Revamped Pulsar 220 On The Cards?

The grapevine on the web suggests that Bajaj is all set to launch the revamped Pulsar 220 on 23rd June which is just a week away.The news looks perfectly believable given the revamped Pulsar 150, 180 and 200 have already been launched under Bajaj’s yearly updates for the Pulsar range.What makes the news even more interesting for the biker in us to stand up and take notice is the the talk of an all new DTS-Fi (DTSi?) engine. Well to be very frank, an all new engine is highly improbable, what Bajaj may have done is throughly revamped the 220 cc engine for refinement and more power.The new Bajaj Pulsar 220 cc is reported to the fastest Indian bike ever built with a top speed of 140 kmph and is said to cost considerably lesser than its predecessor at approximately Rs 73,000 Ex-Showroom, massive difference of around 12k’s when compared to the current Pulsar 220’s price.Better, faster bike at a lesser price…. how you may say? I think we have the answer to it. There were news of Bajaj testing and developing the carburetted version of the 220cc engine. Sources also said that the carb version of the engine is more powerful and faster. Now if this is to be believed, the new bike can certainly be priced at Rs. 73,000 given that rationalization of parts and economies of scale would work in P220 favour since it shares some of its parts with the 180 now! We also have to keep in mind the money Bajaj would save by not giving Fuel Injection system to the bike!Speculative… but we dont have to wait for too long! Keep coming back for more!
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Ferrari F450, the F430 Replacement Undisguised!

Ferrari F430 has a huge reputation. Its regarded as one of the best car to come out of the factory gates at Maranello even though its an entry levelo model.We all know that Ferrari is working on the F430 replacement for long now and here is undisguised pic of the replacement which may be called the F450. The pic come to you courtesy Autoexpress Magazine which spied the car as it was being loaded onto the back of a truck in Italy.If you thought F430 was good looking, have a look at F450 which is even better. The new F450 is more rounded more agressive with a pair of huge sweeping side air vents which have been enlarged to cool the improved engine and the brakes. In a bid to better compete with its rivlas like the Porsche 911, Lamborghini Gallardo, the F450 will also get a bigger 4.5 Litre engine (and hence the name) which will atleast put around 500 bhp a result of the modified internals and even more revv range.The new F450 will also come with an all new gearbox in the form of 7-Speed double clutch unit from the Ferrari California. The gearbox will be suitably updated to meet the demeanour of a mid-engine Ferrari sports car and will offer lightening fast shifts.The Ferrari F450 might even get the KERS system from the Ferrari F1 program which will convert the kinetic energy saved from braking into usable power.Ferrari F450 is expected to debut at the Franfurt motor show this year with sales starting from the year 2010.
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Led TV

Consumer durables major Samsung India launched a series of energy-efficient LED technology-based televisions in the Indian market, priced between Rs 1.25 lakh and Rs 3.5 lakh.LED TV use low electricity, contain no mercury and are made of environment-friendly products. It is based on a new technology, which uses LED (light emitting diodes) in the panels as against LCD TVs, which uses normal liquid crystal display technology.The company also introduced a range of LCD TVs and Plasma TVs, priced in the range of Rs 17,000-1.7 lakh and Rs 59,000-1.35 lakh, respectively."We are proud to be contributing to and leading this turning point in TV evolution globally and in India by simultaneously introducing Samsung LED TVs in different markets all over the world," Samsung President and CEO (South-West Asia) Jung Soo Shin said in New Delhi."We are expecting our LED TV volumes to be 10 per cent of our flat panel TV volumes this year," Samsung India Deputy Managing Director R Zutshi said. The company is targeting to sell six lakh units of flat panel TVs in India during 2009.Apart from launching three series of LED TVs in the Indian market, Samsung India also introduced five series of LCD TVs and two series of plasma TVs here. Besides Samsung, firms such as LG, Panasonic and TCL, are also gearing up to introduce LED TVs in the domestic market.Consumer durables major Samsung India launched a series of energy-efficient LED technology-based televisions in the Indian market, priced between Rs 1.25 lakh and Rs 3.5 lakh.LED TV use low electricity, contain no mercury and are made of environment-friendly products. It is based on a new technology, which uses LED (light emitting diodes) in the panels as against LCD TVs, which uses normal liquid crystal display technology.The company also introduced a range of LCD TVs and Plasma TVs, priced in the range of Rs 17,000-1.7 lakh and Rs 59,000-1.35 lakh, respectively."We are proud to be contributing to and leading this turning point in TV evolution globally and in India by simultaneously introducing Samsung LED TVs in different markets all over the world," Samsung President and CEO (South-West Asia) Jung Soo Shin said in New Delhi."We are expecting our LED TV volumes to be 10 per cent of our flat panel TV volumes this year," Samsung India Deputy Managing Director R Zutshi said. The company is targeting to sell six lakh units of flat panel TVs in India during 2009.Apart from launching three series of LED TVs in the Indian market, Samsung India also introduced five series of LCD TVs and two series of plasma TVs here. Besides Samsung, firms such as LG, Panasonic and TCL, are also gearing up to introduce LED TVs in the domestic market.
Heard on news channel that Sony is coming up with ist own version of led tv 1/3rd thickness of samsungs' called Sony LED Bravia KDL-55XBR8 already available outside India.
courtesy:www.gizmag.com