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Cars Indian CEOs drive

01 Dec 2009

Lamborghini

But it's not only the traditional Mercedes, which woos the hi-fliers of India Inc. And, if you think that the machines represent the personality of its owner, you're close enough. The flamboyant Anil Ambani, chairman of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, for instance, owns a Lamborghini and loves to drive the shinny yellow babe on weekends. Though a fan of Porches and Lamborghinis, he prefers his Merc or Land Rover for Mumbai roads.


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  • S Kumar (04 February 2010 20:38)
    Except for the Rolls and the lamb... all are commmon cars in the US with most NRIs. | Reply
  • Sandip (04 February 2010 03:07)
    Just little surprised that most of the cars driven by this CEO's are common cars. I am not a CEO but do own 2 of the car models mentioned here. I was expecting them to be driving/riding custom build cars. In terms of status Merc S class costs around $100K US $50K accessories which is less one years salary of a graduate with resonable job. So nothing fancy about it. I was seriously hoping none of them would be driving less then rolce roy. And nothing to do with class but more of selection | Reply
  • arvind patel (03 February 2010 21:04)
    golden rule is to become succesful is focus focus focus. as arjun said in mahabharat focus on birds eye and not bird. | Reply
  • Suresh Kumar (03 February 2010 17:57)
    As India is rising it is iminent that we have more global leaders and managers who will be operating business world wide sitting in India. Hence if they have the capability to afford these extravaganga, so it be, and our endeavours should be how we can reach their level. It is possible, we just have to be more daring in taking decisions. If this capability is inherited even majority of us will be owning not one Merc S-Class but two. | Reply
 Shashi (04 February 2010 09:30) Reply to Suresh Kumar
Good Suresh, in a way that we could own those (not me). But were will we drive if most of us own those such, or for that matter, even 100million of Indians own, I dont think there will be enough O2 to burn the fuel (even if you consider oil companies suppy you oxygen). Before that, there is uncertainity of oil. Development is not of owning Mercedes. Its to be measured with peoples Health care (of mitigating dangerous diseases), reducing life-style diseases, having good air to breath at zero cost, good water to drink, and good eco-system surrounding us. What we see in this list of achievers is definitely modesty in terms of owning vehicles to their size of income. But, they are irresponsible in some ways or other towards environment. Example is DLF which tries to develop its land by building sky-raise buildings, exacavating soil and putting it all in the city roads, harming people with bronchial problems. For no reason, a not so well-off person is forced to be out of road, or use a car (with AC and windows closed). Thats only one thing. There are several other people betting big on India's Power demand by supplying them with a dated technology of energy conversion. If America pollutes, we cannot have a race with them to be bigger polluters. We can still be setting examples by practicing cleaner energy conversion systems. | Reply
  • Kapoor d Punjabi (09 December 2009 16:14)
    Someone at TOI has to justify the salary cheque so has attempted it, good or bad is left to the readers.While it comes to making statements its quite unfair to target gujjus or punjus for what they are, if you have it flaunt it and so they do.enjoy the cars and i agree with someone here, they work hard to earn it all so a sincere suggestion to all is - work hard / smart to own one quickly.Cheers to all of you.A proud punjabi | Reply
  • anil (09 December 2009 13:49)
    As per their status and the position i find all cars are cheap. | Reply
  • Indian (09 December 2009 13:36)
    what about our politicians? even thought of the machines their sons drive?? | Reply
  • sandeep sen (09 December 2009 13:10)
    man seriously toi needs to focus more on news rather than shit like this. No one except for narrowminded punjabis and gujjus care what care you drive . People are more busy trying to take care of their family and putting news on the table. | Reply
