Between 10 am and 12.30 pm this Sunday, you get a chance to see what life looks like through the windshield of a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce and Porsche. Is there truly anything else you'd rather be doing?
Between 10 am and 12.30 pm this Sunday, you get a chance to see what life looks like through the windshield of a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce and Porsche. Is there truly anything else you'd rather be doing?
This Sunday, South Mumbai gets ready for a first-of-its-kind event, a rare opportunity for luxury car owners of
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Gautam Hari Singhania with his Ferrari |
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Lamborghini Gallardo |
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Porsche Carrera GT |
Mumbai to get together, and for Mumbaikars to see hot wheels zooming across Mumbai roads. Sponsored by Shell Helix Motor Oils in collaboration with HSBC and Grey Goose, the show will feature only sports cars and, "only those that fall over the Rs 80 lakh bracket," says auto expert and organiser Hormazd Sorabjee.
"The sales of Mercedes in India hit a record high last year evidencing the fact that despite the global recession, India still has a growing market for luxury cars," he says about the Indian affinity for luxury cars.
She'll be waiting at Kala Ghoda: About 40 of the most exotic cars in the city Ferraris, Porsches, Lamborghinis, Audis, Bentleys, Mercedes and Rolls Royces will be open to scrutiny of visitors at the Kala Ghoda parking lot before the rally flags off. To give us an idea of the opulence that will be on display at the Parx Super Car Show, Hormazd shares, "Lamborghinis cost Rs 20,000,000 onwards, the Rolls Royce Phantom is priced at Rs 40,000,000 onwards, Ferraris would cost in excess of Rs 20,000,000 and the Audi R8 costs about Rs 13,000,000 onwards."
Rhapsody on wheels: There's more to these beauties than their bodies, Hormazd tells us. "It would be a crime to have a high-end music system in a Ferrari. The sound of its engine, the quartet of those pipes, is all one really needs to take in." The Porsche is characterized by a throaty sound, while the Mercedes engine has a distant rumble.
Steal a look: The convoy will move through Nariman Point and past Wankhede Stadium, through Chowpatty to Walkeshwar and Napeansea Road, before proceeding to Breach Candy, Haji Ali and Worli Naka to Siddhivinayak. The return route will see the cars move through Peddar Road. If you live in these areas, it's a good idea to pull up a chair on your balcony.
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A route map of the circuit
10-11 am:u00a0Kala Ghoda
11 am:u00a0Flag off, Nariman Point,u00a0Wankhede Stadium
11.15 am:u00a0Chowpatty, Walkeshwar,u00a0Napeansea Road
11.30 am:u00a0Breach Candy, Haji Ali, Worli Naka, Century Bazaar
11.45 am:u00a0Sidhivinayaku00a0Century Bazaar, Worli Naka, Haji Ali
12 pm:u00a0Peddar Road
12.10 pm:u00a0Chowpatty, Wankhede u00a0u00a0u00a0Stadium, Nariman Point
12.30 pm:u00a0Kala Ghoda |
