Jaguar Classic has unveiled an authentic XKSS handcrafted to exact 1957 specification. Only 9 will be built to make up for lost originals. Last Thursday, Petersen Museum, Los Angeles, exhibited two classic Jaguar XKSS cars – one was a British racing green; the other a close Sherwood green. One belonged …
My second visit to the first ever Rolls-Royce boutique
I was back at the Rolls-Royce boutique sooner than anticipated, and I had an agenda. It is just over three weeks since the world’s first ‘Rolls-Royce Boutique’ was opened to the world. Situated at the gateway of the City Walk Main Street, the vectorized pixel-animation screens of the boutique walls …
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Ferrari 488 GTB Review: Ferrari with a twist
While Maranello has held out as the last bastion for the hard-core fans of naturally aspirated engines, its donjons have lowered their guard from time to time, only to raise the flag of performance. The 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO and the F40 have gone down in history as the fastest …
Morgan Aero 8 launch: Retract the hardtop and time
The latest convertible from Morgan was launched in the UAE last week. Half a million is the cost of a business class ticket to classic Britain. Few cars really give you a compelling reason to turn to open top motoring in our part of the world. Sure, the cooler months …
Audi RS and R get exclusive home
Audi celebrated motorsport experience last week with its opening of the world’s first Audi Sport Center in Abu Dhabi and a weekend event in Dubai for Emirati ladies to experience Audi sports cars. The first stand-alone showroom in the world, dedicated to Audi Sport was opened in Abu Dhabi with …
Rolls-Royce Black Badge: Driven and drooled over
Phantom. Silver Seraph. Ghost. Wraith. Starting with their names, there is a dark mystique that shrouds the Rolls-Royce motorcars, just as the impenetrable lives of their super-rich owners. If power and luxury had a colour, what else could it then be, but black? And if Drivemeonline were to celebrate the …
UAE stars in Karting Grand Finals for first time
Eleven year old Ziggy Kermanshahchi finished a glorious fifth in the Mini MAX class even as six racers from Team UAE and Oman made it to the Rotax MAX Grand Finals 2016 in Italy. Ziggy fought his way from the 11th place on the grid to finish just 4 seconds …
Drivemeonline enters the 500 Club. Time for ‘fiverks’!
We just zipped past the milestone of 500 posts – leaving many bad puns and some great drives behind. Thinking of it, can you call 500 posts in 5 years (and three and a half months) ‘zipping’? Cruising is more like it. Doesn’t matter, really! As they say in track …
Nissan Patrol extends capability range
Nissan Patrol introduces a V6 version at long last, along with a Gannas Edition that is exclusive to Abu Dhabi dealer. ‘Gannas’ means a hunting expedition. Quite like Safari. Nissan Patrol brings back the spirit of the Safari with a new variant built for the serious off-roaders in the region …
Top picks from Paris
Paris Motor Show is believed by many to be the largest in the world. With just four days remaining, here is a sum up of the best of show, especially focusing on the ones that we can expect to see on our roads. Audi highlights sport and style Audi Q5 …