 Kaustubh (04 February 2010 01:34) Reply to sandeep sen
Hey,Mr. Sen...If u dont want read abt all these stuffs then its ok...but dnt be cast biased or dnt blame Punjabis Or Gujaratis...And Who d hale r u to talking like dis abt Punjabis and Gujaratis?So take a chill pill and keep ur mouth shut.And 1 more thing from next time dnt blame any1 for all this type of newsok?If u dnt wanna read it dont... | Reply
 HETAL DASDUPTA (03 February 2010 14:26) Reply to sandeep sen
Dear Mr Sen,My Experience in Kolkatta.In Trams there were two classes. One was VIP and other was Common. The Fare of VIP was 5 paisa more than Commons. But to my surprise common was densely populated in peak hours , and VIP was empty. That to for 5 paisa. Mr Sen .. sorry but your communist thinking is pricking you. Remember we are talking about CARS.. not cycle rickshaws.and if you dare ,, just reply this ,, How many Industrialist have been produced by Bengal ?None...so keep your ideas with you .. and stop this racial abuses,,,,feel proud for what India have given to you ....and Bengalis are found of being saliried community .. they dont understand the charm of being businessmen.Jai Ho India,,, | Reply
 Ketan (04 February 2010 13:40) Reply to HETAL DASDUPTA
Chataak reply Hetal. I feel you should not bother what ppl own as a car or what ever but bother what you own and make the best of it... | Reply
 jt (04 February 2010 02:52) Reply to HETAL DASDUPTA
good one! | Reply
 Hello (03 February 2010 12:45) Reply to sandeep sen
Mr Sen is getting cast biased. Its all about your choice and taste, cast is not the criteria. Not sure what kind of frstration he is trying to show by saying comments like these. When India is already burning by narrowminded thinking in Maharashtra, this is another pindora box Sandeep Sen has opened. Also, the website showed an article, if you like it fine, if you dont...Which Doctor is telling you to read that fully. This is surely your personal frustration...nothing else. | Reply
 Sumeet (09 December 2009 16:45) Reply to sandeep sen
as long as punjabis and gujjus or anyone else, do not steal from anyone, why should u have a problem... they work hard, and realise their dreams...thats pretty clinical... | Reply
 Jasvin (09 December 2009 14:17) Reply to sandeep sen
You a Bong? Get over your parochial mindset. Punjabis and gujjus are more hardworking than you guys and know how to enjoy life. | Reply
 make sense (09 December 2009 16:39) Reply to Jasvin
exceptions jasvin.You are talking of the some people.In general,Indians are hungry people.Look at the civic sense of the proud indians.Abuses like Bahn da ... and baauli ga.. are treated with cultural pride | Reply
  • Urvi Sukul Singh (05 December 2009 13:51)
    There appears to be this mistaken belief in the minds of the present newspaper that only people who hanker after a lifestyle based on conspicuous consumption read this paper.(Of course,we would love to have more choice but the mainstrem media is truly getting streamlined in a way that is not necessarily suggestive of "choice" of viewpoints).One is severely disconcerted to note the severe dumbing-down of content and printing of artcles of no interest to the middle classes.This paper is full of advertisements and there is so little of interest to a "commoner"-if I may stoop to using that term for a country which the Preamble to the Constitution pronounces "socialist".This paper is running a poll/comment page on "should old cars be taken off the road"-withiut realising that there is a vast section of honest pensioners retired from defence services and govt etc as well as honest serving govt officers who cannot afford to keep buying new cars.In the current age of "reycling",there should be talk of perhaps upgrading emission equipment within cars than to writing them off.Can our scrapyards handle this much garbage?It is shameful in a country where the gap between the poor and rich continues to widen and there is no public transport,pedestrian safety worth the name,that newspapers have the gall to print such rubbish! | Reply
 MaheshB (08 December 2009 22:35) Reply to Urvi Sukul Singh
