Wow! Volkswagen Jetta

Volkswagen is upbeat on the Indian auto market and has already launched a 360-degree ad campaign.Currently, the Passat and Jetta models are available in India.  Priced between Rs 12. 50 lakh and 16.10 lakh, the car has some amazing features. Let's take a look into some of them:

One car — a wealth of options. There are two engines available for the Jetta. A 75 kW (102 PS) petrol engine represents the entry-level option.

Equipped with a 5-speed manual gearbox, it ensures optimum transmission of power, with short, well definced gear changes.With this engine under the bonnet, the saloon can reach a top speed of 186 kph and can be accelerated from 0 to 100 kph in just 12.2 seconds.

The 1.9 litre TDI with ‘Pumpe Duse‘ direct injection technology eliminates any compromise — you can have performance as well as exceptional economy.

It develops impressive power of 105 PS and torque of 250 Nm at 1900 rpm and accelerates from 0 to 100 kph in just 11.8 seconds.

The diesel engine is available with the revolutionary 6-speed automatic DSG gearbox that combines a 6-speed gearbox with all the advantages of an automatic and manual gearbox.

They have thought of everything in terms of safety on the Jetta : airbags for the driver and front passenger, curtain airbags at front and rear and side airbags at the front are included as standard.

Disabling of the front passenger airbag also makes it possible for the tiniest passengers to be accommodated in child-seats beside you.Side airbags are also available for rear passengers .

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Crisis in economic crisis

A married Chinese businessman who could no longer afford five mistresses held a competition to decide which one to keep.

But the contest took a fatal turn when one of the women, eliminated for her looks, drove the man and the four other competitors off a cliff, Chinese media reported.

The spurned mistress died and the other passengers were injured, the reports said.

Police initially thought the car had plummeted off a mountain road in eastern China on December 6 by accident. Then they learned of the contest through a letter the dead woman had left behind, the Shanghai Daily newspaper said.

The 29-year-old woman, identified only as Yu, was a waitress when she met the businessman at a restaurant in the coastal city of Qingdao in 2000.

At the time, the businessman, identified only by his last name — Fan — was married and had four other mistresses, according to the Peninsula Metropolis Daily newspaper in Qingdao.

The women knew of one another, but none elected to break up with the man and give up their rent-free apartment and a 5,000 yuan ($730) monthly allowance, the reports said.

When the economy soured, the businessman apparently decided to let go of all but one mistress.

He staged a private talent show in May, without telling the women his intentions. An instructor from a local modeling agency judged the women on the way they looked, how they sang and how much alcohol they could hold, the Shanghai Daily said.

The judge knocked out Yu in the first round of the competition based on her looks. Angry, she decided to exact revenge by telling her lover and the four other women to accompany her on a sightseeing trip before she returned to her home province, the media reports said.

It was during the trip that Yu reportedly drove the car off the cliff.

Fan shut down his company after the crash and paid Yu’s parents 580,000 yuan ($84,744) as compensation for her death.

The four other women left him, as did his wife when she learned of the affairs.

Guinness World Records Book 2009

The 54th edition of the Guinness World Records book has been released. In the 2009 version we can find a few interesting world records such as:

The World’s Oldest Bridesmaid (105 years old)

The Most Expensive Ice-cream Sundae (£12,000)

The World’s Longest Dog, with a nose to tail length of 2m 32cm (7.61 feet)

Oldest living person (114 years and 115 days – Edna Parker, US)

Largest underwater press conference (61 journalists)

Most rotations hanging from a power drill (141)

Worlds fastest talker (655 words per minute)

Fastest suitcase escape (7.04 seconds)

Oldest DNA (800,000 years)

Many of the records in the book were set on last year’s Guinness World Records Day (November 9) when 200,000 people around the world joined in to make or break records as part of the international event.

The Floating Stadium of Singapore

The Float at Marina Bay (or Marina Bay Floating Platform), this floating stadium is the world's largest floating stage. It is located on the waters of the Marina Reservoir, in Marina Bay, Singapore.

Made entirely of steel, the floating platform measures 120 metres long and 83 metres wide. It can bear up to 1,070 tonnes, equivalent to the total weight of 9,000 people, 200 tonnes of stage props and three 30-tonne military vehicles. The gallery at the stadium has a seating capacity of 30,000 people.

The stage took 13 months to build, and by April 2007, the platform and seating gallery were completed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nokia 6600i slider phone launched in india

Nokia has launched a brand new slider phone the Nokia 6600i in India. The newly launched 6600i has a 2.2 inch
color TFT screen, a 5 mega pixel camera along with a double LED flash and auto focus with an 8X zoom.

Available in Black and silver color.The Nokia 6600i slider supports GPRS/EDG
E/HSCSD/BLUETOOTH and USB connectivity, 20 MB internal memory and 16GB expandable memory card slot.The Nokia 6600i Price in India is Rs.13000.

Airfone unveils Airfone Flip 29i, AF 26 and AF 31 Mobile Phones

 Airphone Flip 29i is a Dual SIM Dual Standby Touchscreen phone comes with Unique Flap Design, 2.6 inch display, 1.3 megapixels camera, music/video player and Bluetooth. Airfone Flip 29i touchscreen phone supports GPRS, Handwriting and have expandable memory card slot up to 4GB.The Airfone Flip 29i touchscreen phone comes in Silver color.


Airfone AF 26 is a bar styled Dual SIM Phone comes with 2.2 QVGA display, VGA camera, Video/Audio player, Games and stereo FM Radio. The AF 26 supports polyphonic, mp3 music ringtones, GPRS/WAP, 8GB expandable memory and powered by Li-ion battery which provides long talk time of up to 12 hours. The Airfone AF 26 comes in black color.

Airfone AF 31 is a bar styled multi SIM (CDMA+GSM) or (GS+GSM) phone that boats with 2.0 inch QCIF display, .3 megapixels camera, torch light and FM Radio. The handset supports polyphonic, mp3 ringtones, Bluetooth, WAP, Audio/Video files and have up to 16 GB expandable memory card slot.

The Airfone Flip 29i and AF 31 carries the price tag of Rs. 4999 and AF 26 priced Rs 2999.