-controlled media and open APIs have allowed platforms such as Facebook, iGoogle and other social communities to thrive, making it even more imperative to consider usage and target-ability.

* Content. Even though the audience may be counted under a particular address (e.g. facebook.com), valuable content will drive usage. Trusted content providers that create relevant extensions on for third-party platforms have had good success, particularly in terms of brand integration.

* Return on investment. To further increase revenue, consider content licensing and syndication, setup and production fees, and server/tracking technologies.

By beginning to apply these media planning principles to your widget strategy, you’ll be ahead of the game in both serving your audience and improving your business results.

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Hi all!

Widgets are the most talked about web application these days. I am also searching for more information on widgets. I found this informative article written by Tony Bombacino, chief marketing officer of Restaurant.com.

Over the past couple of years, yet another new term has entered the marketer’s vocabulary; that term of course is “widget.” And while many people are already talking about widgets 2.0, many others are just starting to pay attention. Whether you think widgets are the most annoying fad ever or the most innovative trend in interactive online marketing, there is no denying they are part of our industry dialogue. These days, I can’t have a conversation with a publisher, salesman or colleague, read an article or attend a conference where the word and topic is not being debated. Often the debate centers on the mere definition of a widget — not how or when they should be used, or who is leading the way.

Beyond the definition of a widget, what qualifies as a widget is being debated in marketing conference rooms around the world. Depending on the size and focus of your company, and your role within it, you may have debated whether this new “thing” should be called a widget, a gadget, a desktop application, a downloadable application, or some cool new name native to your company.

With that said, let’s take a deeper look at the what, why, when, who and how of widgets. Beyond the definitions I’ve heard, I thought I would first see what Dictionary.com had to say. As I expected, the results were as varied as the debate:

1. Widget [wij-it] — noun — a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, esp. one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget: a row of widgets on the instrument panel. 2. In graphical user interfaces, a combination of a graphic symbol and some program code to perform a specific function (e.g. a scroll-bar or button). 3. A device or control that is very useful for a particular job usually provides widget libraries containing commonly used widgets drawn in a certain style and with consistent behavior.

Or what about this simple and more industry-specific definition found at FreeWebs.com — “Widgets are small content features that help make your site personal and unique.”

Some of these definitions are relevant to our everyday businesses, some are not. For the purposes of moving forward, let’s assume that widgets in this article’s context mean everything from Facebook widgets to unique on-site widgets that brands develop to drive engagement, sales and/or ad revenue to more complex downloadable widgets/desktop apps that have multiple functions. In the end, the common thread across all of these widgets is that they all aim to drive some type of customer action (purchase/revenue, brand awareness/engagement, pass-along, etc.).

I am searching more on widgets and I’ll comeback with a detailed study. Till then if you get any more stuff get back with your findings.