I thought I was the only person to observe third rate quality of TOI. Well now that you have started, the sensation-provoking headlines and news of this paper are enough for me not to trust its contents. | Reply
 jitendra (08 December 2009 12:52) Reply to Urvi Sukul Singh
bravo dude, in sync with you | Reply
  • Sharma M C L (05 December 2009 11:47)
    The CEOs mentioned are not very popular as style icons or movers and shakers in India. It would have made sense if top IT industry and Bio Tech industry CEOs were listed as they are setting latest trend in purchasing power of CEOs and young India loves to follow them. Mercedes doesn't make much of a style statement for position of CEO. Ferrari and Lamborghini should have been highlighted to show latest trend in Indian top executives buying capacity. | Reply
  • Ramesh bas (05 December 2009 03:30)
    what about eco-frindly gas saving electric car? any one driving there tesla or high end electric car | Reply
 ArunS (09 December 2009 13:50) Reply to Ramesh bas
There used to be one. Tho' not exactly a CEO, Philips India Head Bob Hoekstra used to ride in a Reva to make a point. Not quite an Indian CEO but still an India-based Senior executive. He is no longer in India though. | Reply
 Keith (04 February 2010 13:50) Reply to ArunS
Arun, Indians are all about showing what they have... .. the day is not far when we'll forcibly riding cycles due to non availability of fuel... tehn TOI will show which top notch cycles some of these CEOs drive.. | Reply
 Shashi (04 February 2010 09:37) Reply to ArunS
Arun, please do not say that. Reva is a lead-acid battery based car. The chemical-to-electrical-to-mechanical efficiency of energy is so low. I have blogged on so-called achievement of the Reva. So much wrong in that statement. Reva, I read is used in PMO's office as well. Pity those fellows who think its eco-friendly. Its more polluter than the Carb based pre-2000 petrol cars. | Reply
  • Chetan (04 December 2009 12:12)
    Liked the article. But then you need to also mention about CEO's/MD/Chairman who dirve the simple cars, like the Tata,Premji. | Reply
  • kris (04 December 2009 02:37)
    How insane all these camel and donky riders 20 years ago discussing brands and make of the cars. Car are suppose to take you from A to B point, what type a mode of transortation one chooses is his personal preference. It could be a donky or a car. If you are rich you can choose a car if poor choose camel or donky. | Reply
 keith (04 February 2010 13:57) Reply to kris
I suppose you can go walking.... | Reply
  • duazz (03 December 2009 10:42)
    I think u guys hav forgotten to mention abt Mr Anand Mahindra who drives an amazing black Bolero Stinger!!! | Reply
  • lala lakhanmal (02 December 2009 16:08)
    the ceo's you have considered for your article are all kathe gayodo types or kamleshbhai vimleshbhai share bazar types or the typical north india lala todumal types.They have only money but no style,no class,no ophistication.They speak english with their mother tongue accent.They spit on the roads chewing paan tobacco.They are not fit to sit in any of these imported cars.They are suited for ambassador car or maruti van.Comeon,name of class and sophistication is vijay mallya,late feroz khan,gautam singhania,and by the way the most expensive car as of now is bugatti veyron and lamborghini reventon.I AM TWO HUNDRED PERCENT SURE THAT YOUR KATHE GAYODO TYPE CEO'S MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THESE CARS. | Reply
 LOKS (03 December 2009 09:22) Reply to lala lakhanmal
You need to grow up and look at the real world. It seems like you are a stupid, ignorant and racist bastard who has got white dick up his ass. There is nothing wrong in speaking english with an accent. It seems like you are an under achiever who has not seen anything in his life and a kind of person who gets pleasure in passing jealous and nonsensical comments at other peoples success. GET A LIFE BUDDY. | Reply
 AJ (03 December 2009 07:17) Reply to lala lakhanmal
A very stupid, and immature comment indeed! Since when did the definition of class get associated with speaking with/without mother tough accent?? Or that such people dont know what style is? Clearly you have a very stereo type image, one that is unfortunately absolutely wrong.Who is fit to sit in which car, is clearly not your prerogative. The sole criteria that decides, is the money in the individuals pocket, get it? If your "pan chewing, gudka chewing" CEO has the cash, whether it is Mercedes, or any other company, they would be more than happy to sell. | Reply
