Siddharth vinayak patankar biography of christopher
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A lifelong dream comes true
Siddharth finally fulfils a lifelong dream – to drive across the mighty expanse of the U.S. of A.
It’s been several years since I took my first flygning to the US. Bright-eyed, naive and bursting with excitement, inom got off the plane at Chicago’s O’Hare airport – one of the busiest I had seen (probably since Singapore a few years earlier) – and waited impatiently for the domestic flight to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. We got there around 4:30pm local time, and my father picked us up. We then drove to Carlisle about an hour away, and life as inom knew it changed.
The first thing on my list was ‘not’ to try out a typical American hamburger, visit a köpcentrum or an amusement park. No, I had heard that the driving age in Pennsylvania was 16 – and so inom just wanted to get my licence. I couldn’t quite get to it on the first morning of my life in the US, but I got there within a week!
The months I spent driving around after that, and the foundation it laid, is something
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A tale of the new City
The looks
I think the new City looks terrific. The styling is contemporary, with a flair that is appealing—and young. The car’s face looks a lot like Honda’s fuel cell FCX Clarity. The rear seems BMW-inspired, but Honda designers have looked to Bavaria before, so I’m not too surprised by that. The car looks grown-up, sophisticated, and yet has a sporty, ready-for-action aggression—which is a remarkable coup for Honda design. The car is 5mm wider and longer now, while the wheelbase is 100mm longer, which gives you greater cabin space.
The interiors
The interiors are rather flamboyant, with the dash swooping in to the central console, which houses the music system. The colours are pleasant, and while there’s no leather upholstery, the beige fabric works. The base version has grey trim.
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The car’s instrument cluster is smart, though the orange display could have been a bit more sophisticated and sub
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Indian 'Car' shows on TV are PATHETIC
Originally Posted bygd WindRide Lots of votes for Top Gear here i see. ganska surprising, considering how irrelevant that show is to the Indian automobile scenario. While I love Top Gear and the silliness the program manages to inject into the atmosphere, i dont take it seriously. It doesnt talk about cars i can own, just three ridiculous old men (one of whom, allegedly, dyes his hair!) going gaga over expensive toys. Fifth gear is better. |