Maruti Recalls 13,157 Diesel Cars

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has issued a recall for its diesel cars due to a faulty engine part. Maruti uses Fiat’s MultiJet engines in its diesel models. According to Maruti, the connecting rod bolt needs inspection as it has been responsible for abnormal noise in the engine.This recall affects as many as 13,157 diesel cars. This includes 4,505 Swift Dzire, 6,841 Swift and the 1,811 Ritz cars with diesel engines manufactured between 13 November and 4 December 2010. The manufacturer will replace the faulty part free of cost and customers of cars manufactured in that period will be contacted directly by Maruti. The faulty bolt was being supplied from ItalyMaruti had two other major recalls last year; In February 2010, the A-star was recalled due to a fuel tank problem where Maruti had rectified...

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Posted in: News - Apr 2011

Suzuki HAYABUSA 1300 cc

Design & EngineeringThe Hayabusa is designed with a view to be the fastest accelerating bike on the planet with fantastic wind-cheating ability. Its standout, bulbous, lengthy style is instantly recognisable. Up front, an oversized but shapely mudguard goes upwards into the headlight cluster which with a 70mm projector-type high beam works brilliantly at night. The indicators sit flush in the fairing, while the pair of smoothly rounded rearview mirrors work well even at high speeds.The bike comes with silver-outlined four-pod analogue instruments for the speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge and temperature gauge. A centered LCD displays the...

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Posted in: First Rides - Apr 2011

Yamaha FZ1

IT’S ALL HAPPENING on the Indian two-wheeler front. The trickle of superbikes, which were once a distant dream for Indian aficionados, seems to have turned into a flood and today one can pick and choose from a wide range of world-class 800cc-plus models. Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Ducati, KTM and even Harley-Davidson have set up shop in India, offering dream machines ranging from track bred supersports machines to heavy cruisers.Yamaha set the ball rolling towards the end of 2007, and still has a formidable line-up of superbikes on sale. However, what it lacked was a practical big bike but that’s a shortcoming that’s soon to be addressed...

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Posted in: First Rides - Apr 2011