 Vidur Gupta (03 December 2009 06:31) Reply to lala lakhanmal
and what's wrong in speaking with their mother tongue accent? What are you...a over-smart western ass licking fool? Do you not see Spanish, Italian, French people speaking English with their mother tongue accent but of course since they are white you are OK with that. You must be living abroad and I'm happy you're not in India any more. From London. | Reply
 laale ki jaan (03 December 2009 03:34) Reply to lala lakhanmal
Lalaji,Gaddi ko leke itna regional angle kyon la rahe ho....Anil Ambani ya Shiv Nadar ki gaddi dekhi nahi aap ne? | Reply
  • Asitabh Paul (02 December 2009 09:56)
    Abey Riksha bhi chalayega kya? I know CEOs owning and moving / pushing and pulling cycles and Rickshaws Public Transport like autorickshaws, taxis, buses, trains, airplanes and thelas too [ Walk the Talk - Johnie Walker series] | Reply
 Asitabh Paul (02 December 2009 10:05) Reply to Asitabh Paul
Obviously Yes if Bollywood Stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Anil Kapor can ride them on films the CEO are also real life hroes (Corporate World) Right? [Walk the Talk - Johnie Walker Series] | Reply
  • Worker struggling to make ends meet (02 December 2009 09:35)
    Expensive cars for CEO FOR motivating workers. What a JOKE? | Reply
 Raju (02 December 2009 23:52) Reply to Worker struggling to make ends meet
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  • Sniper (02 December 2009 04:17)
    He he he Lester Pais, indeed you need to grow. Lexus indeed a good car but, not a World Class yet! .. | Reply
  • RGTEX (02 December 2009 03:59)
    And where do these people drive? I don't see roads in India. All I see are badly maintained lanes.And if there are a few here and there, these streets are touted as big accomplishments by every Indian. | Reply
  • Ankur (02 December 2009 01:51)
    Lucky Drivers!! | Reply
  • Lester Pais (01 December 2009 23:18)
    What? No one driving a Lexus LS460 Limited stretch? Come on boys ! Wake up Start getting into the World Class!Drive a Lexus! | Reply
 Hari (02 December 2009 23:04) Reply to Lester Pais
What? Really? Lexus is world class? Lexus is a piece of polished turd. It's just a souped up toyota. It's no where near being world class. To be world class it has to join the ranks of BMWs, Mercs and Audis. Even Jaguar is not considered world class. | Reply
 mohit (02 December 2009 22:46) Reply to Lester Pais
u idiot what is a Lexus compared to an S class merc??? the s class is the best car in the world..end of discussion.. | Reply
 Raj (02 December 2009 10:07) Reply to Lester Pais
Lexus is upscale toyota junk, come out of the womb there are excellent car out there , in terms of comfort and driving pleasure... | Reply
 ss (02 December 2009 09:37) Reply to Lester Pais
Lexus.. what are you talking.. didnt you see toyota/lexus has a faulty pedal and they are calling out cars for a check up. lexus is a luxury car. .but its from toyota.. think German man. and not japanese. | Reply
  • Raja (01 December 2009 18:11)
    And how many of them really "drive" these rather than 'ride' these exotics? | Reply
 Raj (02 December 2009 10:14) Reply to Raja
In USA and europe the owner Drive the car, India is an exception.. Trust me the pleasure of the car is not in the back seat, but at the driver seat..thats where you feel the car. In so called the exotic cars the rear seat ride is as good as an high-end bus ride with electronic gags and two privite windows.. | Reply
 keith (04 February 2010 14:07) Reply to Raj
Turst me mate... one of the best comments... i drive an estilo... but that makes me feel proud cos i own it and pay for it... kudos mate | Reply
 Karthik (03 December 2009 03:28) Reply to Raj
Absolutely true .. the pleasure of driving good cars is only experienced in its drivers seat... I drive a 3 series and get hell pissed to sit in the rear .... so stop boasting abt the cars seating in the back seat and start experincing the thrill driving it .... | Reply
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