Just as in China, which got its foot on the F1 ladder in 2004, India's love affair with the motor car is growing -- at an average annual rate of 17.2 percent over the last five years.
Land is finite, population is still expanding and the motor car's dominance may not last much longer.
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Not only is the motor quiet but the car has been meticulously designed to minimize wind and tire noise as well.
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Eventually, the goal of motor engineers is to produce a car that will sense and respond to obstacles the way that Dr Dollinger's tyres sense and respond to slippage.
The well-publicised troubles of Nissan Motor, which is closing five car plants and chopping 21, 000 jobs to stave off bankruptcy, have made it acceptable for even profitable firms to announce pre-emptive cuts of their own.
The next-generation Toyota Corolla promises to be much more stylish and alluring, based on the provocative Furia concept car that Toyota Motor is showing.
The Englishman has won on the streets of the Principality in both Formula Three and GP2, but in an F1 car the track is one of motor racing's greatest challenges.
The five-speed manual is easy to use, if a bit slow, but then again, the old Jag motor is so torquey that you can leave the car in third gear for most jobs, and the brakes stop with the kind of easy retardation that speaks of modern discs and light weight.
Avtovaz's best car, tellingly, is powered by a motor from America's General Motors.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, which is owned by BMW, has reported record car sales for the third year in a row.
In motor racing, you can see how fast a car is going, whether the driver is using the brake or the throttle and a host of other data.
The car is still electric, in that it has an electric motor which turns the wheels.
Recreational vehicle enthusiasts love to be able to bring their favorite mod cons with them on their annual road trips, so German RV manufacturer Volkner Mobile's idea to develop a motor home capable of storing an entire car in its underbelly is sure to be popular with those that can afford the undoubtedly high pricetag.
By partnering with Zipcar on college campuses, Ford Motor is employing an inexpensive, convenient marketing strategy to introduce the next generation of car buyers to its vehicles.
But I wondered if shopping for a new car on the web is really as easy and as satisfying as General Motor's television commercials, replete with grinning, laptop-toting twentysomethings, make it out to be.
The company remains a force in the British motor industry, even without Rover's volume-car production, as Mr Milberg is understandably anxious to point out.
The motor and other driveline parts for the Spark EV are made in Baltimore, but the car is assembled in South Korea along with the gasoline version.
The sudden moves in the currency overnight means the Nikkei is now up 6.6% in the week with car makers among the prime beneficiaries Friday as Toyota Motor Corp.
Brembo is a world leader when it comes to high performance brakes, with a high profile at Formula 1 and other motor car racing events.
"This car is a showcase, it's a little bit of frivolity, it's for a motor show in Switzerland designed by an Italian at a design studio in Frankfurt, " he said.
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