In India, Kama Sutra inspires young car designer

Jeremy Korzeniewski — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:34:00 EST

We've heard the styling of some Italian cars being referred to as sensual before, so it comes as little surprise that the Italian styling firm Pininfarina's interest was piqued when it heard that a young Indian's car designs were inspired by the ancient love-making guide Kama Sutra. Ramesh Gound, a student of the National Institute of design in India says, "When I thought of what the world associates with India, it is Kama Sutra that came to my mind. After studying Kama Sutra, I realized its essence and my theme emerged -- two objects coming together and moving in one direction with a force of passion." He adds, "the exteriors of the body curve and become part of the interiors of the car." Yeah... so it sounds like his studies into Kama Sutra proved useful. For all of his hard work, Gound was rewarded with an internship at the famous Italian design house.

[Source: Times of India]

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"Carma Sutra": Learn to love in your Lamborghini

Chris Tutor — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:57:00 EST

Filed under: Etc.

Remember back in November we brought you a story of a naughty teenager, his teacher and his teacher's husband's 911? We expressed great skepticism about their ability to have sex in such a small car. Even when some readers claimed to have accomplished the feat themselves, we didn't believe.

But now for those of us with too little imagination, bodies that no longer move in those ways, and fear of having photos turn up on the Internets, there is an instruction manual for car lovers who want to love in their cars.

"Carma Sutra's" 82 pages cover just about every conceivable concept of conceiving in a car. It covers the basics like avoiding gearshifts and seatbelts, but also goes into detail about the best (Lincoln Town Car, Volvo V70) and worst (Honda Insight, Ford GT) cars for these sorts of things. It doesn't merely offer lists of cars, it gives detailed instructions (just like we asked for) on what goes where with helpful, easy to follow diagrams. Some positions look fairly easy (back of a limo) but others (motorcycle seat, a Miata, the aforementioned Insight) are only for the advanced and double-jointed. It might (it also might not) make a great Valentines' Day gift for your fellow car lover. Oh, the most interesting position the book suggests? In the spacious trunk of the Ford 500. Maybe that's why sales are picking up.

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