Pop-pop, pop-pop, pop-pop! Head for the Kund area of City Centre Salt Lake this weekend to fill your ears with the Harley Davidson 1,690cc Fat Boy’s irresistible signature sound or take an Iron 833 for a spin. Better still, book one!

The American legend will be the cynosure of eyes at the State Bank of India presents The Telegraph Auto Weekend Carnival 2013 powered by Godrej AER from the afternoon of November 22 till the evening of November 24.

Street Bob, a 1,584cc sucker punch, will match shoulders with Fat Boy at the display while Iron 833 and Super Lo — another 833cc from the Harley stable — will be available for test drives.

“This is all about interacting with the Calcutta crowd, creating a lot of excitement, offering test rides,” said Adarsh Tulshan of Bengal Harley Davidson.

Amid the hurly-burly of big brother Harley, Hero is set to play the real hero with its 100cc Pleasure scootie in 10 colours, including girlie pink and purple.

Boys looking for a pair of practical and trendy wheels to beat street congestion and rising fuel costs, Hero has the 110cc Maestro in eight colours.

“We used to participate when the carnival was held at 22 Camac Street. This will be our first time at City Centre,” said Soham of Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

Devotees of four wheels can take a peek at Fiat’s Punto in a crossover package, Mahindra & Mahindra’s Verito Vibe (the sporty compact with a big boot), the new Innova and Liva from the Toyota assembly line and the Nano in a fill-it-shut-it-forget-it avatar.

Tata’s “lovely little family car” will paint the town in nine vibrant colours. The new Nano has the best-in-class mileage of 25kmpl and the smallest turning radius of 4m.

“The Nano has been upgraded with new interiors,” said Sushil Bajpai of Tata Motors. It’s different from the Nano on the street and is expected to create a buzz at the carnival.

The company will offer three years of free insurance for its diesel workhorse Vista.

German behemoth Volkswagen, which displayed the Vento at the 2012 carnival, is coming with the Cross Polo this year.

This sports edition has black cladding on the outside and an all-black interior. “It is slightly costlier than a normal Polo… around a little over Rs 8 lakh. Last year, Volkswagen had a conversion of 10 per cent from about 100 enquiries. This year it is looking for more,” a company spokesman said.

M&M’s compact sedan Verito Vibe has the potential to attract “wows” — and booking cheques.

“We are known as UV (utility vehicle) makers and market leaders in this segment. We want to show our customers our compact car. Last year, we displayed the Xylo and received tremendous response. This gave us confidence and we are here with the Verito now. This is a hatchback that seats five,” said Kumar Vivek of M&M.

Fiat, which has recently launched its own showroom in Calcutta after splitting with Tata Motors for its distribution network, is banking on its handsome Punto and sleek Linea.

Toyota, another carnival veteran, will present the new Innova that it launched last month. Bigger front grille, redesigned tail lamps, parking sensor, touch screen DVD, dual-tone leather upholstery and more: this Japanese best-seller is set to take you places in comfort.

“We had pretty good conversion last year, about 12 per cent. This year, we will be happy with 7 to 8 per cent conversion given the market conditions,” said Shantanu Roychoudhury of Toyota.

This is where the financier walks in. “Look, people will be requiring cars and SBI is here to finance them. The auto carnival is the perfect place that brings together customers, sellers and financiers under one roof for three days. We are hoping to do 250 cars a day,” said SBI chief general manager Sunil Srivastava.

Godrej Aer, first-time participants and sponsors of the carnival, will offer a range of home and car fragrances.

“We believe our products will fit in perfectly to add to the car decor and enhance the in-car experience,” a company spokesman said.