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How Safe are the Cars Sold in Indian Market

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 Recently the Renault Duster made for the Indian market has scored zero stars for adult occupant protection in Global New Car Assessment Program(NCAP),while the Dacia Duster scored three stars in 2011 which is the the European Version, the one sold here is the rebadged version which has changes made specifically to appeal Indian market.One of those changes is compromise in safety equipments,These trends are mainly seen in sub 10 lakh cars in Indian market.So what forces the manufactures to take measures like this? Europe bound Dacia Duster   The first fact we should know is that a car without any airbags  will automatically get Zero star rating and Global NCAP uses base variant of a car to conduct crash tests.since India is a very price conscious market manufacturers skip safety equipment's like Airbag,ABS etc too keep the cost down.The one thing an Indian customer who is out to buy a new car is gives most priority is its fuel consumption.No matter how equipped or good look

The all new 2018 Bentley Continental GT

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The all new 2018 Bentley Continental GT has been spotted testing in UK and in Germany.The Bentley Continental GT is the most sold and affordable model in the British manufactures entire line up.Bentley has the kept the luxurious grand tourer desirable by giving it minor updates through out its life cycle, but the overall styling and the mechanical underpinnings hasn't changed much and never deviated from its true shape.But due to the introduction of newer and more luxurious rivals like the Aston Martin DB11 and the Mercedes Benz S-65 AMG Bentley has decided to give the Grand Tourer a overhaul .The new sleeker and dynamic GT's interior and exterior is said to be inspired from the EXP 10 Speed 6 concept. Bentley has introduced more lighter and sturdier MSB platform(also used in the Porsche Panamera) and for the first time for a Continental GT a plug in hybrid system has been introduced  EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR  The spy shots reveal that the new GT's design is insp