Trendy Boys

The Citroen DS3 is an options galore that will strike a cord with the boys for it's fashionable with all the hip options sans the pissy-ness.

The 2nd Gen Volvo C30, brought the older version's manic pace to the Prada crowd with fiercer design and a ton of fancy accessory-options inside out. I love the floating dash board with optional electric guitar 'flame-surfaces.' Coolness.

MINI: More iconic than pretty but You've got to drive to believe why its worth the designer price tag. I love the quirky Clubman.

The Peugeot 1007 is for the high-heeled retail-therapied fashionista who's got too much bags to tote around and concerns herself with stepping in and out in style and little hassle via the big auto sliding doors. Who said anything about the boys?

The retro-dazzled Fiat 500 is undoubtedly a thing of beauty and its fashion-accessories options list is looooong and matches the DS3. A very nice toy for its agility. Yes, that's lingo understood only by the boys.

The New Beetle was the icon that introduced the word 'chic' to the boring car engineers. It's very cute, great build quality and brand, and that's it. You want an exciting drive? Get the Scirrocco instead. Or a designer pony.

Who says the girls are the trendy wheelers? Yes, they know the brands and the goods.

But The boys know better. The story, behind the label.

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KA-ricature

Not showing it's age even after 12 long years.

The old model was an international best seller having sold over 1.4 million units.

So successful and ahead of its time that the car needed little upgrades in its astounding 12 year model run .

Edgy and go-kart like, was a formula that redefined what a life-style super compact ought to be. Stylish city-chic.

In your dreams will you ever have a four-door fudly dudly 'family hatch'. Hell no!

So outstanding it was this masterpiece that, even today, has few peers anywhere in the entire industry.

Being one of the very rare few dedicated style-doyens in what is essentially a mass-market driven segment.

Well, if its a formula that ain't broke, why fix it?

Indeed. The current one could still be shouldering on and still be right up ahead of the pack.

But, anything good is worth getting even better.

So here it is. The ALL -NEW

Ford Ka.

Quite a monumental moment in car history for the original captured the attention of so many growing up.

Mine included.

So arguably , though percievably not as ahead of its competition like its predecessor was, but still the elements that made it so appealling remains, very compact , stylish, edgy and fun.

There. Or be prepared to pay nearly 3 times as much for the Fiat 500 or Mini.

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Long Lost Twins

Disclaimer: This is meant to be tongue-in-cheek and never meant to spark some cross cultural backlash. :0)

What if you have an International Playboy as a father and he's been sowing his seeds around the globe and a Japanese child just found out that he has a long lost Italian sister?

>Witness the Japanese kid: The Subaru R1




>>Now observe the Italian sister: The Fiat 500

If you're blind and still insist on a DNA test... How do we tell that these kiddos probably share the same father?

-Both are multi-award winning city cars.

-Both are quintessential 3-door hot-hatches that can shame many a 'real' sports car with their agile handling and spritely engines.

-Both are meant for a couple and 2 tag-alongs (no heads or no lower limbs for those at the back; pick one)

-Both have the egg-wedge shape.

-Both have loud Red interiors to stun and have fun in.

-Both cost a lot of cash for very little metal.


There's definitely an identity crisis going here.


Good genes though.

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