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Hi All!
Have you ever successfully used a GPS device on Indian roads? Now you can…
While navigation devices are becoming part of standard equipment in many cars in Europe and the US, it’s still early days here in India. There isn’t much awareness about using GPS devices to find your way around, but now after-market products such as MapmyIndia’s GPS devices are catching on. The new models from the company are user-friendly, with touch-screen functions, and come pre-loaded with the city maps of your choice. The GPS guides you to your destination using voice commands. While the system is easy to use, there are limitations—you cannot enter an exact street address or house number because our cities have not been mapped down to the last block, but it will get you within shouting distance of your desired destination.
Prices range between Rs18,000 and Rs21,000; three models are available.
GPS navigation for all India starting Rs. 990* on your mobile and Rs. 14000* in your car!
Mapmyindia Navigator’s complete series of GPS products, in-car and on-mobile are now available for different tastes, functionalities and price budgets. For your car the MapmyIndia Navigator is available in two hardware models – DELPHI NAV 200 and A-MAX 06GP5A. Along with All India maps (for 19,990*) you can also choose from individual state maps for seven states (for Rs.14,000*). This dedicated device is perfect for your driving and family navigation experience. This is a one time cost only as there are no recurring charges. You can get navigation on your mobile/PDA phone with our onboard and offboard products. Starting Rs. 990* onwards, the MapmyIndia Navigator mobile can turn your PDA/mobile into a full featured navigator. This is perfect for your personal navigation experience.
‘Perfect for her’
Rolling down the car window to ask for directions on the roads is not the safest option for women. It can be easily avoided with the MapmyIndia Navigator. With the help of satellites, the MapmyIndia Navigator can guide you to your destination with clear and accurate instructions. What’s more, you can also find important utilities (ATMs, hospitals, restaurants, petrol pumps, banks etc) on your route with this smart device.
‘Cool for him’
MapmyIndia Navigator is a great gift for your gizmo loving man. He will love the cool device even more when it’s used on the road and when its innovative features are explored. Plus he won’t ever have to ask for directions again!
Easy to use
Anyone can use the MapmyIndia Navigator. In fact once you have indicated you destination, the MapMyIndia Navigator will do the talking. It will lead you to your destination and point out – through voice guidance – if you are on the wrong route. It will also re-calculate the new route for you! The device fits your palm and can be easily carried in a hand bag. In the car it is conveniently fitted on the dashboard or windshield with a flexible mount.
Sophisticated technology and highly accurate maps
The MapmyIndia Navigator is an excellent fusion of the GPS technology– with satellites encircling the earth – and highly accurate and sophisticated maps of India. These maps have been perfected over the last 15 years and are also used by companies all over India for various commercial purposes. Thmapmyindia_gpsey are now available for retail use through the MapmyIndia Navigator.

So now you can have great fun on Indian Roads….Happy driving!

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Hi All!

Do you feel that India is ready for world’s fastest speedsters? I don’t think so, given our traffic and bad road conditions. But major auto manufacturers are ready to zoom in India. I am sharing with you the details of all such cars available in India. Go through it. It’s much more interesting than it appears.

BMW or Bayerische Motoren Werke is one of the most adored cars in India. With almost all its models launched in India (post Auto Expo). The cars of BMW are equipped with features like chip integrated vehicle key, automatic climate control, Panorama Glass roof (X5), rear seat air conditioning (all models), and BMW Hi-Fi systems etc. Starting with its basic 3 series, now you can buy most models from the 5. A “ XL X5 and series even the latest M3 Coupe. BMW M3 coup6, the latest entry to India will mesmerize you with its aerodynamic design and gaudy interiors. This V-8 high-rev engine with 414 bhp is equipped with glove like M seats, the innovative carbon structure leather trim and a BMW assist navigation system to help you with your travel plans by giving information on hotels, flights and traffic updates. The interplay of all these features provides you a sports car experience suited to everyday driving, with a starting price of 74,90,000.

Porsche, the company with medallion-ed logo has actually earned it. Starting with Lohner-Porsche in 1900 and Targa Florio race in 1906, Porsche’s name is now synonymous to speed and style. Its four models in India are Boxter, Cayman, 911 and Cayenne. The coup6 roofline is lightly domed as it arcs its way from the windscreen pillars to merge with the powerful rear section. Drive this 295 hp coup6 at a top speed of 275Kmph and you’ll get carousal. This optimum masterpiece of cockpit ergonomics and spell bounding design begins from 56 lakhs and has storage space at front and back 911 Turbo, the flagship model of Porsche is sleek, slender and takes you to 100 km in 3.9 seconds. With a fuel tank of 66 litres, it flaunts a 6-speed manual transmission Gearbox. It comes with standard and sport seats, a BOSE surround system and a unique Park Assist system.

Lamborghini, The Company, started by Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963 is owned by Audi. While Lamborghini is the name of a fighting bull, Gallardo is the Spanish word for Gallant. The company’s logo, made of bull, aptly accentuates its flamboyance, raw power and beauty Lamborghini Gallardo, the immortal car, is prised at a steaming one crore and fifty five lakhs. The royal shining coupe, popularly recognised in stunning yellow is made up of 4961 cc displacement speeding up to 315 Kmph, almost thrice our Rajdhani! Its 4.3 metres long and has a fuel tank of 90 litres. The car has a six speed gearbox (reverse gear excluded) and a fuel economy of 15.24 Km per litre. Arrange a minimum of 1.5 crores ones you plan to buy a Gallardo.

