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Saturday, 1 January 2011

Detroit - Sports, Cars, Motown and So Much More

To say that Detroit is a sports town is an understatement. Detroit not only is about professional sports, but the city is all about catering to the sports fan! Casinos, major sports franchises, food, cars and of course Motown, Detroit will surprise you before or after the game.

But let's get to some basics first. To get a feel for the place, watch our Detroit Videos.

Getting to the Big D you will probably be flying Northwest/Delta airlines. Detroit Wayne Airport (or DTW) is a major hub for Northwest and you will find plenty of non-stop flights from NYC and other major gateway cities. From the airport, you can be in downtown (by cab in about 20 minutes). That being said, a car rental is appropriate if your stay is longer than two days.

Just like any other major metropolitan city, Detroit has plenty of hotel options in every price range. However, I would plan on staying close to the ballpark, Ford Field or the Fox Theatre. A couple of suggestions include: Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, Hotel St Regis and the MGM Grand.

On your visit, you definitely have to check out Ford Field, it is home to the Detroit Lions and hosted Superbowl XL. You can take a public tour (for a small fee) and see the field, luxury boxes, press rooms, concessions and locker rooms of this legendary complex. In addition, Comerica Park is a must see sports attraction. According to the site: http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=det tours are held from June through September also for a small fee. Go Tigers!

In case you didn't know, Detroit is a gaming town! You'll find Greektown Casino and MGM Grand (just to name a couple). If you feel like it, pull up a chair in a poker room, double down at a Blackjack table or just kick back with the one-armed bandits. Don't miss Greektown for some mouthwatering Greek food and you can take in a show at the Fox Theatre.I'm not saying you HAVE TO, but one of my afternoons was spent at the Henry Ford Museum! The Ford Museum and Greenfield Village is a fascinating place to learn about the history of the automobile. You can take a ride in a real Model T and spend in afternoon watching a baseball game where they play by the original rules! It's pretty impressive.

Ever heard of Motown? It was invented here. And even if a visit to the original Motown Museum isn't your "thang", Detroit is a town FILLED with a lot of live music. Rap to Rock and R&B to Jazz, Detroit's music is alive at just about every turn.

Detroit was one of the biggest surprise destinations I've visited over the years. I expected an unsafe, rundown, crime-infested, rust belt city. What I found is a city full of residents that are proud of their town, infrastructure that is being renovated and plenty of activities to fill the schedule from day 1. Enjoy the Big D!

Saturday, 4 December 2010

Ultimate Aero From Shelby Super Car (SSC) To Be Launched Very Soon In India

The US-based Shelby Super Car (SSC) will launch the world’s fastest car capable to reach 400+ kmph named as Ultimate Aero.

Ultimate Aero will be out in India with a price tage of over Rs 6 Crore that will make it the costilies car sold in the country.

The company has decided to launch the car in India the first launch would be in Mumbai and in span of few month it will reach New Delhi.

The Aero, produced only in the US, costs around $654,400 (more than Rs 3 crore). Indian customers will have to pay much more for the Aero because of the country’s high import duties of up to 100%. The Mercedes-Benz Mayboach, currently the costliest car sold in India, is priced around Rs 5 crore.

“Sales of super luxury cars are on the rise in emerging economies such as China and India. These are seen as stable markets for such cars,” said an industry analyst who asked not to be named.

Luxury car sales in India beat the global downturn

A recent Merrill Lynch Capgemini report had revealed that the growth in the number of millionaires is the fastest in India. Luxury car segment – comprising top models from Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Bentley – is the fastest-growing segment in the domestic auto industry.

The Aero is fitted with a fuel-injected 6.35-litre twin-turbo charged V8 engine delivering 1,183 bhp of power and is capable of reaching 0-60 km/hour in 2.7 seconds.

Shelby expects to sell a few dozen of Aeros in India every year. The conservative estimate is due to the high price tag and the poor condition of Indian roads. Asia’s third-largest economy will take a few years to see such super cars in large numbers, as it doesn’t have the kind of highway infrastructure required for such vehicles.
Aero would be the first high-speed car sold in India. The world’s top luxury carmakers like Bentley, BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar have seen their sales zooming in the past few years in India.

The Aero – which will compete with other supercars such as Ferrari, Lamborghini
, Bugatti and Koenigsegg – comes with a host of luxury features including customised supple leather seats and suede interior, multi-speaker music system, on-board video and DVD screen, automatic back-up camera, navigational backup, power windows and mirrors.

The car is built of lightweight titanium and carbon fibre material to minimise weight. The two-seater, butterfly door (up sky-folding) car runs only on premium unleaded 91 high octane petrol, which is now available in some of India’s largest cities.

The Indian luxury car market has traditionally been a saloon and sports utility vehicles market, mostly from the BMW and Mercedes-Benz stable.

India, the world’s second-fastest growing car market, has seen the sales of luxury cars growing at a fast rate in the past one year, despite a global downturn that affected sales in developed markets such as the US and Europe. Sales of high-end cars is expected to cross the 10,000 mark by 2010.

Mercedes-Benz has launched its famed AMG series in the price range Rs 2-3 crore. BMW will launch its two-seater Z4 roadster in October with a price tag of Rs 60 lakh.

The cars in the Rs 1-4 crore bracket – Audi R8, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Lamborgini, Mercedes-Benz – are posting robust sales in the country. Custom-made cars like Bentley and Rolls-Royce – which have a quota allotted to each market – have sold out their entire quota for India for the past three years.

The Indian market has also been witnessing the launch of an array of super bikes such as the Suzuki Hayabusa, Yamaha VMAX, Honda CBR1000R, American iconic brand Harley Davidsons Fat Boy and Italian Ducati bikes in the price band of Rs 10-60 lakh.