SportTrack April catch up edition

AMG clocks 50 Catching up on performance motoring: the three familiar letters of AMG turns 50 years old this year – just in case aficionados want to gather around a cake that smells of caramelised rubber! You can of course switch it for some real burnt tires behind the numerous …

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Two seconds and counting backwards

If strategy wins a war, the F1 pit lane would be where it is celebrated most. Nowhere else perhaps is the role of ‘back-end’ so obvious in the racing game as when twenty two people stand and scamper to prepare the car before you can blink again: with an F1 …

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28 Aston Martins perform curtain raiser for new SUV

When it comes to adding some drama to visual splendour, Aston Martin knows how. After all, hasn’t it been part and parcel of numerous 007 tales of adventure and ardour? In a way only few automotive brands can, an Aston Martin can generate tonnes of visual torque even without moving …

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New Mercedes E-Class Coupe offers sport and space

Traditionally, coupes have been sexier than their sedan counterparts. Perhaps it’s got to do with the readiness for an edgy life bristling in the sculpted stance of a coupe. Anyhow, the new E-class coupe confirms the fact, just the same way that the S-class and later the C-class did. The …

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8.8/10

Honda Accord 3.5 L and 2.4 L Review: Striking Accord

Red is a brilliant choice – to turn heads and to drive in a point. Mazda convincingly did that a couple of years ago with its midsize sedan. Now, the Honda Accord was doing an encore on me, with this Special Edition Honda Accord 3.5L V6 Sport in signature San …

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PSA Group gathers steam with Dubai HQ

For PSA, March was the month to march ahead. Peugeot 3008 was named the 2017 Car of the Year in Geneva. Hardly a week later, the Group launched its first Middle East headquarters in Dubai Airport Free Zone. It almost seemed like PSA confidently rode into centre-stage on that piece …

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Dubai welcomes Pininfarina to its skyline

A postcard or e-card sent from Dubai could soon feature a rising structure with edges turning in like the corners of a race circuit. Or the talking point in a plush living room in Downtown Dubai could be a recliner sofa that gracefully curves inwards. For, Pininfarina has landed in …

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8.2/10

Audi Q2 First Drive: Fun Key!

As the plane descended into Bahrain International Airport, I could see the overhang of dust clouds like a blanket over the cold, wet tarmac. Just half an hour later, as my cab drove alongside the airport fences, I could hardly see an aircraft through the thick wall of dust. Even …

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Geneva Gems 2017: Ferrari 812 Superfast

The 87th edition of the Geneva International Motor Show opens a window for the world to feel Ferrari power at its peak once again. As the name suggests, the 812 Superfast is a 12 cylinder berlinetta with 800cv power and it is the most powerful and fastest Ferrari in history. …

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Geneva “Car of the Year 2017”: PEUGEOT 3008

When it was launched in 2008, the 3008 was a novelty that shared its fans between seekers of a crossover and an MPV. Soon it was at the crossroads. Just as Peugeot has been, focusing on brand buyouts and development. Or rather how the whole market has been with the …

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