Two young adults, Ashwini and Aneesh, were the victim of a fatal accident when a 17-year-old minor crashed his high-end car and ran over them. The driver, identified as the son of an affluent real estate developer Vishal Agarwal (50), was allegedly drunk and just out of a pub. was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board that granted him bail on bizarre conditions like writing an essay and taking psychiatric therapy. Following an outcry over quick bail, the JJB on Wednesday remanded the boy to the observation home till June 5. His father as well as the pub owners that served him alcohol have been arrested, with the pubs’ licenses being cancelled.
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Porsche Taycan: Things to know
The luxury sports car that the teenager was drunkenly driving that night has been identified as the Porsche Taycan. The Porsche Taycan is a battery electric luxury sports sedan and shooting brake car produced by the German automobile manufacturer. (Image: Porsche website)
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According to a report by HT Auto, the Porsche Taycan is priced anywhere between Rs 1.61 crore to Rs 2.44 crore in India. The car enters India via the import route and the price mentioned is not calculated after taxes. This car is the first electric vehicle from Porsche, known for making some of the best sports cars in the world. (Image: Porsche website)
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As mentioned earlier, the Porsche Taycan is not sold directly in India and is imported. According to the HT Auto report, Porsche sold 113 units of the car in all of 2023, while globally the number went up to 7716. It was launched in the global markets in 2019. (Image: Porsche website)
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Variants, safety and speed
The Taycan sedan and Taycan Cross Turismo are the two body types of the all-electric vehicle. There are four versions of the Taycan sedan: standard, 4S, Turbo, and Turbo S. The Taycan Cross Turismo is available in three different variants: Turbo, Turbo S, and 4S. With rear-wheel drive (RWD), the base Taycan produces 408 horsepower, while the top-of-the-line Turbo S produces 761 horsepower and 1050 Nm of torque, enabling it to reach 100 kph in just 2.8 seconds. Among its many safety features are ten airbags, automated emergency braking, forward collision warning, and lane departure warning (Image: Porsche website).
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