Bajaj Pulsar 200NS

Bajaj Pulsar 200NS unveiled

 Bajaj has unveiled the all-new Pulsar 200NS, the newest generation of its now-legendary brand and may we say, we like what we see.

Starting with, of course, the looks. The 200NS looks nothing like the older Pulsars, yet retains a visual link with its forebears, according to Bajaj. According to us, we’d like to think of it as nothing like the older Pulsars, millions of which romp on our roads. There are familiar cues, yes, but it looks nothing like the older ones. Fat forks, fat tyres (Eurogrip again? Why not MRF, Bajaj?), sharply raked lines running the length of the bike and our personal favourite, the headlamp.

Coming to the powertrain, the 200NS is powered by the KTM Duke 200-based motor with one important difference - something called Triple Spark. Yes, two spark plugs weren’t enough for Bajaj, so they added another one to the new Pulsar, which along with the four-valve layout should make for one hell of a messed up head. Is it? Well, if Bajaj’s claims are correct, it is actually more powerful and more efficient than the Pulsar 220 DTS-i!
The 200NS makes 23bhp@9500rpm and 18Nm@8000 rpm, while it weighs in at 145kg. Enough to propel it from 0-60kph in 3.6 seconds and from 0-100kph in 9.8 seconds, according to Bajaj, and we can’t wait to verify these for ourselves. Top speed is rated at 136kph, and this hints at a short-geared, wheelie-prone streetfighter to beat the rest of the pack with. 

And come corner time, the 200NS promises to be fun here too. It has the right ingredients - 37mm front forks, a twin-spar frame, gas-charged monoshock, a rectangular-section swingarm, 100/80 front and 130/70 rear tyres, a 280mm disc up front - it all seems like a recipe for knee-down fun.

While Bajaj will remain tight-lipped about pricing until the 200NS’s April launch, it has confirmed that it will be priced under Rs 1,00,000. Of course, with the KTM Duke 200 pegged at Rs 1,17,500, it’s safe to speculate that the newest of the Pulsars should be in the region of Rs 80-85,000, ex-showroom. There - that’s the best news Pulsar loyalists could get.

 

Maserati Qattroporte Sport GT S

  Qattroporte Sport GT S: Maserati’s most powerful sedan ever

The Maserati Quattroporte : MOTORING IN ITS MOST EXQUISITE FORM

The Sport GT S is the most exciting combination of luxury sedan and performance sports car that Maserati has ever produced.

Engine:

The Quattroporte Sport GT S is fitted with the most powerful engine in the Quattroporte range.

Under the hood their is 4691 cc engine Capable of 440 HP at 7,000 rpm and a maximum torque of 490 Nm at 4,750 rpm, it raises the car’s performance to unprecedented levels.These figures have been achieved not only by modifying the engine’s electronic control parameters, but also through in-depth development of the racing exhaust system, a real jewel of engineering installed on this version. The Sport GT S engine touches the  top speed  is 285 Kmph. 0-100 km/h with in 5.1 sec.

The system is controlled by air valves that open in SPORT mode to reduce back-pressure in the exhaust; this increases the maximum power available, and creates a throaty roar at low engine speeds and full symphonic sound of a genuine sports car at higher rpm.


 Technology

Obama’s old Chrysler 300C V8 for sale…

 

Set aside your political affiliations for the moment, and check out this little gem on eBay: President Barack Obama's old Chrysler 300C is reportedly up for auction.

He may roll deep in an eight-inch thick armour-plated Cadillac-badged super-limousine replete with shotguns - which promptly got stuck on a speed bump in Dublin last year - but back before he threw his name into the Presidential hat, Obama used to run this Chrysler. Apparently.

The seller reckons he's got Obama's name on the car's paperwork, so take it how you will. For reference, there was a lot of buzz around this car a few years back when it was offered up on eBay the first time.

Still, you have to give the Pres' a nod of respect for running a 5.7-litre Hemi V8 as a Senator (he traded it in for a Ford Escape Hybrid when he ran for the White House), in which he covered around 20,000 miles. It packs 340bhp and 529Nm of torque, which is nice. Shame we're not getting a V8 in the new 300C...

Anyway, this is all fine and dandy, until you get to the starting bid. The seller, listed as cubfanatic23, has put that starting bid down as $1,000,000 (Rs 4.96 crore). Yes, Obama's old 300C, if indeed it is, is a cool thing, but a million bucks cool? The news has taken from BBC topgear.