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Targeting the fast growing billionaire club in Asia's second-fastest growing market, Italian luxury sports car maker Automobili Lamborgini  SpA launched the all-new Aventador LP  700-4 model in India, priced at Rs 3.69 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi) on Thursday.  The latest in the range, Aventador was first introduced at the Geneva Motor  show in March this year and has already received orders from 20 Indian customers. The company claims to have received over 1,500 bookings globally.  "This year we expect to sell around 20 Lamborghini in India and aim to double the tally in 2012," said Satya Bagla, managing director of Lamborghini's sole dealer in India, Exclusive Motors. Sale of sports cars in India has received a tremendous response and post-Airtel Indian Grand Prix, we expect the market to gain momentum for such luxury marquees, Bagla added.  Powered by a 12-cylinder and 6.5-litre engine, the Aventador is among the fastest street-legal cars ...

Audi India has launched a more efficient, smaller capacity variant of its A6 saloon, the A6 2.0 TDI. With the addition of the 2-litre diesel motor, the A6 now has a total of four engine options – 2.0 TDI, 3.0 TDI, 2.8 FSI and 3.0 TFSI. Base variants are a preferred choice among luxury car buyers who want a higher segment model but are also looking for affordability and low running costs. This is evident from the sales of the BMW 5-series, where a major chunk of the numbers comes from the base 520d. Audi hopes to emulate this success with its new entry-level 177bhp 2.0 TDI. The technology-laden new Audi A6 features intelligently built light-weight body shell, owing to a significant proportion of aluminium components. It also sports an intuitive and user-friendly range of assistance and multimedia systems. Audi India has tested the saloon in a coast-to-coast drive and claims an efficiency figure of 18.9kpl under real Indian road conditions. This may have been achieved with the he...

Ultra-luxury car-maker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today launched a new variant of its Ghost model at a starting price of Rs 3.05 crore to tap the growing luxury car market in the country. The Ghost Extended Wheelbase is powered by a 6.6 litre petrol engine and will be available in the market soon, the British company said here. "Demand for luxury cars is growing in India and we want to tap the market with the launch of the new Ghost model," Rolls-Royce India Business Development Head Herfried Hasenoehrl told reporters. The company expects every third car it sells in the country to be the new Ghost Extended Wheelbase, he said but did not put a number to it. "I can't say the exact numbers, but we are very optimistic for this year. We are working on how we can expand this market," Hasenoehrl said. The company sold around 80 units in the country last year. It also plans to expand its network in the country. "India is one of the maj...