Audi e-tron: Because you know it’s all about the drag

We know how important drag or drag co-efficient is for sports cars. So it is for SUVs; and electric SUVs, too. So the Audi e-tron is going 360º to chisel out the best possible aerodynamics and keep the drag coefficient as low as 0.28. The better an electric car’s aerodynamics, …

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Dubai Autodrome and RTA roll out instructor training

Training a driving instructor can change the way a thousand students learn – or even more. Dubai Autodrome and Road Transport Authority (RTA) have come together rto conduct an 18-month program aimed at the UAE’s RTA approved driving academies and instructors. Mission: help improve driving standards on the road. The …

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Hyundai Accent 2018: Accent on comfort

My return home after the first few months in Dubai was nothing short of a revelation in terms of dimensional dynamics. How everything is relative, even with icons that etched their shapes into your motoring canvas. The Ambassador seemed a meek and mild version of what I remembered of it. …

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CNN Supercharged: Can simulators win a race?

An opportunity to drive on track is not to be missed. Be it in a Formula 3000, a 488 GTB, an Audi TT or a Rotax Kart. While some find the track a brilliant way to hone their speeding skills without attracting a fine, there seems to be a dependable …

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Guess who helps us remain independent

That’s not really a trick question. As my beloved readers, you have inspired us from the start to bring you fun-to-read yet matter-of-fact reviews. So we say it as it is. Because we love you. No car deserves mudslinging. Every car is made for someone out there! So we say …

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Ferrari Portofino First Drive: Mountain Air

Portofino is a quiet fishing village near Genoa in Italy, 250 km southwest of Maranello, where Ferraris are made. The village is speckled with high-end boutiques and the harbor, with super-yachts. It’s a holiday waiting for me on the Italian Riviera: sometime in the future. Back to now: Located 6000 …

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New Toyota Rush adds two seats to bite-sized Adventure

Indian Advertising icon Bharat Dabholkar, recently dumped the sedan for an old auto-rickshaw (what Thailand knows as a Tuk Tuk) that he converted into a private mode of transport in flourishing colours and flamboyant style. If he wanted to drive differently, pay grudgingly and squeeze-in seven of his kin, what …

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Is Cullinan the best SUV ever made?

So, Cullinan is the first Rolls-Royce with a tailgate. The base architecture was reconfigured into a spaceframe that was higher and shorter. The all-new aluminium sub-structure delivers extraordinary car body stiffness for exceptional ‘best-in-class’ functional performance on rough terrain whilst offering better ride comfort. Learn further. The making of Cullinan …

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CULLINAN REVEALED

On the 10th of May, at 4 pm UAE time, the veil was lifted, and with it the embargo that put a clause of silence on my tongue and fingers that showed extraordinary restraint all these days from the time I set my eyes on the Rolls-Royce Cullinan. In this …

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Jeep Grand Cherokee 2018 Review: Genes, urban styled

It takes illustrious confidence to hold on to automotive designs for a decade or longer. Range Rover has been doing it. Jeep has been doing it. If you drove a Jeep Grand Cherokee at the turn of the decade, when it was launched, you can still drive the 2018 version …

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