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Reckless drivers and motorists who cause death while speeding, street racing, while on mobile phones or under influence of alcohol or drugs could now face longer prison sentences in the UK. The government is considering increasing the maximum sentence for such crimes to life imprisonment from the current 14 years term.

Harley-Davidson recently inaugurated its first ever merchandise-only showroom at Terminal 2 of the Mumbai airport. The American manufacturer says that its an endeavour to reach out to more and more people and make them aware of the Harley way of life.

Pixar also promises a special 'Cars 3'-themed display on the show floor.

In India, it's the traffic on roads that dictate the driving habits of the person behind the wheel and the frustration of sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic makes one forget the basics and this leads to wastage of fuel. You might think this is just a blanketed statement, but we do have some statistics that we want to let you on, which might make you understand that 'the way you drive' can help build on fuel economy of the car.

Humans and their need for speed; it's probably apt as a phrase for Project Bloodhound. It's a supersonic car project which has found a lead sponsor in Chinese carmaker Geely and it will also see the car attempt to achieve a land speed record by travelling 1600kmph. The attempt to target the four-figure mark will be made in South Africa in 2018 and yes, there's an Indian connect to it.

Nissan has finally launched the GT-R in India at a price of Rs. 1.99 Crore. It is one o the most well-known and capable sportscars in the world. Automotive enthusiasts lovingly call it the 'Godzilla'. It does the 0-100km/h sprint in less than 3 seconds, which is blistering fast. India has only 10 units of Nissan GT-R allotted for sale in this financial year, of which 3 have already been delivered and 5 have been booked.

Racing drivers are fit. Automotive journalists for the most part are not. Considering the fact that most of us drive around the whole day and then sit in front of a laptop to tell you how the car (or bike) felt leaves little time to get out and actually exercise. But mostly, we are all a bunch of slightly spoilt, lazy fellas who love their respective food and drink and of course love our cars and bikes. In fact, most of us do find any excuse to ride or drive even if our actual commute is a just few hundred meters. So when we got an email invitation from Maruti Suzuki to join them in a cricket match, some very worried faces were noticed at the Car And Bike office.

We had the opportunity to take a quick ride on the Sherco enduro motorcycles in France. It was unlike any other motorcycle we had ever ridden, in a very, very good way. Needless to say, we had a huge grin on our faces after having ridden them for the better part of a day.