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Pune-based stud farm owner Yohan Poonawala often complains about the mass hysteria his cars generate. But if Poonawala is becoming more famous for his cars than his horses, blame it on his sprawling garage which has a number of super-luxury cars including Rolls Royce and Lamborghinis.
The multi-millionaire, who gets 97 Octane fuel from Mumbai for his prized possession — the Lamborghini Gallardo SE – has found a way to avoid mass attention. He drives his cars mostly late in the night.
Just like Sachin Tendulkar. The Little Master drives his Ferrari 360 Modena (gifted to him by Ferrari for equalling Sir Don Bradman’s record of 29 centuries) either on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway or in Mumbai’s Bandra, but only after mid-night.
Notwithstanding the constraint of mid-night driving due to unwanted attention and India’s inadequate roads, the number of people willing to buy these marquee brands is growing at a fast pace – fast enough for at least three legendary European sports car manufacturers – Ferrari, Bugatti and the James Bond-favourite Aston Martin — to launch their speed-and-thrill machines in the country by the end of this year.
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