Howdy readers

Though my cold hasn’t gotten any better, it does make me happy to see new cars(from anywhere on the planet as long as it helps SAVE the world) entering the Indian market with CNG options to be provided to them… (Mercedes Benz with the cheapest auto fuel in the world…Woah) and Malaysian carmaker Proton’s move into the Indian markets will ensure there is competition for the Dzire,SX4,Swift or Hyundai’s i10… and lets not forget the Tata Indica and Indigo(Chevrolet Aveo and UV-A other key players)plus with the promise of offering CNG variants…(nice play….)

Now the world’s third largest automaker (sales …) Ford brings out the new Fiesta 1.6S & SXI… the 1.6S has a more sporty look with the 1.6SXI being given the ‘luxury’ tag… Ford India President Michel Bonham pointed out the focus on the European makeover to match the exciting “on-road character” of the Fiesta…The new kid on the block, I hope the Fiesta is a bit more exciting than its predecessor which looked plain and well a bit boring, but a facelift resembling the European models is exactly what the Fiesta needed…. And a hit with the younger generation (those who go for the Fast and the Furious look will surely love having this car to play with…. Drool…rims..neons..spoliers…)

The Caparo T1(at Auto Expo 08) was touted to be the world’s most safest car… even Top Gear’s very own Stigg drove it without much trouble until reports came in that it caught fire in fifth gear…(Chuckle chuckle…) What I would give to be the Stigg…(my left no wait right arm…)Jokes aside, the announcement of the Fiesta 1.6S brings back memories of the ‘Go Fida’ wave which hit India and boy did it makes us take notice…. With the Indigo, Dzire and Logan familiar names in the market, a new change is exactly what I wanted to see and the Fiesta is calling me to gaze at it lovingly almost…(My wives eyebrows are meeting as she peers into my work…not a good sign)

So check this space for the next couple of days as I sneak a view of the newly released Fiesta sports variant and try to extract as much as I can from the dealers at Ford (hope they are nice to a smart-alec like me…)and hope I don’t get shot for suspected espionage… Ciao and don’t catch a cold readers (A son’s pouted face as a sick father can’t play cricket with him… sigh…)