Audi RS5 is not just a sports car, even though the badge clearly defines it as one. To begin with, it has a 2.9 L biturbo V6, accounting for the formidable power on leash. The RS5 stands two rungs above the sporty S5 and the laymen’s Sportback A5. Audi’s racing …
Ferrari Approved Certification: Guarding a precious legacy
There was a time when I fancied a Rolex from hush-hush street costing all of hundred dirhams. Thankfully, that fancy did not last more than a few days – so I never got to know how long the watch lasted. I realised I was not the fake-it-but-just-flaunt-it kinda guy. Authentic …
Arabian adventure with new Mini Countryman JCW 2020
Driving through the two little sand-coloured towers that marked the entrance to the village, I thought to myself: this must be the best-kept secret of the Abu Dhabi desert, not very far from the city. From where I turned off the Abu Dhabi – Al Ain highway, I drove twenty-five …
The return of the Supra
Supra has returned, and it announced to us in style at the Yas Marina Circuit. For a car that took its form and fire at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, easy on the tongue as ‘the green hell, ’ there was no better place in the UAE to present its new avatar. …
The Mid-Engine Corvette is born
2020 Stingray is reimagined to be Chevrolet’s first-ever production mid-engine Corvette. It is the sum of everything that came before it and then some more. If the Press Release is any indication, the fastest and most powerful Corvette ever will introduce us to new levels of performance, technology, craftsmanship and …
Toyota Supra revealed for real at Detroit
At the end of speculation and prying cameras and leaked glimpses, the first global model of the GR series was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show It was 7 years ago that such a wave of expectation and excitement swept the earth originating from the epicenter of Toyota HQ. If …
New Bugatti Divo is here to claim its corner
Bugatti has introduced a car that is not only about being lighting quick, but about being lightning quick in corners and bends. The Divo was unveiled in California at the exclusive event “The Quail – A Motorsports Gathering” on Friday, the 24th. How quick is it – quick facts The …
Aston Martin DB 11: The first of many
The Aston Martin DB 11 has a top speed of 200 miles per hour (320 kmph). It is the first car to be created in the second century plan of the brand. As a historic model, the DB 11 is rich in trivia, but certainly not one to be trivialized. …
VW electric car on the pinnacle of Pikes Peak
The Pikes Peak climb has been a tradition of the adventurous for more than a century – 102 years to be exact – out of which 96 times, the ascent has taken place. 19.99 kilometres may not sound much but pack it with 156 corners and a treacherous path, suddenly …
Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo: The game gets real
When E-mobility is beginning to make its mark in the urban lanes and the racetrack, an all-electric Audi leaps from the virtual races onto being a race taxi on the Formula E tracks. Last Saturday, when a race taxi showed up at the Formula E race in Rome, it was …