The next entrant is from the smble of Bentley Motors. Arnage R (for re6nement), the most talked about car of Bentley is a refined Grand Tourer with a balance of comfort and elegance, of craft and composure. With the 6.75 litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine, it has enormous reserves of power. Nevertheless, the 450bhp is delivered in a smooth and progressive manner, enhancing the sense of comfort and control.

Panels of natural wood set off the chrome bright ware of the controls, while fluted seats with either contrasting or matching piping add to an interior ambience that’s as discreet as it is luxurious. The 6761 cc, 450bhp car has a top speed of 270 kmph and begins at 2.55 crores.

Let’s simulate into S80 from Volvo. The latest car nulker entering Indian roads, Volvo has bought its flotilla of cars to India. The recently launched S80 Sedan in three vanants The biggest Sedan comes with Volvo’s Continuously Controlled Chassis Concept (FourC) suspension system that offers three dis- tinctive driving modes: comfort, sport, or advanced. A park assist camera is mounted in the boot lid to enhance your field of vision behind the car. A dual band integrated GSM phone, an RTI navigation system and a Bluetooth hands-free system are the navigation systems of Sedan. The fuel economy, courtesy style and fervor the car has to offer, the fuel economy is not too impressive. For diesel and petrol models, the average is 10km/1and 5-7 km/1in city conditions. While the diesel model starts from Rs 38 lakhs, petrol models start from 39 and 44 lakhs INR.

Hope you know quite a bit about your world’s fastest and most desirable cars now. For more, check out my next blog post.

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Hi All !

Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire launched on 26th of March is already India’s favourite car. It has received tremendous responses from customers. I am already a fan of Swift DZire. The Diesel variant was simply Dzirable. I was surfing on net for reviews on Maruti Swift DZire and found that people love this car. One of the reviews i read on Mouthshut.com says that Dzire is by far the best car in thie segment.

One of the bloggers, abagfullofdreams.blogspot.com has also written the same and indicated that it is a tough time for Honda, Logan, Aveo and Skoda’s Fabia as well.

The waiting period for this car is nearly one month. In some location it is slightly more. But Maruti Swift DZire is worth a wait. This car has redefined luxury in the lower A3 segment. The features Maruti is providing in Maruti Swift DZire are really cool. No one is offering such features in this segment and price bracket. You can find more information on my previous blog.

I know many of us are eagerly awaiting the delivery of Dzire. Hope to see you all driving your cars soon.

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Hi All.

What do you expect from your computer when you are on the go? A word processor? A mail client? A browser? And, some space to store your music and videos, possibly? For all this, you lug around a heavy laptop because you don’t have any other option, right? Wrong. Take a look at these ultra mobile personal computers (UMPCs) and the range of products on offer will stun you. Just as big (or small) as a pocket notebook, these laptops pack in enough power inside their tiny frames to help you survive without your laptop while on the move.

Of late, the market is flooded with a bewildering range, and format, of UMPCs. From HTC Shift, which combines a phone, to the latest ASUS Eee PC, which brings cheap computing to your fingertips, the UMPC has had a somewhat tumultuous journey that is now culminating in usable products for the masses.

Typically, a UMPC comes equipped with an operating system such as Windows. In most cases, though, it is some version of Linux, or even Windows Vista Business Edition, to keep costs and computing requirements to a minimum. They are now going beyond their realm of being only portable and having restrictive keyboards.

There is still some negative feedback about screen size but one has to realize that if the computer is to be truly portable, the screens won’t be getting any bigger.

Let’s take a look at five interesting products available in the market…one of these could well be what you are looking for!

