Showing posts with label ICOTY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ICOTY. Show all posts

Thursday, 1 November 2012

“Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.” - J.K Rowling


The usual monotonous routine of waking up, going to office and coming back home, over and over again, week after week, can get to you. Hence, we need some adventure in our lives. The best way to feel that rush of adrenaline pumping through every vein of your body, and the beads of sweat breaking at your brow is by undertaking an adventure sport. We have spoken in the past about how the Swift owner is fearless and a risk taker, and how these qualities would greatly help any Swift owner looking to attempt an adventure sport.

We have also spoken about more popular adventure sports like sky diving and bungee jumping in a previous post. However, let’s now take a look at those unheard, crazier then crazy adventure sports which would make even the most brave and bold people flinch.

Volcano Boarding: Just the thought of a volcano instantly gives one the feeling of chaos and destruction. Ever imagined what it would feel like to race down the throat of an active 2,380 ft volcano high at a speed of well over 80kmph? Head to the foothills of the Nicaragua’s Cerro Negro Mountains to find out what this new craze is all about.

Limbo Skating: Limbo Skating is basically the art of skating below cars, however impossible a task this may seem, it can be done. Wonder kid Aniket Chindak set the record for limbo skating below beneath 57 cars when he was just six years old.

Cliff Diving:  Cliff diving takes the relatively simple task of diving to a whole new level. As the name suggests, cliff diving requires one to perform an acrobatically perfect dive into a water body, being meters above the ground. Such an experience would definitely last a lifetime. Cliff Diving originated in Hawaii thousands of years ago when the king asked his men to dive into the water from high cliffs without causing a splash, in order to prove their loyalty towards him. This sport has now become the rage and people from all over are flocking to get a taste of what it’s all about.

These are just a few of the many crazy adventure sports which are becoming popular by the day. Keep coming back to this space in order to learn of more crazy and wacky adventure sports you can try a hand at.


Monday, 30 July 2012

Some men take good care of a car; others treat it like one of the family.


We’ve all heard of boys and their toys, it’s a commonly used phrase to describe how as a boy grows into a man, action figures make way for cars and other cool gadgets. However cars top the list, rarely would you meet a guy who isn’t into cars and who doesn’t already have a list of the top ten cars he wishes to own already prepared and thought through. The relationship of a man and his car is far beyond that of a person and an inanimate object, it’s a relationship that is based on love, respect and pride. As they say a man’s car reflects him as a person. For many, the Swift has proven to be that dream car and being the only car in the Indian market to ever win two ICOTY (Indian car of the year) awards, its no surprise why!
Take a look at one instance of a Swift owner talking about his swift with utmost pride and passion by writing a travelogue of a road trip he recently made in his car. This is what Mr. Deepak Kajal from New Delhi had to say after his first road trip in his prized swift.

“I quickly finished mywork in the evening and headed towards Mussoorie again as I was free for nexttwo days arose to surprise that my beast (my swift) climbed all the way in thethird gear, that showed the power my car possessed. I reached Mussoorie ataround 6 pm and again to my surprise one of mycousin(who was already there with his team trip) found me there. We simplybooked a room near Ghandhi chowk and next day enjoyed Kempty falls, Sir GeorgeEverest House (It was the most amazing point that thrilled both of us as the wayto reach there was full of pits, stones, sloppy and slippery but for my Swiftit was nothing) and the view from Everest View point was astonishing. We spendsome three hours sitting on the cliff must say that if you’re in Mussoorie youmust visit this place. Finally I started forDelhi at about 2130 hrs and reach home at about 0300 hrs in the early morning.The performance by my Swift VDI was superb and made me start planning roadtrips to other destinations like Manali and Rohtang.”

This experience shows us how a Swift never disappoints its owner and in this case, drives its owner to think about future plans to make and destinations to visit. This is one of the several reasons why the Swift is the most sought after car in its segment and will always be the epitome in its segment.