Now if football was this much fun, who would miss it anyways?

The million dollar question is, should we have one in India? I don’t think so!

Can this car displace the S-Class by being the new gadgets on wheel?

Mercedes-Benz Financial, which has received more than $5 million in lease and loan payments from customers via their mobile phone devices since becoming the first auto finance company to establish that payment channel late last year, is now taking its mobile strategy to the showroom floor to benefit dealers and customers. Mercedes-Benz Financial today announced that it is putting the Apple iPad into the hands of its dealers, becoming the first automotive finance company to give dealers mobile access to its proprietary point-of-sale dealer system called MB Advantage. In doing so, Mercedes-Benz Financial is one of the first companies to adapt the consumer-oriented iPad as a mobile business tool.

MB Advantage on the iPad will give dealership sales personnel instant access to marketing programs for specific models, quicker turn time on the credit application process, and increase speed and efficiency on the return of lease vehicles. Improvements to MB Advantage on iPad, based on dealer feedback, will be incorporated before potentially making the mobile device available to all Mercedes-Benz dealerships later this year. That launch was followed in March by giving customers who use smart phones the same capability to manage their Mercedes-Benz Financial accounts from their mobile devices. That has resulted in over 15,000 visitors, more than 2,000 payments and $1.5 million received in payments.

In India we give alot of importance to mileage and price of a vehicle. Seldom do we check the horsepower rating or 0-100 timings. Our buying decision resides on the km per litre rather than the top speed. No wonder in the average horsepower in our country is less than 100hp. Whereas in the United States an average passenger car produces 247hp and reaches 100 kmph in less than 9 seconds.

[Source: Auto Insurance for Autoblog.com]

There was a time when the crappiest looking cars where in Hyundai’s portfolio and that time is changing big time. The Korean company has managed to go from a copy cat of sorts to a designing master piece. The new Hyundai Elantra looks gorgeous. It looks one up on its competitors including the Civic and Corolla. But as usual Hyundai will continue to sleep royally in the upper mid-size segment, whereas Honda will come up with a better design. Hyundai get this car asap please, now will you?