The big daddy of personal computers and business laptops, HP also offers UMPCs. And its recently-launched Mini-Note 2133 is perhaps the most powerful of all the products available. As with all things in HP, bling was ignored in favor of productivity. So, instead of a 7-inch screen, the Mini-Note offers an 8.9-inch one—a full two inches more that do make a big difference.

Additionally, the hardware specifications are equally robust, with the capability of putting in 2 GB RAM to support even Windows Vista. Of course, it does offer FreeDOS and Linux, but we guess there would be more takers for Windows.

Complete with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0, the HP Mini-Note also offers optical drives—something not every UMPC offers. Even the quality of the screen is typically HP—a scratch-resistant WXGA screen.

The cheapest model in the Mini-Note range does not include the operating system or some of the fancier features. This variant is also targeted at the educational segment, which means that it is a stripped-down one offering just a 4 GB flash memory module.

The fully loaded one comes at about $849 (about Rs35,000) and includes Windows Vista Home Basic and a 160 GB hard drive.

So now you can put your laptop in your personal kit no need to carry another one. Have fun on your next trip?

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Hi All!

I was searching for a comparison between Maruti Swift DZire Petrol and Diesel Variant, that could give me an idea of the relative difference in their cost of ownership. I found this comparison from one of the Team BHP members. Sharing the same story with you. Please note that he has compared the lowest variant of Petrol i.e. Lxi to Vdi. You can assume a marginally lesser time to break even if you compared Petrol Vxi to Diesel Vdi. Take a look:

7.63359 yrs to break even to be precise on the basis of

Delhi’s lower normal petrol costs of Rs. 44.5. For rest of Indial. it takes 5.3114 years to break even when petrol costs Rs. 52. This also takes into consideration a higher average FE of Swift DZire Diesel at 19 kmpl and Swift Dzire Petrol’s at 13 kmpl.25000 km per year (2083 km per month), then if Petrol costs 52 and Diesel costs 32, even then it will take 3.735 years to break even using the calculations logic shown below.Hope it never happens.30000 km per year for a diesel car to make sense. I am quit impressed with this comparison, although i don’t necessarily agree with everything he has stated.

Extra EMI for Diesel is taken care of by Fuel Savings is only a gimmick. Please see below chart to see that your actual monthly outflow is almost same. So even if it is outstation weekends you end up spending the same amount more or less.

Even if you have many weekends and you clock

What if you decide not to use the car? Then all the extra money spent goes waste! 

Those calculations were hard work. There may be suggestions to these calculations, but more or less these are quite close to real life situation. If you think calculations are not correct anywhere, please let me know. I ignored some points as well like finance opportunity costs because you could have invested the amount in shares or mutual funds.

According to him, one needs a running of more than

So, what’s your opinion.  I would like to hear responses from you.

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Hi All!!!

What would be your dream car? I’ll vote for the new steaming hot Audi A8. Audi has done a great job of converting a sports car into a family drive. The new ultra-high performance Audi A8 combines the time-honoured hallmarks of the best of the classic sports cars with futuristic construction, transmission and suspension technologies, all underpinned by the steadfast reassurance of the quattro four-wheel-drive system.

Mounted longitudinally directly behind the cockpit of the comparatively lightweight, 1,560-kilogramme aluminum-bodied Audi sports car is a high-revving V8 petrol engine delivering 420 bhp, and contributing to an exceptional power-to-weight ratio of 269 bhp per tone. Spinning freely to its 8,250 rpm limit, this acclaimed unit punches the A8 through the 62 mph barrier in just 4.6 seconds and, in the right conditions, can carry it on to a top speed of 187 mph – an unprecedented high for a road-going Audi.

Driving purists can choose a six-speed manual transmission to channel the 430 Nm of torque to the four driven wheels, but they may also be tempted by the racing-inspired R tronic sequential shift gearbox with joystick and paddle control, which uses ‘shift-by-wire’ technology to provide exceptionally rapid gear changes.

This car is already introduced in India. So, it’s great time for Audi Lovers. Take a look of this luxury salon…..

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